The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-04-17
An Ordinance
To License and Regulate Vehicles carrying
Passengers for hire.

Be it ordained by the City Council Of the City Of
Rock Island.
SECTION / No person or persons shall hire oHf
keep for hire, cause to he kept used for
hire, for the purpose Of carrying passengers to
fro, within or through said city To places without
the same. from without said city to places within
the same mail stages excepted any omnibus. hack
ney coach cab, coach carriage, sleigh. any other
vehicle without license. All licences granted IN
der tins ordinance NAV be transferred hv the Mayer
in mis- discretion; Provided. That livery able
keepers shall have the right to do the ordinary
business of such stables without obtaining license
in accordance with this section,
SEC 9 1t shall be the duty of the Clerk 10 keep.
a register OF the name Of the person to whom each
license II Issued or transferred, the number Of 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 issuing
thereof.
SEC 3. Every person so licensed shall forthwith
cause the name Of the owner or owners and the
number of his license to he plainly painted in let
tiers at least one and eHe-haf inches in size IN
conspicuous place the outside Of each side OF BIZ
vehicle and shall keep the SANE plain and dis|iHCt
at ali times, during the continuance of such license
cense (Rnless renewed such person shall erase
such name aud lumber and not use such vehicle
with such name number on it
SEE 4 Every passenger conveyed by any such
vehicle slall he allowed 10 have conveyed upon
such vehicle one trunk, package or parcel of ba-
gage net exceeding ~ weight one hundred pGUHHs -
frce OF charge. and may be required TO pay the sum
OF 25 cents for each 80 pounds part thereof ia
| cess of one hundred pounds Of other baggage.
/ ing for hire shall pay the sum Of Five Dollars fuE
! license and One dollar Clerk fee.
SEC. 6. All hackney carriages. cabs >ieiLhs and
I other vehicles carrying passengers for hire or T.
ward shall pay the sum Of Fifty Dollars for license
and one dollar CLERK fee.
/ SEC. :. The fare TO bt charged by the owner Of
any snch licensed vehicle for carrying any person
within the limits Of this city shall exceed "a.
/ follows For conveying any person over fourteen
years OF age p cents. for any child under foHrtepI
Z and over i've years Of aye Is cents ana for am
child under FIVE years Of age attended by any per
son paving fare 10 charge shall be made.
SEC, 3 Every owner and driver Of licensed
vehicle carrying passengers for hire, shall at a
times keep fixed and pos ca right side mp. ms il
and read card, be furnished by the city. al IL
expense OF the owner. containing the prices @
rates of fare allowed by this ordinance, and III
name of the owner and driver Of such vehicle. an
the number OF the license thereof.
SO. 9. Any owner or driver Of any vehicle car
ryinc passengers for hire. for 2 brcaca Of Any @
the provisions Of this ordinance shall be fined ne
less Jaan five nor more than fifty dollars and II
license Of the owner Of such vehicle may be Re
vokcd by THE Court or by the Mayor IL his di>Cre
ton.
SEC 10 An ordinance entitled An OrdinaHc
! TO License and Regulate 0mnibuse= and Hackur
| carriages passed September 5th 1857. and a
Amendment to the same passed April It'll. 1873. an
/ all ordinances and parts of ordinances in eouHit
herewith are hereby repealed
| Passed April 18th 1873.
| Approved: BAILEY DAVENPORT. Mayor
Attest: JoHN BARGE. City Clerk. I5d3t