No person shall engage in the business of operating a taxicab or taxicabs within the corporate limits of the city without first complying with all of the provisions of this chapter. Verified applications for a license for taxicabs shall be made by the owner thereof upon blanks to be furnished by the city clerk. Such application shall contain the full name and address of the owner, the make, model, motor and factory number of the motor vehicle and the Idaho license number for the current year. (1960 Code, Sec. 2-302)
Before the city clerk shall issue a license for any taxicab, the application shall be first presented to the mayor and city council for approval, and upon such approval and the payment of the necessary fee and compliance with all sections of this chapter, the city clerk shall issue a license upon a card of the form and size as may be prescribed by the city clerk. Said card shall contain the date of its issuance, the official license number of the motor vehicle and the make and model thereof. (1960 Code, Sec. 2-305)
Before any license is issued for any taxicab the owners thereof shall be required to file with the city clerk a certified copy of a policy of insurance executed by an insurance company authorized to do business within the state of Idaho, insuring the public against any loss or damage that may result to any person from the operation of said taxicab, provided the limited amount of liability in such policy of insurance specified shall be as follows: property damage, not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00); public liability for two (2) or more persons, not less than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00). (1960 Code, Sec. 2-303; amd. 1977 Code)
The license to operate such taxicabs shall expire of itself or terminate upon the cancellation of said insurance for failure to pay premiums or for any other reasons, and no license shall be granted or be effective unless the taxicab for which said license is requested has been fully covered with insurance as herein specified. (1960 Code, Sec. 2-303)
Owners of taxicabs licensed hereunder shall pay to the city clerk a yearly license fee of twenty five dollars ($25.00) for all vehicles under the same ownership. Such license shall expire on December 31 next following the issuance thereof and must be renewed before January 1 of each following year. (1960 Code, Sec. 2-304)
Any license granted under this chapter may be revoked or suspended at any time by the city council for any violation of the provisions of this chapter, or any other provisions of this city code, or law of the state of Idaho, or if such vehicle shall be used for any immoral, illegal, disorderly or improper purpose. (1960 Code, Sec. 2-306)