The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-04-15
-o-1AT's ADvE7--sEMEN-s
An Ordinanca
To License and Regulate Vehicles carrying
Passengers for hire.

Be it ordained by the City Council Of the city ot
Rock Island.
SECTION |, No person or persons shall hirg pat-
keep or use ior hire. eaase to he kept used
hire for the purpose Of carrying passengers 10 or
fro. within or through said city 10 places without
the same, or from wit ont said city places within
the same mail stages excepted any omnibus hack
ney coach. cab, coach carriage. sleigh, any other
vehicle without license All licences granted m
der tins ordinance may be transferred by the Mayor
iii mis- discretion: Provided. That livery able
keepers shall have the right to do the ordinary
business Of such stables without obtaining u license
III accordance with this section.
SEC 2 Ii sh Ii be the duty Of the Clerk 10 keep
re- gtster OF the name Of the person to whom each
Incense is issued or transferred the number ~ the
license and the description of the vehicle licensed
all licenses unless revoked shall continue in force
until the FIRST day of April after the date OF >0iug
/ thereof.
! SEC p Every person so licensed shall forthwith
/ cause the name of the owner or owners aud the
number of his license to be plainly painted lG let
ters nj least one and oDc-half inches in Atss gI
conspicuous place the outside of each sid nt his
vehicle. and shall keep the sane plain and distinct
at al times during the continuance Of such q enst
I bat upon The expiration revocation og sh d.
cense tUuless renewed such person sinai r-as,
! such name and number and net use suea 3. uic3e
with such name or number on il.
/ SEC !. Every passenger cJnveyed bv aHr suCa
! vehicle = all be allowed to have conveyed upon
such vehicle one trunk, package or parcel o} bag
gage not exceeding in weight one hundred puGuGs,
Tree Of charge, and may bt required to pay thy sum
of p cents for each so pounds part thereof eE
cess of one hundred pounds Of other baggage.
ing Tor hire shall pay the sum of Five Dollars ior
license and One dollar Clerk fee
J SEC. 6, All hackney carriages. cabs sIeizbs and
other vehicles carrying passengers for hirt or
ward shall pay the sum Of Fifty Dollars for license
and one dollar Clerk fee.
SEC. I. The fare 10 b. charged by the owner Of
any such licensed vehicle Tor 90 rryias Any person
within the limits of this city shall not exceed u
ioiloWs:- FOR conveying any person over fnurtecu
years of age u cents, for any CHI Id under fourteen
and over five years of age Is cents and { any
child under five years Of age att.nded hy any per
son paying fare no charge shall be made
SEC. s. Every owner and driver of a licensed
vehicle carrying passengers for hire. shall al IL
times keep fixed and posted, right side up. iusidt
OF the same, 81 as 70 be most Conveniently seer
and read card, TO be furnished hv the civ at tht
expense OF the owner, containing the prices o.
rates Of fare allowed by this ordinance. and IN.
name of the owner and driver of such vehicle and
the number OF the license thereof
sac. 3. Any owner or driecr If anv vehicle car
ryiug passengers for hire for Il breach el any o.
the provisions of tins ordinance shall be fined no
less L an five nor more than fifty dollars aud th'
license Of the owner of such vehicle may be re
voked Ivy the Court or by the Mayor in his Giscre
ton.
SHC. 10 An ordinance entitled An Ordinance
f to License and Regulate -omnibuses and Hackney
l arriages'' passed September 9TH 1851. and al
amendment to the same passed 8pril 7th 1873, ant
all ordinances and parts of ordinances in cohic
herewith are hereby repealed
Passed April 14th, 1878
Approved: BAILEY DAVENPORT Mayor
! Attest JOHN BARGE. City Clerk 1851