Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-15

upon me payment OF one dollar BY tho purchaser
See. Itbhsii not be lawful for any person who
NAV obtain 8 license AZ provided ia section two to
| uAnIer or dispose OF such license TO any person
whatever, until such person shall comply with the
provisions OF section NTH OF this hetsand when.
ever II shall be made to appear 70 the satisfaction
hive been svaded, either In obtaining license or
In running or using hackney carriage, cab street
passenger car, or other vehicle for hire, under Au-
thority Of lioonEe, for the benefit Of any person
not named In such license, then every such license
ns % void H1d the tf paid az ihs tSI sha be
ths use q this Corporation asum not exceeding
son or persons shall cause or permit the tame 10
be run for hire and gain.
PERSONS to run or use any hSekney-earrfAEe cab,
street passenger car, or other vohine for hire IL
tho sad city as aforesaid, without irst having the
aguros Of not less than two inehes in depth the
front aide OF each lamp attached TO suOli hackney.
carriage, cab, or other vehicle aud zach hackney
asfIlage, cab, or other vehicle SHALL DO provided
| With two lamps, placed ia q conspicuous place.
Aud ior each and eyer violation hereof the person
| this Corporation.
The streets aud pieces hereinafter named Ehsll
no usel "a stands Tor haolEHe ycariAges oGbu, and
Of this portion OF this section shall be subject tdl
tho penalty ptsscfibsd In tie latter port OF thls
/. Ga Frat street west, between PenDsy ranln
| avenue and Z street north.
Il e On AHlEu buehk WeNtt Utthttn IuuubltNhulh
avenue and street north, and between Psrnsyl.
| ysniA avenue and d street north, south OF Penn
| sylvRnla avenue.
q. oa sixth street wet, between PennsylvaBia
avenue and c street north, and south OF Zen asyl.
i vahia ayenus Missouri avenue,
4. On the south side OF the public reservation
/ from seventh and Eighth streets WoIt
o On Tenth street west, south Of Pennsylvania
| avenue to Q street no rtb
9. On Eleventh street west, south OF PennsylvA-
l MIA avenue TO street north, and along tho south
aide q The publls reservation from Seventh to
| :. on twelfth, between Pcunsyivania avenue
and street north, and along the north side Of the
i vAn'A avenue to street north
.. On Fourteenth street vert, south Of PcnnSYl-
van'a avenue TO street north, along the north
side Of public reservation south side Of PennGyl.
| Yanta avenue.
TO- on Ninetsenth street west, from PenusyIva-
| mia avenue 10 I street north.
II. On Twelnh ttrect, between Maryland ave-
| nue. and street.
shall be used for stand, TO be determined by the
/ Mayo-, then not more than ten carriages or other
vehicles shall be nssFnea to sny one stand The as
| dorHed on tho license when issued.
AMI whenever Auy bsChney.carTlSgc, cab, or
| other vehicle shall not be employed, II shall be
placed lcng'hwiss the ttreet or avenue IN iirgle
| line upon some ono OF the stands established by
this act, aDdifn front Of Ang building at least Eve
/ feet from the eurh-atone. And no carriage shall
be placed on any stapd In such . manner as to be
10 The line OF other cfussstrcets or avenues, or to
L
other vehicles, or persons On foot from crossing IN
the line and direction OF the footwayB the side
| OF any other street or avenue
| And the drivers OF the AfyFts aid vehicles shall
be- and they arc hereby, required to he In the i'm
mediate icinlty Of then vehicles where they IN
have full control Of their horses and lines; that Il
| TO say, within Eve feet of the curb line and not
| more than forty.hve feet distant from their vch-
cles And all drivers violating this act, shall on
conviction before police magistrate, forfeit and
pay hne of not leas that 81 and not more than SO
Tor each and every offence; and any driver he
Rlal be guilty of cracking FluRhinW
using his whip so as TO annoy persona passing, or
frghten, on scare no Hes, or BY any boisteroUs or
noise or tumult while on the stand shall be sub
Jtct to tho foregoing penalty upon convietion be-
sec ) Each and every carriage, cab, or other
vehicle, when In motion, shall be kept 10 the side
OF the street or avenue which shall be on the ri=t
side OF the driver so as to admit other csfragus,
cabs, or other vehicles going In a contrary dFCc
ton TO pass on the lett eide of such driver, and
shall, on the delivery OF passenger, Immediately
proceed TO lie proper stand, Eg Is heretofore men.
TONED, and shall not remain near the lOOtwAy
longer than is necessary to take up or deliver
passengers And for each and every violation vi
any of the provisions OF this section, the OwuCr
proprietor OF such carriage shall forfeit and paY
the sun Of 81. And whenever Auy hRCkugy-caF-
riaTc, cab, or other vehicle shall be unemployed
and not in motion at the steam 'ORt whAryCq they
shall not stand at any t!mc withig ten feet oil sc
wooden part OF the whsrNes, and shall leave .
space oftwelye feet SB au OpGu way 10 pass to and
from the steAmbOStPj and any owner Or driver
violating this fTONition nhal fOricit and ~! fGS
sec. 10. II shall not be l,wiul for the GryeTa Of
hsekney-SarTiages, ais, passenger cara, or O'hcr
vehicles for hire, to occupy On hlIdAy The appoint
Cd stanfB for such carriages or other vehiCes nor
stand or welt elsewhere In the btrPelI or avenues
for fare on that day untor penalty o. u 4 lcas
thRu 81 nor more than Ter each and every
olrence, TO be recovered from the owner Of such
carriage, cab, or other vehiolei md every hack
driver found driving along the thOrouRhfaro Sum
day seeking al engagement, or who Is not ready
engaged or returning nom an engagement, II thal
be regarded violating this Eect!oni FOrid:d h0C.
srtT, that nothing Iu this section be construed 10
pIohihlt the drivers Of hacSney-carrlageB, cabs
bsggage carriages fro attending With their has Il
ney.earriages, cabs or other licensed YohiclCb n
the railroad depot or steamboat whRrveH, or watt.
iug 10 any other place under actual engagement
for the conveyance OF passengers or baggage thorc'
Sec. II. Every driver Of hacknCy-c ,rrIage,
caD or other rehlee Tor hltc VINO hllal! refuse 10
occupy the stand assigned by the Commissioner Of
Public Buildings for c1rriAgCs while aiting within
the Capitol square, or any other property belonging
to the United States Government, or shall in such
place places he guilty Of violating any Of the
OrdInltecs for regulating hacknCy.CArrlagcs or
driycrs or shall O65trUct any OF the poIc guards
OF the Capitol or elsewhere, in the performance Of
the duties assigned them by the said COmmi
or shall refuse 70 obey the orders given By them
connected with tho arrival, departure, and a'acds
ofsRd carriages, shall be fined for each and o. cry
| offence n sum not exceeding $40.
Sec IL. When more than six hacknor.Carringos,
oabB,oT ether vehicles are assembling assembled,
either by day or night in any part OF the city Ut
Washington, and police officer OF such city be
present, said oleer or officers h0rChy cnpow-
cred to regulate the arrival and departure Of tEc
same aud thor pArtieElaT stands, 81 well IS ine
proper conduct OF the drivers thereof, Aud Cyr =
driver OF such hAckney-GsTriaRe, Gab, or ohgT Ve-
hlce, who shall Obstruot the officer IN the pei
Ance OF these dutieh, or who shall refuse 10 obey
such regulations as to the arrival, departure, or
stands for the same, shall be fined sum not Is,
ceedng sl0. .t-..
, Sec 10, From and after The pasEAEG Of this act,
the following rates OF fare and charges for the co..
yeyanOe OF PeTsons withiA the city OF Washington
10 ragen, cabs, or other YchIcies carr
Ing passengers for pay or hire shall not he exceeds
ed that 10 10 say, Provided this sect on shall not
ftcl the rate of fare estRbiised Ivy COarrCss Tor
street passenger Carr)
For each and every pa bcnger ith or without q
trunk or vAlse, for any distance not over and
half miles, 10 cshtBj Rnd for passengers RlOns on
the same FvutG when there RIe two or more, 81 I
cents each, and % cents additional for trunk and
4 for any distance over ono and half and mot eN-
ceedIng two and half miles, 81 Tor each pRsErn-
ger with or without trunk or IaliEC, and where
there are two or more passengers on the same
route IS cents for each passenger and IS cents for
each additional trunk PT0Uidcd That In case any
hackney raTFisge, cab, or other vehicle small be
detained Tor longer period than ton minutes, tho
r driver thereof shall be allowed for the whole Of
such web Gle the Gum OF 90 cen for each and very
fifteen minutes so detained and bO II further pIO
a vi,ed, that In ease where any hackney carriage,
cab, or other vehicle shall be engaged tor HCTyi lee
G and not employed, the driver shal he allowed Tor
Guch veho the sum OF % cents for each md evrI
= fifteen minutes so occupied or detained And the
following table OF distance Is ho Cby established 40
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