Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-05

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Fixing the Terms of Consent for the
pernffon of Auto-Busses as the Same
Are Defined by Chapter 1SG of the
Laws of 1910, of the State of New
Jersey.
BE IT ORDAINED By THE CITY OF
PERTH AMOBY.
Sec. l.. The term "auto-bus'' as here
in used. h mean an auto-bus as de.
1915.
Sec. 2. No auto-bus shall be operated
wholly or partly upon any street until
the consent of the Board of Aldermen
as hereinafter provided. Sue consent
shall be issued to the owner of such
by ervan or agents duly accredited
for that purpos by such owner and
such consent shall not be deemed to
authorize the operation of any auto
bus by any lessee or person other than
the owner of his duly accredited
agents or servants.
Sec. 8. Said consent shall not be
granted except upon compliance by the
owner of any auto-bus with the fol-
lowing conditions:
Sec. 4. Every applicant for a permit
bus in the City of Perth Amboy, N. j.,
under he provisions of Chapter 1876 of
the Laws of 1915. the supplements
be a citizen of the United States or a
corporation duly Incorporated under
the laws of New Jersey to operate au-
llO-DuSScS.
Sec. s.. There shall be filed with the
City Clerk an application which Shall
contain the name of the owner, his
age. residence and business address. if
any, the street or streets over which
1T is desired to operate and for per-
mission to operate whereupon applica-
ton Is made, the character and esti-
mated capacity of said a~uto-bus, to-
gether. with a statement of the basis
of such estimate and said application
shall definitely state whether aid au-
to-bus is to be operated by said owner
personally or by his agents or. servants
duly accredited by such owner. Every
person operating an auto-bus shall be
duly licensed to operate a motor vehicle
by the State Department of Motor We
hicles and shall submit before opera
ing said auto-bus evidence of his re-
sponsibility satisfactory to the Board
Sec. 6. No auto-bus shall be permit
ted to operate in the City of Perth Am
boy until 1t has been thoroughly and
found to be clean, fit. of good appear
ance. well painted and vanished. The
Board of Aldermen shall make or have
made such examination and inspection
before a permit is issued. The Board
of Aldermen shall refuse a permit to,
or If already issued, revoke Or sus-
p pafo-b the p psrmit b of q any }on own ta b of u an
fit or unsuited for public patronage.
Sec. Z. Each and every. auto-bus
must be equipped with a fare register
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Aldermen and which must be tested as
to its accuracy from time to time by
order of the Board of Aldermen.
Sec. 8. If the Board Of Aldermen
shall consider such application favor
ably the Board shall authorize the
City Clerk to issue to the applicant a
consent in writing to operate such au-
to-bus. In such consent there shall be
Incorporated the name and address of
> the owner. the street or streets and
terminals over which consent to oper-
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number of the auto-bus No such con-
sent shall be issued by the City Clerk
until the owner shall have filed a
Chapter 1876 Of the Laws of 1915 with
the Comptroller of the City and shall
have signed a statement wherein he
%suance of such consent he will pay to
the City of Perth Amboy five co per
lcent. of the gross receipts from the
carrying of passengers by said auto
bus, as provided in said Chapter 1876,
and agreeing that said auto-bus will
be operated as an auto-bus as herein
defined only upon the street or streets
for which consent is given, that he
will not carry at any time passengers
in excess of the number mentioned in
his application. and that the owner or
auto-bus will comply with the regula-
lions and rules now in force or here
after to be adopted concerning the
operation Of such a~uto-busses in the
streets of the City of Perth Amboy.
Sec. 8. Every auto-bus for the OPP
Grafton of which consent shall have
been given as herein above provided
shall bear prominently displayed
upon it the numbe of such consent,
such number to be obtained from the
City Clerk and shall likewise. bear
for which consent has been granted,
together with the fare to be charged
in all cases where such fare exceeds
Sec. 10. Every person driving a
public auto-bus must be licensed as
such. Each applicant for a drivers IL
cense must:
(A) Be of the age of IS years or
(B) Be Of sound phyeique with good
eyesight and not subject to eplipsey.
trinity of body or ming which might
render him unfit for the safe opera
ton of an auto-bus.
(Cl Be able to read and write the
CD Be clean in dress and person
and not be addicted to the use of in
toxicating liquors.
(E) Fill out. upon a blank form to
be provided by the City Clerk a state
ment giving his full name, residence,
age. length of time he has resided in
this city, whether a citizen of the
United States. places of previous en-
ployment, whether married or single,
whether he has previously been licen.
sed as a driver or chauffeur and If
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revoked and for what cause, which
statement shall be signed and sworn
to by the applicant and filed in the
City Clerks office as a permanent
record.
Sec. II. Each applicant for a driv-
er's license under the provision of this
ordinance shall be examined by a per
son designated by the Board of Alder
men. as to his knowledge of the nro-
visions of this ordinance, the traffic
regulations and the geography of the
city and IL the result of III examina-
ton is unsatisfactory. he shall be re-
Sec. H.. Upon satisfactory fulfil
ment of the foregoing requirements
and subject to all other provisions
herein contained, there sholl be issued
to the applicant a license.
Sec. 10. There shall be delivered to
each licensed driver of an auto-bus a
which must. under penalty of revoca-
ton OF the license, be constantly and
-conspicuously displayed on the outside
of the drivers coat when he is engaged
in his employment.
Sec. IA. The Board of Aldermen may
year. A driver in applying for a re-
newal of his license shall make such
application upon a form to be furnished
by the City Clerk, which form shall be
filled out with the full name and adj
dress of the applicant, together with
a statement of the date upon which
his original license was granted and
the number thereof.
Section Is. The following fees shat
be paid for drivers licenses. For each
original license $1.00. for each renewal
thereof. SO cents.
Sec. 16. Drivers licenses may be
suspended or revoked by the Mayor, Re-
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