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1n. H. PATTERSON, C. C. P.
Vehicles.
Section F. The clerk of the council shall keep a register, G4 Anse lxx R
in which he shall enter, at the time of issuing a license for r°r rentc�c�
any vehicle, the number of the vehicle, the price paid for
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Regulating Public Hacks and t;arria:gts. Vehicles.
charge passengers, except on Court street between Third
street and Fourth street, which block is hereby set apart as
a standing place for pubi:e vehicles.
Sec. 2. It shall be unlawful for such hack or carriage,
Must carry
' as mentioned in section one (t), to' do business in Padu-
cah without carrying two lamps in glass frames, one to be
fixed on each silo of said vehicle Lnd upon which shall lie
painted in plain figures not less than two and one half (2-
1-2) inches high rhe license number of said vehicle, and10j11`W111O
said vehicles are requi;t•c to maintain a light with:n each of
said lamps at all. times after dark.
Sec. 3. Any person violating the provision:, of this or.
Penalty
dinance shall be subject to a fine not less than live dollars
nor more than twenty dollars for each offense, and the fail-
ure to provide the lamp=_, lights or numbers here'n required,
shall be deemed a separate offense ,fur each day's contin-
uance thereof.
Sec, q. All ordinances, or parts of ordinances, in con-
flict herewith, are here-)- repealed, and this ordinance shall
take effect from and afttr its passage, approval and publi-
cation.
Adopted by the Council Oct. 8, Igoe.
CHAS. REED, Pres.
Adopted by the Board of Aldermen Oct 13, Igoe.
C. Q. C. LEIGH. Pres.
Approved Oct. 2o, Ie02.
D. A. YEISER, Mayor.
Attest:
1n. H. PATTERSON, C. C. P.
Vehicles.
Section F. The clerk of the council shall keep a register, G4 Anse lxx R
in which he shall enter, at the time of issuing a license for r°r rentc�c�
any vehicle, the number of the vehicle, the price paid for
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Vehicles.
Number plate
toed
Penalty
Spurious
plate
New plates
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hack lamps
Penalty
REVISED ORDINANCES OF PADUCAH.
the license and the name of the person to whom the license
is issued. Said clerk shall at the time of issuing such
license furnish to the party obtaining same a me-
talic plate, with a nun•ber plainly painted thereon corre-
sponding with the registered number of such vehicle, and the
owner of such vehicle stall, before using same, cause said
metallic plate to be placed in a conspicious manner on the
outside of such licensed vehicle, and shall -keep it there at
111 times when such vehicle is being used, under a penalty of
$t for each day such yt hicle shall be used without such
number.
If any person shall place upon any vehicle required to
be licensed under the ordinances tf the City of Paducah a
spurious or counterfeit plate or number, or place such plate
or plated number upon at.y vehicle without first having duly
obtained license for sucl vehicle, he shall be fitted not less
than $g nor more than Sts for each offense. A new series
of•such numbered plates shall be issued by the council clerk
on the first day of May in each year, and the plates used in
one year shall not be used in another year. All owners of
public hacks run in the city of Pnducah for profit or hire
shall furnish the same with lamps or lanterns one on each
side, which shall be kept constantly lighted when such vehicle
is used after dark, in the absence of the moon, and on the out-
side of such lamps shall be plainly printed its figures the num-
ber of stick hack. corresponding with the license number
thereof and any owner cf any licensed hack in the city of
Paducah who shall fail to comply with this requirement
shall be fined not less tlan $2 nor more than $to for each
day he shall so fail to c•.mply.
Sec. 2. Omitted—Repealed.
Lawful mtes Sec. 3. The owners or drivers of all public licensed
of tnre hack, or vehicles used for carrying passengers in the Cite
of Paducah for hire or ttward &hall be entitled to and may
detnand, charge and receive the following compensation and
no snore:
REVISED ORDINANCES OF PADUCAH.
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Vehicles.
For carrying a passenger to any point in city, 25 cents.
For each stop of five minutes, to cents; and for each
stop longer than five minutes, 5 cents for each additional
five minutes may be charged.
When such vehicles are engaged by the hour they may
charge and collect $2 for the first hour and $i for each ad-
ditional hour.
Between the hour of midnight and 5 o'clock a. m.,
double the foregoing raves may be charged.
For attending a funeral, such vehicles may charge $2.50
and no more. Provided: the provisions of this section re-
Undeetakees
lating to charges for carriages shall not apply to under-
atempt
takers who keep carriages to be used exclusively in the
burial of dead persons, and who do not ply said carriages
for hire or reward except in the burial of dead personv.
The owner and dr:vft of each vehicle shall at all times
Copy ofrato
keep flung up or posted on the outside of such vehicle, in a
to be potted
conspicious place, so as to be easily seen and read, a printed
copy of the foregoing rates of charges, printed with ink
in good size typ-, on thick white card paper; and passengers
shall have .th% right to examine same before paying their
.
fare. Any owner or driver of any such vehicle who, when
required, shall fail, neglect or refuse to carry any Iassen-
Penalty for
ger, or who shall aek, demand or receive for carrying any
overcharges
person more than the sum allowed by this section, cr shall
in any o:l+er way violate or fail to comply with any provis-
ion of this section, shall be fined not less than $5 nor .more
than $25 for each offense.
Sec. 4. It shall be unlawful for the owner, agent or
Depot
driver of a vehicle of any character run for the purpose of
platforms
carrying passengers to or from any railroad depot in the
City of Paducah to go upon the platforms of such depots,
or the passage -ways leading to such platforms, for the pur-
pose of soliciting patronage for the owner or driver of any
.
vehicle. And if any per'::on shall violate any provision of this
section, he shall be fined not less than $5 nor more than $to
for each offense.
448 REVISED ORDINANCES OF PADUCAH.
Vehicles.
welahtof Sec. 5. The weight of a load hauled over the streets
loans and
width of tires of the City or Paducah on any four -wheeled veh'Lle, an
fixed
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the -width of the rre of such vehicles, shall be a; follows:
For a load of 5,000 pounds, the tires shall be three and
one-half inches in width.
Where the load is from 3,000 to 4;000 pounds, the tires
shall he three : chcs in width.
Where the load is from 4,000 to 5,000 pounds, the tires
shall be three and one-half inches in width.
Where the load .is from 2,000 to 3,000 pounds, the tires
shall be two and one -h L' inches in width.
On two -horse drays, the width of the tires shall be four
inches.
On one-horse drays, the width of the tires shall be three
inches.
No vehicl,, shall •h;,ol on the streets of Paducah a load
of more than 8,000 pounds, where the load can be divided.
Name of
Every vehicle regulated by thi± section shall have its
Owner
numher, name of omrner and maximum weight of load paint-
ed on a piece of tin nt - legs than vine by three inches in
size, and fastened in a cor.spicious place on such vehicle.
The assistant chief of police, or any policeman of the city
of Paducah shall have mithority a order any such vehicle
to be driven on the public scales and the load- thereon
weighed whenever he w;,y deem i- necessary.
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It shall be the duty of the liceme inspector to ascert;,in
Inspector
correctly the actual width of 'tire of any vehicle regulated
by this section and furnish the s-ttnc to the assista0t chief
of police, with number, name of owner and kind of vehicle.
If any person shall violate any provision. of this section he
shall be fined not less than $5 nor more than $2o for each
offense.
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Vehicles—Amendment.
Vehicles—Amendment.
An Ordinance Amending an Ordinance No. 48 of the
Revised Ordinr.nces of the City of Paducah,
Whereas: section 2, of the Revised Ordinance of the
city of Paducah, is ambigious as to the construction of its
provisions, and whereas: section 3, of the. same ordinance
imposes penalties upon the owner of driver of licensed ve-
hicles for overcharging the public, but fails to provide a
penalty for persons using such lic. used vehicles and who
refuse to pay the lawft:i and usual fee, therefore,
Be it ordained by by the Common Council of the City
of Paducah.
Section r, Thar section two of ordinance No. 43, titled
"Vehicles" be, and the s:.me is hereby amended by striking
out of said section all after Che word coach, and inserting
in lien thereof the following towit.."and any driver of such
licensed hack or coach who shall permit any person to sit,
or ride wirh him upon the driver's seat shall be fined $5.00
for each such offense" Causing said section to;read as
amended as follows towit: "That it shall be unlawful for
more than one driver or person to sic or ride upon the One driver
driver's seat of any licensed hack cr coach, and any driver
of such licensed hack or coach who shall permit any person.
to sit or ride with hint upon the drivers seat shall be fined
$5.00 for each such offense.
Sec. 2. That sectirni 3, Of the revised ordinances of
the City of, Paducah No. 43, titled "Vehicles," be and the
same is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof, the
following totvit: " m.l any person or persons who shall em•
ploy a licensed hack or coach, and have received its service
nid refuse to pay the lawful fees shall be fined not less
than $5.00 ecr more t•ban $25.00 for such refus^Ito pay.
S=c. 3. Thar all ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict with the provisions of this ordinance, to the extent
of such enttfhcting are hereby reptaled, and r'.,I; ordinance
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450_ REVISED ORDINANCES OF PADUCAH..
Vehicles—Amendment. City Weigher.
shall rake effect from and after its passage and approval.
Adopted April 23re, 1900.
J. WM. FISHER, C. C. P.
Approved April 25th, 1900.
JAS. M. LANG, Mayor.
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City Weigher.
wlection of
. City Weigher
Secticu 1. The Office of city weigher is hereby creat-
ed. The city weigher shall be elected by the common
council fit December in each year, for the term of one year
and until hii successor is euly elected and qualified:
keep an
Sec. 2. He shall have and keep an office convenient
office
to
the public scales and %,h: never called upon sl,a!1 weigh any
article and ,give to the apl:licant a true certificate of (lie
weight.
Keep sra'e;ln
ru,no order
. Sec. 3. He shall have charge of the public scales; keep
same in good order and see that the scales and weights are
tested and approved according to law.
Must keep
record ba,k
Ser, q. The city weigher shall keep a suitably bonk in
which he shall keep a record of each article weighed on
the public scales, the date when weighed, the name of the
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person Laving s:,me weighed, the weight of such article and
the amount of the fee charged for weighing same. This
book shall be rubioct to the inspection of any one having
any articl: weighed' on said scales, and also to any person
authorized by the common council to inspect the same. The
city weigher shall every three months report to the common
council, under oath, an abstract from said bank showing
the articles weighed on said scales during the three months
next preceding such repi-•rt, the date when weighed, the
name of the owner of the articlei weighed, and the ices
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charged by the city weigher.
Fees for
weighing
Sec. S. For weighing on the public scales of the city,
the city weighershall charge acrd collect the following fees
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