HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1909-036County of Hawaii, Territory of Hawaii
Ordinance 1Vo. 36
REGULATING LICENSED DS?IVERS
AND LICENSED VEHICLES.
Be it ordained by the Board of Sup-
ervisors of the County of Hawaii:
Section 1. Every licensed driver
shall have a silver or white metal
badge, with the word "Driver" and his
licence number and the words "County
of Hawaii" plainly shown on it. This
badge must be worn while emplo7ed
so as to be plainly seen upon the left
breast. Drivers of freight or baggage
vehicles may wear their badges upon
their hats. These badges will be furn-
ished at the Treasurer's Office a~t cost
price.
Section 2. Every licensed carriage
or vehicle shall be numbered with the
number of the license issued. The
Treasurer shall have prepared labels
on tin meta], duly painted and letter-
ed, showing; if passenger licenses, the
number of the license, number
of passengers licensed to carry, the
year and the district where located;
and if freight or baggage license, the
number„year, district and the letters
\\~ F. & B. .The size of the tin label shall
'\~~~eRC~ed 3x6 inches, and shall be
made in duplicate and affixed on each
side of the driver's seat so that it can
be plainly seen. A fee of flue cents
shall be collected and returned as a
County realization for each tin label
sold.
Section 3. Every licensed carriage
or vehicle for carrying passengers,
running at night, must exhibit two
lights, one on each side near the driv-
er's seat, with the number of such ve-
hicle plainly shown on the glass of
each light in opaque black figures not
less than one and one-half (1~/z) inch-
es in height.
Section 4. Drivers of licensed ve-
hicles must obey the orders of the po-
lice.
Section 5. No horse attached to a
licensed vehicle is to be left without
a Proper attendant, or properly se-
cured.
Section 6. No licensed driver shall
leave his vehicle at any public or
private ball or entertainment, pub-
ic assemblage, place of amusement or
liquor saloon.
Section 7. No licensed vehicle is to
be left on the street or highway over-
night.
Section 8. Anv licensed vehicle, or
any horse or harness, found in use
with a licensed vehicle at any time in
an unsuitable or unsafe condition for
performing the duties of common car-
riers. will render the o~.vner ar driver,
or both, liable to arrest and prosecu-
tion .
Section 9. Any person who shall
violate or fail to observe any of the
requirements of this ordinance shall
be fined not more than twenty-five
dollars for each such violation, and
the license of any such licensed vehi-
c;e or driver may, in the discretion of
the Court, be cancelled.
Section 10. This crdinance shall
take effect from and after the first
day of July, A. D. 1909.
By the Board of Supervisors, County
of Hawaii.
JAMES D. LEWIS,
Chairman of the Board of Supervisors.
TERRITORY OF HAWAII )
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COUNTY OF HAWAII )
I hereby certify that the foregoing
Ordinance was regularly considered
at a meeting of the Board of Sup-
ervisors of the County of Hawaii,
held at the County Seat uPOn the
4th day of Tune, A. D. 1909, and
upon being put to vote said Ordinance
was adopted by a majority of the Sup-
ervisors at said meeting.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have
hereunto set my hand and alllxed the
seal of the County of Hawaii upon this
4th day of June, A. D. 1909.
JOHN K. KAI,
Clerk of the County of Hawaii.
CSEALJ
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