No person or corporation shall operate or run
public taxicabs or limousines for the transportation of persons over
or upon the streets of the Village of Rhinebeck for hire or solicit
either on private property or on the public highway without a license.
The Board of Trustees of the Village shall grant
permission for a license to such persons or corporations as it shall
deem fit and proper for such trade. The Village Clerk shall issue
such license following the granting of permission by the Board of
Trustees, said license not to take effect until the receipt of the
license fee by the Village Clerk.
There shall be an annual license fee of $10
per taxicab or limousine.
The Mayor may suspend any such license until
the next meeting of the Board of Trustees, and thereupon said license
may be revoked or continued by the Board.
This chapter shall not apply to unlicensed taxis
actually answering a call to come to the Village to pick up passengers
or coming to the Village to discharge them.
Any person or corporation violating this chapter
shall be liable to a fine of not more than $75 for the first offense
and not more than $150 for subsequent offenses.