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§ 112.06 LICENSE PREREQUISITES.
   (A)   No license shall be issued unless the sworn statement, filed as provided in § 112.04 herein, clearly discloses that the applicant is financially solvent.
   (B)   No license shall be granted to any person, firm, or corporation to operate any taxicab unless said person, persons, firm, partnership, or corporation has a permanent office from which to control and regulate the operation of such taxicabs.
('74 Code, § 112.06) (Ord. 1476, passed 2-15-60)
§ 112.07 ISSUANCE OF LICENSE AND LICENSE IDENTIFICATION CARDS; APPEAL FROM DENIAL.
   (A)   Upon the filing of an application, the acceptance thereof by Council, and the payment of the proper fee as provided in § 112.05, and provided the stipulations set forth in § 112.06 are met, the Clerk-Treasurer shall issue to the applicant a license permitting the operation of the motor vehicle or vehicles described in the application for one year, commencing January 1 and ending December 31 of each year, subject to revocation as provided in § 112.17. No license shall be issued for a term of less than one year. At the same time the Clerk-Treasurer shall issue to said applicant separate license cards for each vehicle covered by such application, which identification card shall be prominently displayed in the vehicle as set forth in § 112.09. ('74 Code, § 112.07)
(Ord. 1476, passed 2-15-60)
   (B)   Any person who is denied a license, or who has his license repealed or revoked, may appeal such decision in the same manner as is set forth in § 112.27.
§ 112.08 FAILURE TO OBTAIN LICENSE.
   (A)    No person, persons, firm, or corporation shall drive, run, operate, or permit the operation of any taxicab on or along any part of any street, avenue, or public highway in the city without first having filed the application provided for in § 112.04 and without first having received a license from the city to do so. It shall be unlawful for any person, persons, firm, or corporation to drive, run, operate, or permit the driving, running, or operation of any taxicab upon or along any street, avenue, or other highway within the city without first having paid the license fees as provided in § 112.05, without the license identification card being prominently displayed is said vehicle, and without complying with all provisions of this chapter.
   (B)   No additional vehicle or equipment shall be added to or used by the holder of any license until he has first reported such addition to the Clerk-Treasurer, made application for a license for such additional vehicle, and received a license and license identification card for such additional equipment. The application for additional equipment shall be made upon the same forms and there shall be furnished the same information provided for in the original application for a license.
   (C)   In the event of an emergency where extra taxicabs are necessary for the transportation of passengers, such as a convention or the like, and subject to the approval of the Clerk-Treasurer, temporary operating permits good for seven days from and including the date of issuance may be issued to the applicant upon the proper application as provided for in § 112.04 and upon the payment at the time of the application of a fee of $3 for each operating permit. Such temporary permits apply only to taxicab operators having secured the regular city license for the operation of a taxicab or taxicabs. In the event of any disaster or emergency such as flood, riot, war evacuation, or any such catastrophe, the Clerk-Treasurer shall have the right to suspend the foregoing requirement for a temporary operating permit during the emergency.
('74 Code, § 112.08) (Ord. 1476, passed 2-15-60) Penalty, see § 112.99
§ 112.09 LICENSE DISPLAY.
   The license identification cards issued under § 112.07 shall be displayed in a prominent place in each taxicab at all times, and shall be exhibited to any officer or other person upon request. Such cards shall be kept corrected as to date, to motor number, state license number, and the name of the driver or drivers. Upon any change, the old license card shall be delivered up and cancelled and a new card issued in its place. It shall be the duty of the holder or holders of any license to see that this section is complied with under penalty of revocation of such license or fine as provided in § 112.99.
('74 Code, § 112.09) (Ord. 1476, passed 2-15-60) Penalty, see § 112.99
§ 112.10 INSURANCE REQUIRED.
   No license shall be issued and no taxicab shall be operated upon any street, avenue, or public highway in the city, until there has been filed with the Clerk-Treasurer an indemnity undertaking or policy of insurance executed by an insurance company legally authorized to execute such instruments in the state, running for at least the year of the license to be issued to the applicant, subject to the approval of the Clerk-Treasurer. Said insurance shall provide for the payment of any final judgment that may be rendered against the insured for damages to property or for bodily injury or death of passengers or other persons resulting from collision or other accident for which said person, persons, firm, or corporation may be found liable while operating the taxicab described in said application, in the sum of up to $5,000 for property damages and $50,000 to $100,000 for the injury or death of any person or persons so injured or killed as above provided. In addition, such insurance policies shall provide that if the policy is cancelled by the company during its term, ten days' written notice prior to such cancellation will be given to the city.
('74 Code, § 112.10) (Ord. 1476, passed 2-15-60) Penalty, see § 112.99
TAXI DRIVERS
§ 112.25 OPERATOR'S LICENSE REQUIRED.
   It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a taxicab as a driver thereof within the city without first having secured a license to do so from the city. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a taxicab as a driver thereof without having on his person a taxicab driver's license issued by the city. The fee payable upon the issuance of a taxi driver's license shall be $5 for each driver's fee for the first year and $3 per year thereafter.
('74 Code, § 112.11) (Ord. 1476, passed 2-15-60) Penalty, see § 112.99
§ 112.26 APPLICATION.
   Every person desiring to drive a taxicab in the city shall file with the Clerk-Treasurer an application in writing for a taxicab driver's license, properly numbered, duly sworn to by the applicant for each license, which application shall show the following:
   (A)   The name, picture, and present address of the applicant;
   (B)   The address of each place of residence of the applicant during the three years prior to the date of application;
   (C)   The place of employment, the kind of employment, and the name of each of the employers of the applicant for the two years immediately preceding the date of application;
   (D)   The age and sex of the applicant;
   (E)   The applicant's experience in general motor vehicle operation;
   (F)   Whether or not the applicant has ever been convicted in any court of any crime or misdemeanor, and if so, the facts concerning each such conviction;
   (G)   Whether or not the applicant uses intoxicating liquors;
   (H)   The applicant's state chauffeur license number; and
   (I)   A certificate of the Chief of Police showing that such applicant has been duly examined as to his ability to drive and operate a motor vehicle, that he has been examined concerning the traffic ordinances of the city and the traffic laws of the state, that he has been examined as to conviction of any crime or misdemeanor, and that in the opinion of said officer, the applicant is a fit and proper person to receive a taxicab driver's license.
('74 Code, § 112.12) (Ord. 1476, passed 2-15-60) Penalty, see § 112.99
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