For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CERTIFICATE. Certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the City Council licensing the operation of a taxicab or taxicabs.
COUNCIL. The City Council of the City of Mount Holly.
CRUISING. The movement of unoccupied taxicabs over the public streets in search of or soliciting prospective passengers for hire.
DRIVER. Any person who drives a taxicab.
INSPECTOR. Inspector of taxicabs for the city.
MEMORANDUM CERTIFICATE. The card issued by the Inspector to a taxicab owner for display within a taxicab indicating that such taxicab is included within a certificate of public convenience and necessity.
OWNER. Any person to whom a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the operation of a taxicab or taxicabs has been issued.
PERSON. Any individual, partnership, association, corporation or other organization owning or operating, or proposing to operate any taxicab or taxicabs within the city.
RATE CARD. The card issued by the Inspector to a taxicab owner for display within each taxicab for which a certificate has been issued describing the schedule of fares charged by such taxicab.
STREET. Any street, alley, avenue or highway within the city limits and within a radius of five miles beyond such city limits as the same may now exist or may be hereafter extended.
TAXICABS. Any motor vehicle seating nine or fewer passengers operated upon any street or highway, on call or demand, accepting or soliciting passengers indiscriminately for hire between such points along streets and highways as may be directed by passengers so being transported.
(Code 2019, § 18-1) (Code 1961, § 17-1) (Ord. passed 11-10-1975)