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A. No certificate of public convenience and necessity shall be issued or continued in operation unless there is in full force and effect an indemnity bond for each vehicle authorized in the amount of ten thousand dollars for bodily injury to any one person, in the amount of twenty thousand dollars for injuries to more than one person which are sustained in the same accident and five thousand dollars for property damage resulting from any one accident. Such bond shall inure to the benefit of any person who shall be injured or who shall sustain damage to property proximately caused by the negligence of a holder, his servants or agents. Such bond shall be filed in the office of the city clerk and shall have as surety thereon a surety company authorized to do business in the state.
B. The city commission may in its discretion allow the holder to file, in lieu of bond, a liability insurance policy issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in the state. Such policy shall conform to the provisions of this chapter relating to bonds. (Prior code §§ 22-2-6, 22-2-7)
No certificate shall be issued or continued in operation unless the holder thereof has paid an annual license fee of twenty-five dollars for the right to engage in the taxicab business and ten dollars for each year for each vehicle operated under a certificate of public convenience and necessity. Such license fees shall be for the calendar year and shall be in addition to any other license fees or charges established by proper authority and applicable to such holder or the vehicle under his operation and control. (Prior code § 22-2-8)
A certificate issued under the provisions of this chapter may be revoked or suspended by the chief of police if the holder thereof has violated any of the provisions of this chapter, discontinued operations for more than thirty days or has violated any provisions of this code or the laws of the United States or the state, the violations of which reflect unfavorably on the fitness of the holder to offer public transportation. Prior to suspension or revocation, the holder shall be given notice of the proposed action to be taken and shall have an opportunity to be heard. (Prior code § 22-2-10)
No person shall operate a taxicab for hire upon the streets of the city and no person who owns or controls a taxicab shall permit it to be so driven and no taxicab licensed by the city shall be so driven at any time for hire unless the driver of such taxicab shall have first obtained and shall have then in force a taxicab driver's license issued under the provisions of this chapter. (Prior code § 22-3-1)
An application for a taxicab driver's license shall be filed with the city clerk on forms provided by the city and such application shall be verified under oath and shall contain the following information:
A. The names and addresses of four residents of the city who have known the applicant for a period of one year and who will vouch for the sobriety, honesty and general good character of the applicant;
B. The experience of the applicant in the transportation of passengers;
C. The educational background of the applicant;
D. A concise history of his employment. (Prior code § 22-3-2)
Each application shall be accompanied by a certificate from a reputable physician of the city certifying that, in his opinion, the applicant is not inflicted with any disease or deformity which might make him an unsafe or unsatisfactory driver. At the time the application is filed the applicant shall pay to the city clerk the sum of three dollars. (Prior code § 22-3-3)
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