[1942 Code C.11 § 17]
No person shall run or operate any motor vehicle of any kind
or description, for the purpose of carrying passengers for pay or
hire within the limits of the City, or from points within the City
to points outside of the City limits, without first obtaining a license
for such vehicle from the City Clerk.
[Ord. 42-1988, 89 § 1, passed, 1-9-1989]
Every person operating motor vehicles of any kind or description
for the purposes of carrying passengers for pay or hire within the
limits of the City, for the use of the City shall pay an annual license
fee for each such motor vehicles as follows:
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Type
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Fee
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|---|---|
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For vehicle capable of carrying seven or less passengers
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$25
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For vehicle capable of carrying more than seven passengers
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$50
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[1942 Code C.11 § 18]
Such licenses shall be issued by the City Clerk, upon application
and upon payment of the license fee hereinbefore fixed, and all licenses
issued hereunder shall be in force for one year from January 1 in
each year, subject to the right of revocation as hereinafter provided.
No license shall issue except that it expire on January 1 next ensuing.
[1942 Code C. 11 § 19]
All such licenses so issued shall state the name, age and residence
of the person to whom they are issued; if issued to a partnership
or association, then the names, ages and residences of the persons
composing such partnership or association shall be stated; if issued
to a corporation, the corporate name and place of incorporation, with
the names and residences of the corporate officers, shall be stated.
Such licenses shall also state the name of the vehicle licensed, the
factory number and the State license number. All such licenses shall
be numbered, and a registry thereof shall be kept by the City Clerk.
The owner or licensee of any vehicle, licensed under the provisions
of this article, shall be furnished by the City Clerk with a tag bearing
the license number of the vehicle and the year for which the license
is paid, and shall attach such tag to such vehicle in a conspicuous
place.
[1942 Code C. 11 § 20]
The City Clerk is hereby authorized to suspend or revoke any
license granted hereunder in the event that the person holding such
license, or his agent or employee, fails, refuses or neglects to obey
any of the provisions of this article, or whenever the City Clerk
believes that the safety of the traveling public demands such suspension
or revocation.
[Ord. 40-1970, 71 § 3, passed 5-24-1971]
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall
be fined not more than $300 and/or be imprisoned for not more than
90 days.
