The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-08-01

License Tor the Operation ui
Either uf said Glasses Of Vehicles
Upon The Streets and Other Pub
llc Inoruuuhfnrcs Of the tlllaoc
81 Columbus, and Prescribing the
Conditions Under Which The Same
May Ne issued; Regulating the
Operailcn 81 Said CIassfs OF
Vehicles within the Corporate
Limits Of the Village Of Column
bus; Providing Penalty for the
Unlawful Operation Thereof aud
Declaring the Operation Of said
Vehicles In Violation Of Said
Ordinance 10 he y nuisance.
BE u Ordained By the Board Of
Trustees Of the Village OF Co
lumhus;
Section I. Ihal the term Motor
Bus, as used IN this ordinance.
shall be construed TO mean and IN
clude any automobile, automobile
truck, or other self-prOpelled motor
vehicle engaged In the business OF
carrying passengers for hire within
The corporate limits OF the Village
OF Columbus, New Mexico, common
~ called "~jitneys," which Is held
out or announced by signs, writing
device or advertisement 10 operate
or run or which Is intended 10 be-
operated or run over a particular
street or route or " any particular
or d~esignated point, or between
Particular points, or TO or within
any DESIGNATED territory, point OF
kune. OF between any designated
tcrmini; Provided, That automobiles
used exclusively a. hearses, ambu-
lances or hotel husses shall not be-
construed 10 be- motor buses with
In the meaning hereof
Section 2. That the term "serv-
ice Car as used in this ordinance,
shall be construed to mean aud
include any automobile, automobile
truck or other self-propelled motor
vehicle engaged for hire within the
corporate limits Of the Village Of
Columbus, New Mexico, which Is
operated or run or which Is ~
tended 10 be- operated Or N upon
the public streets from a garage or
stand upon telephone call, or other
wise, and which has no specific
route Of travel.
section g. That no person or
persons, firm or corporation. shall
run ar operate or causr "a be- run
or operated any motor bus or serv-
Ice ear, as herein defined, within
the corporate limits Of the Village
Of Columbus. New Mexico. without
FIRST obtaining a license therefor,
ana mo license shall be- issued until
and unless the person or persons.
firm or corporation. 50 desiring to
operate such motor bus or service
car shall Gle with the Clerk Of the
Village Of Columbus an application
IN writing for a license. which said
application shall be sworn 10 be
fore q notary public or other OFF,
Ger authorized h administer oaths
aud which shall state:
IA The type o.; such motor ear
10 be- used as such motor bus or
service ear.
d. The horsepower thereof;
lei The factory number there
OF;
Id The state license number
thereof.
lel The seating capacity thereof
according to It's trade rating. ~
the motor ear has been adapted for
use either by converting a freight
carrying truck into a passenger
carrying vehicle or by reconstruc-
ton. mobilization or adding 10 the
body or seating arrangement Of a
Observation-Disclosures motor car. such
statement and It's seating capacity
shall be added
% The name and age of the
person or persons tO be I'm imme-
date charge thereof rs driver or
chauffeur.
lg) n the application is for a
motor bus license, the termini be-
tween which such motor bus Is
10 be operated ana me street or
streets uve which the same Is tQ.
be- run both going and returning
u the application Is Tor a service
ear license, the location, hy lot and
block and street and telephone
numbers Of the garage or stand
from which the same Is 10 be- 0per-
ated.
section I. The Clerk. upon re-
cciVing amy such Application for q
license shall Immediately refer the
samc 10 the Licencc Committee.
which committee shall be compos-
ed of the mayor, clerk and onc
other member Of the Board OF
Trustees 10 be- designated by said
n Nl the ltnt ol ne hunplliN
Of this ordinance; which Committee
may grant such application for
license RS filed, or, II the application
Is for a motor bus license, may
grant the same la modified form as
Ia termini or route, or, II the per-
son or persons designated In para
graph e. of said application be-
not qualified as tO age, experience.
or other qualifications hereinafter
provided for, or Is IN the opinion
of said License Committee BY e q
EOn Of his personal habits or other
wise al unit person tn operate
such motor bus Or serVife ear. or
II the application Is not made In
compliance with the provisions NJ
this ordinance, may refuse to grant
the same.
Section s. That upon the grant
ing Of any application, IN the man
ner provided In The preceding Sec
tim. either as originally llled or
as modified by the License Com
iRtIN.a aud Tho n-uNuUnuI Of Tho No