[Ord. No. 14 Art. 1, 28-1]
For the purposes of this Chapter, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this Section:
Any motor vehicle offered to the public by a public taxicab
business for the purpose of carrying or transporting passengers for
a charge or fee.
The business offered to the public of the carrying or transportation
of passengers for a charge or a fee by means of motor vehicle.
[Ord. No. 14 Art. 1, §28-2]
Each public taxicab licensed under the provisions of this Chapter
shall at all times have permanently and prominently displayed on both
sides thereof a sign, the letters of which shall not be less than
three and one-half (3 ½) inches in height, designating the
name of the cab company operating such public taxicab.
[Ord. No. 14 Art. 2, 28-3]
No person shall within the City, either in person or by agent,
directly or indirectly, engage in the public taxicab business without
first having in his possession a City license authorizing him to do
so, as provided for by the terms of this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 14 Art. 2, §28-4]
The application for a public taxicab license as required by
this Chapter shall contain the full name and address of the person
making the application, the date at which such license shall become
effective, the place of location of such business, the period of time
for which such license is applied for, and the make and trade name
of all motor vehicles to be used in such business.
[Ord. No. 14 Art. 2, §28-5]
All applications made under the provisions of this Chapter shall
be made to the City Clerk.
[Ord. No. 14 Art. 2, §28-6]
If the Board shall be satisfied that the applicant for a public
taxicab license is a law abiding citizen, of good moral character
and reputation and is qualified, fitted and capable to engage in,
operate and conduct such public taxicab business, the Board may approve
the application therefor and authorize the issuance of such license
in accordance with the terms of the aforesaid application.
[Ord. No. 14 Art. 2, §28-7]
Every license issued for the conducting or operating of a public
taxicab business, as provided for by the terms of this Chapter, shall
be issued after the payment by the licensee of a license tax or fee
of ten dollars ($10.00) per year for each motor vehicle used in such
business and in addition to such tax such licensee shall pay an additional
fifty cents ($.50) as Clerk's fee and three percent (3%) of such license
tax as Collector's commission.
[Ord. No. 14 Art. 2, §28-8]
No license to engage in the public taxicab business shall be
issued to the applicant therefor by the City until after such applicant
has filed with the City Clerk, and the same has been approved by the
Mayor, a liability insurance policy or bond in some insurance company
which is authorized to transact business in the State, which liability
insurance shall bind the obligors thereunder to make compensation
for bodily injury, death or injury to or destruction of property of
others resulting from the negligent operation or use of any taxicab
used in such public taxicab business in the following maximum amounts:
Fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00) because of bodily injury to
or death of one person in any one accident, and subject to such limit
for one person, in the amount of thirty thousand dollars ($30,000.00)
because of bodily injury to or death of two (2) or more persons in
any one accident, and in the amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00)
because of injury to or destruction of property of others in any one
accident.
[Ord. No. 14 Art. 2, §28-9]
All licenses issued under the provisions of this Chapter shall
be signed by the Mayor and City Clerk before being delivered to the
City Collector for issuance.
[Ord. No. 14 Art. 2, §28-10]
After the applicant has been granted the license required by this Chapter by the Board and after the applicant has filed the insurance policy or bond required by Section 620.080 with the City Clerk, and the same has been approved by the Mayor, then it shall become the duty of the City Collector to issue such license to the applicant therefor upon payment of the prescribed license tax, Clerk's fee and Collector's commission.
[Ord. No. 14 Art. 2, §28-11]
No license issued under the provisions of this Chapter shall
be transferable.
[Ord. No. 14 Art. 2, §28-12]
If, at any time, the Board shall be of the opinion that any
licensee granted a license to engage in, operate or conduct a public
taxicab business as provided for by this Chapter, is engaged in any
unlawful calling, or has violated any provision of this Code or other
ordinances of the City, any State law, or Federal Statute, or is conducting
such business in such a manner as to constitute a danger to public
safety or a menace to the general welfare and well being of the City
or that such licensee has become unqualified, unfit or incapable to
engage in, operate or conduct a public taxicab business, for any reason
whatsoever, then the Board may revoke such license; provided, that
before any such revocation under the provisions of this Section, the
licensee shall be granted a hearing before the Board to show cause
why his license should not be revoked, at which hearing such licensee
may appear in person or by counsel and produce such evidence in his
behalf as he may deem necessary.
[Ord. No. 14 Art. 2, §28-13]
The insurance policy or bond required by this Chapter shall
at all times be in full force and effect during the period of time
for which the license has been issued. If such insurance policy or
bond required by the provisions of this Chapter shall be cancelled
or for any reason whatsoever shall be not in force and effect during
the period of time for which such license has been issued, then the
Board shall revoke such license forthwith in a summary manner.
[Ord. No. 14 §2]
Unless otherwise provided for by law any violation of this Chapter
shall be a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of not more
then one hundred dollars ($100.00).
