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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
§ 112.27 APPEAL AND REVIEW.
   In case any applicant has been denied a license or if his license has been revoked or suspended, the applicant or licensee, as the case may be, shall, within three business days, have the right to appeal to the Council from that denial, revocation, or suspension. Notice of appeal shall be filed in writing with the City Clerk- Treasurer who shall fix the time and place for hearing, the same to be not later than the next regular Council meeting thereafter. The Clerk-Treasurer shall notify the Mayor and all members of the Council of the time and place of such hearing. The appellant may appear and be heard in person or by counsel. If, after hearing, a majority of the members of the Council present at that meeting declare in favor of the applicant, the license shall be forthwith issued or fully reinstated as the case may be; otherwise the order appealed from shall become final.
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