[Code 1992, § 12.13(2)]
No person shall transport for hire passengers in a taxicab within
the City, nor shall any person solicit passengers to be transported
for hire or reward within the City without a license therefor.
[Code 1992, § 12.13(3)]
Application for a taxicab license shall be made in writing to
the City Clerk, stating the applicant's full name and address,
the make, model and year of manufacture, engine and serial number,
capacity for passengers and state certificate of title number and
license number of the vehicles he proposes to operate. The applicant
shall further state in his application whether he has been previously
licensed to operate a taxicab and, if so, where and whether the license
to operate a taxicab has ever been revoked, and if so, for what cause.
Application for renewal of existing licenses shall be made in the
same manner as for an original license. No license shall be granted
until the applicant shall present a City treasurer's receipt
for the license fees and the policy or certificate of liability insurance
as required in this article to the City Clerk.
[Code 1992, § 12.13(3)(b)]
The application shall be referred by the City Clerk to the Council
which shall set a date for a hearing on the same not more than 20
days after filing of the application, which hearing shall be open
to the public. The City Clerk shall notify the applicant of the time
and place of the hearing. At the time set by the Council, the applicant
shall appear and present such evidence as he may desire to establish
that the public welfare, convenience and necessity will be served
by the granting of his application for a taxicab license and that
the applicant is a fit person to furnish with adequate equipment to
fulfill the taxicab needs of the City. After the hearing the Council
shall recommend whether the public welfare, convenience and necessity
will be served as proposed in the application for license, and the
Council may hold such further hearings or meetings and take such further
evidence as it may deem necessary or advisable in making such determination.
This section shall not apply to an application for the renewal of
an existing license.
[Code 1992, § 12.13(3)(d)]
No taxicab license issued under Section 86-50 shall be transferable either from the vehicle described in the original application to another vehicle or from the original licensee to another person without a permit from the Council previously granted upon application therefor by the licensee.
[Code 1992, § 12.13(3)(e)]
The taxicab license shall be issued by the City Clerk after
approval of the Council and filing with the Clerk of the treasurer's
receipt, required liability insurance and inspection certificate described
in this article.
[Code 1992, § 12.13(4)]
(a)
No taxicab license shall be issued until the applicant deposits with
the City Clerk a policy of liability insurance covering all vehicles
to be included under the license. Such policy shall describe each
vehicle by make, model and serial number, number of passengers capable
of being accommodated therein at one time and the number of the state
motor vehicle license. Such policy shall be issued by a company licensed
to do business in the state and shall insure the licensee against
loss from liability to the amount of $300,000 for the injury or death
of one or more persons in any one accident and in the amount of $100,000
for damage to the property of others for any one accident due to the
negligent operation of such vehicle.
(b)
The policy of insurance shall be approved by the City Attorney as
to legal form before it is filed and shall contain a provision that
the policy may not be cancelled except upon 10 days' written
notice to the City.
(c)
Cancellation or termination of any insurance policy issued in compliance
with this section shall automatically revoke all licenses issued for
vehicles covered by such policy, unless another policy has been filed
and approved pursuant to this section and is in effect at the time
of such cancellation or termination.
[Code 1992, § 12.13(5)]
An annual license shall not be issued for any vehicle until
the applicant has filed with the City Clerk a certificate of inspection
signed by a reputable automobile mechanic or public garage owner certifying
that the vehicle sought to be licensed is mechanically sound and in
a thoroughly safe condition for the transportation of passengers and
in clean, fit and good appearance. A similar certificate of inspection
shall be filed with the City Clerk every six months during the license
year.
[Code 1992, § 12.13(6)]
The Council may revoke such license for failure of the licensee
to maintain his equipment as required by W.S.A., § 347.01
et seq.; for more than three convictions of traffic laws or ordinances
within any six-month period by the licensee, or by persons driving
vehicles under such license; or for conduct by the licensee, or by
persons driving vehicles under such license, which is prejudicial
to the public safety, welfare, morals or good order of the community.
