The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-09-13
CITY OF PORTLAND.
I'm the Year of Our Lord One thousand
Eight Hundred aud Eighfy-Nine.
An Ordinance to Amend an 0rdi-
nance Relating to Carriages.

Be tt Ordained by the Mdyor, Aldermen, and
city Council assembled, as Jottolgs
SEC. 1-Section OF the Ordinance on Carriages
Is hereby amended by striking out the whole OF
said section and inserting in lieu thereof the fol-
"SEC. 2.-No person shall set up, use, or drive
IN the City OF Portland, any hackney-carriage for
the conveyance Of persons for hire from place 20
place Within said city, without license for such
carriage to be issued by the city marshal as here
matter provided, under penalty OF not less than
Two Two, not more than twenty dollars every time
SEC. 2-Sectlon 4 Of the Ordinance on Carriages
Is hereby amended by striking out the whole Of
said section and inserting in lieu thereof the fol-
lowing:
"SEC. 4--The city marshal may from time to
ue gfanl licenses anu issue proper certneates
TO set up, use, or drive hackney carriages for the
conveyance Of persons, for hire from place to
place within the city, and he may revoke such
licenses at his discretion. A fee Of twenty-five
cents therefor shall be paid by the person receiy
ing the certificate; saia certificates shall be
thereof shall be Kept by the city marshal, who
shall pay over all fees received by him TO the city
treasurer, and the same shall be added to the
SEC. 3-Seetfon Of the Ordinance ON Car
rlages, as heretofore amended, Is hereby further
ton as heretofore amended, and inserting In lieu
thereof the following:
any licenses granted under the provisions Of the
preceding sections OF this ordnance"
SEC. 4-Seetion Of the Ordinance on Carriages
Is hereby amended by inserting after the word
license" in the fifth line Of said section. the word
SEC. 5-sectlon 10 Of the Ordinance on Carriages
Is hereby amended by striking out the whole Of
SAID section and inserting inlieu thereof the fol-
lowing:
"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 Dart Of said carriage than that desg-
mated in the preceding section, under penaisy OF
not less than two nor more than twenty dollars
every time such carriage is used. ,-
SEC. 6-Section IL ofthe Ordinance Of Carriages
Is hereby amended by striking out the whole Of
said section and inserting In lieu thereof the fol-
"SEC. 1.-THE city marshal when grant
ing licenses under the provisions OF section a,
shall designate stand for such carriage, and no
uTlVer, owner, or other person having charge OF
any hackney-carr1age, shall stand with such
carriage, awaiting employment, at any place with
IN the city other than that designated by the
city marshal as aforesaid and Inserted IN
the eertliicate OF license issued by him under
me the PROVISIONS Of section 4. A violation Of
TINS provision shall subject the person guilty
thereof TO fine Of not less than two nor more than
twenty dollars for each 0ffense provided however,
that nothing herein contained shall be held to
prohibit all persons licensed as aforesaid, from
going 10, ana under proper and reasonable rules
anaregulatlons, remaining at all depots. railroad
including hotels, theaters, and other places OF
public amusement and entertainment, for the
purpose OF conveying passengers thereto or Sc
from.0
SEC. 7-section 10 of the Ordinance on Carriages
IS hereby amended by striking out the whole Of
SAID section and inserting In lieu thereof the
following:
"SEC. 13-EYery owner, driver, or other person
having charge Of any haekney-carriage, shall at
all times when driving upon the streets or when
soliciting employment, or while engaged in the
whom he has been employed, wear a badge on his
nat or cap with the number Of his carriage there
on In brass or plated figures of not less than one
q ~ ba ma ha
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
Of 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. $-Section 22 OF the Ordinance on Car
riages 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 Of said section, and inserting in lieu thereof
the h words ,'oae inch; y 80 that said section, as
"SEC Delivery truck, wagon, dray, cart,
sleigh. hand-cart, hand-sled, or other vehicle,
which shall be used In this city for the convey
OF wood, coal, lumber, stones, brick, sand clay
gravel, dirt, rubbish, goods, wares, furniture,
merchandise, building materials, or any other ar
tiele or thing whatsoever, shall be licensed as
hereinafter provided, and shall have the number
OF Ine license placed on the outside OF the same.
In plain egible figures Of not less than one inch i'll
size, so that the same may DO distinctly seen.
And If the owner Of any such vehicle shall use or
suffer the same 70 be used or II any other person
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
three dollars nor more than twenty dollars for
each offense.
SEC. 9-Section 20 Of the Ordinance ON Gar.
riages is hereby amended by striking out tha
whole Of said section and inserting In lieu thereof
the following;
time to time, grant licenses 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-carriages
and the city marshal shall be entitled 70 a fee "a
twenty-five cents for each certificate, to be maid
by the person receiving the same; said Certificate
record thereof shall be kept by the civ marshai
who shall pay over all fees by him Teceiyed hi
the city treasurer, and the same shall be added
TO the police contingent fund"
SEC. lO-Seetion24 of the Ordinance on Car
rlageS Is hereby amended by striking ont fhe
Woe o. SAID section and inserting in lieu thereof
"SEC. "a No other fees shall be required for
hcenSeS issued under the preceding section.p
r,sgss aihassetlon 33 Of the Ordinance on Car
following words; 9
CROWDED, HOWEVER, that nothing herein
contained snail be construed to prohibit the
owners ,N,Is ana drivers OF any such vehicle from
gong 70 and under proper rules and regulations
seliiasnng az all such places as are sPeeineG IN
sseu9n II OF said ordinance for the purposes spec
med In said section" ,
SEC. dissection Of the ordinance on carriages
Is hereby repealed. -. .,o.
SEC. l3-fhis ordinance shall take eiteet when
approved and published I'm acc9Iaahee VII" INC
provisions Of the statutes OF Name
Approved September u 1851
A true copy. - - n,rpopSs Citv ftarL
Portland Sept. z, 1883. seP0u1W