The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-04-16
An Ordinance
To License aad Regulate Vehicles carrying
Passengers tar hire.

BE ii ordained by the City Council of III r5gg OF
Rock Island
SECTION / No person or persons snail E.r. out,
keep or use lpr hire cause To be kept g-a toF
hire, Tor the purpose o carrying passcuEr-- =" OF
fro, within through said city 10 places without
hv same. or from wit out 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 un
der this ordinance may he transferred by the MHyo'
in mis- discretion: Provided. Tha; liyerH : able
kpcpers shall have the riohf ia do The ordinary
business OF such stables without obtaining license
in accordance with this section.
SEC. ,. IL sh II be the duty of the Clcrs 20 Ect3
register oi the name Of the person to whom each
Incense Is issued transferred. the number u[ t,'
license and the description of the vehiGie licensed
all licenses unless revoked. shall continue m force
until the first day Of April after the date issuing
thereof,
sec 3. Every person so licensed shall forthwith
cause the name of the owner owner- and the
number of his license to be plainly painted let
ters AT least one and onehaf Inches IT. size, in 4
conspicuous place on the outside of each si' o ms
vehicle, and shall keep the plain and distinct
at ali times during the continuance of such license
but upon the expiration revocation Of sch IL
eense thnlese renewed} such person shall eraS'
snch name and number and not use such vehicle
with such name number on it,
SEC. 4. Every passenger conveyed by any sucA
vehicle shall he allowed to have conveyed upon
such vehicle one trunk, package parcel OF ha&-
gage not exceeding in weight one hundred pounds.
rree of charge, and may be required to paw the sum
of a5 cents for each 50 pounds part thereof in eS
SEC. 5. All omnibuses and hotel coaches carry
ing for hire shall pay the sum of Five Dollars for
license and One dollar CLERK fee
SEC. &, All hackney carriages cabs seighs and
other vehicles carrying passengers for hire or re-
ward shall pay the sum of Fifty Dollars iur license
and One dollar Clerk fee.
SEC Z. The fare to be charged hy The owner oi
any such licensed vehicle for carving any person
within the limits Of this city shall not exceed AZ
follows For conveying any person over fourteen
years of age 25 cents for any child under fourteen
and over five years Of age Is cents and ter any
child under five years Of age attended by any per
| son paying fare no charge shall be made.
SEC. 8. Every owner and driver Of lcenset
vehicle carrying passengers for hire, shall al al
| times keep fixed and pos ed right side up, insla'
| of the same. TO be most Conveniently seef
and read card to be furnished hy the city, al th'
4 expense Of the owner, containing the prices o
1 rates of fare allowed by this ordinance ans IN
name OF the and driver of such vehicle, ant
| the number of the license thereof.
| sae. o. Any owner or driver OF any vehicle car
| rying passengers for hire, for breach OF any
the provisions of this ordinance shall he hned no
less team five nor more than fifty dollars. anu IN
license of the owner of such vehicle may oe re
ton.
sEo 10. An ordinance entitled An oraihanc
70 License and Regulate Omnibnses aaa . haoshe s :
aria @alrIages passed September 5th; lsS1. a., ~" "a q
m sht TO the same passed April TN Ieta, al
i az onslaces ~ aud parts of ordinances In eohhi'
he1eWitn are hereby repealed
Passed April 14th. Is5s.
Approved: BAILEY DAVENPORT, Mayo
u Attest JOHN bAReE, City Clerk 15d3t