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Editor's Note: The power to license is set forth in N.J.S.A.
40:52-1, et seq. This includes taxicabs.
[1984 Code § 10-1]
No taxicab shall be operated within the Borough unless both
the taxicab and driver are licensed.
[1984 Code § 10-2.1]
Applications for an owner's license shall be made to the
Chief of Police and shall set forth, in addition to general data,
the number of vehicles proposed to be operated and any proposed depots
or terminals. Proof of insurance pursuant to N.J.S.A. 48:16-3 et seq.,
shall be submitted.
[1984 Code § 10-2.2]
Applications for a driver's license shall include such
information as is calculated to reveal the applicant's general
character, responsibility and driving ability. Two photographs shall
be required.
[1984 Code § 10-3]
Applicants for both types of licenses shall be investigated
by the Police Department, which shall also inspect the vehicles proposed
to be used as taxicabs. The Chief of Police shall report to the Borough
Council which shall then proceed to grant or deny the license on a
consideration of the public convenience, necessity, health and welfare.
[1984 Code § 10-4]
The annual fee for an owner's license shall be $25 per
taxicab. The annual fee for a driver's license shall be $5.
[1984 Code § 10-5]
The Borough Council may adopt by resolution and from time to
time alter and amend rules and regulations not inconsistent with law
or this chapter for the safety and efficient operation of taxicabs.
