The Rates and Prices of Fare.

The prices or rates, of fares to be taken by, or paid to the owners or drivers of hackney coaches or carriages shall be as follows, to wit:

For conveying a passenger any distance not exceeding one mile, fifty cents; for conveying two passengers the same distance, seventy-five cents, or thirty-seven and a half cents each; and for every additional passenger, thirty-seven and a half cents.

 For conveying a passenger to the new Alms-house, and returning, one dollar; and for every additional passenger, and returning, fifty cents.

For conveying one passenger to Fortieth street, and remaining half an hour, and returning, one dollar and a half; and for every additional passenger, fifty cents.

For conveying one passenger to Sixty-first street, and remaining three-quarters of an hour, and returning, two dollars; and for every additional passenger, fifty cents.

For conveying one passenger to Eighty-sixth street, and remaining one hour, and returning, two dollars and a half; and for every additional passenger, seventy-five cents.

For conveying one or more passengers to Harlem, and returning, with the privilege of remaining three hours, five dollars; or to High Bridge, five dollars with the same privilege.

For conveying one or more passengers to King's Bridge, and returning, with the privilege of keeping the carriage all day, five dollars.

For the use of a hackney coach or carriage, by the day, with one or more passengers, five dollars.

For the use of a hackney coach or carriage, by the hour, with one or more passengers, with the privilege of going from place to place, and stopping as often as may be required, one dollar an hour.

In all cases where the hiring of a hackney coach or carriage is not, at the time thereof, specified to be by the day or hour, it shall be deemed to be by the mile.

For children between two and fourteen years of age half price is only to be charged; and for children under two years of age no charge is to be made.

Whenever a hackney coach or carriage shall be detained, excepting as aforesaid, the owner or driver shall be allowed at the rate of seventy-five cents an hour.

For attending a funeral within the lamp and watch district, two dollars; and to the Potter's field, three dollars; which charges shall include for the necessary detention and returning with passengers.

Every driver or owner of a hackney coach, carriage, or cab shall carry, transport, and convey in and upon his coach, carriage, or cab, in addition to the person or persons therein, one trunk, valise, saddle-bag, carpet-bag, portmanteau, or box, if he be requested so to do, for each passenger, without charge or compensation therefore; but for every trunk or such other articles above named, more than one for each passenger, he shall be entitled to demand and receive the sum of six cents.

In case of disagreement as to distance or price, the same shall be determined by the Mayor.

The owner of any hackney coach or carriage shall not demand or receive any pay for the conveyance of any passenger, unless the number of the carriage, and the rates and prices of fare, shall be fixed and placed in the carriage.

The owner or driver of any hackney coach or carriage shall not be entitled to receive any pay from any person from whom he shall have demanded any greater price or rates than he may be authorized to receive.

No owner or driver of any hackney coach or carriage in the city of New York shall ask, demand, or receive any larger sum than he or they may be entitled to receive, as aforesaid, under the penalty of ten dollars.

Places At Which Hacks and Coaches May Stand For Hire

Hackney coaches and carriages may stand waiting for employment, at all times, Sundays excepted, at the stands herein named, that is to say:

On the northerly side of Chatham street, along the Park.

In Broadway, around the Bowling Green.
In Barclay street, west of Washington street.
In Pearl street, at Hanover square.
In Union Square.
In Maiden Lane, south -east of Water street.
In Murray street, between Washington and West streets.
In Hudson street, along St. John's Park.
In Beekman street, south-east of Water Street.
In Hudson street, near the Little Park.
In Reade street, west of Washington street.
In Canal street, west of Washington street.
In Chatham square.
In Grand street, south-east of Mangin street.
In Catharine street, south-east of Cherry street, after the market hours.
On the northerly side of Canal street, east of Broadway.
By permission of the Common Council, the hacks are allowed to stand on Chatham square and Union square on Sundays.

Central Park

All hackney coaches waiting for hire to be driven in the Central Park may stand at all times, Sundays included, at the following places, viz.: Fifty-ninth street, from Fifth to Eighth avenue; in Seventh avenue, east side, between Fifty-eighth and Fifty-ninth streets; in Eighth avenue, between Fifty-ninth and Sixty-second streets; Seventy-second street between Eighth and Ninth avenues; west side of Fifth avenue, between Seventy-first and Seventy-second streets; and in One Hundred and Tenth street, between Fifth and Eighth avenues.

The rates of fare to be charged for the use of such coaches shall be as follows; All around the Park, with the privilege of keeping the coach two hours, four dollars; principal parts of the Park, three dollars; to casino and lake, and return, two dollars; when engaged by the hour, two dollars per hour; when for three or more hours, each one dollar and fifty cents per hour.