The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-07-25 00:00:00

BYE-LAWS

Relating to Omnibuses and like Carriages Plying for
Hire within the Borough of Liverpool, and the Owners,
Drivers, and Conductors thereof.
I.—OWNER'S NAME TO BE PAINTED ON
CARRIAGE.

That the owner or owners of every such carriage shall,
before the same shall ply for hire, have his, her, or their
name or names painted in a straight line on the outside of
every door thereof, immediately under the window, in
letters not less than one inch in height and of propor-
tionate breadth, in black or white, which shall the more
differ from the colour of the carriage, and shall continue
such name or names legible and undefaced during all the
time such carriage shall ply or be used for hire ; and every
owner making default in any of the matters aforesaid,
shall forfeit, for the first offence, the sum of ten shillings ;
for a second offence, alleged and proved as such, the sum
of twenty shillings ; and for any subsequent offence,
alleged and proved as such, the sum of forty shillings.
lI.—CARRIAGES TO BE KEPT IN GOOD
ORDER.

That the owner or owners of every such carriage shall
at all times have the same in good order, with the harness
perfect and in good condition, and the glasses and frames
of the same whole, and the leathers attached to the frames
of sufficient length, and the inside clean and in good re-
pair and order, and the whole ready and sufficient for
duty; and any owner or owners making default in any
respect in compliance herewith, shall forfeit and pay for
such offence the fine or sum of twenty shillings ; and for
a second offence, alleged and proved as such, the fine or
sum of forty shillings ; and for every offence being sub-
sequent to a second offence, and alleged and proved as
such, the fine or sum of sixty shillings.
lII.—DRIVER'S LICENSE TO BE NUMBERED
CONSECUTIVELY, AND DUPLICATE SIGNED
BY TOWN CLERK.

That the licenses of drivers and conductors shall be
numbered consecutively in the order in which the same
shall be tendered to be registered, and each driver and
conductor, at the time of registering his license, shall
have delivered to him a duplicate of such license, signed
by the Town-clerk; and upon any driver or conductor
ceasing to act as such, he shall deliver his license and the
duplicate to the Town-clerk ; and if any driver or con-
ductor shall, after notice in writing signed by the Town-
clerk, delivered to him, or left at his last place of abode,
refuse, or for ten days neglect, to deliver his license and
the duplicate to the Town-clerk, he shall forfeit and pay
for such offence the fine or sum of ten shillings; and for
a second offence, after a second notice, signed and de-
livered, or left as aforesaid, alleged and proved as such
second offence, the fine or sum of twenty shillings; and
for every offence subsequent to a second offence, being
after a third or other notice subsequent to a second notice,
signed and delivered, or left as aforesaid, alleged and
proved as such subsequent cffence, the fine or sum of
forty shillings.
IV.—DRIVER TO BE CONSTANTLY ATTEN-
DANT UPON HIS CARRIAGE.

That the driver and conductor of every such carriage,
or o•ie of them, shall be constantly attendant upon the
same when plying for hire; and every driver or conductor
making default in compliance with this bye-law, shall
forfeit and pay for every such offence the fine or sum of
ten shillings; and for a second offence, alleged and proved
as such, the fine or sum of 'twenty shillings; and for every
offence being subsequent to a second offence, and alleged
and proved as such, the fine or sum of forty shillings.
V.—PROPERTY ACCIDENTALLY LEFT IN
ANY CARRIAGE.

That in every case of any property being accidentally
left in any such carriage, by any person or persons who
may have used the same, such property shall be taken up
and delivered up to the person or persons who may have
so left the same, or shall, within e►ghteen hours, be taken
in the state in which it was found to the office of the Com-
missioner of Police, in Liverpool, and there deposited;
and any owner or owners, or driver or conductor, making
default in compliance with this bye-law, shall forfeit and
pay for every such offence the fine or sum of twenty
shillings ; and for a second offence, all, ged and proved as
such, the fine or sum of forty shillings ; and for every
subsequent offence, alleged and proved as such, the fine
or sum of rive pounds.

That no omnibus plying at any of the pierheads shall
be placed nearer than twenty yards to any slip or stairs
at which passengers may be landing or embarking ' • and
no driver or conductor of any such carriage shall leave
the same for the purpose of soliciting persons to become
passengers. And any driver or conductor making default
in any of the matters aforesaid, shall forfeit, for the first
offence, the fine or sum of five shillings; and for a second
offence, alleged and proved as such, the fine or sum of
ten shillings ; and for every offence subsequent to a second
offence, alleged and proved as such, the fine or sum of
forty shillings.
VII.—OWNER, DRIVER, OR CONDUCTOR,
USING VIOLENT, OBSCENE, OR INSULT-
ING LANGUAGE TO ANY PASSENGER.

That if any owner, driver, or conductor shall use any
violent, obscene, abusive, or insulting language to any
passenger, or to any person having been conveyed, or
desirous of being conveyed in any such carriage, every
such owner, driver or conductor shall forfeit and pay for
the first offence the sum of ten shillings; and for a second
offence, alleged and proved as such, the fine or sum of
twenty shillings ; and for every offence subsequent to a
second offence, and alleged and proved as such subsequent
offence, the fine or sum of forty shillings.
VIII.—OWNER, &c., PERMITTING PERSONS TO
RIDE ON THE ROOF.

That if the owner, driver, or conductor of any such
carriage shall knowingly permit any person to ride on that
part of the roof of any carriage not appropriated for pas-
sengers, or any other part of the carriage not so ap-
propriated, every such owner, driver, or conductor shall
for the first offence forfeit and pay the fine or sum
of five shillings ; and for a second offence alleged
and proved as such, the fine or sum of ten shillings ; and
for every subsequent offence, alleged and proved as such,
the fine or sum of twenty shillings.
IX.—OWNER AND DRIVER TO HAVE COPY
OF BYE-LAWS, AND PRODUCE THE SAME
ON DEMAND.

That the owner or owners of every such carriage, at the
time of obtaining the license for the same, and every dri-
ver or conductor of any such carriage, at the time of re-
gistering his license, shall have, without any charge, a
copy of these bye-laws, certified by the signature of the
Town-clerk, and with the name of tthe owner or owners,
or driver or conductor, to whom the same respectively
shall be delivered, and the number of his, her, or their
license written distinctly thereupon. And such owners,
drivers, and conductors, respectively, shall, at all times,
hate a copy of these bye-laws, certified as aforesaid, ready
to produce, and shall, upon request, produce the same,
or either of them, for perusal and inspection, to any per-
son who may have been conveyed, or have applied to be
conveyed, in any such carriage, and shall truly point out
to such person the bye-law applicable to any question
which may have arisen between such person and such
owner, driver, or conductor. And every driver and con-
ductor shall, at all times when plying for hire, have with
him the duplicate of his license ready to produce, and
shall, upon demand, produce the same to any such person,
or to the inspector of hackney coaches and carriages, or
to any constable of the borough. And any owner, driver,
or conductor, making default in any of the matters afore-
said, shall forfeit, for a first offence, the sum of ten shil-
lings and for a second offence, alleged and proved as
such, the sum of twenty shillings ; and for any subsequent
offence, alleged and proved as such, the sum of forty shil-
lings.
X.—OWNERS TO GIVE UP NAMES OF DRIVER
ON DEMAND.

That the owner or owners of any such carriage shall,
upon request, made by any person or persons, who, at
any time within three days previous thereto, shall have
been conveyed i❑ such carriage, or by the inspector of
hackney coaches and carriages for the time being, or by
any constable of the borough, declare and make known to
the person or persons, inspector, or constable, requiring
the same, the name and place of abode of the driver and
conductor of such carriage, or either of them, at any time
which, upon such request being made, shah be specified
to such owner or owners, or any of them (such time being
within three days prior to the time of such request being
made); and any owner not complying with this bye-law
shall forfeit and pay for every such offence the fine or sum
of twenty shillings; and for a second offence, alleged and
proved as such, the fine or sum of forty shillings ; and
fur every offence being subsequent to a second offence,
and alleged and proved as such, the fine or sum of five
pounds.

AI.-OWNERS CEASING, &c., LICENSES TO

BE GIVEN UP.

That upon any owner or owners of any such carriage
ceasing to use the same as a carriage plying for hire, or
selling or disposing thereof, the license for the same shall
end and be determined, and such license shall be delivered
up by such owner or owners to the Town-clerk; and if
any such owner or owners shall refuse, or for the space of
ten days neglect to comply with this bye-law, after no-
tice in writing, signed by the Town-clerk, and delivered
to such owner or owners, or either or any of them, or left
at his, her, or their, or any of their place or places, or
last place or places of abode, he, she, or they shall forfeit
and pay for such offence the fine or sum of twenty shil-
lings ; and for every second offence, being after a second
or other notice, signed and to be delivered, or left as
aforesaid, alleged and proved as such second offence, the
fine or sum of forty shillings ; and for every offence sub-
sequent to a secoad offence, being after a third or other
notice after a second notice, signed and to be delivered,
or left as aforesaid, alleged and proved as su.:h subsequent
offence, the fine or sum of sixty shillings.