McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1883-12-20
ORDINANCE NO. Z.
Providing for and Regulating License Of
Omnibuses, Carriages, Orays, Wagons.
and other Vehicles


BE IT ORDAINED, BY the Chairman ard
Board of Trustees of the Village of McCoOk,
Nebraska
Section l. That no person or persons shall
hire out or keep or use for hire cause to be
kept or used for hire in the transportation OF
persons, goods, wares, merchandise, or other
articles of property, within this Village, any
Omnibus Carriage, bray, Wagon, or other We
hicle, either on wheels or on runners, without
IL license for that purpose first obtained as
hereinafter provided.
Sec. :: Every person wishing to procure
license for the purpose mentioned in section
one of this ordinance shall make application
to the Village Clerk for Il license therefor ard
the Village Clerk is hereby authorized to issue
such license upon the payment by such appL-
cant, to said clerk, the sum of seven dollars
and fifty cents $3.50 for each vehicle to be
used, which shall be in full payment for such
license for the term of six months, and the
Village Clerk shall keep a record of the name
of the person 10 whom such license is issued,
the dates of issuing and of expiration of the
license, and also the number of the vehicle de-
scribed therein, and such license shall not be
transferred, except by consent of the Village
Board of Trustees.
Sec. 3. Every person licensed Us aforesaid
shall forthwith cause the number oil his il
cense, or vehicle, TO be placed i'll Il plain and
conspicuous manner in oil paint, or on metal,
in letters and figures. not less than two inches
! in length, on the outside OF the near shaft or
side of his omnibus, carriage, dr;iy, wagon, on
other vehicle.
Sec. /. 1t shall be unlawful for any driver
| ed as aforesaid, to drive upon any sidewalk or
any crOsswalk to injure the same or TO OBJ
struct or hinder the travel in any street within
! the village, except such time uS may be nCccS-
| ssry for loading or unloading. While waiting
! for employment such vehicle shall occupy the
| sides of the streets out OF the way OF ordinary
| street travel.
| Sec. ). The following rates may be charged
| for the use OF any licensed dray, truck or en-
press wagon: For carrying each load of from
| one thousand pounds to two thousand pounds
| avoirdup0is weight. or any full load of bulky
| articles of less weight, q sum not exceeding
| fifty cents, for carrying any article, package
| or load less than one thousand pounds III
! weight. q sum not exceeding twenty-five cents.
| Soc. 6. Wagons or other Vehicles. kept or
used by merchants, mechanics or others, for
the free delivery of articles or goods sold By
them, or kept by public houses for the free
accommodation of their guests, and teams
used only for hauling earth, shall not be in
| Guided within the provisions of this ordinance
| Sec. 7. Any erSon who shall violate any OF
! the provisions of this ordinance shall be fired
in sum not less than five dollars nor me r.
than fifty dollars in the discretion of the
court. together with all costs of prosecution,
and shall stand committed to the jail Of the
county until such fine and costs are paid.
Sec. 6. This ordinance shall take effect ard
al and publication according to law,
Passed and approved this 18th day of Dcccn'
Der. 1883. j. E. BERGER.
| Attest: Chairman
T. ". KIMMELL, Clerk.