As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
TAXICAB
A public carriage, cab, hack, automobile or other vehicle for the
transportation of persons for hire, except a vehicle duly licensed and operating
under and pursuant to the Transportation Corporations Law of the State of
New York.
No license issued pursuant to this chapter shall be deemed to be in
effect until the fee hereinbefore prescribed shall have been paid to the Town
Clerk and his receipt endorsed thereon. There shall be annexed to each driver's
and operator's license prior to its issuance a photograph of the licensee,
two inches in length and two inches in width. Each operator of a taxicab shall,
during the time he operates the same, have his license posted in a conspicuous
place therein.
This chapter shall not apply to any incorporated village in the Town
of Warwick.
Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of
a violation punishable by a fine not to exceed $250 or by imprisonment for
a term not to exceed 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each
day a violation shall continue shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.