Sec. 18-138. - Hours of delivery; residential areas.

It shall be unlawful for any seller and for any driver, or handler, or for any agent or employee, of any seller to deliver or to transport for delivery, to any purchaser in a residential district any commodity at any time on Sunday or between the hours of 6:30 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. on other days; but in case of emergency, the police chief may issue a permit for transportation and delivery on Sunday or between the hours above named on other days.

Sec. 18-139. - Authority to designate public carrier stands.

The director, division of traffic engineering is hereby authorized and directed to establish bus stops and taxicab stands and stands for other passenger common carrier motor vehicles on such public streets in such places and in such number as he shall determine to be of the greatest benefit to the public; and every such bus stop, taxicab stand or other stand shall be designated by appropriate signs, where deemed necessary.

Sec. 18-140. - Installation and maintenance of public carrier stands.

All bus stops, taxicab stands, or other stands, which have been approved by the director, division of traffic engineering shall be installed, marked and maintained by the person operating motor buses at the stands and, where deemed necessary by the director, division of traffic engineering, shall be marked by signs specifying "bus stop," "taxicab stands" or other such designation, which shall be uniform in size, shape and color.

Sec. 18-141. - Stopping, standing and parking of buses and taxicabs regulated.

(a)   The operator of a bus shall not stand or park such vehicle upon any street at any place other than at a bus stand so designated as provided herein.

(b)   The operator of a bus shall not stop such vehicle upon any street at any place for the purpose of loading or unloading passengers or their baggage other than at a bus stop so designated as provided herein, except in case of an emergency.

(c)   The operator of a bus shall enter a bus stop on a public street in such a manner that the bus, when stopped to load or unload passengers or baggage, shall be in a position with the right wheels of such vehicle not farther than twelve (12) inches from the curb and the bus approximately parallel to the curb so as not to unduly impede the movement of other vehicular traffic.

(d)   The operator of a taxicab shall not stand or park such vehicle upon any street in the central traffic district at any place other than in a taxicab stand designated as provided in sections 18-139 and 18-140. This provision shall not prevent the operator of a taxicab from temporarily stopping in accordance with other stopping or parking regulations at any place for the purpose of and while actually engaged in the expeditious loading or unloading of passengers.

Sec. 18-142. - Restricted use of bus and taxicab stands.

No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle other than a bus in a bus stop, or other than a taxicab in a taxicab stand, when any such stop or stand has been officially designated and appropriately signed; except that the driver of a passenger vehicle may stop therein temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading passengers when such stopping does not interfere with any bus or taxicab waiting to enter or about to leave such zone.

Sec. 18-143. - Citations for violations by bus drivers.

Whenever a police officer observes a bus violating any traffic regulations, it shall not be necessary for the officer to stop the bus; but he shall take the number of the bus, write a ticket against the number of the bus and mail such ticket to the company concerned.