No person, firm, partnership, association or corporation, either as owner or as agent, employee or driver for, or lessee of, the owner, shall operate or permit to be operated a taxicab, or shall proffer the services of such taxicab as a public vehicle by solicitation by voice, sign, public advertisement, light or otherwise, unless the proper license has been issued to the owner or operator thereof and is in full force and effect.
Every license shall expire on December 31 of the year for which it is issued. License fees for each taxicab shall be payable to the Mayor in the amount of ten dollars ($10.00), except that if a license is issued on or after July 1 of any year, the fee therefor shall be one-half of the annual fee. Licenses shall be transferrable. Any license may be revoked, suspended or refused by the Mayor for any of the following causes:
(a) Misrepresentation or false statement made in obtaining a license;
(b) Any violation of a provision of this chapter or failure to comply with a lawful order of the Mayor;
(c) Any misconduct or unlawful acts which under the circumstances the Mayor deems sufficient to find the applicant or licensee to be of an undesirable character for operation of a taxicab; or
(d) When the public interest and welfare will not be promoted by the issuance or continuation of a license.
No license shall be suspended, revoked or refused without a hearing or opportunity to be heard before the Mayor.
(Ord. 26-61. Passed 8-3-61.)