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No. 1. From D'Oyley's wharf to Frink's wharf, both included, and the Bay opposite thereto.

No. 2. From Frink's wharf to Cochran's wharf, both included, and the Bay opposite thereto.

No. 3. From Cochran's wharf to Mey's wharf, both included, and the Bay opposite thereto.

10. That the following rates for every dray load be allowed, viz.

From any part of one wharf to the same wharf, |Cts.
or from any place of a division to any part of
the same division,

From any part of one division to any part of the
adjoining division,

From any part of division No. 1, to any part of
division No. 3.

From division No. 1, to Gadsden's wharf,

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No. 2, to do.

No. 3, to do.

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to division No. 1,

From any of the wharves to the north side of
Broad-street, as far as the west side of Meeting-
street, and both sides of Broad-street,
From any of the wharves to any part of the city,
between the west side of Meeting-street, and
north side of Broad-street,

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From any of the wharves from the north side of
Broad-street to the north side of Ellery-street,
to the west side of Meeting-street,
From any of the wharves from the nosth side of
Broad-street west side of King-street, north side
of Hazell-street, west side of Meeting-street.
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From any of the wharves from the north side of
Broad-street, Ashley river, north side of Beau-
fain-street, west side of King-street,
From any of the wharves between the north side
Ellery-street and Boundary-street, to west side]
of Meeting-street,
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From any of the wharves between the north side
of Hazell-street, west side of King-street, north
side of Boundary-street, and west side of Meet-
ing-street,

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From any of the wharves between the north side Cts.
of Beaufain-street, west side of King-street,
north side of Boundary-street, west side of Pitt-
street, and city lands, and Boundary-street, 43
From any of the wharves between the north side
of Beaufain-street, Ashly river, west side of Pitt-
street, north side of Boundary-street,
From any wharf on South-Bay, to north side of
Tradd-street,

From do. to north side of Queen-street,
From do. to Hazell and Beaufain-streets,
From do. to north side of Boundary-street,
A hogshead of tobacco from the inspection, to
any wharf south of the governor's bridge,
From do. to any wharf north of the governor's
bridge,
And to and from any other place not above men-
tioned, in proportion with the above rates and
distances,

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11. That for every full cart or dray load of produce, Rates not par ticularly ent er goods, wares, merchandize and commodities what- merated, & sover, not heretofore particularly enumerated, to or from any place as above specified (not described in the above rates) a sum shall be paid proportionably to the rates for carting of lumber as mentioned in this ordinance.

12. That if any owner or driver of carts, drays or Penalty for other carriages for hire, shall demand or receive any demanding greater rates, price or prices, for the carriage of any of grenter rates the articles mentioned in the eighth and tenth clauses of this ordinance, than are or may be heretofore allowed; the person so offending, if white, or a free person of colour, shall for every such offence pay a fine of five dollars, and if a slave, his owner or employer shall pay a like sum, and on refusal to pay the same, the said slave shall be proceeded against as is provided in the third clause.

13. Whereas, from the number of horses running at large in the streets, and on the wharves of the city, the lives of the citizens are thereby endangered, Be it therefore ordained, That from and immediately after. the passing of this ordinance, no horse or horses shall

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or halter, &c.

Penalty.

Horses not be permitted to run at large, or be driven through the streets of the city without being properly bridled or To be driven haltered, and led by some person or persons capable of managing them; and any owner or person having the care and management of any horse or horses, offending herein, shall forfeit and pay for every such offence, a sum not exceeding two dollars, on the information of any constable or other person, to be recovered and applied as before directed. And the City Marshal, his deputy or any other person is hereby authorized to take into his or their possession any horse or horses so running at large, or driven through the city, and the same to keep, until the owner or, owners thereof, shall defray the expence of keeping, and will also pay for every such offence, the sum of five dollars, besides the aforesaid fine, to be recovered as aforesaid.

Marshal's duty

altered and revised.

14. That on the first Monday in December in every Rates may be year, or on the first meeting of Council thereafter, the foregoing rates may, if there be any material rise or fall in the price of grain, fodder or other articles of life, be revised and altered, and carts, drays and waggons, driving for hire within the city, shall be regulated by the rates that may be then established.

Repeal.

Passed, Oct.

drive faster

&c.

15. That all ordinances heretofore passed, regulating carts, drays, and other carriages, or preventing ing persons from driving or riding improperly through the streets, be, and the same is hereby repealed.

1. Be it ordained, That no person driving a cart, 13, 1806. dray or waggon, shall be permitted to drive the same in any of the streets, or open places in Charleston, Persons not to faster than a walk; and no person, riding on horse than a walk, back, or driving a chaise, curricle, or other carriage, shall be permitted to ride or drive the same, in any of the streets or open places in Charleston, faster than a walk, moderate trot, or pace, and to turn round the corner of any street faster than a walk, under a penalty of five dollars for each and every such offence, if the offender be a white person; Provided however, that any such person proving, to the satisfaction of any one of the City Wardens, that he was compelled, by cer

Penalty.

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tain urgent cause or causes, to ride or drive faster than as above prescribed, shall not be liable to a prosecution for the same.

2. That every white person, applying to the City Persons opTreasurer for a licence for letting, or driving on hire, plying for a lia cart, dray, waggon, or other carriage, conforma- &e to make bly to the first clause of "An Ordinance to amend oath. ›

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an Ordinance, entitled "An Ordinance for regu"lating carts, drays, waggons and carriages, within "the city and for other purposes," shall take an oath before the City Treasurer, if a magistrate, or before one of the Wardens of the city, that he, the applicant, is truly and bona fide the owner of the cart, dray, waggon, or other carriage, as the case may be, for which he wishes to obtain a licence. And any white person taking such oath before a Warden, To produce the same to the shall produce to, and deposit with the City Treasur-City Treasur er, the original affidavit, certified by such Warden. er, s. And every free person of colour, applying to the Ci- People of coty Treasurer for a licence as aforesaid, shall produce lour to be reto him a certificate, signed by at least three respeciable inhabitants of the city, that the said free person of colour is truly and bona fide the owner of said cart, dray, waggon, or other carriage, as the case may be, for which he wishes to obtain a licence; which said certificate shall be deposited with the City Treasurer.

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3. That every public chair, chaise, or other public Carriages for carriage, having two wheels, curricles excepted, let, painted num plying or driven for hire, shall have the number of ber the licence, granted for it by the City Treasurer, painted in legible figures, not less than three inches long, on the after part of each shaft, and upon the outside square thereof, so as to be easily seen. every four wheeled carriage, let, plying or driven for hire, shall have the number of the licence, granted for it by the City Treasurer, painted in legible figures, not less than three inches long, on each side of the body of the carriage, so as to be easily seen. And every curricle, let, plying or driven for hire, shall have the number of the licence granted for it by the City. Treasurer, painted in legible characters, not less than three inches long, on the back part of the body, so as to be easily seen, under a penalty of not less than

Penalty.

ages not per

twelve, nor more than twenty dollars, payable by the owner thereof, for every day or part of a day, on which any such public chair, chaise, carriage, or curricle, shall be let, plying or driven for hire, without such figured number.

4. That no public chair, chaise, curricle or other Public carri- carriage, as aforesaid, shall stand or ply for hire in mitted to stand any street of the city, except at such station therein, at any place, as shall be assigned to it by the City Marshall under expressed by the direction of the Intendant. And it shall be the

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Penalty.

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cence, granted by him for any public chair, chaise, curricle, or other carriage, the stand or station, which the same shall respectively occupy, when exposed to. hire. And whenever any such public chair, chaise, curricle, or other carriage, shall stand or ply for hire at any other station in the streets of Charleston, than the one assigned to it as aforesaid, or be placed otherwise at such station, than as directed by the City Marshal, the owner of such chair, chaise, curricle, or other carriage, shall for each and every such offence, forfeit and pay to the use of the city, the sum of three dollars.

5. That every person to whom a licence shall be hereafter granted, under and by virtue of the above give bond, &c. cited ordinance, shall be obliged to give bond in the ment of fines, sum one hundred dollars, with such surety as shall be required and approved of by the City Treasurer, wherein and whereby such person and his surety shall jointly and severally bind themselves to the City Council of Charleston, that they and either of them, their and either of their heirs, executors, and administrators, will at all times, while such licence is of force, be liable and responsible for the payment of any fine, and all fines, incurred or to be incurred, for any and every offence against this and the above cited ordinance, or any part of them, or either of them, whether such offence or offences be committed by the person, obtaining such licence, or by any other person or persons whatever (either bond or free) who shall or may be driving the cart, dray, waggon, or other carriage, to which such licence refers. And the City Treasurer shall never issue a licence of

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