Year: 1878

To Regulate the Carrying OF Passengers and Freight and


the letting to Hire OF Carriages, Wagons, Carts Drays


and Other Vehicles in the District of Honolulu.
B, il Bnaead by the King and the Legislative AsIembly of


The Ha1aiian Islands, in the Legisature Of Tie King.


dom AaeHbled:


Section The Minister Of the Interior subject to the
conditions hereinafter contained hereby authorized to
grant Licenses year each in Duration the district
OF Honolulu for the carrying of passengers hire
carriages wagons and other vehicles For each license
granted there shall be paid equal dollar for
each up full carrying capacity of the vehicle
Sec The Minister Of the Interior, subject to like re-
stHctons as mentioned in the preceding Section is au-
thorzed 10 grant licenses for year each in duration
in the district of Honolulu for the carrying anspor
taten Of freight for hire wagons CARTS drays and
other vehicles upon payment OF and half dollars for
each license granted.


Sec 3. For the purposes OF this Act the Marshal Of
the Kingdom and in Of his absence his Deputy shall
be exociO inspector of carriages CARTS and 1t shall
be his doty to all vehicles used to be used for
hire under the license provided for herein and to prose-
cute for violations OF the requirements of this Act and of
the rules and regulations from time TO time by
the\MInister OF the Interior.


Sec. 4. Before any license herein provided for shall
be issued the applicant shall with the Minister of the
Interior. certificate signed by the said Inspector which
shall state that he has inspected vehicle which
license has been asked and that fit the
required service. If for carrying Of passengers it
shall also state how adult passengers can be carried
at one time it shall further what number of
or other animals will be used to draw such vehicle.


Sec. S. Upon the filing OF the certificate required by
Section 4, the license by this Act authorized may be
issued In place thereof provided good
contrary appear Such license shall be cAssed as Glass
A"for the carrying of passengers and Glass for the
transportation of freight and shall be severay numbered
In their respective classes according order of he-
issuing.


Sec The owner Of each licensed vehicle shall con-
hnuAy exhibit In conspicuous place the number Of its
license, under penalty five dollars for failure herof
No vehicle licensed carry passengers shall carry
than its full licensed capacity. any one time under
penalty upon the ncensee of fine Of double the
OF the license for each in such
hice licensed to transport freight shall carry than
ton OF two thousand pounds each drawing horse
or other animal, under penalty upon the ncensee OF
double the license


Sec :. The Minister of the Interior may, from time
10 time, make rules and regulations by IL
censed carriers of passengers freight copy which
rules and regulations shall be furnished to each holder
license at the time of taking license and from time
to time, whenever such regulations changed which
regulations shall be published In public newspaper
and shall have the force of law.


Sec. s. The Police Justice of Honolulu is hereby au
thorzed to take cognEance Of all arising under th
Act and whensoever in his discretion it may seem Just
he may, In addition to the fines prescribed by this Act
deprive any holder of licsnse OF the same.


Sec O. II the owner any vehicle shall hire or ALLOW
the same to ply for hire within the district Honolulu
without obtaining such license aforesaid he shall for
felt and pay for every offence. the sum OF tweny-hv
dollars


Sec TO- For the purposes Of the last Section the per
son In charge of any vehicle at the tim
of the commission the onense therein mentioned sha
be deemed TO be the owner thereof


Sec. IL Nothing in this shall be held to conhic
with the provisions OF Section IS Of Chapter IS OF tn
Penal Code.


Approved this 1st day of August A. D. 1873


KALARAUA R.