Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-08

| AN ORDINANCE to regulate automobiles,
taxicabs and other motor vehicles for the
the city of Newark and providing for
| licenses. rates and license fees and pre-
scribing penalties for violations thereof.
| Be 1t ordained by the Mayor and Common
| Council Of the city of Newark. follows:
| Section /. It shall be unlawful for any
person or persons. firm or corporation to
| hire out, keep for hire or wages or
cause to be kept or used for hire wages,
any automobile. taxicab or other vehicle pro-
of passengers for hire within the city of
Newark. without having first obtained a
license for that purpose from the city clerk.
of twenty lone years and said vehicle must
be In good physical condition
Section .. Upon application and before any
vehicle license Is issued the city clerk shall
transmit TO the Board Of Health a copy
thereof, whereupon said Board OF Health
In sanitary condition. the said Board OF
Health shall certify to the city clerk.
duplicating the State license number Of said
vehicle ON the certificate. If the said board
shall certify that said vehicle is unsanitary
no license shall be issued therefor.
Section 3. 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
Newark without having first obtained a
| license as driver and person under the
driver.
Section a. There shall be charged to each
person or persons Arm or corporation who
shall keep use for hire wages any
automobile. taxicab or other motor vehicle
within the city of Newark and pay to the
city clerk for the 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. so
For each operator or driver of Ii
censed motor vehicle as prescribed
in this ordinance other than the
owner pnereoI :. :. a -, ~
operator or driver shall. when the license is
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 to be considered as the
license of the person receiving the same
and every person licensed shall. while
engaged In his business as a driver or opera
tor. expose his badge shield to public view
BY wearing the same upon some eonsp a 'sas
his badge or shield to another or wear a
badge shield other than the one issued
any of the provisions Of this section shall
have his license Immediately revoked by the
committee on licenses of the Common Coun-
| ell.
| Section 8. Every automobile taxicab OF
ether vehicle propelled by motor power for
the transportation OF passengers for nir hire
| after shutdown, shall have fixed upon some
part 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 hxed In every
such licensed vehicle in such manner that
the same can be conveniently read by any
person therein a card containing the name
| and residence of the owner and driver nj
said vehicle, the number of their licenses
| and a copy of Section OF this ordinance
and upon request Of any person who Is, has
his vehicle the driver thereof shall give his
license number and the license number OF
his vehicle
Section T. 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 misinforming or fmislead-
ing any such person, either as to the time
or place Of the arrival or departure Of any
or to the location of any hotel, public
place or private residence within the city;
nor shall any such owner driver in charge
deceive any person make any false repre-
sensations to 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 go.
Section g. That the Of the taximeter
shall be optional with the owner Of the taxi
cabs, automobiles or motor vehicles ana not
Section Q. The prices that may be charged
taxicabs other motor vehicles for the
transportation of passengers shall not exceed
the following rates:
for the first two-hfths of mile or 20
fraction thereof. ..............+......$ 30
For each one-fifth thereafter .-.-..-.. 10
For each succeeding mile thereafter. 30
For each four minutes waiting. 10
For use of vehicle by the day with
one or more passengers az hours to
constitute day). per day. 5000
For use OF vehicle by the hour, with
one or more passengers with the
privilege Of going from place to
NAV be required, per hour. ......... $50
Every passenger shall be entitled to have
carried without charge any baggage that
cam be conveniently contained Within the
vehicle
..yVaitins,, shall include all tins when the