The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-13
city ORDINANCES---OFFI
MAYoRABTY OF NEW ORLEANS, |
City Hall. December IL. 1873. J
mo. 0-Administraiion Series.

mo. Administration Series
An ordinance providing for the licensing OF
carriages, hacks, drays, and other ve-
hices for the year 1879
SErrloN T. BE IL ordained by the Mayor
and Administrators, in Council assembled
THAT vehicles may only be used on the streets
tf the corporation, and licenses obtained
therefor. pursuant to and upon compliance
with the existing city laws and ordinances on
TINT subject except so far as said laws and
ordinances may conflict with the provisions
Of this ordinance. 80
STT d Be IL further ordained, etc, That
the owner or owners or drivers Of any We.
bcla for which license may he granted shall
cause his or their names, and the number of
the license to be fixed in conspicuous place
and IN d plain and legible manner on the We
hicle, as directed by existing ORDINANCES or
the Inspector of licenses. That all vehicles
shall be numbered with the numbers furnish
ed by the city, except when otherwise pro
yided.
SEQ 2. BE Il further ordained, etc, That for
the Issuance Of licenses IS aforesaid, tho
preparation and delivery Of numbers, the
special supervision and control requisite, and
the expense and trouble attending thereon,
the hereinafter fixed charges or fees shall be
paid as license charge by the person or per
sons obtaining the license. seid license
charges shall be rs follows:
On every express or transfer wagon. dray
or cart, five dollars; on every fioat live dol
lars; on every set of timber wheels, twenty
dollars: and on every jerry or timber truck
used for hauling heavy articles, such ne gran
ite, marble or machinery iifty dollars; on
every four-wbeel spring wagon, five dollars
ON every beer wagon, We dollars.
Timber wheels shall not have less than live
inches width of tire
Each and every market gardeners cert or
wagon engaged In bringing vegetables To
market shall be licensed ut the rate of five
dollars per annum.
Each and every milk wagon or milk cart at
Che rate Of five dollars per annum.
Every owner or proprietor OF carriage or
pleasure vehicle. kept for hire, not standing
upon the streets public places, five dollars;
every owner or proprietor Of u carriage ~
pleasure vehicle, standing on the streets or
public places for hire five dollars
Every owner or proprietor of every omnibus
or transfer coach, fifteen dollars each per
anntm.
Every owner or proprietor Of every street
Sprinklng wagon ten dollars.
SEC. a. BE IT. further ordained, etc, That In
addition TO tire requirements Of the foregoing
sections, al public or livery carriages and We
blclcs Of pleasure shall be duly licensed. and
shall have the license plate attached, IN ac-
cordanee with the directions of tho license in
spector, IN u conspicuous place. for ready and
convenient inspection ~ All times, and such
plate must DO kept bright aud clean, under
the fines and penalties herein prescribed
Every public carriage or pleasure vehicle
standing for hire upon the streets or public
places, and every omnibus or transfer coach.
shall have lamps upon the vehicle: and Tor
every G0nlfAVnHtlnn Dl Inla HlIDlA tHH bWli4I
or owners thereof shall pay u fine OF ten dol
lars.
Each and every person taking out n license
for the running OF any public carriage or
pleasure vehicle standing for hire upon the |
streets or public places, aud every omnibus
or transfer coach shall have the number des- |
ignated In the license painted on the lamps in |
figures at least two inches high and If dark, |
such lamps shall be lighted, and every pei
son contravenng this ordinance shall pay
fine of ten dollars for each contraventioh be-
sides fine Of fifteen dollars for each week
that he or they shall continue to keep for hire
or let any of said vehicles without having
complied with tho regulations IN respect to
numbers.
Tho owner Of each aHd every vehicle for
which a license is oljbained shall cause said
license. to be Registered In the office Of the
Administrators Of Finance. and any violation
OF this secttnb shall subject the owner thereof
~ o ilns Of not less than five nor more than
ten dollars.
SEo. g. BE IL further ordained, etc. That
the license fees and charges aforesaid may he
collected In the same manner and by the
game remedies rs are provided for licenses
generally, and that the same penalties. iines |
and forfeltures shall he incurred and exacted |
rs provided for under tho general license or
dinance for 1879
SEC. G. Be IL further ordained. ETC. That |
the licenses required 10 DO obtained by this |
ordinance, and the charges to be paid there |
for, shall he for tho year ending December, |
1879: that the licenses herein required shall |
Do taken out after the first day of January
and # not obtained and the charges paid be-
fore the first day OF March, 1879, they shall
be cXigthe by seizure or otherwise and shall |
bear legal interest from that date.
SEC. T. BE IL further ordained etc. That this
ordinance shall 20 into effect from and alter
the first dnyof January, 1879.
Adopted by the Council Of the city of New
Orleans, December W, 1878.
Yeas Bnhan, Chevalley, Glynn, Houston,
Isaacson, Marks, Moallic,
|. w. PATTON. Mayor.
A true copy:
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