634651-1898-Vehicle-Regulations — Page 2

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD DECEMBER, 1898. 1491

12. Each licensed driver, drawer or bearer of a vehicle shall be photographed, free of cost to him- self; one copy of such photograph shall be attached to his licence, and one shall be retained by the Captain Superintendent of Police.

13. The licensee of every vehicle shall cause his vehicle to be taken at such times and to such place as may be directed by the Captain Superintendent of Police for the inspection of such vehicle, and shall not leave such place of inspection until authorised to do so by the Captain Superintendent of Police.

14. The Captain Superintendent of Police may require the licensee of any vehicle to provide, and attach to such vehicle, in such manner and in such place as the Captain Superintendent of Police may direct, a list of the authorised fares for such vehicle, of such material and pattern as the Captain Superintendent of Police may direct, and may also require the driver, drawer or bearer of any vehicle to carry a list of fares to be charged in such form as he may prescribe.

15. The Captain Superintendent of Police may refuse a licence in respect of any vehicle which in his opinion is not as to repairs or cleanliness in a state fit for public use, or for any misconduct on the part of the licensee, owner, driver, drawer or bearer. If a licence has been granted he may, for either of the above-mentioned reasons, withdraw the same and cause it to be forfeited.

16. The Captain Superintendent of Police may refuse a licence in respect of any driver, drawer or bearer who in his opinion is improperly clothed. If a licence has been granted he may, in such case, withdraw the same and cause it to be forfeited.

17. Every person obtaining a licence for a vehicle shall give, upon receiving his licence, security by the bond of himself and of some person or persons to the satisfaction of the Captain Superintendent of Police, for the appearance of the licensee and also of the driver, drawer or bearer of the vehicle at such time as they shall respectively be thereunto required, and for his duly paying all fines which shall be imposed in respect of the vehicle or the driver, drawer or bearer thereof, and all damages which may be recovered for injuries committed in respect of the vehicle or by the driver, drawer or bearer thereof; the bond to be in such form as the Captain Superintendent of Police shall require.

18. The fares to be charged for public vehicles shall be the suus mentioned in the table of fares hereto; such table of fares shall be set up in some conspicuous place at the different Police Stations in the Colony and at such other places as the Captain Superintendent of Police may from time to time direct, and a copy thereof shall be inserted in every licence to be granted under these Rules, and it shall be also affixed in a conspicuous place on every such vehicle Such table of fares may be altered, varied or revoked by the Captain Superintendent of Police; but any alteration, variation or revocation thereof, shall, before the same shall come into operation, be approved by the Governor in Council.

19. The driver, drawer or bearer of a licensed vehicle shall not without reasonable cause refuse, when unemployed, to accept hire.

20. The driver, drawer or bearer of a licensed vehicle shall not demand more than the authorised fare for the hire of his vehicle.

21. The driver, drawer or bearer of a licensed vehicle shall travel with reasonable speed.

22. The dryer, drawer or bearer of a licensed vehicle shall not leave, abandon or deposit the person hiring his vehicle or refuse to complete his journey before the completion of his engagement.

23. The driver, drawer or bearer of a licensed vehicle shall not use insulting language or behave rudely.

24. The driver, drawer or bearer of a licensed vehicle shall not sit or lie in, or in any way оссиру his own vehicle.

25. The driver, drawer or bearer of a licensed vehicle shall, when plying for hire with his vehicle, be properly dressed to the satisfaction of the Captain Superintendent of Police.

26. All property left in any vehicle shall be taken forthwith to the nearest Police Station and handed over to the Police authorities, who shall cause the goods to be publicly advertised in such manner as the Captain Superintendent of Police may direct, 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, drawer or bearer bringing the same to the l'olice) 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, drawer or bearer who shall have brought the said goods to the Police Station and, subject thereto, the said proceeds shall be paid into the Treasury.

27. The persistent solicitation of passengers and the obstruction to the free transit of passengers, especially at hotels, or the wharves, or other landing places is hereby prohibited. No vehicle shall take up any position or place in the public streets or thoroughfares not authorised or sanctioned by the Police.