Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-04

SEC. IA. And be 10 further esacsed, That IL any
driver of hackney carriage, cab or other vehicle
hand the before mentioned tckst for each and
passe niger before or upon eptsrng their vehicle, he
sc. Is. Isd D. Is further snactsd, That if any
driver or owner Of hackney carriage, cab, other
vehicle for the CONVEYANCE of passengers for hire,
fails 10 have placed in conspicuous place in his re
bicle PRINTED card of not less than ten inches In
leneth aud Elk inches in bseadth, containing the
the Register, he shall be fined ten dollars Tor each
and every time he conveys a passenger or passen-
gers without displaying the printed card before
SIC 10. and be 1t further enacted, That no owner
or driver of ~ hackney carriage other vehicle for
hire aLoye nsmCd shall refuse to carry a passen-
Ser Il s I Ss aay .ha S
when engaged take mp an additional passenger or
passengers without the consent OF III person or per-
SEC. II. 4ad be a. JHTfher enacted, That when
as before named, shall demand an amount in excess
Of s lawful fare he shall forfeit the whole amount
due aud be liable to ne of not over ten dollars for
SIC. Is. And be uJ,Tthsr snGcsd, That at all fer,
police shall regulate the position OF hackney-ca
RIGGS aud other vehicles.
and PENALTIES under this act shall BE- collected as
other fines and penalties are collected ana sspiSel
tEisEdsHi y Police Is hereby GHhorlSsd qnd Re
qsseG 70 5sia ere s0Its ,g1h0% Gfai0na
kd-Es, and who shah have power to make arrest
lie slall further have power to condemn for public
hire any vehicle which unclean, very badly worn
decision may be made TO the Superintendent Of Police
whose decision (Which shall be in writing) shall be
SEC 81 Ard be i, further enacted, That for the in
formation Of the owners and drivers of hackney
the Register shall cause to be published aud dis
trbuted free to the said owners and drivers copies
SIC q And BE- 1t further snaete5, That any driver
Of vehicle, as before named VINO shah pg twlce
shall be deprived Of his license for six months and
shall not be eligible to drive any vehicle for hire
sfc q. And Be- IL further enacted, That any hack
ney stage omnibus the dimensions OF which shall
he sufficient for the comfortable accommodation and
conveys nce OF six passengers or more, running be
road station or steamboat landing within the Dis
tret OF Columbia, and not in the county, shall be
and for
travelling box. Small vslises, travelling bags, band
inside Of such l Vehicle, will not be liable to
extra charge. The driver or owner or owners
and the Register shall supply him or them at first
humber 0f said a and the mann
yi;ons Of this section to be used as for the
act; and much Of section fifteen as relates to the
aso
ties, forfeiture, and FORTH in this act, applying to
Scies for hire shall apply to the drivers or ow ners
Of hackney STAGES and omnibuses.
carriages shall be held to that every carriage
other vehicle owned by prOprietors of livery sta
bies by other persons and Kept for hire, shall be
subject to all the provisions of this act.
SEC. %. And Be az further enacted, That this act
shall into effect and after the first day of Janu-
/ airy next ensuing.
SEC. IS. And be IT further enacted That all acts and
parts OF inconsistent with this act be, and the
same are hereby, repealed.
| SEC. II. And be Il further enacted. That persons
who may drive light vehicles, known bretts cab
riolets, hanson cabs, and the like, receive for
| transportation Of any passenger within the cOrpD
| rate limits of Washington and Georgetown, twenty
i've cent?, and from any point within said corporate
limits and the boundaries Of the District fifty cents
! Approve August -, 1871.