No person shall carry or transport any person for hire by means of any automobile or taxicab within the corporate limits of the city without first obtaining a license so to do.
(1992 Code, § 491:00) Penalty, see § 10.99
Any person, firm or corporation wishing to obtain a license shall fill out and file with the Clerk- Treasurer an application for such license on a form provided by the Clerk-Treasurer for that purpose, which application shall state the name and address of the licensee, the kind, model, number of engine and serial number and year of manufacture of the automobile or taxicab to be used in the business, and the period for which application is made, which application shall be forthwith presented to the Council and, if approved by it, then license shall be issued by the Clerk-Treasurer.
(1992 Code, § 491:05)
The Clerk-Treasurer shall issue for each vehicle so licensed a number on a card or certificate, the numbers being assigned in the consecutive order of issue of licenses, beginning with the number one, which number shall be placed on the vehicle in full view of passengers, which shall be in the following form:
CITY OF OWATONNA Taxicab License No. ____________ |
(1992 Code, § 491:15)
No license shall be issued for and no taxicab, automobile or similar vehicle used for hire, shall be operated or used in or upon the streets of the city for the purpose of carrying passengers for hire, and it shall be unlawful to so operate such taxicab, unless there shall have been filed with the Clerk-Treasurer a liability contract of insurance, issued to the owner of such taxicab, which shall be on the form of the standard automobile liability insurance policy in customary use, to be approved by the Council and issued by an insurance company licensed to do business in the state, said policy to include provisions naming the city as an additional insured, to secure payment, in accordance with the provisions thereof, to any person, except employees of the owner, for personal injuries to such persons and for any damage to property, except property owned by, rented to, leased to, in charge of or transported by the owner, other than baggage of passengers, caused by the operation of such taxicab, in the amount of $300,000 combined single limit or equivalent.
(1992 Code, § 491:20) Penalty, see § 10.99
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