Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-22

AN ORDINANCE to regulate automobiles
taXicabs and other motor vehicles for the
transportation OF passengers for hire within
licenses, rates and license fees and pre-
seIfbing penalties for violations thereof
Be II ordained by the Mayor and Common
Council of the City of Newark follows:
Section !. 1t 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, taxicab or other vehicle pro
PEELED by motor power for me III, s'sT a.
Newark. without having first obtained Al
license for that purpose from the city Clerk.
Said person or persons must be above the age
of twenty-one years and said vehicle must
be In good physical condition
Section 2 Upon application and before any
vehicle license is issued. the City Clerk shall
transmit to the Board of Health copy
thereof whereupon said Board OF Health
in sanitary condition the said Board OF
Health shall SO certify TO the city CLERK.
vehicle on the certificate. II the said board
shall certify that said vehicle is unsanitary
no license shall be issued therefor.
Section g. No person other than the owner
shall operate any automobile. taxicab or
other motor vehicle for the transportation of
passengers for hire within the City Of New
ark without having first obtained license
as driver, and no person under the age of
eighteen years shall be licensed as driver.
Section 4. There shall be charged to each
person or persons, firm corporation VINO
shall keep or use for hire or wages any
automobile, taxicab other motor vehicle
for the transportation of passengers for hire
City Clerk for the use of the city on issuing
aforesaid licenses; the following sums;
For each automobile, taxcab or other
motor vehicle for the transportation
of passengers for hire the sum OF. -. $40. so
For each operator or driver OF
Licensed motor vehicle as prescribed
in this ordinance other than the
S s@eton heG Ever person so licensed as an
fSTar oi. drit shall when the license
is issued. obtain from the City Clerk. who
is hereby directed to furnish the same, a
suitable badge or shield numbered to COR
respond with the record thereof kept sby 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 driver or operator,
expose his badge shield to public view by
wearing the same upon some conspicuous
his badge or shield to another or wear
badge or shield other than the one issued
10 him. Any person so licensed violating any
of the provisions of this section shall have
his license Immediately revoked by the City
Section O. Every automobile taxlcab 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
part Of the outside thereof two lighted lamps
with glass fronts and sides, upon which shall
in legibe figures at least two inches in
height 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 be conveniently read by any person
therein card containing the name and resi-
dence of the owner and driver of said vehi-
Gle the number of their licenses and 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-
ber and the license number of his vehicle.
Section Z. no owner or driver Of any
licensed automobile, taxicab or other motor
vehicle for the transportation Of passengers
for hire shall induce any person TO employ
him by knowingly mlsinforTgfng or mlslead-
ing any such person, either as to the time
or place Of the arrival departure Of any
train. steamboat or other public conveyance.
or az to 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 raise 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 8. Taximeters shall be Installed on
one of the front wheels OF said licensed vehi-
Giles 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 to enable ali passengers to read
the figures thereon. The term "taximeter"
shall be held 10 embrace or mean any tnstru-
ment or device attached TO vehicle de-
signed or intended TO measure the distance
Travelled to record the time such vehicle is
in waiting, and the amount of extras. and
upon such record there shall be indicated by
taximeters shall register properly and cor
rectly and shall be tested before installa-
ton and inspected at such periods as he may
deem fit by the Sealer of Weights and
Measures Of the City of Newark. Failure
neglect or refusal OF owners or drivers of
such licensed vehicles to have taximeters re-
paired or replaced when found TO be inco--
rect shall be penalized by immediate for
feIture OF license by the City Clerk.
Section o. The prices that may be charged
by the owners or drivers of automobiles
taxicabs other motor vehicles for the
transportation Of passengers shall not exceed
the following rates.
For conveying two persons, for
the first half mile or fraction thereolS 80
For each quarter mile thereafter. ..... 10
For each six minutes waltlng...... .O6
For conveying three more persons
for the first third of mile or frac-
tion thereof Observation-Disclosures. 40
For each sixth of a mile thereafter. 10
Cor each six minutes waiting ...., .Oa
Tar use of vehicle by the day, with
ne or more passengers 02 hours to
constitute day. per day.......4. 5000
For use of vehicle by the hour. with
one or more passengers. with the
privilege OF going from place TO
place and Of stopping as often as may
be required, per hour. $50
Every passenger shall be epiged TO bavs