Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-10

AN ORDINANCE to regulate automobiles.
taxicabs and other motor vehicles for the
the city Of Newark. and providing Tor
licenses, rates and license fees and pre-
scrbing penalties for violations thereof
Be 1t ordained by the Mayor and Common
Council Of the city Of Newark. as follows:
Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any
person or. persons. firm or corporation to
hire out keep use for hire or wages or
cause to be kept or used for hire or wages
anv automobile. taxicab other vehicle pro-
PEELED by motor power for he transportation
Newark without having first obtained a
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 .. Upon application and before any
transmit to the Board Of Health copy
thereof. whereupon said Board of Health
shall inspect said vehicle, and II It Is found
Health shall certify to the city clerk
duplicating the State license number OF said
vehicle on the certificate II the said board
shall certify that said vehicle Is nnsani.ars
no license shall be issued therefor
Section s. No person other than the owner
other motor vehicle for the transporfat,5r
of passengers for hire within the city OF
Newark without having first obtained
license as driver and no person under the
age. of eighteen years shall be licensed as
driver.
Section 4. There shah be charged to esch
shall keep for hire or wages any
automobile taxiceb or other motor vehicle
for the transportation Of passengers for hire
within the city Of Newark and pay to the
city clerk for the 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 50
For each operator or driver Of a IL
censed motor vehicle as prescribed
in this ordinance other than the
owner tnefeot. oeo
operator or driver shall when the license IL
issued obtain from the city clerk who Is
hereby directed to furnish the same suit
able badge or shield numbered to correspond
with the record thereof kept by the city
clerk. said badge be considered as the
license Of the person receiving the same.
and every person so licensed shall while
engaged in his business as driver or opera
tor. expose his badge shield to public view
by wearing the same upon some conspicuous
place upon his person. and shall not lend
his badge or shield to smother or wear a
badge or shield other than the one issued
to him, Any person 50 licensed violating
have his license Immediately revoked BY the
committee on licenses Of the Common coun-
Section @. Every automobile taxicab ~
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 legible figures. at least two inches Ia
height 30 that the same may be plainly
seen. There shall also be nxed in every
such licensed vehicle in such manner that
the same can be conveniently read by any
person therein card containing the name
and residence of the owner and driver NJ
said vehicle. the number OF their licenses
and a copy of Section Q OF this ordinance
and upon request OF any person who is has
been or Is about to become a passenger IN
his vehicle the driver thereof shall give his
license number and the license number Of
his vehicle
Section & 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 misinformine or mislead-
ing any such person, either TO the time
or place OF the arrival or departure OF any
train. steamboat or other public conveyance
or as 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 false repre-
sensations 10 him or convey any passenger
10 any other place or over any other route
than that to which such passenger may have
instructed said driver to 60
Section s. That the use OF the taxineter