14. Upon its being made to appear to the satisfaction of the Council that any owner driver or conductor has been convicted of any offence under this By-law or of any criminal offence the Council may by resolution suspend for any period which to them shall seem proper or revoke as they may deem fit any license which such owner driver or conductor may hold under this By-law. And in case of any complaint before any Justice or Justices of the Peace affecting such driver conductor or owner it shall be lawful for the Justice or Justices to make an endorsement on the license stating the nature of any offence of which the driver conductor or owner may then be adjudged guilty and the amount of penalty inflicted therefor.

15. The number of passengers to be carried in any carriage shall be appointed in each case by the Council provided that not less than 16 inches in width be allowed on the seat to each passenger and in case of any carriage having seats facing each other not less than 18 inches between seat and seat.

16. Infants in arms shall not be counted as passengers two children under seven years of age shall be counted as one passenger.

17. No driver shall allow any vicious horse attached to any carriage to be or remain unmuzzled.

18. The driver of any carriage shall remain constantly in attendance upon the same either by himself or by some competent person while hired or plying for or returning from hire or waiting on any public stand.

19. No driver of any carriage shall by loitering or any other improper conduct cause any obstruction in any street nor shall he permit the same to stand alongside of any other carriage in taking up or setting down any person or wilfully or wrongfully prevent or endeavour to prevent the driver of any other carriage from being hired or taking a fare nor shall he while acting as such driver or conductor do or cause or suffer to be done any damage to any person or property or be guilty of any breach of the peace or of any misconduct or misbehaviour tending to occasion a breach of the peace.

20. No owner driver or conductor in charge of or in attendance upon any carriage shall drive the same furiously carelessly or wantonly or smoke while the same shall be in actual use or be drunk or use any obscene or blasphemous language or any threatening abusive or insulting words or gestures or otherwise so misbehave himself as to annoy any person riding therein.

21. Except in the case of actual necessity or other reasonable cause for deviation the driver or conductor of any carriage shall keep the same on the near or left side of the road and no driver or conductor shall interrupt or interfere with any person or carriage passing or attempting to pass his carriage.

22. Every driver while engaged in taking up or setting down any passenger shall during such taking up or setting down place his carriage as near as conveniently may be to that side of the street at which the taking up or setting down is required.

23. The owner of any carriage in actual use after sunset and before sunrise shall have the same provided with two proper lights and the driver shall keep such lights alight during all such intermediate time as such carriage shall be in use.

HACKNEY CARRIAGES.

24. Until and subject to amendment or alteration as the Council may at any time hereafter from time to time see fit the fares chargeable for the conveyance of passengers in hackney carriages shall be as set forth in Schedule F to this By-law it being at the option of the hirer whether to hire by time or by distance. Provided that such fares shall be inclusive of all charges for luggage not exceeding 14lbs in weight for each passenger. Provided further that nothing in this By-law shall extend to affect the validity of any special agreement made with any person by the owner or driver of any hackney carriage for any future hiring or at any time when such hackney carriage shall not be upon any public stand or plying for hire.

25. Charges by distance for hackney carriages shall be computed from the stand or place from which the carriage was hired but back fares shall be charged only to the city boundary.

26. Until and subject to alteration from time to time by the Council the places of the public stands for hackney carriages and the number of such carriages to be allowed to wait at each stand shall be as specified in Schedule G to this By-law. The Council may from time to time alter the number and place of such public stands and the number of such carriages and so soon as conveniently may be thereafter shall give notice by advertisement of any such appointment or alteration.

27. The driver of any hackney carriage shall take his station on any public stand and in the event of the station before him being vacated shall immediately thereupon take such station.

28. As between any two or more of such drivers any person hailing a hackney carriage from such stand shall unless he shall declare otherwise be deemed to hail the first carriage in order thereon.

29. No driver shall feed any horse whilst on any public stand otherwise than by means of a nose-bag or remove such horse’s blinkers whilst being fed.

30. Except in the cases in this clause specified no driver of any hackney carriage shall permit the same to stand elsewhere than on some public stand.

    (1.) Any driver may wait for hire at any place then open for public amusement or for any public assemblage provided he wait at the side of the street not less than 50 feet distant from a point opposite the centre of the chief entrance of such place then open as aforesaid.

    (2.) Any driver hired to wait at any such place of amusement or public assemblage.