I9S HIGHWAYS AND HORSES. 



condition, notice thereof is sent to the proprietor ; if 

 he neglects to attend to this warning, the Commis- 

 sioners may suspend his license for a stated time, and 

 take away his stamped office-plate until after the 

 expiration of that time. 



By the Act i6 and 17 Vict., c, ^t,, of 1S53, the fare 

 for London hackney-carriages was fixed at sixpence 

 for every mile or fraction of a mile, and two shillings 

 per hour ; sixpence per quarter of an hour was allowed 

 for waiting or detention ; each carriage was to be pro- 

 vided with a table of fares, placed conspicuously, so 

 that the passenger could see it, and each driver with a 

 book or card of fares which he was to produce when 

 required. The driver must not refuse to carry a fare, 

 if the distance be within six miles, or the time likely to 

 be occupied in such a journey within an hour. Beyond 

 these limits he may exercise an option, or discretion. 

 When hired by time, the driver is not bound to go 

 more than four miles an hour, unless paid sixpence per 

 mile extra ; a reasonable quantity of luggage is to be 

 taken free of charge ; lamps are to be lighted on the 

 carriages of a night ; the police are to have control 

 over all cab-stands. In cases where a hackney-cab is 

 drawn by more than one horse an addition of one-third 

 may be made to the fare ; the driver may refuse to 

 charge by time instead of distance between eight in the 

 evening and six the following morning. If more than 

 two persons ride in a hackney-carriage, sixpence is 

 charged over any distance beyond the regular fare. 

 All the above provisions came into force by the above- 

 mentioned Act, and were compelled by fine or im- 

 prisonment. The above Act related chiefly to hackney- 

 carriages in connection with the public ; another Act 

 relating to their connection with the Revenue was 



