Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-07

An Ordinance providing for the regu
lation Of hacks, drays and job wag
ons, and to regulate the standing oil
said vehicles on all streets, and to
prohibit said vehicles from making
rounds or trips on said streets when
they are not going for or taking pas
sengers to or from any points of
destination; to regulate the prices
to be charged for carrying passen-
gers to or from any point in the
city; and to compel the owners Of
said hacks to have the same we'll
lighted with proper hack lamps;
and to have the proper number of
the hack on each lamp; and to fur
Their prohibit the owner or driver
of said hacks from stopping in front
of any residence other than that OF
the destination of the passenger or
occupant of said hack; and requir-
ing it's schedule of prices to be
posted in conspicuous place in said
hacks.
Be it ordained by the City Council of
the City of Palestine, Texas:
Section 1. That it shall hereafter
be unlawful for any owner or person
in charge of any hack, dray or job
wagon to make round trips over and
across any streets when they are not
going for or taking passengers to any
destination, that is to say, driving idly
about on snd streets.
Section 2. That it shall hereafter be
unlawful for any owner or person in
charge of any hack, dray or job wa
gon to stand on any OF the streets of
Palestine. provided that no two vehi-
Giles shall stand closer than one hun
dred feet of each other, except as
hereinafter provided.
Section 3. That it shall hereafter
be unlawful for any owner or person
in charge Of any hack to charge more
than the following prices, to-wit: %
cents for any person over twelve years
of age to or from any part of the city
for a distance of ten blocks. by the
most direct route; 80 cents for each
person over twelve years of age to
and from any point within the city
limits exceeding ten blocks; and so
cents for any distance after 10 o'clock
p. m. to 6 o'clock a. m; and one dollar
and fifty cents for the first hour and
one dollar for each additional hour
per load of our people for persons VINO
are calling or driving, and two dollars
and fifty cents per load for each fun
eral service.
Section 4. It shall hereafter be the |
dsty of any owner or driver of any
street hack to have the above schedule |
of prices posted in a conspicuous place |
in said hacks. and to have such hack |
well lighted with proper lamps and to
have the proper number of the hack !
on each lamp.
Section >. It shall hereafter be I'M
lawful for the owner or driver of any
Of said hacks to stop the same in front
of any residence other than that of
the destination of the passenger or
occupant of said hack.
Section 6. 1t shall hereafter be I'M
lawful for any owner or driver of any
hack to stand the same on the space
20 feet west Of the telegraph pole at
he northeast corner OF the l. & G. n. |.
passenger depot.
Section Z. Any person who shall
violate any of the provisions of the
sections of this ordinance
shall on conviction be deemed guilty
II a misdemeanor and fined in any
,um not less than Five Dollars nor
more than twenty-five Dollars.
Section s. That all ordinances or
PARTS Of ordinances in conflict here
With be and the same are hereby re-
,ealed.
Attest: A. L. Bowers,