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Drivers, &c. exacting more than the fare, insolent, or leaving his fare, owners of the coaches, &c. forfeit not above 40 s.
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XV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the time the said rates, fares, and prices shall be so limited and approved of as aforesaid, no hackney coachman, post-chaiseman, driver, or carrier, of any hackney coach, post-chaise, chair, or sedan, in or about the said city, or within the liberties thereof, shall take by the day, hour, or set-down, above the rates, fares, and prices, so to be limited as aforesaid; and that if any coachman, post-chaiseman, chairman, or carriers of chairs or sedans, shall exact more for his fare than according to the several rates so to be limited, or behave with insolence to his fare, or leave his fare without permission, the owners of such coach, post-chaise, chair, or sedan, shall for every such offence of such coachman, post-chaiseman, chairman, or carriers of chairs or sedans, forfeit any sum not exceeding forty shillings; to be levied or applied in manner as is herein before directed.
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