The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-01
PROPOSED ORDINANCE UP
FOR SECOND READING
TUESDAY, SEPT.
2, 1919. ~
AN ORDINANCE

ulating said calling of automobile
operator, and providing for means of
examining said operator.
Be 1t ordained by the board of COM
.%issioners of the city of Memphis:
Section l. Each and every operator
of any motor vehicle used for render
ing service or for hire, or otherwise
than those operated by the owners as
their own private conveyances, shall
annually pay to the city of Memphis
for the purpose of retiring such park
bonds as the city is now required to
retire, the sun of five dollars license
tax. Each and every such operator
while engaged in his or her calling or
occupation shah carry his or her Ii
cense, and shall exhibit the same when
ever requested to do so by a license
inspector or an assistant license in
spector or a police officer, and each
and every such operator while engaged
in his or her calling or occupation shall
wear the aforesaid tag, badge or but
ton ~conspicuously on the breast of his
or her outside garment, and in such
name that 1t may be always easily
seen from the sidewalk. 1t shall be
unlawful for any person to destroy the
face or injure said badge, tag or but
ton in any manner, or change the num-
Der or date thereon. It shall be UNI
lawful for any person to wear said
badge, tag or button unless 1t be q
licensed operator in whose name the
license and badge, tag or button Were
issued. 1t shall be unlawful for any
such licensed operator to wear any
the one furnished by the city of Mem
phis. 1t shall be the duty of each
licensed operator on OF before the date
on which said license shall expire, to
return to the collector of privileges n
licenses said badge, tag or button, and
his expiring license, issued to him or
TO her for the preceding year. Should
the BUTTON or tag here referred to be
LOST or defaced the licensee must apply
for and obtain a new license and pay
the fee of IS required by this ordi-
nance. All automobile operator licenses
issued in accordance herewith shall ex-
pire on the first day Of June each
year.
Sec. Q. No person shall be entitled
to receive a license as automobile OPP
orator until he has passed IN eXamina-
ton, showing his fitness, and ability,
before the board of automobile opera
,tor examiners as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 3. For the purposes Of examin-
ing all applicants for license as auto
mobile operator. a board of examiners
is hereby created, which board shall
| consist of the commissioners of fire and
police, the chief of police and the CHIEF
OF detectives. In examining any per-
son who may apply for examination the
said board shall enforce the following
rules and regulations:
/, Such applicant must have the fret
and full use Of both arms, hands, legs
and feet, and shall not be less than IL
years of age.
2, Such applicant must have goot
eyesight. II the vision is corrected b.
glasses, such glasses must be s%ecurel.
fastened to the head by spectacle
l fra f1a1 at all tifonG whi1p ClInh ann1f
cant is operating such mvtor vehicle,
3. Such applicant must have goot
hearing, must be free from epileps.
and must not be addicted to the eX
cessive use of alcoholic liquors, or an,
Injurious drug.
motor vehicles through crowded street
and t~horoughfares; must be able +
stop and turn suddenly and show abili
ty for quick and decisive handling c
such machine in emergency.
8. Applicant must state types of mo
tor vehicles to be operated, the kim
or kinds of motive power to be EN-
ployed; must describe all appliances TO
stopping, turning and starting tn
same; and must show complete knowl
edge m acquaintance with ME We
hicle or vehicles to be operated, an
its OF their method of operation und;
all conditions.
6, Applicant must state experience i
operating such yehicleE and give q
absolute and complete record of all az
cidents he has suffered, and give
detail the number of times he la
been arrested for any and all cause
and at the same time give the dispt
; sition of each and every case.
. T. Applicants must be familiar wit
, the streets of Memphis, the laws {
, the state of Tennessee and with Il
= laws of the city of Memphis, govern
i, ing the use and operation of such m;
y chimes and the Hse of the public higf
! ways.
' s. Such applicant must produce 9
n affidavit thatN he Is a person of ten
y perate habits and good moral chara,
a signed and sworn to by not less thu
y three citizens Of the city of Memphi
: who are householders or freebooter
. and who are also of good moral cha
acter and temperate habits.
= Sec. 4. Be it further ordained TIL
: any applicant who shall have been e
. amined as provided for herein, accort
: ing to said rules and regulations, al
shah have been found to possess t
q necessary qualifications to operate
. drive a public motor vehicle. shall ha
issued to him a license to operate pu
q lie motor vehicles Of the class and tyI
4 or the classes and types, mentioned
v his application.
Such license shall bear number a
, signed by the commissioners of polio
the name dNaddress of uch operat,
: and type or types Of motor vehicle
be driven by him,
!, The photograph of every such ,oper
tor shall be placed on such operator
license by the commissioner of fire al
: police in such manner as he deer
= practicable, and said license shall l
l, be issued until such photograph
placed thereon or securely fasten
thereto. Three unmounted photograp
suitable for attaching to such licen
shall be furnished ts~the commission
of police by the applicant before
obtains a license, one of which pilot
- graphs shall be attached to the licen
and the other two retained for the re
- ords of the police department.
such licenses shall be issued upon
~ charge mentioned in section | her
81 and shall expire as therein provided
~ Sec. 3. Be 1t further ordained Il
~ it shall be unlawful for any perst
. firm or corporation. which is engag
II in the business OF transporting PIT
a. z or merchandise for hire or
rs ward. to hire, engage or employ Q
40 person as an operator of motor vehio
20 as defined in this ordinance. unless s
Ia person is a duly licensed operator a
4. has fully complied with the requi
m ments herein pertaining to licensed
i orators. Any such person. firm or c.
! poration that shall hire, engage or e
~ ploy any operator, or any person "
a shall be found to be operating any
m hiele covered by the provisions
no these articles, who is not licensed
required by this ordinance. shall
n fined not less than twenty-five
more than fifty dollars for each
" Tense.
A. Sec. 6, The term automobile ope
or tor rs used herein shall include all I
u SONS operating any motor vehicle
I'd hire. compensation or reward, or
n. Grating such vehicle as employe
of servant Of any person, firm or eofpo
he ton.
IA Sec. {. Be it further ordained 4
n II amy section OF this ordinance 81
ee he held to be UNCONSTITUTIONAL, Z