El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-28
JITNE BOND IS
$1,000 PER CAR
If Owner Has More Than
Ten Bond Is $500; Cars
to be Examined.

bond Of S1O0o-fO each car to the
number OF 10 and $500 for each ad-
ditional car is required OF the oper-
ators Of jitne cars. in an ordinance
passed by the city council at called
meeting Friday morning. The ordi-
nance will be in effect after its publ
cation for 10 days, but present oper-
ators are given IS days thereafter in
which to comply with the provisions OF
the new law.
The bond. which is made payable TO
the MAYOR or his successors in office,
is for the use and benefit Of persons
who shall have cause for action against
the principal by virtue OF negligence
or misconduct OF the prlnclpal or ms
agents or employees. the ordinance says
rTbe bond shall continue as subsisting
utilization until il shall have become
partially or fully exhausted. Wheh d
new bond will be required me surety
- g,1reties are not made liable for any
s-,o11Tt above the bond. 1t is required
MAT the bond be secured oy Two
ar more sureties OF executed by the ep-
oIfcsnt and a solvent corporation IN
corporated under the IeNas laws
License Fee $50.
r,efora any one can operate motor
Inns he must first make Application -.
a license OF the permit CLERK IN ~ ~
applicatiou he must stare me - -
car TO be operated. the horsepOM 81, -
fo-,- number, county license nuihuet'
ssaffng capacfty. r1-re and age OF per
son to be in immediate cnaE e; 81 -,
tsrr1inf and streets over which me -
Is TO be operated The license snaL -
granted by the council me AiSS.is
fee is fixed at 500 per - - -. -. -onfs-
operator desires 20 change the IOI-e'
he must make application anu u N
1iication is granted by the council
pay S2-5o- .,
No person is permitted 10 operateNa
motor nus without first securing
rhauffeur's certificate In order 20 Sc
cure This certificate, the applicant IS
required to pass an examination as ~
his knowledge OF traffic laws ootI
Dercent and shall demonstrate ms
ability to drive a car IN crowded !
streets The certificate fee is fixed at Z
$3.50.
The examining board IS 70 De COM
posed Of two persons, one Of whom IS
skilled in operating automobiles one ;
of the board viii be designated traIIlc
officer and in conjunction with ponce
officers will have supervision OF all Z
motor buses and shall see that they
comply with the ordinance Every Two
weeks he shall examine each bus, re- !
porting to the city council every ma !
chine that NAV be unsafe together win [
his recommendations.
Must Garry Passengers
It Is required that the driver stop ]
at the near corner on the right hand {
side OF the street He must not operate |
the car while any person is standing or
sitting upon the running board, fender, ]
or door Of the car He must not permit ]
more than one passenger in the front l
seat He cannot refuse to accept Z
pa ssenger when accompanied by a child ]
or children, and must take any passen- /
ger to any location on his route.
It is made unlawful for the driver I
TO race with any other motor bus or I
pass one in order to be first to any /
prospective PASSENGER
Five Cent Fare.
tt is made unlawful to charge a fare
Of more than five cents for each person /
within the limits Of the city The 4
motor buses must be operated eight t,
hours within the "a hour
day. except on Sundays and except for
a reasonable time for meals, or in cases 3
OF accident or breakdown
For violation OF any Of the provisions
Of the order the corporation judge
impose a fine not 20 exceed 5000. and /
has the power. upon conviction, 10 /
suspend license.