For the purposes of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Conduct a taxicab business
means the use of one or more taxicabs within the city, by the owner thereof, for the purpose of carrying passengers for hire, either by driving the same himself or having the same driven by some other person; provided that this definition shall not apply to any licensed chauffeur hired as a driver by any person holding a license to conduct a taxicab business in the city.
Taxicab
means any and all vehicles carrying passengers for hire, except motor buses or motor coaches operated by bus lines over designated routes in and through the city.
(1976 Code, sec. 30-1; 1998 Code, sec. 122-1; 2013 Code, sec. 62-113)
The provisions of this article shall not apply to passenger buses operating under the regulations of the state railroad commission and coming into or passing through the city for the purpose of loading and unloading passengers.
(1976 Code, sec. 30-2; 1998 Code, sec. 122-2; 2013 Code, sec. 62-114)
It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct a taxicab business within the city without having first obtained a license therefor.
(1976 Code, sec. 30-15; 1998 Code, sec. 122-31; 2013 Code, sec. 62-115)