Washington sentinel., 1854-02-25
REGULATIONS CONCERNING HACKS
AND HACKMEN.. ,,i-, 4ff

How TO Know WHO THE HACKMAN Is-A II hacks
are required 10 be iicehsed and ID have tho nun.
Der Of their Licenses 10 be painted in black figures
of not lessithandwo inches in depth on the front
and side of each lamp attached to such carriage;
or, II there be no lamps, the numbers shall be con-
spicnonsiy painted on each side Of the drivers
box: 4 ~ ~ --- i.Ai,i {1's J
In case any stranger or other person feels him.
sell aggrieyed by any hack-drixer let him obtain
the number Of the hack. How. reach him with
fhe law is hereafter pointed out l&s
] MATES or FARE ALLOWED BY LAw.-For each
ssenger for any distancrdot OVER une, mile and
"a Ia haii rs cents.
Owen one and half miles, and not over h Z. ii II
tlhr9s miles. A.r .50alln...
When detained on route over fivemitf-
ures driver TO be allowed, in asfd- ~ q a-s.-i-
ton. toreach quarter Of an hour del, il
4 ned. ......s...i.....,n 124. j..
The 'aboveare the rates allowed between day
break and s oc clock p. M. After PiM the rates
of fire allowed are as follows :n 1900 n tr;-t:s
For each passenger for NOT oyer one e. e I; s
,inelaBd a,haf....-. ......,.......... 374 cents.
For one and half miles, and not toper. Z. sss.i,4-
| three miles,. ....................!.. rs = ns
For deentons, for each quarter of an
thours.s!... =. .!!.... ..'.t. .yn AKA. fS3riAa
RlGHrs orr PERSONS, HlRiNG Hacks s4l-When
more thantwo persons are in a hack rieadfiver is
mot perrnittedto take up another passenger with
ont The consent OF persons already hislhack 80
Whcn'any number Of persons employ R hack
senger provided the oetapant will pay. him the
fare OF thfec persons I-,isi,' 4s,sii s.e.ir3t II
| Hackmen are allowed to receives greater COM
pensation than is iixedib by law if il be voluntarily
offered by the passenger; but if he receive the
same wlihont- ininrmins the messenger thai il ia
greater than his legal fare, he is guilty of having
demanded the aihegal Fare FfS fbp "a 4
I In OAsEs.of REFUSAL BY HAcKMEN rorAKR PAsE
sENGEKs - -Hackfhen are required by law 20 carry
all passengers rendering fentihe legaifareluniess
previously Engaged for the tfe necessary toifans.
port passengers offering hini the fare under a
penalty Of five dollars.
| fNshen a hacknau shall refuse TO aake,paesen-
gers on theiplea Of preyiousi engagement, he al
Required, 10 give the name, and .Eesidence Of the
by whom he Is SO engaged, undera penalty
III il should appear that the plea of a previous
engagement was a, false ope.i or that The inormsr
ton, of the name and resdenee pfihe person given
by The ihackmans was false, then the ,hackman
incurs penalty Olive dollars 4 .,es ,a,,tis
RENAITYi FOR DEMANDING H-LEsAL4 FARE--The
pepa higher sraie,of fare for the
ot passengers,iis Ave dollars for
each offence; and the person paying, the Illegal
fare may reooysrlback the, amount over and above
the sum allowed by lawr,,a gt,n,,t.,, .sl l. ,,sr
Where Illegal fare is, demanded or received Of all
stranger. or any person who shal moi at the time
haze resided twelve months in the city the pep-
aY Tor 80 doingris ,dDHbs, or ten dollars TOR leaeh
olspceu lndelah ase h,i.ol riaJ rs, .,l.,aIlr VI
.SLEIeRs rates Of fare and all the other con,
Terms, apd penalties prescribed by IsW,fqr
re regulation OF hackney arrages apply, 40 all
sleishs running for hire within the Guy df NASH
ngton. " ,.t,,.t,.t NJ. ,s.,,,r1l
DRivERs.--No person under sixteen years Of qge
= allowed by law 10 drive any hack, cab, or sleigh
or hire in iblsrcity updep a pcpalty offye dollars
How TO 70 viSbIeATE rAE, ~ stispeeJ0s1nd
,iRers arhying III the city by tie Baiiiphote (n{
1hiS raitSal who sha aPb ~ Hscknisp kn q fcs q,
y asked apd feguifed pay oyer "A, and aBoye tke,
egaI rates pf fats ill oPssiye Shs hinesfS ,hs
ahose aafy Ii s % tBee IN, the depot
rba, oifiesl3 "a fom ifpo.
M l!Sh sssa has ana pressssasss ffs saa %
INV fei aSS ssRssesg BY poes ossf
epot ID execute the law III this fespScf he knows
VIII be followed promptly by his dismissal. eaa
fsssS5s sssee6 5 5s qsa SsR9S 3 GH
lIi appyt5 the police oh7eer ia st9eRdahcal II
u,y is p ascertain wheihef affafe dehfafldsd
ss saasl sna Il ri so pfSsffu,s q. offending
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