General Tramways Act 1884

The road authority shall have the like power of making and enforcing rules and regulations and of granting licences with respect to all carriages using the tramways, and to all drivers, conductors, and other persons having charge of or using the same, and to the standings for the same: Provided that with regard to any fees payable for or in respect of such licences the agreement between the road authority and the promoters may provide for the payment of a commuted sum by the promoters to the road authority in lieu of such fees, and in that case all such licence fees shall in accordance with such agreement be payable to the promoters: Provided that no licence fee charged in respect of any carriage shall exceed two dollars ten cents per annum, or in respect of any driver, conductor, or any such person aforesaid fifty cents per annum, and such licence fee shall be divided equally between the road authorities.