London Hackney Carriages Act 1843

XXXVII Evidence of Complainant to be taken.

And be it enacted, That upon the hearing of any Complaint made under the Provisions of this Act or the recited Act passed in the Reign of His late Majesty, or of the Orders and Regulations aforesaid, it shall be lawful for the Justice of the Peace by whom the same shall be heard to examine and take the Evidence of the Informant or Complainant in any Dispute concerning the Amount of Fare paid or demanded by either Party, or in any Dispute between the Proprietor and Driver or Conductor of any Hackney Carriage or Metropolitan Stage Carriage concerning the Wages of such Driver or Conductor, or in any Complaint of personal Injury done to the Complainant by the Driver of any Hackney Carriage or Metropolitan Stage Carriage, or in any Case in which the Informant or Complainant shall be entitled to no pecuniary Advantage besides his Costs and Expences, or, being entitled to some Compensation or pecuniary Advantage, shall either give up all Claim to the same, or shall not be the only Witness in- the Case.