Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-19
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.

CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.
AZ ORDINANCE to regnInte automobiles
taxicabs and other motor vehicles LOT tne
th. nv Of Newark. and providing Tor
licenses. rates and license fees, ana pre-
eeribng penalties for violations thereoI.
Be it ordained by the Mayor ana Cohiho
Council Of the city Of Newark as follows.
Section l. Il shall be unlawful for any per
son or persons firm or corpora~ioh 10 .d n,gs
10 be Kept or used for hire or wages, any
automobile, taxicab or other Vehlcle pro
nelIed by motor power for the transporta-
ton Of passengers FOR hire within the city OF
Newark without having first OBTAINED d
license for that purpose from the CITY CIerN'
said person or persons must be above the aye
of twenfv-ons years and said vehicle must
be in good physical condition. -
Section .. lPon application ana before aey
vehicle license is issued. the City Clerk shall
transmit to tiie Board Of Health a copy
thereof where upon said Board OF Health
shall inspect sa Id vehicle and n II is Loun n1
in sanitary condition the said Board OF
Health shall certify TO the CITY Clerk,
Duplicating the State license number OF saiI
vehicle on the ce-tificate. If the sald Doaru
shall certify that said vehicle is unsantary
no license shall be issued therefor.
Section 3 No person other than me owner
shall operate any automobile, taMcab Or
other motor vehicle for the transportation of
passengers for hire within the city Of New
ark without having first obtained a license
driver and no person under the age Oh
eighteen years shah be licensed as driver.
section A. There shall be charged TO each
person or persons. firm or corporation ration VINO ,l,.
automobile. taxicab Or other motor Nefncie
FOR the transportation OF passengers Tor hlre
within the city of Newark. and paid TO the
CITY Clerk for the use Of the city on issuing
aforesaid licenses. the following sums
For each automobile, taodcab or other
motor vehicle for The transportation
Of passengers for hire the sum Of SO. Do
For each operator or driver OF
licensed motor vehicle as prescribed
rs+fifn
owner thereof. .-..-..-.... ...'..'-- ooo
section 3 Every person so licensed an
operator or driver shall. when the license
IL 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 by the
CITY Clerk said badge TO be considered as
the license OF the person receiving the same,
and every person so licensed small, Whlle en-
ga ged in his business as a driver or operator,
expose his badge shield to public view by
wearing the same upon some conspicuous
place upon his person, and shall not lend
his badge 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 City
section 6 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 hSed upon some
part of the outside thereof two lShled lamps
with glass fronts and sides, upon which snail
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 sueh
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 Yehi-
Gle the number Of their licenses and copy
OF section 0 Of this ordinance, and upon re-
quest Of any person who Is has been, or Is
about to become passenger in his vehicle.
the driver thereof shall give his license num-
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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 misinforming or mislead-
ing any such person, either as 90 the time
or place Of the arrival or departure OF any
train steamboat or other public conveyance
or as 10 the location OF any hotel public
mace 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
10 any other place over any other route
than that to which such passenger may have
instructed said driver to go.
Section g. Taximeters shall be installed OF
one of the front wheels Of said licensed veh
cles and shall be so fixed or connected thai
the amount OF fare charged shall be plainly
visible to all it's passengers There shall b
a light reflected upon the dial Of the taxi
meter so as to enable all passengers to reaf
the figures thereon. The term 'taXmeter'
shall be held to embrace or mean any instru
ment or device attached TO a vehicle de
signed or intended to measure the distanc,
travelled TO record the time such vehicle il
IN waiting. and the amount OF extras, ana
upon such record there shall be indicated By
means Of figures the fare TO be charged. Al
taximeters shall register properly and cor
rectlv and shall be tested before lnstala
ton and inspected at such periods as he ma
deem fit by the Sealer of Weights ant
Measures Of the cry OF Newark. ,- Failure
such licensed vehicles to have taximeters re
paired Or replaced when found TO be inco-
rect snail be penalized by immediate for
faft, Of Ifreuae bV the civ Clerk.
section .. The prices that may be charged
bv the owners or drivers or automobiles
taxicabs or other motor vehicles for tn
Transportation Of passengers shall not exceed
tho following rates
For conveying one or two persons Tor
the first half mile or fraction thereof.S A
For each quarter mile thereafter. If
Fer each six minutes waiting. o.
For conveying three or more persons,
FOR The nrst third Of mile OF frac-
ton thereof. .... ..'.- ~
For each sixth Of a mile thereafter. N
For each six minutes waiting ....-... o.
Tor use OF vehicle by the day. with
one or more passengers az hours 10
constitute a day. per Day ...... III 800
one or more passengers, with the
privilege of going from place to
place and OF stopping as often as may
he REQUIRED. per hour. ...s......... So
Every passenger shall be entitled TO hav
carried without charge any baggage that ca
~ couveniel.ly contained within the vehicle
waiting shall include all time whel
tho vehicle Is not in motion beginning wit
the arrival a The place 70 which II has bee
eaIicd or n engaged in the street or at
stand beginning at the time OF such engage
rent. but no charge shall be made for tim
LOST through interruptions of street traffic, 0
through the inefiicieney Of the vehicle or 1t
driver
section 10. Every person or persons tirr
or corporations violating any Of the pro
visions Of this ordinance except such pro
,i4icns as have been penalized By the fol
fciture Of licenses shall forfeit and pay
ma not exceeding the sum of ten dollars. !
The discretion Of the magistrate imposing tn
zzafstae.
19,ediately,
$40 foregoing ordinance was presented !
ton Council on Friday evening, Febrnar
was read twice under suspension
# Is and duly ordered to thr
JAMES Il. CONNOLLY.
City Clerk