Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-20
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Az ORDINANCE 10 regulate automobiles,
taxicabs and other motor vehicles for the
TRANSFORMATION Of passengers for hire WITHIN
the city Of Newark, and providing Tor
licenses. rates and license fees, and pre-
seribing penalties for violations thereof.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Common
Council Of the City Of Newark as follows;
section J. II shall be unlawful for any per
son or persons firm or corporation to hire
out keep or use for hire or wages, or cause
to be kept or used for hire or wages, any
automobile. taxieab or other vehicle pro-
PEELED by motor power for the Transports :
ton Of passengers for hire within the City OF
Newark without having hrst obtained d
license for that purpose from the City ClerN.
said person OF persons must be above the age
cf twenty-one years and said vehicle must
ha Ia good physical Condition.
Section . Upon application and before any
vehicle license is issued, the City Clerk shat
transmit TO the Board OF Health a copy
thereof whereupon said Board Of Health
shall inspect said vehicle. and II II IS tound
IN sanitary condition the said Board OF
Health shall so certify to the City Clerk:
Duplicating the State license number of SAID
vehicle on the certificate. If the said board
mail certify that said vehicle IS unsanltarS
no license shall be issued therefor
Section 3. No person other than the owner
shall onerat e any automobile, taxicab or
other motor vehicle for the transportation Of
passengers fer hire within the City of New
ark without having first obtained a license
rs 4 driver. and no person under the age of
eigbteen years shall be licensed as driver.
Section T. There shall be charged to each
person or persons, firm or corporation VINO
thall keep or for hire or wages any
automobile. taxieab or other motor vehicle
for the transportation OF passengers Tor hire
within the City of Newark and paid to the
City Clerk for tho use of the city on issuing
aforesaid licenses the following sums:
For each automobile, taxicab or other
motor vehicle for the transportation
Of passengers for hire the sum Of. $40 90
For each operator driver of a
licensed motor vehicle as prescribed
IN this ordinance other than the
owner thereof. .s...-... DID,
Section s. Every person so licensed as an
operator driver shall. when the license
10 issued, obtain from the City Clerk who
Il hereby directed TO furnish the same. a
suitable badge or shield numbered to cor
respond with the record thereof kept by the
City Clerk. said badge to be considered as
the license OF the person receiving the same,
and every person SO licensed shall, while en-
gagged in his business as a driver or operator,
expose his badge or shield 10 public view by
wearing the same upon some conspicuous
place upon his person. and shall not lend
his badge or shield to another or wear a
badge or shield other than the one Issued
TO him. Any person so licensed violating any
OF the provisions Of this section shall have
his license Immediately revoked by the City
Clerk.
section g. Every automobile taxicab or
other vehicle propelled by motor power for
the transportation Of passengers for hire
licensed as aforesaid when driven or used
after shutdown shall have fixed upon some
paft Of the outside thereof two lighted lamps
with glass fronts and sides, upon which shall
be firmly fastened the number of the license
in legible figures at least two inches IN
height SO that the same may be plainly seen.
There shall also be fixed in every such
licensed vehicle in such a manner that the
same can bo conveniently read by any person
therein n card containing the name and resi-
deuce Of the owner and driver Of said veh-
Gle The number Of their licenses and a copy
Of section Of this ordinance, and upon re-
quest Of any person who is has been, or Is
about to become a passenger in his vehicle.
the driver thereof shall give his license num-
her aud the license number Of his vehicle
Section 7 No owner or driver of any
licensed automobile taxicab or other motor
: vehicle for the transportation of passengers
for hire shall induce any person 10 employ
him by knowingly nisinforming or mslead-
ing any such person, either as to the time
place Of the arrival or departure Of any
train steamboat other public conveyance.
or as 10 the location Of any hotel public
place or private residence within the city.
nor shall any such owner or driver In charge
deceive any person or make any false repre-
sensations TO him or convey any passenger
TO any other place, or over any other route
than that to which such passenger may have
instructed said driver TO go.
Section s. Taxlmeters shall be installed on
one OF the front wheels OF said licensed Yehi-
cles and shall be so Fixed or connected that
the amount OF fare charged shall be plainly
visible to all its passengers There shall be
a light reflected upon the dial OF the taxi
meter so as 70 enable all passengers TO read
The figures thereon. The term ataximeter'
shall be held TO embrace or mean any instru-
rnent or device attached 10 a vehicle de-
aligned or intended to measure the distance
Travelled to record the time such vehicle is
IN waiting and the amount Of extras. and
tpon such record there shall be indicated by
means Of figures the fare to be charged. All
taximeters shall register properly and cor
rectIy and shall be tested before installa-
ton and Inspected at such periods as he may
deem o. by .ne seaief Sa Meish5s ana
neglect or refusal of owners or drivers OF
such licensed vehicles to have taximeters re-
haired or replaced when found to be inco,-
root shall be penalized by immediate for
feffure OF license by the city Clerk
Section o. The prices that may be charged
BY the owners or drivers Of automobiles
taxicabs or other motor vehicles for the
TRANSFORMATION OF passengers shall not exceed
the following rates:
For conveying one Or two persons for
the first half mile or fraction thereor.S .Af
For each quarter mile thereafter. ID
For each six minutes' waiting $500. .0t
For conveying three more persons.
for the first third Of a mile or frae-
fion thereof. ........,. ...,......-.. 40
For each sixth Of a mile thereafter ~
For each six minutes waiting ......-. .Od
FOR use Of vehicle by the day, with
ono or moro passengers az hours to
constitute day. per day, ...,....,.. 5000
For use Of vehicle by the hour. with
one on more passengers, with the
privilege Of going from place to
place ard of stopping as often as may
be required, per hour. .,..-........,. 3.hf
Every passenger shall be entitled TO have
carried without charge any baggage that cal
81 eonvenie ally contained within the vehicle
waiting shall include all time wher
the veaiee IS not IL motion beginning with
me arrival at the place 10 which IL has beer
called, or II engaged IN the street or at d
stnnd beginning at the time Of such enga ge-
,fent bgi no eharge snail be made for tins
lnss through interruptions OF street traffic. OF
ihrongh the ineaiciency Of the vehicle or 1T
driver
section TO- Every person or persons, firm
nr corporations violating any Of the pro
visions u this ordinance, except such pro
sieicf,s sas have been penalized by the for
fetftro o. Iicorses shall fcrteit and pay
ftne not exceeding the sum Of ten dollars. Il
The discretion of the magistrate imposing tn,
spr1e.
iIaulediately.
The foterolEy ordinance was presented II
fenifren Council on Friday evening, February
1919 wa4 read twlce. under suspension o
INC rules. and duly ordered 70 thirs
JAMES f.. con NELLY.
City Clerk,