By an Act of common council of the city of London, Heygate, mayor, 1823,
the ticket porters are not to exceed five hundred.
A ticket porter, when plying or working, is to wear his ticket so as to
be plainly seen, under a penalty of 2_s._ 6_d._ for each offence.
No ticket porter is to apply for hire in any place but on the stand,
appointed by the acts of common council, or within six yards thereof,
under a penalty of 5_s._
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| FARES OF TICKET-PORTERS. | For |
| | every |
+----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ half |
| | Qr. | Half | One | 1½ | Two | mile |
| | Mile. | Mile. | Mile. | Mile. | Mile. | far- |
| | | | | | | ther. |
| | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- |
| |_s. d._|_s. d._|_s. d._|_s. d._|_s. d._|_s. d._|
|For any Package,| | | | | | |
|Letter, &c. not | | | | | | |
|exceeding 56 | | | | | | |
|lbs. | 0 4 | 0 6 | 0 9 | 1 0 | 1 6 | 0 6 |
|Above 56 lbs. | | | | | | |
|and not ex- | | | | | | |
|ceeding 112 lbs.| 0 6 | 0 9 | 1 0 | 1 6 | 2 0 | 0 9 |
|Above 112 lbs. | | | | | | |
|and not ex- | | | | | | |
ceeding 168 lbs. | 0 8 | 1 0 | 1 6 | 2 0 | 2 6 | 1 0 |
+----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| For every parcel above 14 lbs. which they may have to bring |
| back, they are allowed half the above fares. |
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A ticket porter not to take more than one job at a time, penalty 2_s._
6_d._
Seven, or more, rulers of the society, to constitute a court.
The governor of the society, with the court of rulers, to make
regulations, and annex reasonable penalties for the breach thereof, not
exceeding 20_s._ for each offence, or three months’ suspension. They may
discharge porters who persist in breach of their orders.
The court of rulers to hear and determine complaints in absence of the
governor.
Any porter charging more than his regular fare, finable on conviction to
the extent of 20_s._, by the governor, or the court of rulers.
Persons employing any one within the city, except their own servants or
ticket porters, are liable to be prosecuted.
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~Manners.~