The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-09-14
CITY OF PORTLAND.
In the Xesr of Our Lord One Thousand
Eight Hundred and Eighty-Nine.
An Ordinance to Amend an Ordi-
nance Relating to Carriages.

Common Council of the CITY ar Portland Il.
CITY Council assembled, as JoltolCs;
SEC. 1-Section OF the Ordinance on Carriages
Is hereby amended by striking out The whole OF
lowing:
"SkC. 2.-No person shall set up, use, or drive,
In the City OF Portland, any hackneycarriage for
the conveyance OF persons for hire from place to
place within said city, without license tor such
carriage to be issued by the city marshal here
iDafter provided. under penalty OF not less than
two not more than twenty dollars every time
such carriage Is used"
SEC. 2-Section 4 Of the Ordinance on Carriages
Is hereby amended by striking out the whole of
said section and inserting in lieu thereof the fol-
"SEC. 1.-The city marshal may from time to
time grant licenses and issue proper certificates
thereof TO such persons as he may deem suitable,
conveyance Of persons, for hire from place to
place within the city, and he may revoke such
cents therefor shall DO paid by the person receiv-
Ing the certificate; said certificates shall be
numbered consecutlvely as issued and record
thereof shall be kept by the city marshal, who
shall pay all fees received by him TO the city
treasurer, and the same shall be added to the
"p0lice contingent fund"
SEC 3-Secfion s of the Ordinance on Car
riages, as heretofore amended, is hereby further
amended by striking out the whole OF said sec
tlon as heretofore amended, and inserting In lieu
"SEC. 5-No other fees shall be required for
any licenses granted under the provisions Of the
SEC. 4Section of the Ordinance on Carriages
is hereby amended by inserting after the word
License" in the nth line Of said section. the word
SEC. 5-Section 10 Of the Ordinance ON Carriages
Is hereby amended by striking out the whole Of
SAID section and inserting inlieu thereof the fol-
"SEC. 10-No owner or driver OF any hackney
carriage shall use, or suffer such carriage TO be
used, with any other number upon the same than
that mentioned In section ., nor place the number
on any other part OF said carriage than that desig
mated In the preceding section, under penalty OF
fun tIsaF. xIr.lI.
every time such carriage is used.
SEC 6-Section IL 0fthe Ordinance of Carriages
Is hereby amended by striking out the whole OF
lowing:
"SEC. 1.-THE city marshal when grant
shall designate stand for such carriage. and no
driver, owner, or other person having charge Of
any hackney-carrlage, shall stand with such
in the city other than that designated by the
city marshal as aforesaid and inserted In
the certificate Of license issued by him under
the provisions OF section A. violation of
this provision shall subject the person guilty
thereof to fine OF not less than two nor more than
twenty dollars for each offense provided, ho0ever,
that nothing herein contained shall be held to
prohibit all persons licensed as Aforesaid, from
going to, and under proper and reasonable rules
and reguatons, remaining at an depots railroad
including hotels, theaters, and other places OF
public amusement and entertainment, for the
purpose OF conveying passengers thereto or Sc
FROM"
SEC. 7-section IS Of the Ordinance on Carriages
Is hereby amended by striking out the whole Of
said section and inserting In lieu thereof the
aSEC. is-Every owner, driver, or other person
having charge OF any hackney-carriage, shall at
all tunes when driving upon the streets or when
soliciting employment, or while engaged In the
whom he has BEEN p employed wear bsass on hs
hat or cap with the number OF his carriage bhere-
on In brass or plated figures OF not less than one
distinctly seen and read; and he shall not wear
upon his hat or display upon his carriage the
name Of any public hotel without permission Of
every person offending against the provisions
~ TINS section shall pay penalty OF not less than
This section shall not apply to the owner or
driver OF any carriage while In use for funeral or
SEC. S-Seclion 22 OF the Ordinance ON Car
riage is hereby amended by inserting after the
word conveyance" in the third line OF said sec.
the words zone and half inches" in the tenth
line ol said section, and inserting in lieu thereof
tne words aoae nch;n 50 mat said section, as
SEC 22-Every truck, wagon. dray, cart,
sleigh. hand-cart, hand-sed, or other vehicle,
which shall be used in this city for the convey
anee for Lire. from place to place within the ~,
OF wood, coal, lumber, stones, brick, sand, clay
gravel, dit. rubbish, goods, wares, furniture,
merchandise, building materials. or any other ar
ticle or thing whatsoever, shall be licensed as
hereinafter provided, and shall have the number
10 plain legble figures OF not less than one inch in
size, so that the same may be distinctly seen.
And II the owner OF any such vehicle shall use or
shall use any such vehicle without being licensed
as hereinafter provided, or without having the
number placed thereon as aforesaid he or either
Of them shall be liable to fine Of not less than
each offense. a
SEC. 9-Section 2s of the Ordinance on Car
riages Is hereby amended by striking out the
whole OF said section and inserti In lieu thereof
the following:
"SEC. 25-The city marshal may from
time to time, grant licences to such persons as
he deems suitable, TO use and to drive any such
vehicle as Aforesaid within the city of Portland
and may revoke such licenses at his discretion;
certificate thereof shall be issued In the same
manner as licenses are issued under the pro-
visions of section in case Of hackney-carrisges,
and the city marshal shall be entitled TO fee Of
twenty-five cents for each certificate, to be paid
shall be numbered consecutiyely as issued ar. a
record thereof shall be Kept by the city marshal
who shall pay over all fees by him received, to
the city treasurer, and the same shall be added
to the police contingent fund"
SEC. 1o-Section "a Of the Ordinance on Car
r ,i Is hereby amended by striking out the
the following:
"SEC. "a No other fees shall be required for
licenses issued under the preceding section"
SEC. lI-sectlon SO Of The Ordinance on Car
riages is hereby amended by adding thereto the
"PRofiDED, HOWEVER, that nothing herein
contained shall be construed to prohibit the
owners and drivers Of any such vehicle from
going TO and under proper rules and regulations
remaining at all such places as are specified In
section IL Of said ordinance for the purposes spec
lied in said section"
SEC. dissection Of the ordinance on carriages
Ia hereby repealed.
SEC. l3-fhis ordinance shall take effect when
approved and published in accordance with the
provisions OF the statutes OF Maine.
Approved September q, 1889.
A true copy.
Attest: GEO: c. BURGESS, City Clerk.
Portland. Sent. T. 1899 saDsdtN