(a) Exceeding registered capacity.
Section 41
SEC. 41. (a) Exceeding registered capacity.—No person operating a motor vehicle shall allow more passengers or more freight or cargo in his motor vehicle than its registered carrying capacity. In the case of Public Utility trucks or buses the conductor shall be exclusively responsible for violation of this section and of section forty-two hereof; passenger cars may be allowed to construct any device for carrying cargo at the rear or at the sides of the car subject to the approval of the Director of Public Works: Provided, That, the total weight of the device including cargo shall not exceed one hundred kilos. (b) Carrying of passengers and freight on top of trucks.—No truck will be allowed to carry passengers on the cover or top of same: Provided, however, That if permits are granted by the Director of Public Works or his deputies baggage or freight may be so carried not to exceed twenty kilos per square meter distributed so that it will not endanger the passengers or stability of the truck.