Rules to be Observed By Conductors
Employed by the London General Omnibus Company Limited

1. Persons of good character will be admitted as vacancies arise to the service of the Company as Conductors. A License and Badge from the Metropolitan Police Authorities must be first obtained, and the former deposited at the office of the Company. Applicants must write a clear and legible hand.

2.Conductors are engaged as daily servants, and will be entitled to receive wages only for such days or day as they are at work. The days work commencing on the first journey of the Omnibus in the morning and terminating on the completion of the journey at night, or at such time as the Conductor is relieved in the ordinary way. The punch tickets, and box in a Conductor's possession and any money taken, must be given up on demand to any duly authorised officer of the Company, it being distinctly understood that a day's notice to terminate the engagement is not required to be given on either side.

5. Before taking charge of an Omnibus the Conductor must examine it inside and out, and see that it is properly cleaned; and the aprons, cushions, windows, fare tables, letter plate, advertisements and notices are in good order; and at the proper time before dusk he must see that the Lamps are properly trimmed and charged and ready for lighting.

6. During his time his Omnibus is plying for Passengers, the Conductor must stand on the platform appointed to him, with his back to the Omnibus. At the starting point, he may remain on the ground near the platform of the Omnibus, ready to answer inquiries, and on the journey must always be on the look-out for Passengers both to the right and left of the street. When hailed by any one, he must signal the driver to stop; and should two or more persons endeavour to enter the Omnibus at the same time, and there be not sufficient room for all, those who first hail the Omnibus must have the preference.

7. The Conductor must be careful to see that each passenger is seated before he signals the Driver to proceed, which he must do by ringing the bell, and in no other manner.

8. The Conductor must pay immediate attention to any Passenger desiring to alight, and he must signal the Driver to stop. He must endeavour to prevent passengers from alighting while the Omnibus is in motion. He must always be ready to assist any passenger entering or leaving, and behave civilly both to Passengers and the public.

9. The Conductor must avoid all discussions with the public, and yield rather than occasion an altercation.

10. No person attired in a dirty dress or otherwise fairly objectionable to the other Passengers should be admitted to the inside of the Omnibus.

Image: The London Illustrated News, May 1857.