Every taxicab owner's license granted for each
taxicab shall expire on December 31 next succeeding the date of issuance
thereof, unless sooner suspended or revoked by the governing body
of the Borough of Park Ridge. The annual fee for such license shall
be the sum of $15.
No application for a taxicab owner's license
shall be considered unless the contents of the same shall have been
verified by an affidavit annexed thereto of the individual, a copartner
of the copartnership or an officer of the corporation seeking the
license.
Every such licensee of a taxicab must be:
A.
A person who is a citizen of the United States, over
the age of 21 years, and who shall have been a bona fide resident
of the State of New Jersey for at least one year immediately prior
to the date of the application for such license, and who has never
been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude;
B.
A copartnership, each of the members of which shall
be a citizen of the United States and shall have been a bona fide
resident of the State of New Jersey for at least one year immediately
prior to the date of application for such license, and who has never
been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude; or
C.
A corporation, each of the officers and stockholders
of which shall be a citizen of the United States and shall have been
a bona fide resident of the State of New Jersey for at least one year
prior to the date of the application for such license, and who has
never been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude.
All applications for a taxicab owner's license
shall be made by the owner, lessee or bailee thereof, and every said
application shall set forth therein the name and type of vehicle for
which said license is desired, the length of time said vehicle has
been in use, the number of persons said vehicle is suitable for carrying,
the motor number and serial number of said vehicle, and also:
A.
If the owner, lessee or bailee of said vehicle is
an individual, the full name and place of residence of the applicant
and the length of time during which he has resided in the State of
New Jersey; his place of birth; whether he is a citizen of the United
States; the names and addresses of all employers by whom, and all
of the places of employment in which, he has been employed during
the period of five ears immediately prior to the date of said application;
his marital status; whether he has been charged with, arrested for
or convicted of any crime or other violation; whether he has been
previously licensed to operate a taxicab, and if so, when and where;
and whether any license for the operation of a taxicab previously
issued to him has ever been suspended or revoked, and if so, for what
cause.
No vehicle covered by the terms of this chapter
shall be licensed until it has been carefully inspected by the Police
Department of said Borough and found to be in a thoroughly safe, clean
and fit condition for the transportation of passengers.
The governing body of the Borough of Park Ridge
may refuse to approve a taxicab owner's license for, or if already
issued, may suspend or revoke the license of, any said vehicle found
to be unsafe or unfit for the transportation of passengers. The governing
body of the Borough of Park Ridge is hereby authorized and empowered
to establish reasonable rules and regulations in respect to the construction
and condition or fitness of taxicabs for the safe, proper and adequate
transportation of passengers, and to enforce any such rule or regulation
by suspension or revocation of licenses.
No taxicab owner's license to operate a taxicab
shall be issued by the Borough Clerk until the application has been
approved by the governing body of the Borough of Park Ridge.
If, upon inspection, a taxicab is found to be
in a safe, proper and fit condition for the transportation of passengers
and to conform to the provisions of this chapter and to the rules
and regulations established hereunder, and upon approval by the governing
body of this Borough and upon payment of the proper license fee, said
taxicab shall be licensed by the delivery by the Borough Clerk to
the applicant therefor of a card in such form as may be prescribed
by the governing body of this Borough. Such card shall set forth the
location of the public taxicab stand to be used by said vehicle, if
any stand has been assigned for the use thereof, and the name of the
owner of said vehicle. Such card shall also contain the maximum rates
of fare established by this chapter. Said card shall be conspicuously
displayed within said taxicab.
The governing body of the Borough of Park Ridge
shall have the power to approve or refuse the issuance of any of the
licenses mentioned in this chapter. A taxicab owner's license may
be transferred to another vehicle owned by the licensee upon approval
thereof by the governing body of the Borough of Park Ridge after inspection
thereof has been made. Such transfer shall be limited to equipment
that is replaced. Such transfer shall be made by filing a notice with
the Borough Clerk for approval of the governing body at its next meeting,
and the licensee shall have the right to temporarily operate the replaced
equipment until such next meeting of the said governing body.
It shall be unlawful for the owner, lessee and/or
bailee of any taxicab to operate or cause or permit the operation
of the said taxicab, nor shall any taxicab owner's license for said
taxicab be issued or permitted to be in effect, until and unless said
owner, lessee or bailee shall have fully complied and shall continue
to comply with all of the rules of the State of New Jersey in respect
to such vehicle and the operation thereof.
Any taxicab owner's license granted under the
provisions of this chapter may be suspended or revoked at any time
by the governing body of the Borough of Park Ridge if the vehicle
for which said license shall have been granted shall be used for any
improper, unlawful or illegal business or purpose, if said vehicle
shall not be kept in a clean, safe and proper condition for the transportation
of the passengers, if said vehicle shall not be kept in conformity
with the terms of this chapter or the laws of the State of New Jersey,
or for any violation of any of the provisions of the said rules or
regulations established by the said governing body of the Borough
of Park Ridge.
