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Hackney Coaches.
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REGULATIONS
FOR THE
HACKNEY-COACHES OF EDINBURGH.
It is enacted by the Loud Provost and Magis.
t bates of Edinburgh, —
1. That no Carriage shall ply for hire within the City
and Suburbs, or Port of Leith, without being approved
of and licensed by a Magistrate. Each License shall
continue in force for two years only.
2. That each licensed Carriage shall have a number
issued for it, which shall be affixed, together with the
Owner's name, in legible letters, of a colour different
from the Carriage, at least one inch in length, on each
door, immediately below the window frame; and the
number shall also be distinctly painted on the centre of
the back of the Carriage, or on a piece of tin fixed under
the back window.
3. That each licensed Carriage shall be always pro.
vided with horses in good condition ; and the Carriage,
including the cushions, steps, springs, blinds, windows,
and check strings, as also the harness of the horses,
shall always be kept in good order and repair. The
coachman, when driving, shall always keep the check-
string in his left hand.
4. That each Coachman shall be cleanly in his per-
son, and conduct himself in a proper, civil, and de-
corous manner on all occasions.
5. That the Stances shall be South College street,
Tron Church, Prince's street East and West ends,
George street between Hanover and Frederick streets,
Queen street East and West ends, and Union place,
or at such other places as may from time to time be
appointed. While the Carriages are at the Stances, the
coachman shall either sit on the box, or stand at the
horsis' heads.
6. That there shall not be fewer than six Carriages
at each Stance every week-day at 9 o'clock, a.m. and
on Sunday, one-fourth of the Carriages licensed shall
attend at each Stance from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. in rota-
tion of numbers.
7. That, when a Carriage is at a Stance, it shall be
held to be disengaged. The Coachman shall not en-
quire where he is to go previously to being engaged—
nor plead a pretended prior engagement nor draw off
the Stance on account thereof, the proof of a real engage-
ment lying with the Coachman. He shall wait, either
at taking up or setting down a Party, as long as he shall
be required. When a Carriage is engaged, the hour
shall be punctually kept, aud the arrival immediately
announced.
8. That Carriages shall be hired from the Stance
nearest the residence of the Party.
9. That all parcels or other atticles left in Carriages
shall be immediately returned to the Owner, if known,
or if not known, shall be sent to the Council Chamber.
10. That the fares shall be charged in terms of the
annexed Table.
11. That a copy of these Regulations shall be kept
by each Coachman ; and the Regulations shall be enfor-
ced in the Council Chamber, at the instance of the Pro-
curator-Fiscal, by penalties not exceeding One Pound
sterling for each offence, or by withdrawing the license.
The Proprietor shall be answerable for his Servants.
TABLE OF FARES.
DISTANCE.
Fit any distance not exceeding three quar-
ters of a mile, . . . L.O 1
a mile, . . 1 G
a mile and a half, . 2
two miles, . . 3
two miles and a half, 4
For any distance not exceeding three miles, 4 6
three miles and a half, 5
. four miles, . . 5 6
four miles and a half, 6 6
five miles, . . 7
TIME.
For an airing into the country and back, either by the
same or a different road, at the rate of Three Shillings
and Sixpence an hour.
For time spent within the City or Suburbs for any
period not exceecing half an hour, One Shilling, anil
Sixpence for each subsequent quarter of an hour.
The fares to be charged either by distance or time, in
the option of the Coachman ; but not by both.
Half fares in returning by the same Coach, when the
charge is by distance. Tolls in addition. No King's
duty chargeable.
For Coaches brought from a Stand farther than the
nearest, Sixpence extra.
From eleven to twelve at night, fare and a quarter ;
from twelve night to one morning, fare and a half;
from one to six a. m. double fare. No additional fare
at night or morning to and from the Theatre.
If a Carriage be detained more than ten minutes at
taking up or setting down, a charge for time in addition
to distance to be made.
Council Chamber,
Edinburgh, 26th September, 1832.