[R.O. 1993 § 620.010]
No license to engage in the business of transporting passengers
or merchandise for hire shall be issued to any person, firm, or corporation
until, and after the applicant for such license shall have filed with
the City Clerk and same shall have been approved by the City Manager
and City Attorney, an indemnity bond or policy of liability insurance
conditioned for the payment of final judgments for personal injury
and/or property damage in the following amounts to-wit: Twenty-five
thousand dollars ($25,000.00) for any one (1) person; fifty thousand
dollars ($50,000.00) for any one (1) accident; and ten thousand dollars
($10,000.00) property damage.
[R.O. 1993 § 620.020; Ord. No.
437, B14-191, 8-4-1941; CC 1963
§ 17-3]
Application for license shall be made to the City Clerk upon
forms provided by him/her. After the filing of the application, together
with the insurance policy above provided for, and after their approval
by the City Manager and City Attorney, and payment of the fees above
provided for, it shall be the duty of the City Collector to issue
a proper license to said applicant.
[R.O. 1993 § 620.030; Ord. No.
437, B14-191, 8-4-1941; CC 1963
§ 17-4]
If any indemnity bond or policy of insurance required herein
should at any time be canceled or in the event they should at any
time be deemed insufficient by the City Manager and City Attorney,
then the City Council shall proceed in a summary manner to revoke
the license of the owner and/or operator.
[R.O. 1993 § 620.040; Ord. No.
799, B16-26, 5-14-1957; CC 1963
§ 17-6]
No person, firm or corporation engaging in the business of transporting
passengers or merchandise for hire in the City of Charleston, Missouri,
and holding a license for that purpose from the City, shall have or
keep in their employ as a driver any person who has been convicted
of careless and reckless driving, or driving while intoxicated, or
driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor, or who has been
convicted of public intoxication or drunkenness, by any court, within
two (2) years prior thereto.