A Class A taxicab shall operate for hire within the City of
Yonkers only if the owner shall first have obtained a Class A taxicab
license from the Police Commissioner. Such license shall be issued
as of the first day of April and shall expire on the 31st day of March
of the following year, unless sooner suspended or revoked.
The Police Commissioner is hereby empowered and authorized to
issue and grant under the Commissioner's seal the aforesaid Class
A taxicab licenses, not to exceed 110, sealed with the Corporate Seal
of the City, subject to the provisions contained in this chapter.
A.
Applications for licenses under this chapter shall be filed with
the Police Commissioner upon forms which shall be provided by him.
Each application shall be signed and sworn to by the applicant and
shall be filed by the applicant with the Police Commissioner and kept
as a permanent record.
B.
The applicant shall satisfy the Police Commissioner of the applicant's
good character, financial responsibility and good faith; and the Police
Commissioner, in the Commissioner's discretion, may request such
additional proof not appearing upon the application with respect to
character, financial responsibility and good faith of the applicant
as, in the Commissioner's discretion, may be necessary to determine
whether or not the best interests of the general public, its safety
and welfare will be had on the approval or denial of the application.
A.
No persons shall hereafter conduct a sightseeing automobile bus business
for hire, having a terminus within the City limits, except upon complying
with the following conditions;
(1)
Filing with the Police Commissioner an application for a license
to operate a sightseeing automobile bus line into and out of Yonkers.
(2)
Agreeing to operate a sufficient number of first-class automobile
buses to provide adequate service, said buses to be operated by drivers
duly licensed as herein provided.
(3)
Agreeing not to take on or discharge passengers within the City limits
except at the Yonkers terminus, which shall be designated by the City
Council in the license.
(4)
Paying to the Police Commissioner, or to the Commissioner's
designee, the sum of $25 prior to the issuance of the license for
each bus per year.
B.
The license required under this section shall be issued by the Police
Commissioner under the Corporate Seal of the City.
C.
All moneys paid and received for such license fees shall be paid
over to the Comptroller of the City of Yonkers at such time or times
as may be designated by the Comptroller and shall be credited to the
general fund of the City.
Upon application, on forms provided by the Police Department,
20 days prior to the termination of each license year, the Police
Commissioner may, by proper endorsement thereon and subject to the
provisions of this chapter, approve the renewal of any license or
cause a renewal license to be issued for the ensuing year.
Upon the voluntary sale or transfer of a licensed Class A taxicab
by the holder of a license or the licensee's legal representative,
the licensee shall immediately notify the Hack Bureau of any intention
to replace the Class A taxicab or shall surrender the license. If
the license is surrendered, the vendee or transferee may make application
to the Hack Bureau to license the Class A taxicab purchased. A new
license shall then be issued by the Hack Bureau in place of the license
so surrendered, provided that the applicant has demonstrated to the
satisfaction of the Hack Bureau that the applicant is qualified to
assume the duties and obligations of a Class A taxicab owner, as imposed
by the provisions hereof, and provided further that the applicant
assumes, agrees to pay and satisfies the Police Commissioner of his
ability to discharge all the outstanding tort liabilities of the vendor
or transferor incurred after the enactment hereof which is in excess
of the amount which is covered by any bond or policy of insurance
as required by the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York.
Upon the voluntary or involuntary sale or transfer of a vehicle
licensed under this chapter, the licensee shall immediately surrender
to the Police Commissioner license, medallion and license card of
a corresponding number granted for the operation of such vehicle.
Whenever an owner sells or transfers title to a vehicle for which a license has been issued, the owner may within 60 days thereafter have the former license which was previously surrendered, as provided in § 110-11 of this article, reissued for another vehicle which the owner has purchased, provided that the owner has complied with all the provisions of this chapter and upon the payment of a fee of $20.
Class A taxicab licenses may be revoked or suspended at any
time for cause by the Police Commissioner if the vehicle shall be
used for immoral or illegal business or purposes or for a violation
of any ordinance or state law governing the operation of motor vehicles.
When the license is suspended or revoked, the license, medallion and
license card shall be surrendered to the Police Commissioner and shall
be returned after the expiration of the suspension period.
The Police Commissioner shall keep a register of the name of
each person owning or operating a Class A taxicab licensed under this
chapter, together with the Class A taxicab license number and the
description or make of such vehicle, with the date and complete record
of inspection made of it. Such record shall be open to the inspection
of the public at all reasonable times.
A.
If, upon inspection, a Class A taxicab is found to be of lawful construction and in proper condition, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, and upon the approval of the application, the Police Commissioner shall issue to the applicant a Class A taxicab license in the form of a card not less than three inches by six inches in size, containing the official license number of the Class A taxicab, the rate of fare prescribed by Article V, § 110-53, of this chapter, and the date of inspection. Such card shall contain blank spaces upon which an entry shall be made of the date of every inspection of the vehicle by a representative of the Police Department designated by the Police Commissioner. The license card shall be of a distinctly different color each year, and the license number assigned hereunder shall in each case be the same as that of the state license plates assigned to the vehicle for that year, pursuant to law. Every Class A taxicab shall have prominently displayed such card. Any licensee who defaces, obliterates or changes any official entry made upon the license shall have the license revoked. Should the state license number of a Class A taxicab be changed during the life of the Class A taxicab license, such change and number shall be immediately reported by the licensee to the Police Commissioner.
B.
When such license has been issued, the owner shall also be issued
a medallion (vehicle license tag) with a number corresponding to the
license card number, furnished by the City, for use during the period
for which said license has been issued. The medallion shall at all
times be attached to the exterior of such Class A taxicab, in a place
approved by the Police Commissioner, so as to be plainly visible at
all times.
A.
In the event that an applicant is delinquent in renewing a license,
the applicant shall pay an additional fee of $50 for each delinquent
license renewal. If an applicant is delinquent for more than 10 days,
the applicant shall pay an additional fee of $10 for each day beyond
the first 10 days of delinquency. In no event shall a fee for any
one license exceed $120.
B.
An applicant delinquent for a total period exceeding 50 days, in
addition to the required fee, may, in the discretion of the Police
Commissioner, be disallowed a license for a period of time not exceeding
six months.
No vehicle designed and constructed to seat five or fewer persons in the rear section thereof and engaged in the business of conveying persons for hire, other than a Class A taxicab as herein defined, and duly licensed and equipped with a taximeter, shall seek, solicit or accept passengers for hire from any place or position in any street of the City of Yonkers, as defined in § 110-1 of Article I hereof.
No sale and/or transfer of all or a part of the stock in a corporate
owner of a Class A taxicab license shall be made without the approval
of the Police Commissioner under rules and regulations adopted by
him for such purpose.
