, 1876-03-22

made OF 1t. or that the party holding the permission Is
no longer in possession of the qualifications required for
obtaining or making use of the said permission.
The Poioemaster may, however, permit females to
assist for a short time in porter work on the wharf or
In lumber yards, for instance, in carrying lumber, slaves
etc.
The permission to work IS porter Is to be given for
8 period Of 8 months at 3 time. reckoning from the date
the permission Is given. Each time such permission
10 given q fee Of so OTIS shall be paid by the party
obtaining IL.
The permission for females. mentioned above in 9,
shall be given without fee.
Every male person obtaining such permission from the
Policemaster will receive q lioence, containing, besides
q statement of the permission given, also the full name,
age and birthplace of the individual, as we'll 90 the
number allotted to him., and an Extract Ia English Of
that portion of these Regulations which relates to por-
ter.work.
The individual so licensed shall, furthermore. Be- far.
niShed with q metal plate or badge, marked With Q
number corresponding to the loence which badge
shall during working hours always be worn By the indivl.
dual so licensed on his hat or on the right arm.
Females obtaining permission to assist In porter. work
FOR a short time according to { 2, will receive g certih.
cate or pass to that effect from the Police.
Whenever g porter wishes to transfer his portsr.lioen0e
to another person, to lend, or to allow another person to
use his lioenoe for a time, the consent of the Police
must be obtained thereto, of which a notification shall
be made on the license. The person receiving the liz
cense for temporary use muss have the qualifications and
conditions required fox obtaining permission to work as
porter.
The Polioemaster fixes the number of porters that may
be licensed, and he may. if necessary, allot certain por-
tons of the total number to each Of the several branches
of porter-work, and fix certain places where portefs shall
have their stands.
Porters offering their services on the streets, roads
or public places must not gather in crowds or In any
other way obstruct the public passage nor must they
be obtrusive.
Porters must always unhesitatngly obey the orders
given by the Police for the maintenance of good order
and for securing public satisfaction.
Porters must always carefully watch over and preserve
whatever is entrusted to their charge, and faithfully and
punctually perform the services they undertake for
others, and they shall in their behaviour be petite
and afable to all.
The following rates are fixed for porter works
I. For carrying a message in town, carrying a parcel,
trunk or any other similar thing Of a reasonable weight,
as also for assisting in loading or unloading a Wagon
or any other cart, there shall, provided no other agree.
ment has been made between the parties, be paid
as follows
A. In C1ristianMed: From the Wharfto Prindsenseade
within Bjergegade, not more than ............ 5 Gents.
beyond that distance but within the limits of
the town. not more than ..........,.... 10 "
B. IN Fredtriksted: From the Wbarfto Prind.
s~enSgsde or Kings Cross Street not more than. s f."
beyond that distance but within the limits of
the town, not more than CONTAMINATION 10 "
For messages or errands between any other places
than those abovenamed, the payment Is 10 be regulated
In proportion to the rates stipulated above.
II. For a days work on shore, so cents on board Owes.
selsin the harbour or roadstesd, l dollar.
A days work on shore is, as hitherto, to be reckonsd
from 6 O'Clock morning to 4 O'Clock in the afternoon,
with one hours intermission on board of vessels the work
ing hours for pOrters are to be the same as those for
the vessels Grew.
The payment for work done by females, az mentioned
above in 2, is to be regulated by agreement between
the parties and established custom.
Porters are prohibited charging higher pay In the above.
mentioned cases than the fares herein fixed, or asking
for drink money.
All disputes concerning payments are to be decided by
the Policemaster. When such disputes arise, or if the
party employing the services Of porters find cause of
complaint in any other respect connected with the dis
charge Of the errand, the porter shall be bound to submit
to such delay with the payment as may be requisite
for obtaining the decision of the Polioemaster the porter
must under no circumstance, by retaining or