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558 ORDINANCE No. 6 OF 1863.


Regulation of Public Vehicles.

Rule of road for 10. Every vehicle and chair on meeting any other vehicle or chair shall if prac
vehicles and
chairs meeting
and passing de ticable pass the other by keeping on the left side of the road, and when going in the
fined.
same direction with and overtaking such vehicle or chair shall pass on the right leaving
the vehicle or chair overtaken on the left.

Property in ve 11. All property left in any vehicle or chair shall be taken forthwith to the
hicle or chair
to be taken to Central Police Station and handed over to the Police authorities who shall cause the
the Police office,
and disposal goods to be publicly advertised in the usual manner, and , if claimed , the same shall
thereof.
be handed over to the owner claiming it subject to a deduction of five per centumn on
the value to be given to the driver or bearer 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 respectively 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 centum 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
Penalty for non said proceeds shall be paid into the Public Treasury ; and in case any driver or bearer
compliance.
shall omit from any cause whatever to comply with the regulation contained in this
section he shall be subject to a fine of not exceeding fifty dollars and the value of the
article retained , and to a revocation of his licence for a period not exceeding two years
over and besides any punishment for larceny or other crime of which he may be
convicted.

Penalties on 12. Every driver of a public vehicle or bearer of a public chair who shall be guilty
drivers of ve
hicies and chairs. of either of the offences following, that is to say:

(1.) Concealing from or preventing any person taking the number of himself
or of his vehicle or chair ;

(2.) Or using any public vehicle or chair without having the registered
number thereof properly affixed thereto, or without having a copy of the
list of fares properly affixed in his vehicle or chair, or not carrying a
lamp respectively according to regulation ;

(3.) Or without having his badge on his person according to regulation ;
(4. ) Or transferring the use of any licence to any other person;

(5.) Or failing within twenty-four hours after the expiration of such licence
to deliver up the same to the Registrar General ;

(6.) Or carelessly driving any vehicle or carrying any chair to the danger of
any person or property whatsoever ;

(7.) Or using any insulting language or being guilty of any rude behaviour
whilst employed ;

(8. ) Or keeping the wrong side of the road without reasonable excuse for
so doing ;