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§ 42. No public porter or hand-cartman shall be entitled Porter's fees. to recover or receive any pay or fare, from any person for the transportation of any article or articles, unless hist name and number of his license, and the rates shall be fixed, and the badge worn, agreeably to this chapter.

§ 43. Upon the trial of any cause commenced for the recovery of any of the aforesaid prices or rates, it shall be incumbent on the plaintiff in such action, to prove that the badge was worn and the prices fixed, agreeably to the last preceding section, at the time the services were rendered for which the suit was brought.

Ibid.

ployment.

§ 44. No public porter or hand-cartman shall neglect Refusing emor refuse to transport any article or articles, when required so to do, unless he shall then be actually and otherwise employed, or unless the distance he shall be required to go shall be more than two miles, under the penalty of five dollars for each offense.

of others.

§ 45. No public porter or hand-cartman shall suffer or Substitution permit any other person than himself to carry any article or articles, in his wheel or hand-barrow, or hand-cart, or to wear his badge, under the penalty of five dollars for every such offense.

§ 46. If any public porter shall ask or demand any Porter's fecs. grater rate of pay or compensation for the carrying or conveyance of any articles than is herein provided, he shall not be entitled to any pay for the said service; and to so ask, demand or receive any such greater pay or compensation, shall be deemed a violation of this chapter.

sentation.

§ 47. It shall not be lawful for any person to represent False reprehimself as, or to wear or exhibit any badge, inscription, card or device purporting or implying that he is employed or authorized by the keeper, proprietors, agent or officer

Penalties.

of any hotel, boarding house, vessel, steamboat or railroad company, to solicit, receive or convey persons, baggage or other things to or from any such hotel, boarding-house, vessel, steamboat or railroad company's station or depot, without being actually and duly authorized by such keeper, proprietor, officer, or agent, so to do, under the penalty of twenty-five dollars for every offense.

General Provision.

§ 48. All persons who shall violate or fail to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be punished, pursuant to the provisions of sections 20 and 21 of an act relative to the powers of the Common Council of the city of New York, and the criminal courts of said city, passed by the Legislature of the State of New York, January 23d, 1833:-or in lieu thereof, shall forfeit and pay, for the use of said city, ten dollars for each and every offense, except where a penalty is prescribed in said chapter.

Regulations.

ARTICLE IV.

OF GARBAGE AND OTHER CARTS.

49. Every cart or other vehicle used to convey or transport dirt, manure, sand, gravel, mud, ashes, lime, garbage, swill, offal, or other loose materials, in any of the streets of said city, shall be fitted with a good and substantial tight box thereon, the sides of which shall be twenty-four inches, and the tail-board eighteen inches high, so that no portion of such dirt, sand or other loose material be scattered or thrown into any of said streets; and all carts or other vehicles, when used in carting slaked lime, garbage, offal, swill, or other offensive matter, or ashes, shall have the box thereof closely covered with a

sufficient covering of cloth, or boards closely fitted, so as Regulations. to prevent the escape or flying about of any of the contents, or effluvia therefrom; and every person using any cart or other vehicle for any such purpose, without its being so fitted shall be deemed guilty of a violation of this chapter.

Provisions applicable.

Owners to be licensed.

CHAPTER XXXVIII.

OF EXPRESS WAGONS.

§ 1. All the provisions of the preceding chapter of these ordinances, as far as relates to carts and cartmen, and not inconsistent herewith, excepting sections 2, 3, 6, 10, 20 and 21 of said chapter, are extended to, and shall include and be applicable to all wagons and other vehicles, commonly known as express wagons, which shall be kept, used, driven or employed for the transportation of any thing whatsoever, to or from any place within the city of New York, from or to any place wheresoever, for hire, wages or pay; provided always, that the owner or owners of such wagons or vehicles shall have a place in the city of New York, for the transaction of such business.

§ 2. The Mayor shall, from time to time, license and appoint so many and such persons as he may think proper to set up and keep one or more express wagons in said city; and he may revoke or suspend any or all such licenses at his pleasure; but it shall not be lawful for any person to receive or hold a license to keep such express wagons, unless he is the actual owner of the wagon or wagons, and of a good horse or horses therefor, nor unless he be a citizen of the United States, and has a family, and resides with his family in said city; or if not having a family, shall have resided himself therein during the six months preceding, and the Mayor may examine, under oath, all persons applying for or holding any such license or the renewal thereof, touching their qualifications, as aforesaid; and all licenses, other than to persons so qualified, shall be void,

§3. The Mayor shall require and receive, for the use License Fee. of the city, from every person to whom he may grant license to keep such express wagons, five dollars for every wagon so licensed, and two dollars and fifty cents for the licenses of each wagon renewed.

owners to be

wagons.

§ 4. Every such express wagon shall have fairly painted Names of on the outside thereof, in a conspicuous place, on each waged on side, so as to be easily seen, in plain letters and figures of at least two and a half inches in length, the name of the owner or owners, the place of business in said city, and the number of the license for such wagon, and such owner or owners shall be responsible for all articles intrusted to such wagon or to the driver thereof, and for the conduct of such driver, whilst in charge of or with such wagon.

licensed.

§ 5. No person shall drive such express wagon unless Drivers to be he be twenty-one years of age, and have obtained license from the Mayor for such purpose, under the penalty of ten dollars for every such offense, to be recovered from the owner or owners of such express wagon, and from such driver, both or either.

§ 6. The Mayor is hereby authorized to grant licenses, ibid. from time to time, to drivers of such express wagons, as are herein mentioned, as often as may be necessary, and to suspend and revoke the same whenever he may deem it expedient.

of License.

§ 7. Any driver of an express wagon who shall be Revocation thrice convicted of a breach of any of the sections of this chapter of these ordinances, shall be deprived of his license and forever debarred of a license under this chapter.

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