The Penn's Grove record., 1915-08-27
ORDINANCE NO. bS.

AN ORDINANCE to provide Tor the regula-
tl0n OF hacks, Omnibuses, stages, auto buses.
jitneys or other motor vehicles used for the
transportation or conveyance OF passengers Tor
hire from or within the limits OF the Borough oil
Penns Grove.
BIZ 1T ORDAINED, by The Mayor and
Council OF the Borough Of PelMs Grove;
SECTION 1. That the owner Of every hack,
omnibus, stage, auto bus. jitney or other motor
vehicle for the transportation or conveyance
OF passengers for hire. from or within the limits
Of the Borough of PennS Grove, temporarily or
permanently, shall pay to the Borough Clerk
OF said Borough. annually, the following license
fees: For every hack, omnibus, stage, auto
bus, jitney or other motor vehicle so used or
engaged in carrying or transporting passen-
gers for hire, the sum Of twenty dollars for each
ana every yenlcie having a seating Gapaclty o.
the sum OF thirty dollars for each vehicle hav.
ing a seating capacity of ten persons excluding
the driver the sum Of forty dollars for each
vehicle having a seating capacity Of nineteen
persons excluding the driver the sum OF fifty
dollars for each vehicle having a seating capa-
city OF twenty or more persons excluding the
driver; the minimum license fee for any such
vehicle being the sum of twenty dollars and
the maximum fifty dollars provided, however,
that this ordinance shall not be construed as
applying to steam railroad or street railway
cars or vehicles. No such vehicle shall be en-
iarged or additional seats provided and then
used so as TO accommodate more passengers
than II was originally licensed to carry in any
license year. without paving the additional
| hall issue a license tag for the vehicle to each
applicant on the payment Of the fee herein
provided and may issue license at any time
after January LIST In any year for the balance
OF such year, at a prOpOrtiOnate rate of the
an nual license fee; provided, however, that
such pr-OpOrtionsshall be based on months and
not days, and the parts OF months shall be con-
sidered as whole months In figuring such pIo-
pOrtiOnate rate. The license fees herein I'M
posed are imposed for revenue.
SEC. 2. No person or persons shall propel,
drive or cause to be propelled or driven from
or within the limits of the Borough of Penns
Grove, any hack, omnibus, stage, auto bus.
jitney or motor vehicle, when used for the con-
veyance or transportation OF persons for hire,
without first having obtained a license tag as
provided In this ordinance for that purpose
from the Borough Clerk for each and every
such vehicle so engaged or used.
All license tags issued hereunder shall be
prepared and numbered annually by the BOT-
ongh Clerk from No. l up, cOnsecutlvely, and
shall be designated by said numbers and every
owner. driver or other person so driving or
prOpelling any vehicle so licensed shall be, and
Is hereby required to have said license tag
c0nspicuously placed on the front OF the We
hicle so licensed. so that the same shall always
be exposed to public view; and every such
person shall also, while any such vehicle is
being used or driven from or within the limits
OIL said Borough, tie ready to show or produce.
and on application shall show or produce for
the inspection Of any police officer OF the
Borough OF penns Grove. when requested or
required so to do. the drivers license card
issued by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle
Department. Any such license may be trans.
u Pb'ShD6 w e"O DOA0U6h OiOAR 0hN
paying the sum of one dollar as a transfer fee.
No person shall drive or prOpel or cause to be
driven or propelled any such vehicle in said
Borough who shall not have complied with the
provisions of this section as to registration and
Identification, nor while having any false,
fictitious or other license number or tag not
issued for such vehicle by the Borough Clerk
hereunder, displayed thereon, nor with the
liceese number or tag OF any but the then
current year displayed thereon; provided,
however, that after any one annual license fee
shall be paid for any such vehicle the owner
shall have until the tenth day Of January IN
the next year to take out and secure q new
license number and tag
Every resident of this Borough who Is the
owner Of any such vehicle, and every non
resident owner of any such vehicle proposed to
be propelled or driven from or within the
limits Of said Borough, for the pun pose OF con-
veying or transporting passengers for hire.
shall annually fife with the Borough Clerk Il
statement in writing, containing The name and
address of the owner thereof, together with a
brief description OF such vehicle, including the
State license number and the seating capacity
thereof. and shall also pay annually to the
Borough CLERK the license fee set forth in
Section | of the ordinance No. So of said
Borough before proceeding to drive or prOpel
or cause or permit 10 be driven or propelled
any such vehicle from or within the limits OF
said Borough. Upon the payment of such
license fee the said Clerk shall issue for any
such vehicle so registered a license properly
numbered. stating the name OF the owner
applying for such a license and the year for
which 1t Is issued, the State license number
and It's seating capacity, and setting forth that
such vehicle Is registered In accordance with
this section. and shall cause the name of each
owner so applying. with his or her address and
the description OF the vehicle to be used, to be
entered In ii book to be kept for that purpose.
Every such license shall expire on the thirty
first day of December OF each year.
A license number OF tag for each vehicle
licensed hereunder shall also be furnished al
the same time by the Borough Clerk, and shall
set forth and display the numt,er Of said license
Issued as aforesaid, and amy person who shall
l. niGntaV mr. Use a 1lflfl0n9 0r false license. M