From and after the passage of this article, no person or persons shall sell, or offer for sale, upon the public streets of the City of Albany any ticket or tickets of any transportation company or solicit transportation upon the public streets.
[Amended 5-19-2008 by Ord. No. 25.42.08]
Any person violating the provisions of this article shall be punished by a fine of $25 for the first offense and a fine of $50 for each subsequent offense, and, in case of nonpayment of such fine, the offender may be imprisoned one day for each dollar of such fine remaining unpaid.
No person shall hereafter, within the corporate bounds of the City, or upon the waters under its jurisdiction, act as a runner, or solicit or engage any person or persons to take passage in or upon any railroad, steamboat, stage or public conveyance whatever by which persons are carried from said City to any point. Every word spoken by any person which may tend to induce another person to take passage in or upon any railroad, steamboat, stage or public conveyance shall be deemed a violation of this section. Every person violating any of the provisions of this section shall, for the first offense, incur a penalty of $5 and for every subsequent violation thereof a penalty of $10.