Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-02-09
REGULATIONS CONCERNING HsCh!
AND HACkMEN.


How TO Know WHO THE HAcKM.N is.---Al hacks
are required TO be licensed, and to have the
Der Of their licenses 10 be painted in black figures
of not less than two inches IN depth, the front
and side OF each lamp attached 10 such carriage /;
or, If there be lamps the numbers shall he con-
spcuousiy painted each side OF the driver Z
box.
In case any stranger other person feeis hum
self aggrieved by any hack drver lei lin! obtain
the number of the hack. How TO reach him with
the law is hereafter pointed out.
RATES FARE ALLOWED by LAw.--fo. each
passenger tor any distance not over one nile and
half ................. ...........- 10 cents.
Over one and hall miles, and moi over
three miles %
When detained on route overs i've MN
utes, driver to be allowed, IN addI-
ton, for each quarter of an hour DE-
40
The above are the rates allowed between day
break and S o'clock p. M After y. NJ. the rs,es
of fare allowed are as follows:
For each passenger for noi over one
mile and a half. 3Tt cent?.
For one and half miles, and not over
three miles. ID
For detentons, for each quarter oil an
hour. .....--..-..-.. lSf
RIGHTS OF PERSONS HIRING HAcks.-When
more than two persons are In a hack the driver u
not permitted TO take up another passenger with
out the consent of persons already in his hack.
When any number of persons employ hack
the driver allowed To take up any other pas
senger provided the occupant will pay him the
fare OF three persons.
Hackmeh are allowed 10 receive greater com
pensaton than is fixed by law if il be voluntarily
offered by the passenger; but II he receive The
same without informing the passenger that y u
greater than his legal fare, he Is guilty OF hnvins
demanded the illegal fare.
In CASES OF REFUSAL ny HAChMEN 10 rAnE PAs
sENsERs.-Hackmen are required by law 10 carr,
all passengers rendering them the legal fare unless
previous engaged for the time necessary trans.
port passengers offering him the tare under 2
penalty of i've dollars.
When hackman shall refuse 10 take l,gsse.-
gers, on the plea OF a previous engagement, he l.
required TO give the name and residence of the
person by whom he is so engaged under penalr,
Of FIVE dollars.
Iii should appear that the plea of previous
engagement was false one, or that the iniorma.
ton of the name and residence OF the person given
by the hackman was false, then the hackmar
incurs penalty of i've dollars.
PENALTY FOR DEMANDING ILLEGAL FARE Tn,
penalty tor demanding higher rate of fare for the
transportation OF passengers, is live dollars 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 is demanded or received OF 0
stranger or any person who shall not al the Time
| have resided twelve months In the city, the pen
| atty for so doing is do,sbke, ten dollars for each
offence.
SLKIeHs.-The rates OF fare and all the other con
ditions terms, and penalties, prescribed by law fol
| the regulation of hackney carriages, apply 10 al
sleighs running for hire within the city OF Wash
| ington
/ DRrvERs.--No person under sixteen years 81 age
is allowed by law drive any hack, cab, sleigh
| for hire in this city, under penalty Of i've dollar
| How TO VINDIcArE THE LAw.-Strangers anc
/ others arriving in the city by the Baltimore anC
| Ohio railroad, who shall apply TO a hacklnan TO
the use OF mis- vehicle and be refused, who shsl
be asked and required to pay over and above III,
legal rates of fare, will observe the number on tn,
hack and Immediately inform the police Office
whose duty it 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 al tn
depot to execute the law in this respect he know
| will be followed promptly by his dismissal.
Strangers reaching the depot from steamboat
or other places from whom illegal fare is demande
will apply to the police officer in attendance, who's
duty Il is TO ascertain whether the fare demande
be illegal, and If So to prosecute the offending
hackman.