Every person driving a taxicab in the Village
must be licensed annually as such.
Each applicant for a driver's license under
this article must be of the age of 18 years or over, be able to read
and write the English language, of good moral character and of sound
physique and good eyesight and not subject to any infirmity of body
or mind which might render him unfit as a driver.
Applications for licenses under this article
shall be made upon blank forms to be furnished by the Village Clerk.
Such application shall contain the full name of the applicant; chauffeur's
registration number; his age, color, height, weight, color of hair,
address; whether a citizen of the United States; places of previous
employment for at least 10 years preceding the application; whether
he has ever been arrested or convicted of a felony, misdemeanor or
traffic violation; whether he has previously been licensed as a driver
or chauffeur and, if so, whether his license has ever been revoked
and for what cause, which statement shall be signed and sworn to by
the applicant.
Each application for a license under this article
shall be accompanied by two recent unmounted photographs of the applicant,
three inches by two inches, showing frontal face view, and by the
fingerprints of the applicant.
Each applicant for a license under this article
shall be examined by the Mayor or by persons designated by him as
to his skill, fitness and ability to drive.
The annual fee for a driver's license under
this article shall be $5.
Upon certification by the Mayor as to the fitness
of the applicant for a license under this article and upon payment
to the Village Clerk of the license fee set forth in this article,
a license shall be issued to the applicant in the manner prescribed
by § 91 of the Village Law of the state.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 91 of the
Village Law was omitted when the Village Law was recodified in 1972.
Note that Villages are authorized to regulate the registration and
licensing of taxicabs under § 181 of the General Municipal
Law.
The Village Clerk, upon receipt of the annual
renewal fee set forth in this article, may renew a driver's license
from year to year by appropriate endorsement thereon, provided that
the Mayor shall certify as to the driver's skill, fitness and ability.
Application for renewal of the license shall be made by the driver
upon a form to be furnished by the Village Clerk which shall be filled
out with his full name, address, original license number and date
upon which his original license was granted.
A license shall be issued under this article
as of March 1 and shall expire on the last day of February next succeeding,
unless sooner suspended or revoked by the Village Board of Trustees.
Drivers' licenses granted under this article
may be suspended by the Mayor until the next meeting of the Village
Board of Trustees and may be revoked at any time by the Village Board
of Trustees for violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.
No driver whose license has been revoked shall again be licensed in
the Village unless such presentations of reasons are satisfactory
to the Village Board of Trustees.
