Hackney Carriage By-Law No. 2




Interpretation.

  1. The words "Town Clerk" where used
    in this by-law shall be understood to mean
    the Town Clerk of the City of Christchurch
    the word "owner" shall signify every person
    possessed of a beneficial interest in any
    hackney carriage and the word "conductor"
    shall include every person other than the
    driver who shall attend upon any licensed
    carriage or upon the passengers therein
    and whenever in this by-law with reference
    to any person matter or thing any word or
    words is or are used importing the singular
    number or masculine gender only such word
    or words shall be understood to apply to the
    plural number or feminine gender.

SCHEDULES

REFERRED TO IN THE FOREGOING BY-LAW.

SCHEDULE A (SECTION 2.)

A REQUISITION FOR A HACKNEY CARRIAGE LICENCE.

To the Chairman and Members of the Christchurch City Council:

I

residing in

do hereby request that a Licence may
be granted to me to keep use employ and let a
to ply for hire within the said City and within the distance of Eight Miles from the
corporate limits thereof.

Dated the

day of
18

Description of Carriage.

Build
Colour
Linings and Trimmings

Inspector’s Report.

I

the Officer appointed to inspect the above-
named
do hereby certify that the conditions required
by the By-law No. 2 for Licensing Hackney Carriages and the Owners Drivers and
Conductors thereof have been complied with and that the said
is capable of carrying
passengers.

Dated the

day of
18

Inspector of Hackney Carriages.

Licence authorised by the Council of the City of Christchurch this
day of
18

Licence No.

Chairman of the Council.



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Online Sources for this page:

VUW Te Waharoa PDF Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1865, No 20





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