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five cents each; for four passengers, sixty-two and a half cents each.

For one adult passenger, from any point in West Roxbury east of Walk Hill street, to any point in Brighton, or from any point in Brighton, to any point in said portion of West Roxbury, the fare shall be four dollars; for two passengers, two dollars each; for three passengers, one dollar and fifty cents each; for four passengers, one dollar and twenty-five cents each.

For one adult passenger, from West Roxbury, south of Shawmut avenue, to any point in Dorchester, or from any point in Dorchester to any point in West Roxbury, south of Shawmut avenue, the fare shall be three dollars; for two passengers, one dollar and fifty cents each; for three passengers, one dollar and ten cents each; for four passengers, eighty-seven and a half cents each.

SECTION 4. For children under four years of age, with an adult, no charge shall be made. For children between four and twelve years of age, when accompanied by an adult, the fare shall be half the price charged for an adult.

Between the hours of twelve o'clock at night and six o'clock in the morning, the fare shall be fifty cents for each passenger, in addition to the amount allowed in the preceding sections.

The baggage used by any person in travelling shall be free of charge.

No owner, driver or other person having charge of a hackney carriage, shall demand or receive any more than the price or rate of fare herein established, under a penalty of not less than ten nor more than fifty dollars for each offence; and he shall forfeit his license. And for refusing to carry any passenger from any railroad station or steamboat landing, to any point within the city, the owner, driver or other person having charge of such hackney carriage shall be subject to a like penalty.

SECTION 5. The words "City proper," in this order shall be construed to mean the whole of the territory now included in wards two, three, four, five, six, eight, nine, ten, eleven, and the portion of ward seven, lying west of Fort Point. channel.

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SECTION 6. This order or a schedule of the rates of fare as established by this order, shall be kept posted in some conspicuous place in every licensed vehicle for the conveyance of passengers, under a penalty of five dollars for each and every day this regulation is not observed.

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