Highway Act 1835

LXXVI Names of Owners to be painted on all Waggons, &c. in the Manner herein mentioned.

And be it further enacted, That the Owner of every Waggon, Cart, or other such Carriage shall paint or cause to be painted in One or more straight Line or Lines, upon some conspicuous Part of the Right or Off Side of his Waggon, Cart, or other such Carriage, or upon the Off-side Shafts thereof, before the same shall be used on any Highway, his Christian Name and Surname, or the Style and Title by which he is commonly designated, and the Place of his Trade or Abode, or the Christian and Surname and Place of Trade or Abode of a Partner or Owner thereof, at full Length, in large legible Letters in White upon Black or Black upon White, not less than One Inch in Height, and continue the same thereupon so long as such Waggon, Cart, or other such Carriage shall be used upon any Highway; and every Owner of any Waggon, Cart, or other such Carriage who shall use or allow the same to be used on any Highway without the Name and Descriptions painted thereon as aforesaid, or who shall suffer the same to become illegible, or who shall paint or cause to be painted any false or fictitious Name or Place of Trade or Abode on such Waggon or Cart or other such Carriage, shall forfeit and pay, on Conviction, for every such Offence a Sum not exceeding Forty Shillings, with or without Costs, as to the Justices before whom the Conviction shall take place shall think fit.