Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-04-24
Movements Of the ocean steamers.
REGULATIONS CONCERNING HACKS
AND HACKMEN
HACKS

How TO Know WHO THE HACKMAN Is-All hacks
are required 10 be licensed, and 10 have the mum
Der of their licenses 10 be painted in black figures
of not less than two inches in depth, on the front
and side Of each lamp attached TO such carriage
or, If there be no lamps the numbers shall he con-
spicuously painted on each side of the drivers
box.
In case any stranger or other person feels him
self aggrieved by any hack-driver let him obtain
the number OF the hack. How TO reach him with
the law is hereafter pointed out.
RATES OF FARE ALLOWED BY LAw.-tor each
passenger for any distance not over one mile and
a half ......-............... 20 cents.
Over one and q half miles, and not
three miles, %
When detained on route over five min
utes, driver 10 be allowed, in addi-
ton, for each quarter OF an hour de-
ned. ..........- ......-.....,.. l2t
The above are the rates allowed between day.
break and o'clock p. M. After p NJ. the rates
of fare allowed follows:
For each passenger for not over one
mile and half. .............t..... 375 cents.
For and half miles, and not over
three miles. neutrality-suspicious. 70
For detentions, for each quarter OF an
heur... .............. lS3
RIGHTS or PERSONS HIRING HAcKs-When
more than two persons are in hack the driver il
not permitted TO take up another passenger with
out the consent of persons already in his hack.
When any number Of persons employ hack
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 il il be voluntarily
offered by the passenger; but II he receive the
same without informing the passenger that il il
greater than his legal fare, he j. guilty of having
demanded the illegal fare.
In CASES or REFUSAL BY HAcKMEN TO TAKE Pas
sENGERs-HackmeDRrc required by law TO carry
all passengers rendering them the legal fare, unless
previously engaged for the time necessary 10 trans.
port passengers offering him the fare, under .
penalty OF five dollars.
When hackman shall refuse 10 take passen-
gers, on the plea Of previous engagement, he il
required 10 give the name and residence Of the
person by whom he is so engaged under penalty
of five dollars.
III should appear that the plea OF a previous
engagement was false one, or that the informa.
ton of the name and residence of the person given
by the hackman was false, then the hackmap
incurs penalty offve dollars.
PENALTY FOR DEMANDING ILLEGAL FARE-The
penalty for demanding higher rate of fare 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 al the time
have resided twelve months in the city, the pen.
atty for doing is double, or ten dollars for each
offence.
SLKIsHs.-The rates of fare and all the other con-
dons, terms, and penalties, prescribed by law for
the regulation of hackney carriages, apply TO all
sleighs running for hire within the city of Wash
ington.
DRTvERs.--No person under sixteen years OF age
il allowed by law TO drive any hack, cab or sleigh
for hire in this city, under penalty ofhve dollars.
How TO V1NDIcATE 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 10 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 mpo-
ston, 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 know
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 to ascertain whether the fare demanded
be Illegal, and il SO, to prosecute the offending
hackman