New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-21

CITY oRDINANcES--0)FfICIAL.

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CITY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
PUBLlsHED BIZ AUTHORITY.
City Hall, Decsnier 70. 1910. J
No. Standardization Seriee.1
An ordinance providing for the licensing
OF carriagee, hacks, drays and other
vehicles, during the year 1877, and liking
the charges and Tees to b paid.
SECTION l. Be it ordained, By tho Mayor
and Administrations, In Council assembled,
That vehicles may only be used ON the
streets Of tho corporation, and licences OBJ
tanned therefor, pursuant to and upon COM
plianee with the existing city laws and or.
dinanoes On that subject,I except 40 far -
said laws and ordinances may conf ct with
tho provisions Of this ordinance.
/ SEC. 2. b It further ordained, ETC., That
the owner or owners or drivers of any
vehicle Tor which license may be granted,
shall cause his or their nance, and the mum.
Der Of the license, 70 be fixed in . conspicu-
Gus place and in . plain and legible manner
on the vehicle % directed By existing ordi-
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all vehicles shall be numbered with the
numbers furnished BY the city except when
otherwise provided.
Sec 3. Be It further ordained, etc., That
for the issuance If licenses a. aforesaid, the
preparation and delivery of numbere, the
special supervision and control r. quisite,
and the expense and trouble attending
the reop, the hereinafter fixed charges or
fees shall be paid % license charge by the
AAN <ho
Ssid license charges shall be as fO!lOwf:
On every express or transfer wagon,
dray or cart, drawn by one horse only, five
dollar; by two or more horses, seven dol
lare; on every float drawn by ono horse
only, seven dollars; by two or more horses,
ten dol.aff; ON every Get Of timber wheels,
and on every jerry or timber truck used
for hauling heavy articles, twenty dollsre;
on every f0ur-wheel spring wagon, drawn
more horses, seven dollale; on every beer
wagon, seven dollars.
Timber wheels shall not have less than
five inches width Of tire.
Each and every ma, ket gardeners cart
or wagon, engaged in bringing vegetables
to market, shall be licensed at the rate of
Eve dollars per annum.
+ ach and every milk wagon or milk cart
Ut the rate of ten dollars per annum.
Each hand cart two dolisIs per annum.
Every owner or proprietor Of . carriage
nr pleasure vehicle. kept for hire, not
standing upon the streets or public places,
drawn BY one horse only! five dollarf; every
owner or proprietor of q carriage OF pleas
ure vehicle, kept for hire, not standisg
upon the stret t. or public place. drawn bv
two or more horses, ten dollars; every
uro vehicle, standing on the streets or pub
Lie places for hire, with one horse only, ten
dofsrf; every owrer or proprietor Of car
riake or pleasure vehicle, standing on the
streets or pubic places for hire, with two
or moro horses, twenty dollars.
Every owner or proprietor Of every ON
nibus or tran.fer coach, thirty dollars each
per annum.
SEC. 4. Be it further ordained, ETC., That
going sections, all public or livery car.
riaees aud vehicles Of pleasure shall be duly
licensed, and shall have the license plate
attached, in acc o-dance with the directions
Of the liOenee inspector, in . conspicuous
place for ready and convenient inspection
1t all times, and such plate must be kept
bright and clean, under the fines ard pen
Altfes herein prescribed.
Every public carriage or pleasure vehicle
standing for hire upon the streets or public
places, and every omnibus or transfer coach,
-.
every coptrayention OF this article the
owner or owners thereo: shall pay fine Of
ten dollars.
Each and every person taking out q
license for the running Of any public car
rage or pleasure vehicle standing for hire
upon the streets or public places, and
every omnibus or transfer coach, shall have
the number designated in the license
| painted on the lamps in figures at least two
inches high, and, if dark, snch lamps shall
| be lighted, and every person oontrsvening
| this ordinance shall pay 4 fine of ten dol.
| lars for each contravention, beside fine OF
| fifteen dollars for each week tkat he or
| they shall continue to keep for lire or let
any of said vehicles without having COM
| piled with the regulation il respect TO mum
| bers.
| The owner Of each and every vehicle fol
| which q license is obtained shall cause said
| license to be registered in the Mayors Of
| foe, and any violation of this section ehall
subject the owner thereof to . fire Of net
| lees than I've or more than ten dollars.
/ SEC. S. Be it further ordained, etc, Thai
| the license fees and charges as aforesaid
may be collected in the same manner and
by the same remedies rs are provided fol
licenses generally, and that the same pen
alties, fines and ftrfeitures shall DO incurred
and exacted a. provided for under the gen
eral LICENSE ordinance for 1877.
Sec. 6. 3, it further ord Ain ed. etc, Tha
that the licenses required 70 be obtained b,
this ordinance and the charges to be psit
therefor shall be f0r the year ending Do
cember, 1877; that the Licenses herein re
auired shall be taken ont after the first da.
Of January, and if not obtained and tn
charges paid before the first day of March
1877, they Shall be exigible by seizure o.
otherwise and shall bear legal interest fror
that date.
SEC. 7. Be it further ordained, etc, Tha
this crdiuanse shall 60 into effect immedi
ately after it's passage.
/ Adopted BY the Council of the city o
i New Orleans, December l9, 1876:
Yeas-Brown, Cavanacs, Denis, Diamond
Edwards, McCsfrey, RengstoEf.
ED. PILSBURY, Mayor.