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No taxicab shall operate unless a license has been issued to the owner thereof and is in force. Every license shall expire on the last day of the year for which it is issued. The annual fee shall be one hundred dollars ($100.00) and shall be in addition to the fee required under the laws of the State on all motor vehicles.
Previous to the Mayor's issuing a license, as aforementioned, the vehicle to be used for transportation purposes shall be inspected and approved by a mechanic approved by the Safety-Service Director; and, if at any time during the term of the license, the vehicle shall be deemed unfit, by one of the approved mechanics, to be used as a public conveyance, the license shall be revoked and the fee therefor forfeited, unless the vehicle can be replaced and/or reconditioned to meet the specifications of the approved mechanic and the Safety Service Director.
(Ord. 1025. Passed 12-4-52.)
No license shall be granted unless the applicant or operator of the vehicle shall deposit with the Mayor a policy of liability insurance issued by an insurance company licensed to do business in the State, or, in lieu thereof, furnish a bond executed by a surety company authorized to do business in the State. Such policy or bond shall be approved as to sufficiency and legality by the Mayor and the Director of Law, respectively. The extent of the liability of the insurer, or surety, as to any one licensed public vehicle operated by the applicant, shall be one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) on account of injuries to, or death of, any one person in any accident; and, subject to such limit as respects injury to, or death of, one person, three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) on account of any one accident resulting in injury to or death of more than one person; and fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) on account of damage to property in any one accident.
(Ord. 143-75. Passed 6-19-75.)
No license shall be displayed on any taxicab, except the one for which it was issued. In the event the owner of a licensed taxicab shall cease to own the same, or such vehicle shall become unsuitable for operation, an affidavit may be filed with the Mayor, and he or she shall transfer the license to any other vehicle belonging to such owner, provided that such vehicle is approved by the Mayor and complies with the requirements of this chapter.
(Ord. 1025. Passed 12-4-52.)
If any licensed owner of a taxicab shall have lost his or her license, or if the license has been stolen from him or her, a new license shall be delivered to such owner, upon notification being given to the Mayor by the licensed owner, and upon the owner filing with the Mayor a sworn statement containing the facts covering such loss or theft.
(Ord. 1025. Passed 12-4-52.)
Should any license not be used for a period of thirty days for the operation of a taxicab, the license shall become void and the licensee shall be entitled to a refund of part of the parking fee according to the number of months the license was in force.
(Ord. 1025. Passed 12-4-52.)
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