Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-02-07
ORDINANCE.

An Ordinance Relative to Porters and Run
ners.
Sec /. The President of the village OF Che
boygan for the tin being, shall bave power,
from time to time, to issue license. under MS
to such persons as he shall think proper, to
carry ON he business of public porters or run
ners for public houses or hotels, and all omni,
drivers rS Of baggage, and ali other per-
sons when acting as porters or runners Tor
public houses or hotels; and the Presidept or
Council shall have power to revoke all or any
sec. 2. All such licenses shall expire on the
first day of May next, after the date thereon,
and may be renewed on applcatioh Vi the
holders thereof.
Sec 8. For every such license shall be paid
by the person applying for the same, the sum
of one dollar, aud for every renew al, the same
sum.
Sec. 4, No person, while acting in the capa-
city of public porter or runner for any no.
tel, omnibus agent, omnibus driver,
or driver of baggage wagon, shall In any
manner tease, vex or annoy passengers In So
Letting patronage for their respective hotels
or conveyances by following after. surround
ing, obstructing, or in any manner interfering
with quit and undisturbed egress or depaft-
ure # any and all passengers from the rail-
road depot and depot grounds, or from any
wharf of said village, upon the arrival or any
steam. boat therein.
Sec. 5. Every public porter or runner, omni-
bus agent, omnibus driver and baggage driver,
and every other person acting as runner for
hotels. shall wear badge on his hat, or In
conspicuous place on his body, oh which shall
be Lex IDLY and plainly engraved OF printed,
his name and the number of his license.
Sc. 6. NO porter, runner, hackman. dray-
man, expressman. omnibus agent, omnibus
driver, driver OF baggage, or other persons
acting as porters or runners for hotels. so Ii
censed as afore said, shall. ON the arrival or
any steamboat or railroad cars In the village
of Cheboygan, for period of fifteen minutes
thereafter, go upon or approach within twenty
feet of The wharf or depot where such steam
boat or railroad cars have made fast or stop
ped running, or about to make fast or stop
running, unle-s such porter, runner, hack
man, drayman,, expressman. omnibus agent,
omnibus driver or driver of baggage, be re-
Quested by passenger to remove some trunk
or other baggage from said wharf, or depot,
in which case it shall be lawful to go near. In
or upon such such steamboat or depot for
Sec. Z. No person shall act or engage in the
business Of public porter or runner, for any
public house or hotel. or as an omnibus agent,
omnibus driver or baggage driver, nor shall
any person act as runner or porter for any
public house or hotel in the village OF Cheboy-
gan. with being duly licensed, according to
the provisions OF this ordinance.
Sec. 8. On conviction of any porter, runner,
omnibus agent, omnibus driver or baggage
driver. or other person acting as porter or
runner for any public house or hotel licensed
as aforesaid. for any violation Of the provi-
sions of this ordinance, the President shall.
the fine hereinafter provided, to vacate and
annul any such license that may then be held
by any such porter. runner, omnibus agent,
Ombibus driver or driver of baggage.
Sec. 8. No such porter. runner, omnibus
agent, omnibus driver, or carrier of baggage
shall be entitled to charge to exceed the sum
OF TWENTY-FIVE cents for carrying a passenger
and ordinary baggage any distance within the
present village limits.
Sec. 10. Any violation OF the provisions of
this ordinance shall be punished by a fine not
to exceed ten dollars, and the cost of prosecu-
ton, and in the imposition of any fine and
costs, the court may make further sentence,
a no inn in Nbo-
boygan county Jail until the payment thereof;
Provided, however that the period of such
imprisonment does not exceed the term of
thirty days.
Sec. IL. This ordinance shall take effect on
the tenth day Of February, 1884.
Adopted Jan. 10, A. d. 1884.
G. j. HUNT, GEO. FROST,
Clerk. President.