Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-26
J|TNEYS WILL OPERATE
REGARDLESS OF ORDERS
Attorney for Independents Asserts
Only Supreme Court Can
Stop Cars.
POLICE DIRECTED TO ACT
All Offenders Since July rs Will BE
Summoned to Appear. in Police
Court Fridny-Euch Days Viola
ton Constitutes Separate OHense.

The independent jitueys will con-
thue to run until such time as the Su-
preme Court orders them to stop"
This statement was made yesterday
afternoon by d. G.. O'Flahcrty, Of OFla-
h"rty, Fulton & Byrd, attorneys for the
jitmey owners, in reply to an inquiry az
TO what the attitude of the associa-
tion would be in the face oflthe order
or Mayor Ainsiie, directing Chief OF Po-
lrc werner to proceed with tho en-
iprccmcnt Of the new ji,ney regula-
tons Mr.. OFlaherty said he was not
IN position TO say what the next legal
step on the part OF the jitney people
would be. He appeared confident that
some means would be devised whereby
the cars would he operated. pending
fna. disposition Of the case By the Su-
preme Court.
POLICE GET INSTRUCTION.
no SUMMONS ALL VIOLATIONS
When Mayor Ainslie yesterday morn
ing received n copy OF the opinion from
tive CITY Attorneys office. holding that
the supersedeas granted by Judge
Keith, of tho Supreme Court did not
prevent the city from enforcing tho or
cinance. he conferred with Assistant
city Attorney Anderson and Chief of
Police Werner regarding the steps
necessary to carry out the new rcgu-
lations. and the Police Department was
instructed 10 summon all violators of
the ordinance TO appear in Police Court
tomorrow morning.
Under orders from the Mayor, the po-
lice have been making n note OF the
owners and chaufcurs OF each car
which has been operated without COM
plying with the ordinance, since Mon
day. August l6. at midnight when the
temporary injunction granted by Judge
Keith expired. No owners participating
in the contest operated their cars until
a ~ rad Ind
Keith, was recorded In the clerks office
OF Hastings Court Part II, on July Is.
Since that time approximately sixty
machines have been on the streets
daily. following the advice of counsel
that the supersedeas has the effect OF
an injunction against the city.
EACH DAY JITNEYS uUN
HELD AS SEPARATE OTFENSE
While the legal department was look
ing into the force and effect of the SUI
pcrsedeas. the operators were warned
that they We're violating the ordinance
at their own risk and the city authori-
ties hold that each day the cars have
run constitutes a separate ofense. The
police will secure summonses for the
owners and chaufeurs in accordance
with this ruling, and in consequence
there Will he six or eight cases against
each man, when the Police Court pro-
ceeds with the hearing tomorrow
fine of not less than 50 nor more than
$l0o. In test case tried by Justice
Crutchtield when the ordinance first be-
came effective, and before Judge Wells
granted a preliminary injunction, n fine
of 80 was imposed.
because OF the proba bilty OF contin-
ued violations until the Supreme Court
itself should interpret the effect of the
supersedeas, IL was deemed inadvisa BILE
TO try the defendants in Police Court on
mare than one day in the week. and
each Friday was decided upon. How
ever, a summons will be issued for each
daily violation.
ANDERSON HOLDS CITY
WILL NOT BE IN CONTEMPT
The conclusion reached by Assistant
City Attorney Anderson in the opinion
transmitted to the Mayor is set forth
as follows:
I'VE do not think the enforcement of
the ordinance by the city would be in
contempt of the process of the Supreme
Court and in our opinion the ordinance
ought TO be enforced. The difficulties
to he encountered in enforcing the or
diEance will doubtless occur to you
without suggestion from this depart
ment. but we advise that the nolIce he
directed to report all parties violating
the ordinance 10 the Police Court for
every days violation, and as this may
result in q large number of cases, we
advise that the reports be made return
able before tho Police Court on some
special day once each week. In this
way this Office can deal once week
with the accumula ted daily offenses re-
ported by the police during the week.
All the cases OF which the police have
heretofore taken note should he forth
with summoned before the Police Court
fof some day this week
The jitney people Will do nothing To