Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-05
PROPOSED ORDINANCE.


An Ordinance relating to Jitney
Buss, and Automobile Livery, and
Automobile Taxi-Cabs.
The Common Council of the City
or Grand Rapids do ordain as fol-
lows:
Section l. No person or corpora
ton shall engage in or follow the
business or occupation of running a
Jftney Buss, Automobile Livery or
Automobile Taxi Cab without having
first obtained a city license for that
purpose as provided in this ordinance
Section II. Every person desiring
TO engage in or follow the business or
occupation OF operating, running or
driving Jitney Buss, Automobile
Livery or Automobile Taxi Cab with
in the city of Grand Rapids. Wiscon-
sin, before he shall be entitled to a
local license therefor, shall file with
the City Clerk a receipt of the City
treasurer showing the payment of
the local license fee to-Wit. the sum
or $1,000 for each such machine or
automobile so engaged therein for
the calendar year following the date
or the payment to the city treasur-
er. and shall file with the city clerk
penal pond In the sum of 100000
ooAA DO4O ~ NC 6ILu6E SurGIV hOnn
or personal bond with at least two
freeholders residents of Grand Ran
lbs and each of whom shall Justify
In double the amount of the bond
SAID bond to secure all loss or damage
either to person or property due to
the neglect or carelessness of the
orlVer OF said Jitney Bus, Automo-
bile Livery or Automobile Taxi Cab
ana said bond shall have the written
approval OF the city attorney both as
10 the form thereof and the sureties
thereon and shall file setting forth
the name, model and number of an
tomoDlle or machine a written annlt-
catlon Tor which the license is an.
piled for.
Section III. When such appli-
cant has complied with the reouir-
ments of Section 2 of this ordinance
the City Clerk shall issue to him
a license, which license shall be sign
ed by the Clerk and countersigned by
the Mayor. which said license shall
describe the name, model and num-
Der OF automobile or machine and
every UGH license shall authorize the
person or corporation receiving the
same, to carry on the business or oc-
cupation Of Jitney Bus, Automobile
Livery or Automobile Taxi Cab with
in the city of Grand Rapids for the
period of one year after the date
or the receipt of the City Treasurer.
Section ~. Any person or corpor-
alton who shall engage in or follow
the business or occupation of a Jit.
ney Bus, Automo bile Livery or Au-
tomobile Taxi Cab within the city of
Grand Rapids without having first
obtained the local license above pro-
Ylded for each automobile or ma
chine SO used or engaged therein,
shall be guilty of a misdem eanor and
upon conviction thereof shall be
punished by a fine of aot less than
$1,000 nor more than $500 ond the
costs OF prosecution or by imprison-
ment in the county Jail of Wood
County not less than 10 days nor
more than 20 days or by both UGH
fine and Imprisonment.
Section V. This ordinance shall
take effect and be in full force from
and after date of passage and pub.
lication.
Approved and passed by the Com
mon Council of the city of Grand
Rapids, Wisconsin this Ord day of
August. 1915.
Clerk. Mayor