The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-04-29
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ORDINANCE No. 1873.
AN ORDINANCE FIXING LICENSE
FEES TO BE CHARGED FOR We
HICLES USED on THE STREETS
AND ALLEYS OF THE CITY OF
HAMMOND. INDIANA. PROVIDING
FOR < SYSTEM OF LICENSES TO
BE ISSUED By THE CONTROLLER.
AND PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR
THE VIOLATION THEREOF.
SECTION !. BE 1T ORDAINED, by
the Common Council Of the city of Ham
mond. Lake County, Indiana. that IL
shall be unlawful for any person. firm
or corporation. to drive ride. push. pull.
propel or in any manner operate any
vehicles. hereinafter named or specified
upon or along the streets or alleys of
the City Of Hammond. without hrst hav-
Ing obtained from said city license so
to do.
SECTION 2. All lice ses shall be for
period Of one % year. and shall e1-
pire on the 31st day ~ December of
each and every year. PROVIDED. that
all licenses issued hereunder between the
taking effect or this ordnance. and the
] st day of February. 1912. shall be taxed
and paid for pro rata for the remaining
period Of the year.
SECTION 8. The vehicles hereinafter
named. shall pay license fees as follows:
l. Each vehicla or truck. used for
hauling boilers, en- gines. machinery.
safes. brick or stone, and drawn by
four horses. Fire Dollars (s5.00).
2. Each wagon or truck. used as
above. and drawn by two horses
Fee Dollars (s5.oo).
3 Each wagon or truck used for
hauling logs. lumber. brick, ice. coal.
gravel. sand. dirt. or coke. and
drawn by two no ses.
Eve Dollars tsS.oo).
Each wagon or truck, used az
above. and drawn by one % horse.
five Dollars (s5.0o).
g. Each dray or truck drawn by
two horses. Five Dollars (s5.0e)
g. Each drsy or truck drawn by
one horse, Thre. Dollars $4,000.
7. Each furniture car drawn by
two horses, Five Dollars (s5.oo).
g. Each furniture car drawn by
one horse. Three Dollars (S3.00).
9. For motor trucks and motor
driven commercial vehicles used
within said city. as follows:
Each passenger motor vehicle hav-
ing a carrying capacity Of not more
than three passengers.
Three Dollars (S2 o0).
10 Each passenger motor vehicle
having a carrying capacity of fou-
passengers. Five Dollars (s5.0o).
| H. Each motor bus.
Ten Dollars $50 0o)
II. Each truck with carrying
capacity not 10 exceed one thousand
pounds. Five Dollars (S5.O0)
not to exceed two thousand pounds.
Seven Dollars and fifty cents Cs7.5O).
not to exceed three thousand pounds.
Ten Dollars $4,000.
over three thousand pounds,
Fifteen Dollars Csf50yT
! 10. Each motorcycle used for
commercial purposes,
Three Dollars (sSool.
| SECTION 4. The City Controller. upon
| the payment 20 him of the fee mentioned
in the foregoing section, shall issue for
each vehicle licensed. a metal plate not
more than 81 ght (s) inches in width and
six 50 inches in height There shall be
indicated on said plate. in letters and
/ figures the class to which such vehicle
! belongs and the year OF the issuing of
the license therefor. Such plate shall
be placed by the licensee on the outside
| of said vehicle. on the right hand side
| thereof, in such position that the same
ia not in any way covered by any part
OF said vehicle or its equipment, and the
same shall be kept on such vehicle dur
ing the year for which the same was
issued.
1t shall be unlawful to use any such
vehicle on the streets. alleys or other
public places in said City of Hammond.
unless such plate IS attached therto.
Every person. Arm or corporation desir-
ing TO obtain a license as before men
toned. shall make application in writ
ing 10 the City Controller. in which ap-
plication there shall be set forth the
name OF the applicant; the name and
address of the owner of the vehicle; the
maximum number OF passengers that can
be reasonably carried therein. If used
for carriage of passengers. and the ca
pacity in pounds If used for carriage OF
freights. the character of said vehicle
and rhe purpose or use for which it is
| intended and whether horse drawn.
motor driven, pulled or pushed by human
power or in what manner operated the
number of license issued by the state OF
Indiana. IL any. Also. the total number
Of vehicles owned or used by the appli-
cant in the City of Hammond aforesaid
Such applicant shall be sworn to before
some person or officer authorized to ad-
minister oaths. and Il shall be stated in
such application that the statements
and representations made therein are
for the purpose of inducing the City TO
| issue to the applicant the license applied
| for.
SECTION s. No license shall be re-
quired on the vehicles belonging to per
sons within the City of Hammond, II
| such vehic es are used exclusively as
family conveyances or for bringing to
market. or TO 9 fixed point OF delivery
any produce or provisions OF the owners
own raising. But the license fee on We
| hicles as provided in this ordinance.
shall apply to and be paid by ncn-resi-
dents Of said City, in the same manner
and 10 the same extent as by residents,
in the following cases.
On all vehicles owned. leased or used
by any person firm or coronation en-