B.
Autocab license fees. The fee for the autocab owner's license
and the fee for the autocab driver's license shall be $50. All
licenses shall be effective for a period from January 1 to December
31 of each calendar year.
C.
Taxicab license renewal fees. The annual renewal fee for a taxicab
owner's license shall be $35 for a single taxicab; provided,
however, that should the owner thereof have more than one taxicab,
then and in such an event, the annual renewal fee for each additional
taxicab shall be $25 payable to the Clerk's office. The license
shall be effective for a one-year period from January 1 to December
31.
[Added 9-26-1994 by Ord. No. 286-1994]
D.
Establishment of taxicab rates. No owner or driver of a taxicab or
other vehicle for hire shall charge a greater sum for the use of said
vehicle that in accordance with the following rates:
[Added 9-26-1994 by Ord. No. 286-1994]
(1)
Mileage rates: $3 for the first mile or fraction thereof; $1.50 for
each additional meter mile. Fractions of each mile shall be calculated
at the rate of $0.15 per 1/10 of a mile.
(2)
Plus $0.50 for each article of luggage or baggage for each passenger.
(3)
Waiting time at the rate of $0.20 for each minute.
A.
Power of attorney. No taxicab license shall be issued until the applicant
therefor shall have delivered to the Township Clerk, concurrently
with the filing of the insurance policy referred to herein, a power
of attorney executed by the applicant, wherein and whereby the applicant
shall appoint the Township Clerk his, her or its true and lawful attorney
for the purpose of acknowledging service of any process of a court
of competent jurisdiction to be served against the insured by virtue
of the indemnity granted under the insurance policy filed.
B.
Compliance with state law. Nothing in this chapter shall exempt any
person owning or operating a taxicab or owning or operating an autocab
from complying with the laws relating to the ownership, regulation
and operation of taxicabs and autocabs in this state.
A.
Any person found guilty of violating any of the provisions of this
chapter shall be liable to a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment
for not more than 90 days, or both. In addition thereto, any license
issued pursuant to this chapter may be suspended or revoked, which
shall include crimes of moral turpitude. Each succeeding day of a
violation may be construed as a new violation.
B.
In the event that a taxicab or autocab is being operated by a party who does not have a taxicab driver's license, in the case of taxicabs, or an autocab driver's license, in the case of an autocab, as the case may be, then they shall be subject to the penalty provisions as are set forth in Subsection A above.
