The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-11
ID ADOPT NTNEY
 ORDINANCE TODAY Ward and Lane Have
 Reached Agreement DRAFT. OF MEASURE
Definite Action to Be Taken at Com mission Meeting This Afternoon. "Jitney Jim" Weatherly to
 Vote Against Measure

Barring unforeseen developments, a jit- ney ordinance will be adopted by the city commission at the meeting at o'clock this afternoon Judge A. 0. Lane and President George Ward have agreed upon certain regulations for the jitney busses as they operate upon the streets of Bir- mingham.
 As far as known, "Jitney Jim weath- erly will vote against the ordinance as he has stated that he proposed to fight any and all regulations of the jitney MT. weatherly had not returned to the city last night from a trip to his farm in Greene county.
 Proposed Ordinance The ordinance agreed to bv Commission CTS Ward and Lane is as follows: No. --- e. An ordinance to define a motor bus and to regulate the running of motor busses in the city of Birmingham. Be it ordained by the board. of commis- sioners of the city of Birmingham: "The words motor bus as herein used | shall mean and include any automobile. | automobile truck or trackless motor ve- | hicle engaged in the business of carrying passengers for hire within the limits of | the city of Birmingham, which Is held out or announced by sign, voice. writing, | device or advertisement to operate or run. or which is intended to operate or run over a particular street or route or to any particular or designated point or between particular points. Automobiles used ex- cusively as sight seeing cars or hotel busses used exclusively to carry passen- gers to and from hotels. shall not be con sidered motor busses within the meaning ] hereof,
 Section l. The word street as herein used shall mean and include any street. | alley, avenue. lane, public place or high way within the city limits of the city of Birmingham
 l "The word person as herein used shall include both sinbular and plural. and shall mean and embrace any person, firm, cor poration, association. partnership or so. ciety
 Sec. g. NO person shall run or operate or cause to be run or operated motor bus within the city limits of the city oi Birmingham without a'permit having beer issued therefor as herein provided for. ano no permit shall be issued unless the per son so desiring to operate such motor bus or busses shall file with the chief of police an application in writing for permit. ac compan nied by a fee of s2, which shall bs returned to the applicant in case said per init is refused. Said application shal state
 ''(a) The type of motor car to be uset as such motor bus.
 "(b) The horse power thereof "(c) The name of the manufactures. ant factory number thereof.
 "ld) The state license number thereof.
 "(e) The seating capacity thereof. "CO The name and age of each persor to be in immediate charge thereof ,as driver or chauffeur, which person shall be over IS years of age. of sober habits, ex- lperienced in the openation of motor busses and familiar with the motor vehicle and traffic regulations of the city of Brming- 1 ham.
 Must Have Permit
 "If said application be in compliance with the provisions of this ordinance and l if the person designated in subdivision (f) of this section be qualified. the chief ol police shall issue a permit to operate oi cause to be operated such motor bus oi busses and shall provide the owner oi chauffeur thereof with a. badge
 Sec g. It shall be unlawful; I '.fa) To drive or operate or cause to be l driven or operated any motor bus upon ] or along any street unless there is in
 force and effect permit as described in this ordinance for the operation ol
 such motor bus.
 "tb) To race with any other motor bus
 or vehicle.
 "1cl To operate any motor bus at q
 greater rate of speed than Is provided
 by ordinance for other motor vehicles III the city of Birmingham.
 ''(d) For the driver or chauffeur "a , smoke while in a motor bus.
 | ''(e) To stop within 25 feet of the near corner to receive or discharge passen- gers, viz. between Morris and Fifth ave nues and Seventeenth and Twenty-second
 streets in said city
 "f9 For any driver or chauffeur to make change while such motor bus IS
 in motion.
 "fe) For any driver chauffeur to allow anyone else to use his permit or badge. which badge shall be worn In q conspicuous place on his coat by each driver or chauffeur at all times while operating such motor bus and said badge
 sbail be returned to the chief of police lupon the termination of such employment or occupation and in any event on the first of January of each year.
 "(h) To drive or operate any motor pus
 with any person on the running board UT fender.
 sec 4. Any and all permits and badges to operate motor bus on any street m line city of Birmingham shall be revoca- ble at any time at the will of the board
 of commissioners or other governing body
 of said city.
 sec 5 Any person who shall violate lanv of the provisions of this ordinance, must upon conviction, be punished within inc limits and as provided in section l2ld of the code of Alabama