The Mayor and Council shall by resolution make
reasonable rules and regulations, not inconsistent with this chapter,
respecting:
A.
The use of vehicles licensed under this chapter.
B.
Taxicab stands.
C.
The number of licensed vehicles which may stand in
any one place at the same time.
D.
The inspection of vehicles licensed and to be licensed
under this chapter.
E.
The inspection of drivers licensed under this chapter.
F.
Such other matters as may promote the public convenience
and safety.
A.
The charge for carrying passengers shall not exceed
the rates set out in the application for the taxi owner's license.
B.
Every taxicab driver, when requested, shall give a
passenger a receipt for the fare.
C.
Any dispute as to the fare shall be determined by
the officer in charge of the police station at the time of the dispute.
A.
Every vehicle licensed under this chapter shall have
fastened in a conspicuous place therein a printed card showing:
B.
The charging of any fares in excess of the rates set
out in the approved application for the taxi owner's license shall
constitute a violation of this chapter by the owner or operator, or
both.
[Amended by Ord. No. 1117]
A.
Unless there shall be one uniform flat rate charged
at any point within the corporate limits of the Borough for the transportation
of passengers, every taxicab operating in the Borough shall have installed
therein a taximeter or the equivalent thereof of standard make by
which the fare or charge for hire of said taxicab is mechanically
and accurately registered and on which said taximeter said charge
is plainly indicated. The taximeter shall be so placed in the taxicab
that the charge thereon may be plainly seen by the passengers.
B.
No person shall use or permit to be used upon any
taxicab a taximeter which shall be in such a condition as to be more
than 5% incorrect, to the prejudice of any passenger.
C.
After sundown, the face of every taximeter shall be
illuminated by a suitable light so arranged as to throw a continuous
steady light thereon while the taxicab is in operation and carrying
a passenger, so that the meter will be clearly discernible and can
be read by a passenger in the rear seat.
D.
Said taximeter shall be sealed, and a colored poster,
different in color at each inspection, shall be placed on the taximeter
after inspection.
E.
No person shall use or permit to be used, nor drive
for hire, a taxicab equipped with a taximeter, the case of which is
unsealed or the seal broken.
No person other than the licensed driver of
a taxicab or a passenger shall ride or sit in the compartment of the
taxicab reserved for the driver.
No driver or other person interested in or connected with any licensed taxicab shall solicit customers in a noisy or offensive manner nor at any place other than taxicab stands referred to in § 409-28, in any manner whatsoever.
No driver of any licensed taxicab, which is
disengaged, shall refuse to carry any orderly person upon the payment
of the rate of fare fixed in this chapter.
No driver of a licensed taxicab shall permit
such vehicle, when disengaged, to stand in any public street or place,
other than at a taxicab stand; provided, however, that nothing herein
shall prevent such driver from waiting for a passenger in front of
any building or place.
A.
Taxicab stands are hereby established at such places
as may be designated from time to time by the Mayor and Council. It
may designate the character of vehicles which may stand at such taxicab
stands and may exclude all other vehicles therefrom. The location
and capacity of such stands shall be indicated by a sign substantially
as follows: PUBLIC TAXICAB STAND. CAPACITY ____.
B.
No vehicle, other than a taxicab licensed under this
chapter and prepared to accept passengers upon request, shall stand
at any public taxicab stand.
