Sentence:  The number of Carriages at each of the <WSD>Stances</WSD> or divisions of <WSD>Stances</WSD>, and the spaces to be occupied, shall be fixed from time to time as may be found necessary. In the event of any New <WSD>Stance</WSD> being appointed during the currency of these Regulations, if said <WSD>Stance</WSD> shall be within half a mile of the nearest fixed <WSD>Stance</WSD>, the Fares from said New <WSD>Stance</WSD> shall be the same as from the <WSD>Stance</WSD> nearest to it. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A place for buses or taxis to await passengers; a bus stop, a taxi rank.