Washington sentinel., 1854-04-23
REGULATIONS CONCERNING HACKS
AND HACKMEN

4 How TO Know WHO THE HAcKMAN Is.-All hacks
are required TO be licensed, and to have the mum
Der of their licenses TO be painted in black figure.
| of not less than two inches in depth on the from
/ and side of each lamp attached to such carriage
or if there be No lamps, The numbers shall be con
| spicuously painted on each side of the drivers
| box.
| In case any stranger or other person feels him
self aggreved by any hack-driver, let him obtain
| the number of the hack. How 10 reach him with
| the awis hereafter pointed out
| RATES OF FARE ALLOWED BY LAw.-For each
passenger for any distance not over one mile and
half ..................... 25 cents
! Over one and half miles, and not over
three miles Observation-Disclosures. so H
| When detained on route over FIVE min
| utes, driver TO be allowed, in add-
| tlon, for each quarter of an hour de-
| ned.... 121 T"
| The above are the rates allowed between day
! break and S o'clock p. M. After s p. M the rates
! of fare allowed are as follows:
+, For each passenger for not over one
mile and hall. 371 cents
| For one and half miles, and not over
three miles,. ..................... rs
For detentions, for each quarter of an
hour. 1S4 /"
RIGHTS OF PERSONS HIRING HAcKs-Wheu
more than two persons are in hack the driver is
not permitted to take up another passenger with.
out the consent ofpersons already in his hack
When any number Of persons employ hack
urlNeT Is not duOWeu take up any OtueT pas
senger, provided the occupant will pay him the
fare OF three persons.
Hackmen allowed TO receive greater com.
pensaton than is fixed by law if it be voluntarily
offered by the passenger; but if he receive the
same without informing the passenger that it is
greater than his legal are he is guilty of having
demanded the illegal fare.
In CASES OF REFUSAL BY HAcKMEN TO TAKE Pas
sENGERs.--Hackmen are required by law to carry
all passengers rendering them the legal fare unless
previously engaged for the time necessary to trans
port passengers offering him the fare under a
penalty of Eve dollars
When a hackman shall refuse TO take passen-
gers, on the plea OF previous engagement he is
required 10 give the name and residence Of the
person by whom he is SO engaged, under penalty
of five dollars.
lfit should appear that the plea Of a previous
ton ofthe name and residence Of the person given
by the hackman was false, then the hackman
incurs penalty of6ve dollars.
PENALTY FOR DEMANDING ILLEGAL FARE.-Tbe
penalty for demanding higher rate of fare for the
transportation oil passengers, is five dollars for
each offence; and the person paying the illegal
fare may recover back the amount over and above
the sum allowed by law.
Where illegal fare is demanded or received of a
stranger or any person who shall not at the time
have resided twelve months in the city, the PEN
atty for so doing is double, ten dollars for each
offence.
SLEIGHs.-The rates Of fare and all the other con-
dtons, terms, and penalties, prescribed by law for
the regulation of hackney carriages apply to all
sieighs running for hire within the city OF Wash
ington.
DRIvERs.--No person under sixteen years Of age
is allowed by law TO drive any hack, cab, or sleigh
for hire in this city, under penalty of five dollars
How TO VINDIcATE THE LAw.--Strangers and
others arriving in the city by the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, who shall apply to hackman for
the of his vehicle and be refused or who shall
be asked and required TO pay over and above the
legal of fare, will observe the number on the
hack, and Immediately inform the police officer
whose duty il is 10 be in attendance at the depot.
That officer will protect the passenger from impo-
sition, secure him hack, and prosecute the of
Tending hackman.
Any refusal neglect by the police officer at the
depot 70 execute the law in thzrespect he knows
will be fol Cd promptly by his dismissal.
Strangers reaching the depot from steamboats,
or other places from whom illegal fare is demanded
viii apply TO the police officer in attendance whose
duty il is 10 ascertain whether the fare demanded
be Illegal, and il so, 10 prosecute the offending
hackman.