ORDINANCE No. 21 OF 1887. 2167
Licensing Consolidation .
23. All property left in any vehicle shall be taken forthwith to the Central
Police Station and handed over to the Police authorities, who shall cause the goods to
be publicly advertised in the usual manner, and if claimed , the same shall be handed
over to the owner claiming it, subject to a deduction of five per cent. on the value (to
be given to the driver bringing the same to the Police) to be ascertained in case of
difference by the Captain Superintendent of Police ; and if the same shall be unclaimed
at the expiration of three months from the date of the loss , the Captain Superintendent
shall, as soon thereafter as conveniently may be, cause the said goods to be sold in
such manner as he shall think best, and the Captain Superintendent shall deduct out
of the proceeds of each sale a sum equivalent to ten per cent. on the proceeds of the
sale of such goods, and shall pay the amount to the driver or bearer who shall have
brought the said goods, and subject thereto the said proceeds shall be paid into the
Treasury.
24. The persistent solicitation of passengers is strictly forbidden , as is also
obstruction to the free transit of passengers, especially at hotels, or the wharves, or
other landing places.
25. No licensed owner, bearer, drawer, or driver of a licensed vehicle, shall use
his vehicle, for the carriage of animals, merchandise, or goods other than personal
baggage.
26. No licensed owner, bearer, drawer or driver of a licensed vehicle shall
knowingly permit his vehicle to be used for the conveyance of any person suffering
from a dangerously infectious disease ; and for the purpose of this condition knowledge
shall be presumed unless disproved by such owner, bearer, drawer or driver.
27. The licensed owner, bearer, drawer or driver of any licensed vehicle that
may have been used for the conveyance of any person suffering from a dangerously
infectious disease, shall cause such vehicle to be thoroughly disinfected to the satisfaction
of the Captain Superintendent of Police before it is again offered for hire.
28. No licensed owner, bearer, drawer or driver of a licensed vehicle shall allow
his vehicle to be used for the conveyance of a corpse.
FEES FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES .
CHAIRS.
I. IN VICTORIA, WITH TWO BEARERS.
Half hour,. .10 cents. One hour,...... .20 cents .
Three hours, .50 29 Six hours,. ...70 29
Day (6 A.M. to 6 P.M.) $ 1.
If the trip is extended beyond Victoria, half fare extra.
II. BEYOND VICTORIA, WITH FOUR BEARERS .
Hour, . 0.60 cents. Six hours, .... $1.50
Three hours, .. $ 1.00 Day (6 A.M. to 6 P.M.) , ………………………. $2.00