Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-10-13
REGULATIONS CONCERNING; HACKS
AND HACK MEN


How TO Know WHO THE HAckMAN Is.-All hack
are required 70 be licensed, and 10 have the mum
Der of their licenses 10 be painted in black figure
OF not less than two inches IN depth, on the ti'tf
and side OF each lamp attached L. such carriage,
or, if there be no lamps, the numbers yhalIbe con
box
Ia any stranger o. other person feels hru-
sell aggrirvpd hy h., a-dr,ver, itt him Obtain
the Number Of the hack. How - reach him wlth
the law is hereafter pointed OUT.
RATES or FARE ALLOWED ~ LAw.-Fof -. b
passenger for any distance not over one mile ani
nan 1899. ..-.'. .-..-...s ....'.... ~ ccHis.
Over one aud halt miles, aud not over
three miles. ...-................. 20
When detained on route over I'VE MIN
utes, driver 10 be allowed, la addl-
ton, for each quarter Of an hour he.
ed. .................... IA "
The above are the rates allowed between day
break and O'Clock J.. VI. After 5 r. vi. the rates
Of fare allowed as follows
For each passenger for not over
mile and half. ................... 37A cents.
For one and half miles and not over
three miles. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. n
For detentions, for each quarter OF an
hour. neutrality-suspicious.. Isl
RIGHTs OF PERSONS HIRING HAcKs- hen
more than two persons IN hack the driver j.
not permitted to take up another passenger with
out the consent of persons already in his hack
When any number OF persons employ ak
senger, provided the occupant will pay him the
fare Of three persons
Hackmen are allowed 10 receive greater CON.
pensation than is fixed by law if il be voluntarily
offered by the passenger; but Il 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 HACKMEE TO TAKE Pas
sENeRRs.-Hackmen are required by law TO carry
all passengers rendering them the legal fare unless
port passengers Offering him the fare, under
penalty OF five dollars.
When hackman shall refuse to take passen-
gers on the plea of previous engagement, he il
required TO give the name and residence of the
person by whom he is so engaged under penalty
OF FIVE dollars.
If should appear that the plea Of previous
engagement false one or that the informa-
ton Of the and residence of the person given
by the hackman was false, then the hackman
incurs penalty of FIVE dollars.
PENALTY FOR DEMANDING illegal FARE-Ihe
penalty for demanding higher rate of fare for the
transportation Of passengers, is five dollars Tor
each offence aud the person paying the illegal
iare may recover back the amount over and above
the sum allowed by law.
Where illegal fare is demanded or received Of n
stranger. or any person VINO shall not al the time
have resided twelve months IN the city, the pea-
atty for so doing is donbL, or ten dollars Tor rp,h
offence
ditons, terms and penalties prescribed by law for
the regulation Of hackney carriages, apply TO all
sIeIghs running for hire within the city OF Wash
lugton.
DRvERs.-No person under sixteen years of age
is allowed 10y law TO drive any hack cab or sleigh
for hire in this city, under penalty of i've dollars
How TO ViNpIcATE the LAw-Strangers and
others arriving 10 the city by the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, who shall apply 10 a hackman for
the use Of his vehicle and be refused or who shall
be asked and required TO pay over and above the
legal rates of fare, will observe the number on the
hack aud Immediately inform the police officer
whose duty Il Is 10 be IN attendance al the depot
That oticer viii protect the passenger from impo.
sion, secure him hack, and prosecute the of
tending hackman.
Any refusal or neglect by the police officer n 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 ofiiccrin attendance whose
duty II is TO ascertain whether the fare demanded
be illegal, and II so, to prosecute the offending
hackman.