Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-03-06

der month. fle with the City Treasu-
rer a statement verified by oatn, snow
ing the gross receipts from the busi-
ness, of a auto-bus or buses dur
ing the preceding calendar month ana
shall at the same time pay to the City
Treasurer five per centum (5) per cent.
Of sue gross receipts as a monthly
franchise tax for revenue for the use
of the city; provided, that if the route
over which said auto-bus is operated
shall extend beyond the limits of the
in such statement the length of the
route over which said auto-bus is op-
Grated, both within and without the
e taI to ona sai sna City p1 Ave as per ss'e cepta anpi Is
gross 'e receipts Sa as the length Of the
route in the city bears to the whole
Sec. 8. Upon the monthly report of
gross receipts and the payment OF
five per centum go per cent, therein,
of 1916, the City Treasurer shall is
sue to the person SO paying a re-
| ceipt showing the date and amount OF
| day of every calendar non no such
, auto-bus shall be operated unless the
operator thereof shall have in his pos
! calendar month and shall display the
| same to any member of the Police De-
partment. Mayor or member of the
Board of Aldermen of the City of Perth
| AllDOH uPOA ASAa12Ns 49,
first and eleventh days of each month,
| every sue operator shall have in his
possession, as above provided either
the receipt for the preceding calendar
month or for the month preceding such
preceding calendar month.
Sec. 8. If any section, clause or pro-
judged Invalid, such adjudication shall
! apply only to the section, clause or
provision so ~adjudged and the rest OF
this ordinance shall remain valid and
Sec. 10. In addition to the penalty
of n Hundred C$100) dollars provid-
ed for in Chapter 1876 of the laws OF
1916 for failure to file a monthly re-
port of receipts, any person violating
any of the provisions of this ordin-
ance shall be subject to a fine of ten
twenty-five (s25) dollars for every sec
ond and subsequent %offense.
! Sec. IL. Each and every auto-bus
must be equipped with a fare register
and fares must be received and regis
tered as PASSENGERS e1ter- All buses
must be equipped with register meter
! satisfactory to the Board of Aldermen
on or before May list, 1919.
Sec. u. No driver of any auto-bus
shall stop for the purpose of receiving
or di~scharging passengers WITHIN Ter
feet of the near side of any crossing.
Sec. 10. Every auto-bus, when ap-
preaching a grade CROSSING, shall come
to a e stop at a point not less th3n
twenty-five feet from the nearest ran
I anu SI1dI eIiidA OF n 6AoP 1891 49,
operator shall deem 1t safe to pass
said crossing.
See. IA. Any auto-bus or auto. buses
operating in the City of Perth Amboy
at any time. on making trips outslIf
of the city limits at any time, small
| be subject to the provisions of this
ordinance.
EVERY auto-bus owner having a per-
init If the Board of Aldermen to oper'
ate an auto-bus along. certain de.
fined route may. In addition, oosain :
Board of Aldermen to pick up and
carry passengers off his regular. route
to certain points or places WITHIN OF
without the City; such application:
auto bus owner desires to do. which
may be inserted in the permit granted
The design of this special license Do
ing for the accommodation of the pub
lie and to enable parties and individu-
bus owners to be carried occasionally
| to certain points within or without the
City, it being necessary to obtain a
permit in each case.
issued for a period of ten days when
in his judgment the Chairman OF the
| Judiciary Committee deem II necessary;
said auto-bus or a~uto-busses to cease
operating on day OF expiration OF
The foregoing ordinance was intro
| duced, and passed IN first reading at
the meeting of the Council of the City
of Perth Amboy held March Bird, 1919;
and will be taken up for second and
meeting of the Council to be held
March nth, 1919 in the Council Cham
Der, City Hall. Perth Amboy, N. J.
Dated. March 8, 1918:
JOHN HANSON. JR.,
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