for registration of motor car, 43–50.

for licence to drive motor car, 59–63.

for licence for public carriages in London made to Commis-
sioners in writing, 100, 109.

for hackney carriage licence, form of, 119.

for stage carriage licences, form of, 119.

ARREST, police-constable may, without warrant, in certain cases,
41, 42.

ASSIGNMENT of registered number of motor car, 51.

AVOIDING PAYMENT,

hiring cab with intent of, is an offence, 94, 106.
fraudulently, 94, 106.

refusal to give address, or giving false address, 95.
penalty in above cases, 95.

BAILEE,

liable to be convicted of larceny, 175.

goods entrusted to, to be worked, liable for, 176.
obligation of, to provide proper building, 176.

or safe berth for a vessel, 176.

liability of innkeeper as, 177, 178.

BAILMENT, divided into six classes, 172-175. See also Bailee.

BELL,

driver of motor car must sound bell, 12, 28.
or other instrument, on motor cars, 12, 13, 28.

on bicycles or tricycles, 12, 13.

on hackney carriages with rubber tires,

126.

"BERNINA," the, illustration of negligence in, 146, 147.

BICYCLE,

lamp on, 11.

bell on, 12, 13.

liable to revenue duty when a motor cycle, 34.

is a carriage within Highway Act, 1835...85, n. (ƒ).
See also Motor Cycle.

BOROUGH, bye-laws in, as to carriages and traffic generally, 86.

BRAKE,

two required on each motor car, 24, 25.

how applied, 24.

on vehicle drawn by motor car, 26.

when brakesman required on such vehicle, 26, 27.

BRIDGES,

restriction of use of motor cars upon, 4, 5.

restriction of use of locomotives upon, 184.

damage to, by locomotives to be made good by owner, 38, 184.
obstruction of, by damage by locomotives, compensation by
owner to person obstructed, 38.

BYE-LAWS,

of councils restricting use of bridges by motor cars, 4, 5.
as to locomotives generally, 189.

in boroughs as to traffic generally, 86.

CAB, let on hire for less than one year, owner of, liable for revenue
duties, 35. See also Hackney Carriage.

CAMPBELL'S (LORD) ACT,

confers right of action upon certain persons in case of death of
person injured, 154, 155, 156.

who may sue, 154, 155.

time within which action may be commenced, 154.

particulars to be given, 154.

payment into Court under, 155.

plaintiff must prove pecuniary loss, 155.

CANCELLATION of registration of motor car, 51.

CARRIAGES,

definitions of, 6, 33.

motor cars are, within meaning of Act of Parliament, 2, 5-9.
of every kind to carry lamps in most counties, 86.

public. See Hackney Carriage.

revenue duties payable in respect of, 32-36.

used solely for the conveyance of goods or burden in the course
of trade or husbandry, exempt from revenue duty, 33-35.
when used so as to be a nuisance and causing injury to indi-
vidual, remedy by action for, 133. See also Hackney and
Stage Carriage.

CARRIAGEWAYS, included in term "highway," 71.

CARRIER,

B.

by special bargain, 172, 178.
common, 172, 178 et seq.

of goods for reward, liability of, 178.

of passengers for reward, liability of, 178.

implied warranty of skill of driver, 178.

liability of, for neglect of himself or his servants, 178, 179.
not liable for pure accidents or hidden defects, 178.

common, definition of, 179.

who is not common, 179, 180.

Y

CARRIER-continued.

of passengers is not common, 179, 180.
common, bound to take utmost care, 180.

not liable for deterioration, vice, wear, decay, 180.
nature of dangerous goods to be communicated to, 180.
liabilities of, may be varied by special contract, 180.

terms of special contract of, must be reasonably brought to
notice, 180, 181.

where loss of goods arises from negligence of, he is not relieved
by special contract, 181.

liable for loss of goods by neglect of third party, 181.

but may claim against third party, 181.

must keep goods a reasonable time after transit ended, 181.
liability of, restricted by Carriers' Act, 181, 182.

value of goods to be declared to, in certain cases, 181, 182.
liability of, in case of theft by servants of, 182.

in case of loss of or injury to goods, consignee should sue, 183.
where no price agreed for carriage, contract implied from
delivery of goods to, 183.

CART. See Waggon.

CHAUFFEUR. See Driver of Motor Car.

CIRCUS, travelling, carriages for band of, not exempt from revenue
duties, 34, 35.

CITATION of Motor Car Acts, 83.

CLERK of registering council may perform duty of council for
purposes of carrying Registration and Licensing Order into
effect, 64.

COGGS v. BERNARD, law of bailment discussed in, 172, 173, 174,
175.

COMMISSIONERS,

bye-laws by, as to hackney carriages outside the metropolis,
89, 90.

of Police, licences granted by, in metropolis, 91, 92, 100, 105,
108, 109.

approval of advertisement by, 93.

one only appointed now in metropolis, 100, n. (c).
regulations by, in metropolis, 100, 101, 103, 126, 127.
powers of registrar of metropolitan hackney car-
riages transferred to, 100.

regulations as to standings by, 100.

one may act alone, 100.

in metropolis, authority from, to affix distinguishing
mark or number plate, 103, 109, 110.

authority from, to remove same, 103, 112.
regulations as to routes by, 103.

traffic, 106.

endorsement upon licences by, of change of address,
110.

transfer of licence by, 110.

licence, revocation or suspension of, by, 112.
regulations by, as to inspection, 126, 127, 128.

COMMODATUM, definition of, in second class of bailments, 172, 173.

COMMON LAW, liability of owner or driver of motor car at, 80,

84 et seq.

CONDUCTOR. See Driver.

CONSTRUCTION of motor cars, 22-26.

CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE,

where plaintiff guilty of, he cannot recover, 138, 139, 140, 147,
148, 149.

rules as to, 138, 147–150.

if proximate cause is plaintiff's own act, he cannot recover,
147, 150.

unless defendant could have avoided the mischief by ordinary
care, 148, 149.

CONVICTION,

particulars of, of holder of licence to drive motor car to be
furnished to police authority, 64.

endorsement of particulars of, on licence to drive motor car,
66-68.

CORPORATION,

municipal regulations as to traffic by, 86, 131, 132.

bye-laws must be within authority and reasonable, 132.

COUNCIL,

of county or county borough, bye-laws by, as to bridges, 4.
must keep register of motor cars, 43.

to assign numbers to motor cars, 49.
may supply identification plates, 54.

may grant general identification marks to manufacturers
of motor cars, 55-58.

to keep register of general identification marks, 57, 58.
to provide particulars of entries in register of motor cars, 58.
must grant licences to drivers of motor cars on appli-
cation, 59, 64.

may issue duplicate licences, 62.

must keep register of licences to drive motor cars, 62, 63.
must provide particulars of licences, 64.

duties and powers of, may be performed by clerk of,
&c., 64.

may charge fees for registration and licensing of motor

cars, 70.

COUNTY COUNCIL,

regulations as to light to vehicles and vehicular traffic, 86.
as to traffic by, 86, 131.

by, under the Highways and Locomotives Act,
1878...132.

by, must be within authority and reasonable, 132.
administrative business of county authorities transferred to,
132.

approval of regulations of, by Local Government Board, 131,

132.

COUNTY COUNCILS, index marks of, for motor cars, 44-48.

COVERED VEHICLES, London County Council bye-law as to, 317.

CROWN, Motor Car Acts of 1896 and 1903 apply to persons in public
service of the, 80.

CRUELTY TO ANIMALS, 107.

DAMAGE,

done negligently or wilfully by driver of motor car, 28.
to hirer, compensation for, ordered by magistrate, 28, 98.
but rights may be reserved by persons injured, 28, 98
n. (y).

may be recovered by hirer from proprietor, 89.

DAMAGES,

66

remoteness of, no cause of action, 133, 140, 143, 144, 145.
liability for, founded on the immediate cause of the
injury, 140.

how measured, rules as to, 143, 144.

excessive, when new trial granted, 143.
insufficiency of, new trial, 143.

for personal injuries, no action lies for, in case of shock from
fright alone, 144, 145.

rule in the "Notting Hill," 144.

done by hirer of hackney carriage, 89, 99.

DANGER,

driving to the, of the public, 39, 40.

penalty for, 39–41, 75 et seq.

DEPOSITUM,

definition of, in first class of bailments, 172.

is a bare delivery to keep for use of the bailor, 172.

DISEASE,

infectious, carriage of person suffering from, in public vehicle,
93, 94, 107.

person suffering from, must not enter, without notifying, 107.
must pay loss or expense of disinfection, 107.

DISQUALIFICATION,

of person holding licence to drive motor car, 65–68.

appeal in case of, for obtaining licence to drive motor car, 67.

DRIVER,

of any carriage, by negligence or misbehaviour, causing
damage, liable to penalty, 85.

must not quit carriage, 85.

must not be at such a distance as not to have control, 85.

must not obstruct highway, 85.

when meeting another waggon, &c., must keep on near side, 85.
must not drive furiously, 85.

of carriage, causing actual bodily harm by furious driving,

guilty of a misdemeanour, 85, 131.
must not drive upon footpath, 85, 86.