Arizona republican., 1916-01-21

stage, auto-bus or a street or rail- way car, and traversing the public streets of the City of Phoenix and conveying passengers for hire from points within the City of Phoenix to other points within or without the City of Phoenix, and for such charges and compensation not in eX- cess of those by this ordinance fixed but which motor vehicle shall not be operated between fixed or definite termini or upon any fixed or definite schedule.
 An auto-stage is hereby defined to be self propelled motor vehicle, other than an auto carriage, auto bus or a street or railway car. and tra- versing the public streets of the City of Phoenix between certain definite and fixed terminal within the City of Phoenix. and to or through certain definite towns or cities outside of the City of Phoenix upon a definite schedule. and used and maintained for the carriage of passengers and freight. or either of them between such termini and in- termediate points for a fixed charge or scale of prices for such service, but which shall not carry any pass engers or freight for hire or other wise, between its terminal within the City of Phoenix and any other point or points within the City of Phoenix An auto-bus is hereby defined to be a self propelled motor vehicle
 
 stage or street or railway car. and traversing the public streets of the l City of Phoenix. and the immediate | vicinity thereof. between certain def l mite points or termini and conveying passengers for a fixed charge of not 1 more than five cents between such | termini and intermediate points, and so held out, advertised or announced within the City of Phoenix. and not to exceed five cents per mile or fraction thereof to points in the vi cinity of the City of Phoenix. l Each auto carriage, auto stage, and auto bus, is hereby declared to be a common carrier, and subject to the regulations herein prescribed.
 l Section 2. Before operating any auto carriage. auto stage or auto 1 bus IS such. upon any of the public streets or alleys of the City of Phoenix, the owner or lessee thereof shall apply for and obtain a permit therefor from the City Manager of the City of Phoenix as herein pro- vided, and every operator or chauf- feur of any such vehicle shall ob- tain an operators permit as herein provided
 Section 3. Applications TOT an auto carriage. auto stage, or auto bus per- init and license shall be made ir and shall state:
 a. The type of motor vehicle and the name of the manufacturer or popular name thereof.
 | b. The horse power thereof
 C. The factory number and State license number thereof
 d. The seating capacity thereof ac- cording to it's trade rating.
 Q. The name of the owner ol lessee and of the person to be ir
 immediate charge thereof as oper- ator or chauffeur.
 f. Whether the driver is physical
 ly and otherwise qualified to drive any such motor vehicle safely ant that the driver of such vehicle is ia
 miliar with the streets of the City and the routes over which it is pro- posed to operate said auto carriage
 auto stage or auto bus. and is ia
 miliar with and will observe ant comply with the traffic laws. ordi
 nances and rules of the City of Phoe
 nix. and of the State of Arizona
 If the application be for an auto
 stage or auto bus permit and Ii
 cense, it shall in addition to tn,
 foregoing. state the route or route!
 proposed to be followed in trans
 porting passengers and freight. ol
 either of them, and the termini O
 such route or routes. Also the fare.
 to be charged for the transporting o passengers and freight between tn,
 said termini and intermediate points | along said route or routes Also tn,
 schedule to be observed. showing thu
 times of departure from termini, ac
 cording to which it is proposed {,
 operate such auto bus or auto stage
 Also transfer points. if transfers ar, proposed to be used.
 | Each of such applications shall b, l signed under oath by the applican
 and shall be acknowledged before {
 notary public or some other office or magistrate duly authorized to tak' acknowledgement or administer oaths At the same time and in the sam,
 manner as herein provided, applica
 tion shall be made for an operator permit by each and every operator
 stage or auto bus.
 Section 1. In order to insure thu
 safety of the public, it shall be un
 lawful for any person to drive ol operate any auto carriage, auto stag,
 or auto bus. in. over. or along. tho
 streets of Phoenix. or to obtain g permit therefor, unless and until Inc shall have given and furnished to the city. and there be in full force anC effect and on file in the office oi the City Clerk of the City of Phoe. son be driving or operating sucf auto carriage. auto stage or auto bus. bond of the owner or lessee oi such auto carriage. auto stage ol auto bus, with two or more suffi- cient sureties, or with a surety com pany as surety. in the sum of Two | Thousand Dollars S2.000) and ap- proved as to sufficiency and form by the City Manager of the City ol i Phoenix, and conditioned that the owner or lessee of said auto car riage. auto stage or auto bus, for which permit and license has been applied for (giving it's manufactur-