Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-07

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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-
seribing penalties for violations thereof
Be It ordained by the Mayor and Common
Council Of the city OF Newark, as follows:
Section l. It shall be unlawful for any
person or persons. fnn or corporation TO
hire out. keep 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 the transpcrta ton
Of passengers for hire within the city Of
Newark. without having first obtained a
license for that purpose from the city clerk
Said person or persons must be above the age
Of twenfy,one years and said vehicle must
Section 2. 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
shall inspect said vehicle, and II 1t IS found
in sanitary condition. the said Board OF
duplicating the State license number OF said
vehicle the certificate. II the said board
shall certify that said vehicle is unsanlta-y
no license shall be issued therefor
Section g. No person other than the owner
shall operate any automobile. taxieab Or
other motor vehicle for the transportation
Of passengers for hire within the city Of
Newark without having first obtained
license as q driver. and person under the
age OF eighteen years shall be licensed as q
Section 4 There shall be charged to each
person or persons. firm or corporation who
shall keep or use for hire or wages any
automobile taxicab or other motor vehicle
for the transportation of passengers for hire
within the city OF Newark and pay 10 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. 90
For each operator or driver OF IL
censed motor vehicle as prescribed
in this ordinance other than the
Section 8 Every person so licensed as an
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 10 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 so licensed shall while
engaged in his business as a driver or opera
tor, expose his badge or shield to 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
10 him. ANY person SO licensed violating
any OF the provisions of this section shall
have his license Immediately revoked by the
committee on licenses Of the Common Coun-
Section g. Every automobile. taxicab or
ether 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
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 manner that
the same can be conveniently read by any
person therein card containing the name
and residence Of the owner and driver nf
said vehicle. the number Of their licenses
and a copy OF Section O. OF this ordinance,
and upon request Of any person who is. has
been. or Is about to become. passenger in
his vehicle the driver thereof shall give his
license number and 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 to employ
him by knowingly misnformlng mislead-
ing any such person, either as to the time
or place Of the arrival or departure Of any
train, steamboat or other public cenveyance.
or as to the location Of any hotel. public
place or private residence within the city;
nor shall any such owner OF driver in charge
deceive any person or make any false repre-
sensations 10 him convey any passenger
to any other place over any other route
than that 10 which such passenger may have
instructed said driver TO go.
Section s. That the use OF the taximeter
shall be optional with the owner OF the taxi
cabs. automobiles or motor vehicles and not
Section d The prices that may be charged
by the owners or drivers Of automobiles,
transportation OF passengers shall not exceed
the following rates.
For conveying one or more persons
for the FIRST two-lfths OF mile or
fraction thereof. ...-..........-.-..- y 80
For each one-ffth thereafter .-...... 10
For each succeeding mile thereafter 80
For each four minutes waiting .....-. 10
For use Of vehicle by the day. with
one or more passengers az hours TO
constitute a day.. per day............ 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 rs often as
may be required. per hour -.....s $50
Every passenger shall be entitled to have
carried without charge any baggage that
can he conveniently contained within the
vehicle
waiting shall include an time when the
vehicle is not IN motion. beginning with the
arrival az the place TO which Il has been
called or II engaged In the street OF At q
stand. beginning at the time OF such en-
rneennent. but no charge shall be made for
the time lost through Interruptions OF street
traflc or through the ineficiency OF tbs
vehicle or Its driver.
Section 10 For conveyance from line
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