The national Republican., 1862-01-16
HACKNEY CARRIAGES.

L. In 6cordance with the requirements Of the 2oih
secp9, Of an act "a relation io Msckn.t Carriages,
SIC ions Of ss not sie pSbished ior lie Seneat q
sco. a. Asdb spas,e,, Tta., from and af,er the
pssssgc OF this act the following rates of fc Or
s pssSSs 'G S:glnsy sss
I! i 81 s e., & 3;
ind every passe ger for any distance not over one
and halt mile, twenty Ave cents for any distance
f IT. m"' .ny ste
~ 6 cab, or other v hcly IN Ill be dtt.in, fr
lo.g"f period ~ ~ FIVE ming,cs, the dii or ,h.eof
vehicle, the sum Of twelve and half cents for every
fccn minutes 40 detained, snd for ell con, ances
o: other tenion ater han eight o'clock D. IN, the
owner or driver Of hacsney carriages, cns, or Othr
vehicles may demand and rc evc at tlis rate o. nfy
pei cent,m on the foregoing charges In addition
SEQ. 49, Andb naetei, That no owner or driver of
hackney carriage, cab, oher vehicle carrying PAS.
engers for pay or hire all rcfuse to carry pa senger
aay s %
personthSn The rates Of fare by this ac
nor shall the driver Of aby hapkney carriage Gao, or
when carrying Any humber Of pas.e%ses more Or ts.n
two, or when the passengers In the vehicle agie, to
psy for three seats IN rein, be allowed to take up
mis- ion o, ihe pc sons in the same under the penalty
Of five dollis for each and every offence: irorided
al~ay, hat nothing herein cont ined shall be Coz.
strued TO pr, vent any owner or driver Of h,ckney
tcatrirgs, cab or Other vehicle from recev ng any
volun'a CONFIRMATION, for the conveyance Of per
but II shall nevertheless be Tho duty Of the owner OF
driver aforesaid 10 inform the person Off ing suoh
extra compensat on OF the rates cf fare fixed BY this
deemed gui I. oil havi'g den naud,d extra compensa
tlon.
YER Of any hackney carrisg; cb, or other vehicle
~ applied 10 to transport any passenger or patsen.
gers within this city and shall refuse 10 do 90 under
ns pie. that he s already snsssed he shall state M
| whom he Il engaged; and II the owpcr or driver
shall refuse 10 site suoh name snd re iience, and
pcstiou. ihe Owner or diver Of T iuch Vehicle shalt
forfeit and pay sum not exceeding five dollars; and
II, on giving the name and residence Of any person
!! shall appear tht the inform ,ton was false, and
that there was not IN actual bona fde engagement
the owner or liver of sal vehicle shall he Liable to
The same lenaliy as above statrd.
| Sic lb An, DC Il enacted, That when any owner or
driver Of hackney carriage cab or other vehice
carrying passengers for pay or hire sfali dema or
resided SonS.
he city Of washington, than Is established In the
rates Of fare established BY ths ao, or shall refuse
cit and pay double the penalty piesc, iJrd by the
| thiricen'h 81, ton Of hi. &c.
&c. 10 And te enacied Tina, this act be applied
ruunipg for hire within IN corporation and il hall
not be lawfnl f,r any III ron or persons TO run a
sleigh or for hire within the city OF Washing
ton, unless such ler on or Ier,ons shall have pre-
vioi,y obtained license Il der this act, wi hout
mourning the penalties prescribed for Tunong hack
ney carriagcs Iroried That nothing in tlis section
cont ined hall be construed 10 require any pc,sn
who shai be the owner of a licensed hackney cor
riagc cab, or oher vehicle, to take out license to
| run n sleigh.
| Sec II. APt be .naooi, III It any hscknty Stage
or omnibus, the dimcnsions of VIII ch shall be suif
| cient for the comfortable accommodation al d cJn
vayRncc Of six = sSng rs or more rUnning betw Gu
/ Wah gtOn city nno Georgetown, or In any pat OF
W ashng on tiy, II said 81; &c or Onuibus
stated quite, ami the ner owners thereof take
out lcense coniormsbiy to tn act, said stage oi
onni ibus shall &c liable to any Of the other pro
visions Of this act relating TO hachney carriages OK
| cept III Il provision which makes the OwDer Or own
| crs liable for the act Of their drivers ian ll-8t