The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-05-16 00:00:00

PENALTY ON OVERCHARGES,

49. No carrier shall charge ........ the rates or
prices hereinafter provided. And every person offending against
this bye-law shall forfeit for the first offence the sum of two
shillings and sixpence; for a second offence, alleged and proved
as such, the sum of five shillings; and for any offence, subse-
quent to a second offence, alleged and proved as such, the sum
of ten shillings.
Every carrier shall and may demand and receive the following
prices for the carriage of any article not exceeding in the whole
40ib. weight :
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Fiorn the market, to nay p7r.ce within the distance of 330
yards, as measured on the plan in the Market-office, 2d.
the sum of
Exceeding 300 yards, and not exceeding GOO yards ...... 3d.
Exceeding COO yards, and not exceeding 900 yards 4d.
Exceeding 930 yards, and not exceeding 1260 yards sd.
Exceeding 1200 yards, and not exceeding 1590 yards 6d.
And for every furtherervire 300 yards Id.

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Every person engaging a carrier, and not afterwa,ds employ
ing the carrier to carry roods, shall pay to such carrier 2d.,
which shall be over and above any compensation for detention
given in the next bye-law.

PAYMENT FOR DETENTION.
N. If any person engaging a carrier shall afterwards detain
such carrier more than half an hour, either before or without
despatching him or her with, goods, such person so engaging
shall pay for such half-hour's detention threepence, and for
each and every subsyquept quarter of an hour of detention, be-
fore or without despatching, the further sum of twopence.

PERSONS EMPLOYING CARRIERS TO PAY PROPER

RATES.
51. No person having engaged or employed any carrier shall
refuse to pay, on demand, to such carrier the amount due ac-
cording to such rates or prices. And every person offending
against this bye-law shall -;orleit for the first offence the sum of
five shillings; for a second offence, alleged and proved as such,
the sum of ten shillings; and for any offence subsequent to a
second offence, alleged and proved as such, the sum of twenty
shillings.
NO CARRIER, UNLESS BEFORE ENGAGED, TO REFUSE TO
CARRY ARTICLES PURCHASED IN THE MARKET.

52. No carder, unless before engao:eil, shall refuse or delay
to take end can y any article purchased in any.market, and not
exr.rdin; eig ,t ;arty pounds. And ,I•ery person offending
again =t tF 's ye-law shall forfeit for the first offencethe sum of
two shilling - and sixpence ; for a second offence. allegul and
pr, v: d as s -eh, the sum of five shillings ; and for any offence
subuquent t , a s:.cend offence, el eged and proved as such, the
sum of ten s Ming&

CARRIELS TO CONVEY APTTCT:ES DELIVERED TO THEM

CAREFULLY.

53. Every carrier shall Cot articles delivered to him or
her carefully and with the utmost dili:rence, and duly deliver
the same according to the directions to him or her giren, and
every carrier shall he answerable for any loss or damage to the
goods intrusted to him or her, and in default of making com-
pensation for the same, shall he dismissed the service. And
every person offending against this bye-law shall forfeit for the
first offence the sum of two shillings and sixpence; for a se-
cond offence, alleged and proved as such, the sum of live shil-
lings; and for any offence subsequent to a second offence, al-
leged and proved as such, the sum of ten shillings.

CARRIERS GUILTY OF SECOND OFFENCE MAY 14: DISMISSED.
54. If any carrier shall be guilty of a second or any subse-
quent offence against these bye-laws, he or she may he dis-
missed the market service, in addition to suffering the penalty
imposed by these bye-laws for such second or subsequent of-
fence.
PENALTY ON PERSONS NOT COMPLYING WITII DIRECTIONS
OF SUPERINTENDENT..
55. No person resorting to any market as a buyer orlieller,
or as a carrier, shall at any time refuse, neglect, of omit to
comply with any reasonable direction of the superintendent of
the market or his assistant, for carrying any bye-law into full
effect. And every person offending against this bye-law shall
forfeit for the first offence the sum of five shillings ; for a se-
cond offence, alleged and proved as such, the suni of ten shil-
lings ; and for any offence subsequent to a second offence, al-
leged and proved as such, the sum of twenty shillings.
SWEARING, &C.
56. No person resorting to any market as a buyer or seller,
or as a carrier, shall in any inarhet snake use of any cursing or
swearing, or of any violent, obscene, abusive, disgusting, or
offensive language. And every person offending against this
bye-law shall forfeit for the first offence the sum of five shil-
lings; for a second offence, alleged and proved as such, the
sum of ten shillings ; and for any offence subsequent to a se-
cond offence, alleged and proved as such, the sum of twenty