The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1878-08-14
AN ACT

To Regulate the Carrying of Passengers Freight and
the letting Hire OF Carriages, Wagons Carts Drays
and Other Vehicles in the District OF Honolulu.
Be II BHaetad by he King and The Legatipe AsSenby Of
The HaUaiiaH lslaHdS in Tie Legislature Of TIE King-
dom AIseabled:
Section L The Minister of the Interior subject to the
conditions hereinafter contained is hereby authorized to
grant licenses year each Duration the district
OF Honolulu for the Carrying OF passengers hire
carriages wagons and other vehicles For license so
granted there shall be paid equal dollar
each person the full carrying capacity vehicle
Sec. The Minister of the INTERIOR subject to ike
strictions mentioned preceding Section is au-
thorzed to grant licenses for year Duration
In the district Of Honolulu for the carrying transport
taeR Of freight for hire, in wagons carts, drays
other vehicles upon payment of and half dollars for
each license so granted.
Sec 3. For the purposes OF this Act Marshal Of
the Kingdom and in of his absence his Deputy
be exociO inspector OF carriages carts and shall
be his doty inspect all vehicles used TO be used for
hire under the license provided for herein prose-
cute for violations OF the requirements of this Act and of
the rules and regulations be made tune TO time by
the\Minister Of the Interior.
Sec Before any license herein provided for shall
be issued the applicant shall with the Minister Of the
Interior, certificate signed by the Inspector which
shall state that he has inspected vehicle for which
I Is
required service. If for the carrying passengers #
shall also adult passengers can be carried
at time shall further number of horses
or other animals Will be used to draw such vehicle.
Sec. s. Upon the fling Of the certificate required by
Section 4, the license by this Act authorized may be
issued in place thereof provided good reasons to the
contrary appear Such license shall be cAssed as Glass
for the carrying of passengers aud Glass for the
transportation Of freight and shall be severay numbered
issuing.
Sec. g. The owner OF each licensed vehicle shall con-
hnualy exhibit in conspicuous place the number Of its
license, under penalty Of five dollars failure Thereof
No vehicle licensed carry passengers shall carry more
than It's full licensed capacity. at any one tune under
penalty upon the censee of fine of double the amount
OF the license for each passenger such No
hce licensed to transport freight Try more than
one ton Of two thousand pounds for drawing
or other animal, under penalty upon the Hcensee of
double the license
Sec. :. The Minister of the Interior may from time
time make rules and regulations to be observed by liz
censed carriers Of passengers freight copy OF which
rules and regulations shall be furnished holder
license at the time Of taking license
to time whenever such regulations changed, which
regulations shall be published some public newspaper
and shall have the force of law.
Sec s. The Police Justice Of Honolulu is hereby au-
tnoeo 10 ke cognzance OF all cases arising under this
Act and whensoever his discretion it may seem just
he may, in addition to the fines prescribed by this Act
deprive any holder Of q license OF the same.
Sec. 9. 1.-THE owner any vehicle hire or allow
the Hams to ply for hire within the Honolulu
without obtaining such license aforesaid he shall for
felt and pay for every offence the of twenty-five
dollars.
Sec TO- For the purposes Of the Section per
son persons In charge Of any such vehicle
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be deemed to be the owner thereof
Sec. IL Nothing in this Act shall be held to confc
with the provisions of Section of Chapter IS Of tn,
Penal Code.
Approved this LIST day Of August, A. d. 1878.
KALAKAUA R.