[Code 1971, § 30-32]
No person shall drive a taxicab and no person shall permit anyone
to drive a taxicab within the limits of the city without such driver
having first obtained, paid for and having in force and effect a driver's
license under the provisions of this division.
[Code 1971, § 30-33]
Each applicant for a taxicab driver's license must comply with
the following to the satisfaction of the chief of police:
(1)
Must first have obtained a state chauffeur's license.
(2)
Be of the age of 18 years or over.
(3)
Be of sound physique with good eyesight and not subject to epilepsy,
vertigo, heart trouble, or any other infirmity of body or mind, which
might render him unfit for the safe operation of a public vehicle.
(4)
Fill out on a blank form, to be provided by the chief of police,
a statement giving his full name, residence, places of residence for
five years previous to moving to his present address; age, height,
color of eyes and hair; place of birth, length of time he has resided
in the city, whether a citizen of the United States; places of previous
employment; whether married or single; whether he has ever been arrested
or convicted of a felony or misdemeanor; whether he has been summoned
to court; whether he has been previously licensed as a driver or chauffeur,
and if so, whether his license has ever been revoked, and for what
cause; and the number of chauffeur's license issued by the state which
statement shall be signed and sworn to by the applicant and filed
with the chief of police as a permanent record. Any false statements
by the applicant for a driver's license shall be promptly reported
by the chief of police to the district attorney of the county. The
chief of police is hereby authorized and empowered to require any
additional information as he may deem necessary.
[Code 1971, § 30-35]
Every applicant for a taxicab driver's license shall file with
his application three unmounted, unretouched, clear, front view photographs
of himself taken within 30 days preceding the filing of his application.
The photographs shall be of a size required by the chief of police,
and one of them shall be attached to the driver's license when such
license is issued. Every licensed driver shall permanently display
in the taxicab which the driver is operating, at a place designated
by the chief of police, his city taxicab driver's license containing
his photograph so that the license is clearly visible to the occupants
of the vehicle.
[Code 1971, § 30-34]
Each applicant for a taxicab driver's license shall be examined
by the chief of police or a member of his department designated by
him as to the applicant's knowledge of the provisions of this article,
the traffic regulations of the city, the motor vehicle and highway
traffic laws of the state, and the geography of the city. If the results
of such examination are not satisfactory to the chief of police, a
driver's license shall be refused.
[Code 1971, § 30-38)
The license fee per annum for each original taxicab driver's
license and for each renewal thereof shall be as now or hereafter
established by ordinance or resolution. Such licenses shall not be
transferable.
[Code 1971, § 30-36]
Upon satisfactory fulfillment of the requirements of this division,
there shall be issued to the applicant a license which shall be in
such form as to contain a photograph and signature of the licensee,
and blank spaces upon which a record may be made of any arrest of
or serious complaint against him. All licenses shall be numbered in
the order in which they are issued and shall contain the name and
place of residence of the licensee and the date of issuance and expiration
of the license. Any licensee who defaces, removes, or obliterates
any official entry made upon his license shall be punished by the
revocation of his license. Driver's licenses shall be issued as of
August 1, in each and every year, and shall be valid to and including
July 31, next succeeding, unless previously suspended or revoked.
[Code 1971, § 30-40]
There shall be kept in the office of the chief of police a complete
record of each license issued to a driver, and of all renewals, suspensions,
and revocations thereof, which record shall be kept on file with the
original application of the driver for a license.
[Code 1971, § 30-37]
The chief of police may renew a taxicab driver's license from
year to year by appropriate endorsement thereon. A driver, in applying
for a renewal of his license, shall make such application not less
than 30 days next preceding its expiration upon a form furnished by
the chief of police entitled "Application for Renewal of License,"
which shall be filled out with the full name and address of the applicant
together with a statement of the date upon which his original license
was granted, the number thereof, and such other information as the
licensing officials may deem necessary.
[Code 1971, § 30-39]
(a)
A taxicab driver's license or permit may at any time be suspended
or revoked for cause after a hearing by the chief of police. Any such
suspension shall be noted on the license together with a statement
of the reasons therefor. When the license or permit is suspended or
revoked, a note of the revocation or suspension shall be forthwith
sent to the common council.
(b)
A second suspension for the same reason, or, in any case, a third
suspension of a driver's license, shall cause the revocation of the
license. No driver whose license or permit has been revoked shall
be again licensed as a taxicab driver in the city unless upon the
presentation of reasons satisfactory to the common council.
