Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-10-11
REGULATIONS CONCERNING HACKS
AND HACkHES

How TO Know WHO THE HAcKMANIs.-Allha hack
are required 10 be licensed, and 10 have the mum
her OF their licenses TO be painted in black figure
OF MOI less than two inches IN depth, on the ffoG
and side ~ each lse,p attached - >ucb ta,rriusr
or, Il there be no lamps, the numbers shall ~ ron
spicuously painted each -rd" Of the driver
box.
~ case any stranger or ,th, person ircI~ p,n,-
self aggrIeved ~ ANY hsrk-drtyrr, iyi h,n Obtain
the number OF the hack. How 20 reach hm Vi'l
the law il hereafter pointed oul
RATES or FARE ALLOWED LAw.-For each
passenger for any distance not over one mile IA,
hall ~ cent.
| Over one and half miles aud not over
three miles ................. 90
When detained on route over tive min.
utes, driver 10 be allowed, in addi-
ton, for each quarter Of an hour De.
ned. .................. l2A "a
The above are the rates allowed between day.
break aud o'clock p. M. Aner =. M the rai,s
of fare allowed are a. follows:
For each passenger for not over
mile and a half. ................... 31s cents.
For one and half miles aud not over
three miles. ..................... II /"
For dcientions, tor each quarter Of an
hour...... ..-.......-............ Isl
RIeHTs OF Persons HrRNe HhcKs- Whc.a
more than two persons are 10 a hack the driver *
not permitted TO take up another passenger with
out the consent Of persons already in his hack
When any number Of persons employ al
the driver is not allowed 20 take up any other pas-
senger, provided the occupant will pay him the
fire Of three persons.
Hackmen allowed 10 receive a greater CON.
pensation than is liked by law " II be voluntarily
offered by the passenger; but 4 he receive The
same without informing the passenger that Il is
greater than his legal fare he = gmly 81 hsviug
demanded the illegal fare.
IN CAsEs OF REFUSAL Nv HAcKaEr 10 iaNE Pas
sENsgas-Iackmen are required by Law o. carry
all passengers rendering them The legal fare unle
previously engaged for the tiRe necessary 10 trans
por passengers offering him the fare, under
penalty Of five dollars.
When a hackman shall refuse 10 take passrn-
gers, on the plea OF a previous engagement, he l.
required 10 give the name and residence Of the
person by whom he Is so engaged under penalty
OF FIVE dollars.
Ifit sb6uld appear that the plea Of a previous
engagement was a false one, or that the inlorma-
ton Of the name and residence OF the person given
by the hackman was false, then The hackman
incurs penalty Olive dollars.
PENALTY PoR DEMANDING ILLEGAL FARg--Ibp
penalty for demanding higher rate Of fire for tie
transportation OF passengers, is FIVE dollar. tor
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 j. demanded or receives ~ r.
stranger or any person who shall MOI at the tuut
have resided twelve months in the city, the pen
atty for doing j. dopbie, ten dollars tor rark
offence.
SLEIsHss-The rates OF fare and all the other con.
ditions, terms, and penalties, prescribed by Lave for
the regulation Of hackney carriages, apply to alI
sleighs running for hire within the city of Wash.
Igton
DRivEKs,--No person under sixteen years ot age
is allowed by law 10 drive any hack cab or sleigh
Tor hire IN this city, uader penalty of i've dollars
How TO VINpicArE rng LAw--Strangers and
others arriving ~ the city by the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, who shall apply 10 a hackman Tor
the use Of his vehicle and he refused or who she'll
be asked and required 70 pay over aud above the
legal rates Of fare will observe the number on III.
hack, aud Immediately inform the police officer
whose duty u IS 10 be IN attendance nj the depot
That officer will protect the passenger from in,y,-
sition, secure hin back aud prosecute The o.
feuding hackman.
Any refusal or neglect by the police oficrr ~ ~,
depot 10 execute the law in this respect he knpP
will be followed promptly by his dismissal
Strangers reaching the depot from steamboat,
or other places from HON illegal fare T. demanded
will apply To the police officer in attendance who's,
duty IL is to ascertain whether the fare demanded
be Illegal and Il so, TO prosecute the offending
hackman.