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Clutha Leader, Volume I, Issue 34, 4 March 1875, Page 7

carriageand for the time employed or plyfrig assuch refuse when required by the hirer thereof^ to Parry in or by , such carriage the number of persons"which such carriage is licensed to carry or a less number- together with a reasonable quaritity of luggage without additional charge or refuse where the carriage is a borough stage carriage and for the time being employed or plying as such to carry 'any passenger riot forming with other passengers already being 1 in such | carriage an excess of the number which such carriage | is licensed to carry and to whose admission no reasonable objection is made every owner driver or conductor so offending shall forfeit a sum not exceeding forty shillings. Omission to drive hackney 'carriage as required. 22. Any driver ofa hackney-carriage standing at any of the stands appointed for' hackney carriages or being in- any street public or private -.within the/ prescribed space for the borough the council of, which shall have licensed such carriage who without reasonable excuse refuses or neglects to drive such carriage to any place within such prescribed space to which he is directed to drive by the person having, hired or wishing to hire such carriage or refuses tp drive any such carriage for any time not exceeding three hoars if so, required by any such person or who shall not drive the same at a reasonable and proper speed not less than six miles an hour except in case of unavoidable delay or when required by the hirer thereof to drive at .any slower pace shall forfeit a sum not exceeding forty shillings. ' \ Carrying others witfiout consevt of7virer.% 23. Every owner or driver, of any hackney carriage who permits or suffers any person to be carried in or upon or about such hackney carriage during the hire thereof without the express consent of the person hiring the same shall forfeit a sum not exceeding forty shillings. 'Sigreemient for excessive fare not binding. 24. N o agreement made with the owner or driver of any hackney carriage for the • payment for the hire thereof of more than the proper sum limited by some regulation in that behalf shall be binding on the person making the same and every owner or driver of a hackney carriage who exacts or demands for the hire thereof more than such proper sum in pursuance of any such agreendent of or not shall forfeit a sum not exceeding forty shillings and the adjudicating justice iriay upon the hearing order in- " addition that such owner or driver pay to the party - aggrieved the amount. of such overcharge if paid. s Amission to fulfil agreement w7ierefare stipttlated for. 25. No owner or driver of any hackney carriage having agreed to take any fare for ariy time or from or to any place shall refuse to neglect or- delay. to fulfilsuch agreement and every owner or driver offending against this section shall forfeit a sum not exceeding forty shilling's. Rlying elsew7vere than on standing and obstructions ly dHver of7iachvey carriage. 26. Every driver of a hackney carriage who save for such reasonable time as may be required for taking' up or setting down any passenger or luggage .stands,, or plies for hire with such carriage or suffers the same to stand elsewhere than at some standing or place ; appointed for that purpose by some regulation in that behalf or stops such carriage across ariy street whether public or private or alongside of any other carriage whatsoever or refuses to give way if he conveniently can to any other carriage or who by loitering or any wilful misbehavior causes any obstruction in any street whether public or private or who obstructs or hinders the driver of any other hackney carriage in taking up orsetting-downlany person into or frond such carriage or who wronfully in wilful manner prevents the driver of any other hackriey carriage from being hired shall ' forfeit a sum not exceeding forty shilling's. Roroug7v stage carriage plying elseio7i,ero l7ian ori r stmdwg'etp. 27. No boijough stage carriage shall stand or ply for passengers elsewhere than on some standing duly appointed according to the route and terminusb'y and to which such carriage is to proceed. or. upon such route or shall stop br delay .upon, such route .save whilst, taking up~or"'!?gtti'ng down passengers or at soriie place of call on •such rbute appoined by some regulation in that - behalf: and" no" such carriage shall leave any standing for use as a bordugli stage carriage save in such succession or turn, as shall have been appointed as aforesaid and* every driver or Iconductor of any such carriage who shall offend agaijnst this section shall forfeit a sum not exceeding forty (shillings. 01'atruotion or mi,slehavior ly drivers etc. of dorougJi stage „ \ carriage. 28. Every, driver or conductor of any bbroiigh stage carriage who by. loitering or any wilful misbehavior shall cause any obstruction in or upon rinV street whetheV public, or. private or shaU improperly delay suchTcarriage ori any journey or wilfully deceive' any person with respect to the route or destiriatibri thereof or who shall demand more than ,the lawful;, fare for any passenger or who for the purpose of taking up or. setting down a passenger or except in case of accident or other unavoidable necessity shall stop such carriage opposite to the end of or across any : street or upon any place where foot: passengers usually cross the carriage way or who shall ply„for hire or passengers by blowirig a horn or using any other noisy instrument- within any - borough, in which this subdivision shall be in force and ' every driver or conductor of any such carriage who shall smoke while acting in such, capacity 'after ari objection taken by any person riding in or upon such carriage ; arid.-pyery conductor who shall allow any person "beside-, himself tb ride upon the steps or in the .place provided- f° r him shall for every such - offence forfeit a sum not exdeeditig twenty shillings.', ■:.,' driver- etc. of trough stage.carriage not to carry person's " - - * . . mis7f~e7idving etc. . ■ 29.' Every'driver br conductor of a borough sta^e carriage who c'shall knowingly carry or permit to be carried in such, carriage any person who ' so violently [ noisily or indecently conducts himself or otherwise somisbehaves as td annoy any other passengers save/for sueh 1 time only as may. be. necessary tq~ procuring.; the delivery ef such person into proper custody shall, forfeit ' a'su n not exceeairig forty shillings". „ , "" 1". ! *' Fi£rbus~d'rivprg~ $c., damage to persons -or property^ J '■ '■ '■• -'■ f . other offences. '..-;'. .'■'■■'. \ .'"_ 30. Every driver of a hackney carriage or driver or , conductor qf^a borcu^h stage carriage who shall be ' '. guUty-ofwantori pr rariqus driving .or whp by careless-' - --• ness" or "wilfiil misbehaviour shall during his employmentcause any hurt oil damage, to- ariy person or being ih any public or private street or be drunk or inako use of any jinsulting. or. abusive- language- or be— - guilty 'of any insulting jge-.to.re . or] any ;misbeh'ayiourv < shall forfeidasurii not exceeding five pounds and ifil the^adjudicating jjusticS see *> fit?' *aball : wiffcblft 1 * or 7 *i& J |cK*any„penaltiy .awrafdedT be! iihprisbribd sfora a>i v i .p^ptf npt ? exceeding threes months. > -„ r '.*,-_-_h'*/.- .jrvixD \ fa i&GontiMM^