(a) At the time of the issuance of the certificate of public convenience and necessity and annually thereafter, on or before July 1 of each calendar year, every taxicab company now operating or which shall hereafter operate in the City shall pay to the Mayor a fee of twenty dollars ($20.00) for each taxicab to be operated by it for the ensuing year, which fee shall be in addition to the fee required to be paid on motor vehicles under the laws of the State, provided, however, that if additional taxicabs are put in operation by any taxicab company, the fee for the operation of the additional taxicabs shall be as follows:
(1) If put in operation prior to October 1 of any year, the fee shall be fifteen dollars ($15.00) for the balance of that year.
(2) If put in operation between October 1 and December 31 of any year, the fee shall be ten dollars ($10.00) for the balance of the year.
(3) If put in operation on or after April 1 of any year, the fee shall be five dollars ($5.00) for the balance of the fiscal year.
(4) If a taxicab has been removed from service it can be replaced with another vehicle without any additional fees being paid.
(5) All moneys and receipts which are derived from the enforcement of this chapter shall be credited and paid into a separate fund which shall be known as the Public Service Street Repair Fund. All moneys and receipts credited to such Fund shall be used for the sole purpose of repairing streets, avenues, alleys and lanes within the City pursuant to Ohio R.C. 715.66.
(b) Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to mean that there shall be any refund of any license fee so paid in case any taxicab is taken off the streets and not thereafter operated by the company.
(Ord. 1159. Passed 5-13-63.)