Washington sentinel., 1854-03-28
REGULATIONS CONCERNING HACKS
AND HACKMIEN

| How TO KNOW VINO THE HAcKIAN Is-All hack.
are required to be licensed, and to have the nun
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 driver.
! box.
In case any stranger or other person feels him
self aggrieved by any hack-driver, let him obiair
| the number of the hack. How to reach him with
the law is hereafter pointed out.
RATES OF FARE ALLOWED by IAw.-For cacf
passenger for any distance not over one mile ant
| a half 25 cents
| Over one and a half miles, and not over
thre0 miles so !"
When detained on route over five mm-
utes, driver to be allowed in add-
tion, for each quarter of an hour de-
ned. ..................... 124 9
i The above are the rates allowed between day
break and s o'clock p. M. After s p. M the rate.
of fare allowed are as follows
For each passenger for not over one
mile and half. ................. 37t cents
For one and hall miles, and not over
three miles. ..................... 10 4"
For deentons, for each quarter of an
hour.. ........... 1S3 g
RIGHTS OF PERSONS HIRING HAcKs.--When
more Than two persons are III hack the driver is
not permitted to take up another passenger with
out the consent of persons already in his hack.
When any number Of persons employ a hack
the driver is not allowed to take up any other pas
senger, provided the occupant will pay him the
fare OF three persons.
Hackmen are allowed to receive greater COM
pensation than is fixed by law if it be voluntarily
offered by the passenger; but if he receive the
same without informing the passenger that il is
greater than his legal fare, he is guilty of having
demanded the illegal fare.
In CASES OF REFUSAL BY HAcKMEN TO TAKE Pas
sENGERs.-Hackmen are required by law 10 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 hackman shall refuse to take passen-
gers, on the plea Of previous engagement, he is
required TO give the name and residence Of the
person by whom he is so engaged under penalty
Of FIVE dollars.
Ifit should appear that the plea OF a previous
engagement was false one. or that the informa-
tion ofthe name and residence of the person given
by the hackman was false, then the hackman
incurs penalty OF Eve dollars.
Il PENALTY FOR DEMANDING ILLEGAL FARE.-The
penalty for demanding higher rate offare for the
transportation Of 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 or ten dollars for each
offence.
SLEIeHs.-The rates offare and all the other con-
dtions, terms, and penalties, prescribed by law for
tho regulation of hackney carriages, apply TO all
sleighs running for hire within the city Of Wash
ington
DRrvERs.-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 FIVE dollars.
How TO VIND1cATE THE LAw--Strangers and
others arriving in the city by the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, who shall apply to hackman for
the use Of his vehicle and be erefused, who shall
be asked and required to pay over and above the
legal rates 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 or neglect by the police officer at the
depot TO execute the law in this respect he knows
will be followed promptly by his dismissal.
Strangers reaching the depot from steamboats,
or other places from whom illegal fare is demanded
will apply to the police officer in attendance, whose
duty il is 70 ascertain whether the fare demanded
be illegal, and if so, to prosecute the offending
hackman.