70 C. 22. Anno tricefimo Georgii II. Ai D. 1757- which the Offence fhall be committed, or the Offender fliall have been apprehended, there to remain and be kept to hard Labour for any Time not exceeding one Calendar Month, as any fuch Jufticc fhall think fit and order. 9 Jinn. c. 23. 'VI, And whereas the PafTage from Wejlnihifler Bridge into the City of JVeJlmlnJier is greatly obilruc- o Ar.n. c. ^. ' ted, and rendered iinfafe, by the conftant Stand of Hackney Coaches and other Carriages, plying for No Coaches or ' hire near the faid Bridge ;' Be it therefore further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, 'T'hat no Hack- das to p)y for ncy Coachman, Carman, or other Peifon or Perfons, fhall, from and after the faid twenty-fourth Day Hire in the oi June., plv for Hire with any Hackney Coach, Cart, or other VVecl Carriage, in Bridge Street^ Parlia- ^W^m^r "'/ Street. Great Gcor?e Street^ St. Alar caret's Street^ or Ahitwdm Street, in the City of JVcfiminfler, or ft there ^"^ '"^ btrects ; or itop or itay n any of the faid Streets with any luch Loach, Lart, or other "c^njer ih/n to Wheel Carriage, any longer Time than ihall be reafonable for Aich Coachman, Carman, or other Perfon, take u? or fti having the Care of any Wheel Carriage, to wait to take up or fct down his Fare, or to load and unload .downal-arc, Goods or Other Commodities ; and that every Coachman, Carman, or other Perfon, having the Care of any fuch Weel Carriage, offending in any of the Cafes aforefaid, and being convi6led of any fuch Offence, either by his own ConfeHion, or by the Oath of one or more credible Witnefs or Witneffes before any on 'orfeifjre of j^itjce of the Peace for the City and Liberty of Wejhninfler, which Oath fuch Juftice is hereby impowered t^^^ToT' ^"'^ required to adminifter, (hall, for every fuch Offence, forfeit any Sum not exceeding twenty Shillings, nor lefs tharijs. and not lefs than five Shillings ; or fhall be committed to the Houfe of Corredlion in JVeftminJier, there to o! being com- remain and be kept to hard Labour for any Time not exceeding one Calendar Adonth, as any fuch Jullice niic:ed. fhall think fit and order. C'.r.ccrn'tng C.}uchci, C=ft. fei farther 35 Ge9. 2. c. 25. Dnverof any VIL And be it further enabled by the Authority aforefaid, That if the Driver of any Carriage what- Carriage, oi>- foevcr in the faid Cities of London or IVejitninfler, or in any publick Street or common Highways wrthia p'^'fi-^'^eln an- ^^^ ^'^'"^ weekly Bills of Mortality, fhall by Negligence or wilful Mifbehaviour prevent, hinder, or inter- oFiheVtrcets '"'■'pt tbe free PalTage of his Majefly's Subjecls, in any of the publick Streets in London or IVe/iminjler, or »iihin the Bills or in any publlck Streets or common Highways within the faid weekly Bills of Mortality, every fuch of Mortality, Driver being convicted thereof, either by his own Confeffion> or by the Oath of one or more credible Witnefs or Witnefles, before any Juftice of the County, City, Divifion, Liberty or Place wherein any fuch Offence fhall be committed, and which Oath every fuch Juftice is hereby impowered to adminifter, forfeit* any Sum fhall for every fuch Offence forfeit any Sum not exceeding twenty Shillings 5 or fhall be committed to not exceeding fj^g Houfe of Corre£tion, or fome other Prifon of the County, City, Liberty, Divifion or Place ia ~°* •'ueT.*^ ' which the Offence fliall have been committed, or the Offender fhall have been apprehended, there to be kept to hard Labour, for any Time not exceeding one Calendar Month, as any fuch Juftice fliall think fit and order. 101. Penalty of * VIIL And for preventing Obflruftlons in all the publick Highways of this Kingdom ;* Be it enacted obftruaing the ^,y j^^g Authority aforefaid. That if any Perfon after the twenty-fourth Day of "June one thoufand feven hun- other /art they are loading qj- Carriage fliall be loading or unloading ; every Perfon fo offending, and being convidted of fuch Offence, " unloading. cither by his own Confelfion, or by the Oath of one or more credible Witnefs or Witneffes, before any Juftice of the Peace for the County, Riding, Divifion, City or Place where fuch Offence fhall be com- mitted, which Oath fuch Juftice is hereby impowered and required to adminifter, fhall, for every fuch to be levied .by Offcncc forfeit and pay any Sum not exceeding twenty Shillings, to be levied by Diftrefs and Sale of the Diftrefs andSale ; Offender's Goods and Chattels, by Warrant under the Hand and Seal of any Juftice of the Peace; and an I forwsnt of for want of fullkieiit Diftrefs, fuch Juftice is hereby impowered and required to commit fuch Offender to Diftrefs, offn- (he Houfe (>f Corre6tion, or fbme other Prifon of the County, Riding, Divifion, City or Place in which cisr to be com- ^j^g Oft'cnce fhall be committed, or the Offender fhall have been apprehended, there to remain and be
- "'"'^ ■ kept to hard Labour for any Time not exceeding one Calendar Month.
20s. Penalty IX. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid. That if after the faid twenty-fourth Day of on Driver riding June the Driver of any Waggon, Cart, Car, Dray or other Carriage, on any publick Highway, fhalUide 9" •"' waggon upon any fuch Carriage, not having fome other Perfon on Foot or on Horfeback to guide the fame (fuch
- "'. ^^y^'f^^'e Carriages as are refpedively drawn by one Horfc only, or by two Horfes abreaft, and are conducted by
Tther Herfon to fome Ptrfon holding the Reins of fuch Horfe or Horfes, excepted) or if the Driver of any Carriage what- conduft it, foevcr on any of the faid Highways, fhall by Negligence or Mifbehaviour caufc any Hurt or Damage to or caufing any any Perfon pafhng or being upon fuch Highway ; or fhall by Negligence or wilful Mifbehaviour, prevent, Damsig^; hinder or interrupt the free Paffage of any other Carriage, or of his Majefty's Subjedts on the faid High- th "paffaBe'"^ ways ; or if the Driver of any empty or unloaded Waggon, Cart or other Carriage, fhall refufe or ncgleiit or being^mpty, to turn afidc and make way for any Coach, Chariot, Chaife, loaded Waggon, Cart, or other loaded Car- not giving Way riagc ; every fuch Driver offending in any of the Cafes aforefaid, and being convicted of fuch Offence, for Coaches, &c. either by his own ConfcfTion, or by the Oath of one or more credible Witnefs or Witnefles, before any or loaded Car- jyfijce of thc Peacc of thc County, Riding, Divifion or Place where fuch Offence fhall be committed "■'^"' (which Oath fuch Juftice is hereby impowered and required to adminifter) fhall for every fuch Offence to he. levied by forfeit any Sum not exceeding twenty Shiiliiigs, to be levied by Diftrefs and Sale of the Offender's Goodjj Oiflreft and i^lc i aad tor want of Dtdreft. Offender to be committed. I and
