[1-21-1946, § 1]
Every person driving a taxicab must be licensed as such.
[1-21-1946, § 1]
Each applicant for a taxicab driver's license shall:
(a)
Be of the age of 21 years or over.
(b)
Be of sound physique with good eyesight, and not subject to epilepsy,
vertigo, heart trouble, or any other infirmity of body or mind which
might render him unfit for the safe operation of a taxicab.
(c)
Be able to read, write and speak the English language.
(d)
Be neat in dress and person and not be addicted to the use of narcotics
or intoxicating liquors.
[1-21-1946, § 1]
Any person desiring to secure a license to drive a taxicab shall
make application in writing therefor to the Village Clerk, upon a
form to be provided by the Village Clerk. Such application shall set
forth the name of the applicant, his residence and occupation, and
shall be endorsed by at least two responsible citizens of the Village,
who shall certify that the applicant is a man of good habits, honest,
sober and industrious and a fit person to drive or operate a passenger
vehicle.
Along with such application, the applicant shall file an affidavit
stating his full name, residence, places of residence during the previous
five years, age, color, height, color of eyes and hair, place of birth,
whether a citizen of the United States, places of previous employment,
whether married or single, whether he has ever been convicted of a
felony as a driver or chauffeur and if so, whether his license has
ever been revoked and for what cause, which affidavit shall be filed
with the Village Clerk as a permanent record. Any wilfully false statement
sworn to by the applicant shall be reported by the President to the
states attorney of Cook County.
An applicant for a license to drive a taxicab shall also file
with his application to the Village Clerk two recent photographs of
himself, of a size which may be easily attached to his license, one
of which shall be attached to the license when issued, and the other
shall be filed with the application in the office of the Village Clerk.
Where the application for a license is denied the photograph
shall be returned to the applicant.
Such application, affidavit and photographs shall be referred
to the commissioner of health and Chief of Police, who shall investigate
the qualifications and the physical and mental conditions of the applicant.
[1-21-1946, § 1]
Each applicant for taxicab driver's license under the provisions
of this article shall be examined by the commissioner of health and
by the Chief of Police or some one by him designated, as to applicant's
knowledge of the provisions of this article, the traffic regulations,
and the geography of the Village. If the results of the examination
he unsatisfactory, the applicant shall be refused a license. Each
such applicant must demonstrate his skill and ability to safely handle
his vehicle by driving it through a crowded section of the Village
accompanied by an inspector, or other representative of the Chief
of Police. If the Chief of Police shall approve the application he
shall endorse thereon such approval and return same together with
the affidavit and photographs to the Village Clerk, who shall issue
such license in the manner provided by this article.
[1-21-1946, § 1]
The license issued by the Village Clerk shall have attached
thereto one of the photographs of the driver, deposited with him,
in such manner that it cannot be removed and another photograph substituted
without detection. Each licensed driver shall upon demand of an inspector
of licenses, a policeman, or a passenger, exhibit his license and
photograph for inspection.
[1-21-1946, § 1]
A taxicab driver's license shall be in such form as to contain
the signature of the licensee and blank spaces upon which a record
may be made of any arrest of or serious complaint against him. Any
licensee who defaces, removes or obliterates any official entry made
upon his license shall be punished by the revocation of his license.
Drivers' licenses shall be issued as of February first, in each and
every year, and shall be valid to and including the thirty-first of
January next succeeding.
[1-21-1946, § 1]
Every person licensed as a driver or operator under the provisions
of this article shall, at all times, while acting as a driver or operator
of any vehicle licensed under the provisions of this chapter wear
a metal badge at least one and three-quarters inches long and one
and one-eighth inches wide, having a number thereon corresponding
to the number of such driver's license.
Such badge shall be provided with a pin or other fastening,
and shall be worn in a conspicuous place on the outside of the outside
coat, and shall be of a different design for each year. Such badge
shall be obtained from the Village Clerk.
Where any driver has obtained a similar badge in any other municipality
in Cook County, it shall not be necessary for him to obtain the badge
described in this section but he must at all times wear the badge
of this or such other municipality.
[1-21-1946, § 1]
The President may renew a driver's license from year to year
by appropriate endorsement thereon. A driver in applying for a renewal
of his license shall make such an application upon a form to be furnished
by the Village Clerk entitled "Application for Renewal of License,"
which shall be filled out with the full name and address of the applicant,
together with a statement of the date upon which his original license
was granted and the number thereof.
[10-6-1952, § 1]
The following license fees shall be paid for drivers' licenses:
For each original license, $5; for each renewal thereof, $2.
[1-21-1946, § 1]
There shall be kept in the office of the Village Clerk and the
police department a complete record of each license issued to a driver
and of all renewals, suspensions or revocations thereof. The Village
Clerk's record shall be kept on file with the original application
of the driver for a license.
[1-21-1946, § 1]
A taxicab driver's license may be suspended or revoked at any
time by the President and Board of Trustees for cause. Any such suspension
shall be noted on the license, together with a statement of the reasons
therefor, and the driver shall be deprived of his badge by the officer
suspending or revoking such license. No driver whose license has been
revoked shall again be licensed as a public taxicab driver in the
Village unless upon presentation of reasons satisfactory to the President
or in a case where the license has been suspended or revoked by the
President, the approval of the President shall be necessary before
the restoration or reissuance of said license. The President shall
notify the police department when any such license is revoked. If
any licensed driver shall change his residence at any time before
the expiration of his license, he shall forthwith notify the Chief
of Police of such act.
