As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the
meanings indicated:
PERSON
Any individual, copartnership, association, corporation,
or joint stock company, their lessees, trustees or receivers appointed
by any court whatsoever.
STREET
Any street, avenue, park, parkway, highway or other public
place.
TAXICAB
Any automobile or motor car engaged in the business of carrying
passengers for hire which is held out, announced to operate or run
or which is operated or run over any of the streets or public highways
of the City, and accepts and discharges such persons as may offer
themselves for transportation from points or places within or without
the City.
The taxicab owner shall execute or deliver to the Municipal
Clerk concurrently with the filing of the insurance policy a power
of attorney appointing the City's Chief Financial Officer as
his true and lawful attorney for the purpose of acknowledging service
of any process out of a court of competent jurisdiction to be served
against the insured by virtue of the insurance policy.
Whenever a taxicab owner or taxicab driver violates any state
or federal statute, any provision of this chapter or any of the rules
and regulations made by the Common Council or when any taxicab is
used for any improper, illegal or immoral business or purpose or whenever
in the judgment of the Common Council the public life, health, morals
or safety will be promoted by a suspension or revocation of the license
of an owner or driver, the Common Council may hold a hearing to determine
whether such license should be suspended or revoked. The owner or
driver shall receive five days' notice of the time and place
of the hearing. If, after such hearing, the Common Council determines
that the owner or driver is guilty of the charges, the license may
be suspended or revoked by the Common Council. Any suspension shall
be noted on the license with a statement of the reasons therefor.
Upon the third offense against the licensed driver, the Common Council
shall revoke the license. No driver whose license has been revoked
shall again be licensed as a taxi driver.