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City of Charleston, MO
Mississippi County
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[R.O. 1993 § 620.010]
No license to engage in the business of transporting passengers or merchandise for hire shall be issued to any person, firm, or corporation until, and after the applicant for such license shall have filed with the City Clerk and same shall have been approved by the City Manager and City Attorney, an indemnity bond or policy of liability insurance conditioned for the payment of final judgments for personal injury and/or property damage in the following amounts to-wit: Twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) for any one (1) person; fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) for any one (1) accident; and ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) property damage.
[R.O. 1993 § 620.020; Ord. No. 437, B14-191, 8-4-1941; CC 1963 § 17-3]
Application for license shall be made to the City Clerk upon forms provided by him/her. After the filing of the application, together with the insurance policy above provided for, and after their approval by the City Manager and City Attorney, and payment of the fees above provided for, it shall be the duty of the City Collector to issue a proper license to said applicant.
[R.O. 1993 § 620.030; Ord. No. 437, B14-191, 8-4-1941; CC 1963 § 17-4]
If any indemnity bond or policy of insurance required herein should at any time be canceled or in the event they should at any time be deemed insufficient by the City Manager and City Attorney, then the City Council shall proceed in a summary manner to revoke the license of the owner and/or operator.
[R.O. 1993 § 620.040; Ord. No. 799, B16-26, 5-14-1957; CC 1963 § 17-6]
No person, firm or corporation engaging in the business of transporting passengers or merchandise for hire in the City of Charleston, Missouri, and holding a license for that purpose from the City, shall have or keep in their employ as a driver any person who has been convicted of careless and reckless driving, or driving while intoxicated, or driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor, or who has been convicted of public intoxication or drunkenness, by any court, within two (2) years prior thereto.