The Washington herald., 1912-01-25
CoMMIssIoNERs, NOTICE.

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE
District u Columbia. Washington. ID. G. January
p. l9I2-ordered: That Section Of Article 81 Of
the Poiics Regulations of the District of Columbia
Is hereby amended TO rad as follows: Sec. 9. The
uss 0f any inaccurate taTimcter ur other measuring
y str'Inent for the purpose Of gSuzinG or indicating
on'ance irsEeed, or waiting time. or fer the vrpose
of fixing fares 70 be collected from the public Is
hereby prohibited. and IL Shan Be the duty of the
owner OF lessee IN Insscs1sn inCudiEg any corpura-
ton O. ocer agent Thereof responsible therefor.
Of any vehicle mentioned IN this Article Hsing any
tsxineier or ether measuring Instrument. 10 At an
times keep aid taxiu,eter ether measuring iustn
ment accurate. No tAximcscr or ether measuring IN
strument shall &c used any slch vehicle uen-
tinned in this Article until the sane shall have heen
inspected seNled. and arr-0Tsd b. the superintend
ent q Weights Measures and Markets q the Die
tfict uf Columbia or his authorized Assistants a.
to acurNcy, whose certificate sal of such accI-
racy shall be Plainly Tuzted the face Of aid taxi
meter fer the information q the-Sahlic Every such
tsEimeter Other measuring instrument In IN
teDded for any vehicle shall be shJcet to IN
spectinn at all times By the Superintendent Of
Weights. Measures and Markets his Assistants. the
Hack Inspsctor. any polics oticcr. Any police
officer q the Metropolitan Polcc Force Is further
authorized and directed. upon the conplant Of any
ptrson to investigate slch cumrlaint. upon dis
eovery b. him that taximeter ether measuring
Instrument Is inaccurate 10 at once notify the Super
intendeut of Weights. Measures and Markets. whose
duty 1t shhll be to cause sid taximetcT to Be at
once Inspected. and II shall Be unlawful for any
company. person CT curpOration 10 uss such taxfme
ter. after notification 10 lin by the sid ocrr.
I'll aid taximeter has been reinspssted. approved
and senled by the Superintendent q Weights. Meas
ures and Markets Of his assistAnfs Each
ta1icab. while IN use in the District q Columbia
for the transportation of PASSENGERS for hire ahal
Be cquipped with Efficient Illuminating dsyiee.
ether flexible hAod. arranged to enable the
Passenger or IassCnseB in slch vehicle 10 eoure-
nBeutly ohSrEo at any time the state q the meter
aud schedule Ct rates therein. Unless q continu-
oUsiy lighted lamp is used for. s1ch purpose. the
illumination shall Be at all times under the control
ct the raSsunscr TassenSers. frum within the
tsxicab. BY means q consFici0usly located key
ether operating appliance. the purpose Of which Is
ptairly indicated for the information Of such pas
ssIEer psssenseE- II shall be the duty Of the
Hack inspector. any poioe ofhcer. to report for
prusecutioa any violation Of this paaErzph. any
ltssee. owner, corpontion, uficer agent thereof
operating causing TO be opsrated in the District
q Columbia taxicahs tRximeters IN violation Of
any q the prUSisons Of this Section, shall b run
hbed. upon conviction. By a hne of not more than
forty dollars CUNO n. RUDOLPH. JOHN A.
JOHNSTON. WILLIAM V. JUD5oN. Commission
srS, District q Columbia