As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
BOROUGH
The Borough of Westville, in the County of Gloucester and State of New Jersey.
CRUISING
The driving of an empty taxicab or limousine to and fro along a public street or public place at a slow rate of speed for the purpose of soliciting passengers.
DRIVER
Any person who drives a taxicab or limousine within this Borough.
LICENSED
Licensed in accordance with the appropriate section of this chapter.
LIMOUSINE
Any automobile or motorcar used in the business of carrying passengers for hire which is held out, announced or advertised to operate or run or which is operated or run over any of the streets or public highways of this Borough, and which is hired by charter or for a particular contract, or by the day or hour or other fixed period, or to transport passengers to a specified place or places, or which charges a fare or price agreed upon in advance between the operator and the passenger. Nothing in this definition contained shall be construed to include taxicabs, hotel buses or buses employed solely in transporting school children or teachers or autobuses which are subject to the jurisdiction of the Board of Public Utilities.
OPERATION
Accepting one or more passengers to be transported for hire in a taxicab or limousine within this Borough or from a point within this Borough to a point outside the Borough limits. The operation of a taxicab or limousine in any of the above-described manners by a person other than the owner shall be deemed operation by the owner thereof as well as by the person actually driving the same. The transportation of any person other than the owner or driver in any motor vehicle bearing a sign therein or thereon using the words "taxi," "taxicab," "cab" or "hack" shall be prima facie evidence of operation.
OWNER
Any person, corporation or association in whose name title to any taxicab or limousine is registered with the New Jersey Department of Motor Vehicles or who appears in such records to be the conditional vendee or lessee thereof.
PERSON
Includes a copartnership, association and corporation, and the singular or plural and the masculine or feminine, unless the contrary is clearly expressed.
PUBLIC TAXICAB STAND
A section of a public street or of a public place, set apart for the exclusive use of a taxicab or a limited number of taxicabs when such section is distinctly marked as such by an appropriate sign attached to a stanchion on the curb or other conspicuous place or by clearly visible marks upon the surface of a street or public place.
TAXICAB
Any automobile, motorcar or other motor vehicle commonly called "taxi," "autocar," "public hack," "omnibus" or by whatever name or designation any such vehicle may now or hereafter be known or designated, engaging in the business of carrying passengers for hire which is held out, announced or advertised to operate or run or which is operated or run over any of the streets or highways of the Borough of Westville, in the County of Gloucester, and particularly into which are accepted and from which are discharged such persons as may offer themselves for transportation from points or places within said Borough, upon the terms, provisions or conditions prescribed in this chapter, or which is hired by charter or by or for a particular contract, or by the day or hour or other fixed period to transport passengers to a prescribed place or specified places, or for the use of which is charged a fare or price agreed upon in advance between the operator thereof and a prospective passenger therein; provided, however, that nothing contained in this definition shall be construed to include any motor vehicle, by whatever name or designation, used and employed exclusively in transporting school children or school teachers, or any autobus which is subject to the jurisdiction of the Board of Public Utility Commissioners.
TAXIMETER
A mechanical instrument or device by which the charge for hire of a taxicab is mechanically calculated, either for the distance traveled or for waiting time, or for both, upon which such charge shall be plainly indicated by means of figures.
From and after the effective date of this chapter, no person shall operate any taxicab or limousine within this Borough unless both the taxicab or limousine and the driver thereof are licensed pursuant to this chapter and conform to all the provisions hereof.