[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of Dumont by Ord. No. 158 (Secs. 20-32 through 20-39
of the 1970 Revised Ordinances). Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter:
Includes an autobus as defined in N.J.S.A. 48:4-1, as amended,
and in N.J.S.A. 48:16-23.
[Amended by Ord. No. 160]
No autobus shall be operated or run while carrying
passengers for hire, wholly or partly along any street in the Borough,
whether such operation is over a route wholly or partly within the
territorial limits of the Borough, except as set forth in N.J.S.A.
48:4-10,[1] until the person owning the autobus or possessing the
right to use the same shall obtain the consent of the Council for
such operation, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
The Council may approve and grant consent, subject to such terms and
conditions as convenience and safety of the inhabitants of the Borough
shall demand.
[1]
Editor's Note: N.J.S.A. 48:4-10, Operation
through municipalities refusing consent, was repealed by L. 1973,
c. 158, effective 7-7-1973.
[Amended by Ord. No. 160]
A.
Every person applying for a consent to operate an
autobus shall make written application, under oath, for such consent
addressed to the Council and file same with the Borough Clerk. Such
application shall state, among other things, the route and hours of
service wherein and during which it is proposed to operate such motorbus,
the terminal point of the route, the streets to be traveled in reaching
the terminal point, and the description and passenger-carrying capacity
of the autobus. The application shall furnish such other information
as the Council may request.
B.
At the direction of the Council, the Borough Clerk
shall refer said application to the Chief of Police for his investigation,
recommendation and report to the Council.
No municipal consent to operate an autobus shall
be effective and no such operation shall be permitted until the owner
of such autobus shall furnish and keep in force the insurance and
the power of attorney as provided for and required by N.J.S.A. 48:16-24
and N.J.S.A. 48:4-36 to N.J.S.A. 48:4-39.
Subject to law, any consent for the operation
of an autobus may be revoked by the Council after notice and hearing
whenever it shall appear that the holder thereof has failed to comply
with or has violated:
No person shall drive any autobus operating
under a consent issued by the Borough unless he is:
Subject to the supervision and direction of
the Chief of Police, the Police Department shall have general supervision
of autobuses operated in the Borough. It shall enforce compliance
with the provisions of this chapter and the regulations made thereunder,
as well as the state laws and state rules and regulations applicable
to autobuses. Members of the Police Department shall have free access
to any autobus for the purpose of making inspection.
[Amended by Ord. No. 742]
Any person who violates any provision of this
chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not
exceeding $500, or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days,
or both. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day
during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
