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No chauffeur or driver of any taxicab or automobile kept for hire, or any other person while on the public streets or highways or any other public place shall solicit patrons or passengers for such vehicle in any way other than in an ordinary tone of voice or by the display of a sign attached to his vehicle, such sign not to be more than eight inches square in size; and no chauffeur or driver of any taxicab or automobile kept for hire, or other persons, shall solicit patrons or passengers for such vehicle when more than three feet distant therefrom.
(Ord. 89-25. Passed 9-11-89.)
(a) The rates of fare to be charged shall be fixed by the owner or licensee. However, if unfair or exorbitant rates of fare are charged the passengers by the owner and operator, and complaint is made by any such passenger to Council, such unfair and exorbitant charges may be grounds for suspension or revocation of the license.
(b) Whenever demanded by any person paying for the hire of such taxicab or automobile for hire, a receipt shall be given by the owner or operator showing the amount paid and the number of passengers carried, and the points where each such person was accepted as a passenger and discharged.
(Ord. 89-25. Passed 9-11-89.)
The license for taxicab or automobile for hire may be suspended or revoked at any time by Council for violation of any of the terms of this chapter or any of the laws of the State or of the United States, on giving notice to the licensee who shall have the right to be heard in a hearing before Council upon the suspension or revocation of the same.
(Ord. 89-25. Passed 9-11-89.)
(a) Each driver or chauffeur of a taxicab or automobile kept for hire in the Village shall be licensed as such as hereinafter provided, the license to be issued by the Mayor.
(b) All drivers' or chauffeurs' licenses shall expire on December 31 of each year.
(c) No owner, operator or driver shall use any taxicab or automobile for hire without first having obtained such license from the Mayor.
(d) No owner of a taxicab or automobile for hire shall employ as chauffeur or driver any person, or to rent or give possession of any person any vehicle to be operated as a taxicab unless such person has been duly licensed as a driver or chauffeur by the Village.
(Ord. 89-25. Passed 9-11-89.)
(a) An application for a driver's license shall be made in writing and shall contain the following:
(1) The applicant's full name, citizenship, residence address, and place of residence for five years previous to the application date.
(2) The applicant's age, height, eye color, hair color and social security number.
(3) The applicant's Ohio Operator's license number.
(4) The applicant's place of previous employment.
(5) A list of all occasions on which the applicant was convicted of a felony or misdemeanor, including the crime of which the applicant was convicted, the date of the conviction and the court which issued the conviction.
(6) A list of all taxicab driver licenses ever held by the applicant, together with a statement of whether such licenses have ever been revoked or suspended and the reasons for any such suspension or revocation.
The applicant shall sign and swear to such application, and the application shall be filed with the Mayor as a permanent record. Any false statement made by the applicant for the purpsoe of obtaining a license shall be deemed a good and sufficient reason for the refusal or revocation of the license.
(b) Two unmounted, unretouched photographs of each driver or chauffeur applying for a license, taken within thirty days of the date of application, suitable for attachment to the license, shall be furnished by the applicant, to the Mayor. One such photo shall be attached to the license and one shall be filed with the application. Each licensed driver or chauffeur shall, upon demand of any police officer or passenger, exhibit his license and photograph for inspection. When the application for a license is denied, one copy of the photograph shall be returned to the applicant and the other kept on file by the Mayor.
(c) No person shall shall be given a driver's or chauffeur's license unless such person shall:
(1) Be eighteen years old or older, an American citizen and a bona fide resident of Knox County, Ohio, or Licking County, Ohio for ninety days next preceding the date of application.
(2) Be of sound physique, with good eyesight and no bodily or mental infirmities which render him unfit for the safe operation of a public vehicle.
(3) Be clean of dress and person and not addicted to the use of intoxicating liquors or drugs.
(4) Have a current valid Ohio Operator's license.
(5) Permit the Chief of Police to fingerprint him or her, if requested.
(d) Applications for drivers' licenses shall be submitted to the Mayor for his approval or rejection. All such applications shall be referred to the Chief of Police for his consideration, and no such license shall be issued by the Mayor without the written approval of the Chief of Police endorsed therein.
(Ord. 89-25. Passed 9-11-89.)
Upon approval by the Mayor and the payment to the Mayor of a fee of two dollars ($2.00), there shall be issued to the applicant a license which shall be upon printed forms prepared by the Mayor. Such forms are to contain a photograph and signature of the licensee and a blank space upon which a record may be made of any suspension or revocation. All licenses shall be of a distinct different color each year. All licenses issued each year shall be numbered consecutively, beginning with number one, and shall show the year of issue. Any licensee who defaces, removes or obliterates any official entry made upon his license shall be punished by the revocation of such license. (Ord. 89-25. Passed 9-11-89.)
Every licensed driver shall have his license, together with his photograph, conspicuously displayed on the inside of his taxicab or motor vehicle for hire, and with a light shining on it at night so that it may be easily seen both in the day and at night time by occupant of the taxicab or motor vehicle for hire.
(Ord. 89-25. Passed 9-11-89.)