[R.O. 2011 §57.010]
Any person desiring to engage in the taxi business of hauling
persons for hire within the City must make application for a license
therefor, in person, to the Board of Aldermen.
[R.O. 2011 §57.020]
A yearly fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) will be charged for a
license required by this Article.
[R.O. 2011 §57.030]
A person applying for a license required by this Article must
be of a sober nature, of good moral character and be without any City
conviction of driving while intoxicated within a three (3) year period;
and shall not have had a suspension or revocation of driver's license
or chauffeur's license within a period of three (3) years.
[R.O. 2011 §57.040]
A.
All
vehicles used as taxicabs shall at all times be in such a condition
as to pass a street driving inspection by the Police Department; each
feature of the automobile that contributes to driving safety must
be in reasonable condition or working order.
B.
The
Police Department, after proper inspection of an automobile to be
used as a taxicab, may order the use of any automobile not meeting
reasonable safety requirements stopped.
[R.O. 2011 §57.050]
A.
All
persons licensed pursuant to this Article shall have the following
liability insurance for each vehicle operated pursuant to the license.
1.
One hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) for injury or death of
any one (1) person.
2.
Eight hundred thousand dollars ($800,000.00) for injury or death
arising from any one (1) accident or occurrence.
3.
Eight hundred thousand dollars ($800,000.00) for property damage
arising from any one (1) accident or occurrence.
[R.O. 2011 §57.060]
All automobiles used as taxicabs must display in large letters
in their interiors the taxi rates charged by persons licensed pursuant
to this Article, and those rates must be filed with the Board of Aldermen
prior to the time they take effect.
[R.O. 2011 §57.080]
Any violation of any of the provisions of this Article shall,
at the discretion of the Board of Aldermen, be sufficient grounds
to revoke a taxi license issued pursuant to this Article.
