The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-12-29

license from the city bOokkeeper to
engage in said business. The license
for engaging in the business above
referred to shall be the sum of $1,000
for each twelve months for each driver
of any such vehicle for the purposes
above mentioned, or for each person
| soliciting passengers for the business
above mentioned. Provided, that
driver shall not be required to pay
double license where he also solicits.
Said license shall be issued for a per
iod of not less than twelve months
and shall be payable in full in ad-
vance. Each and every person en-
gagged in the business above mention
ed shall when he obtains his license
as herein provided, receive from the
city bookkeeper tag or badge indi-
eating that he has paid the license
for the time during which he is en-
gagged in said business, and such tag
or badge shall be worn by the party
engaged in said business at all times
while he Is so engaged. Provided, that
this license and tag may be trans
ferred under the same number by ap-
plying to the city bookkeeper upon
the payment of $l.00 as transfer fees,
and it shall be unlawful for any one
TO wear the tag issued to another
without having obtained said transfer
or to in any way attempt to use
license or tag belonging to another.
SECTION ..
IL shall be unlawful for any person
to drive any automobile or other mo.
tor vehicle engaged in the business
or occupation of transporting passen'
gers for gain or hire, upon any
streets, avenues, alleys or other pub
lie places within the corporate limits
of the City of Ardmore, without said
car shall have been first registered in
a book TO be kept for that purpose in
the office of the city bookkeeper OF
the City of Ardmore, in the name of
the real owner of said car, and IL
shall be the duty of the owner of any
car to apply to the city bookkeeper
for such registration and il shall be
the duty of the said bookkeeper to
register such car. taking a brief de-
scription of same and showing the
name and factory number or motor
number thereof, and the name of the
real owner and said bookkeeper shall
supply every owner of such car so
registered with a number which shall
at all times be displayed on said car
in such position that il may be plain
ly visible both night and day. and IL
any such automobile or other motor
vehicle engaged in the business afore.
said shall be driven upon the streets,
avenues, alleys or other public places
without having first complied with
this section. both the owner and driv-
er thereof shall be liable to the pen.
atty hereinafter provided for a viola
tion of this ordinance. iLe tag con
tanning the number provided in the
preceding section hereof shall be fur
nished by the city TO the owner OF
such car only. free OF charge and said
tag shall have impressed thereon at
its top the word "ARDMORE." and
at the bottom the word LIVERY"
with the number OF said car in the
center. and such tags shall not be /
used on any car other than that for
which it is issued. and IL any such car
shall be sold. it shall be unlawful for !
the purchaser thereof to drive said |
car or permit the same 10 be driven !
upon the streets, alleys, or other pub |
lie places in the business of trans !
porting passengers as aforesaid with |
out having first reported such pur. T.
chase TO the city bookkeeper and OBJ /
tanned a transfer of said registration |
upon the books OF said city.
SECTION 3.
Drivers and solicitors nov holding /
uneNpired licenses issued in compli- I
ance with ordinances heretofore in /
effect shall not be required TO take F.
out new license under this ordinance
until such uneXpired licenses shall /
have expired. but nothing in
this section shall be construed TO in I
any way affect any OF the other pro |
visions of this ordinance or to relieve /
any driver or owner OF the penalty for I
failure 10 secure the required mum.
bers and tags and display the same as
in this ordinance provided.
SECTION 4.
Any person violating any OF the pro.