Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-09
FOR SALE
HORACE MAIN,
NOTICE
Administrator.

At meeting of the Court of Common Council of the City of Norwich, held Mon day, Aug. 2d, 1920, the following was proposed as an amendment to the City ordinances and the City Clerk ordered to publish the same as by law provided: i7- Be it ordained by the Court of Common
 Council of the City of Norwich:
 Section l. No person. firm or corpora tion operating or driving any public con Veyance as such for passengers for hire, including public service motor vehicles, or the streets of the City of Norwich shall receive passengers for hire within the limits of said city without first applying in writing to the Chief of Police of said city, upon form by him provided, for a license to receive such passengers, which application shall be signed by the appli- cant and give the name of the operator or driver, the age and residence of the operator or driver, and, if an operator Of public service motor vehicle, then the car registry number, operators state reg lstry number, capacity and description of car or, if public conveyance other than a gasoline, steam or electrically propelled vehicle, then a general description of the same, and no public conveyaI ces as such. including public service motor vehicles, shall receive passengers fof hire on the streets of the City of Norwich without it is being operated or driven by a person licensed to so operate CT drive as herein and hereinafter in this ordinance pro- vided and without full! compliance with the terms and conditions of this ord- nance.
 Sec. 2 The Chief of Police, upon the applicants compliance with Section one l of this ordinance and the payment to said | chief of $5, shall issue a license to such 1 operator or driver. which shall continue l in force until midnight on the 31st day ot December next following it's date, unless i sooner withdrawn by notifying the Chief l of Police in writing to that effect by the Ieensee or unless for other cause revoked. 1 Sec. 3. Upon the issuance of the license prescribed by Section 2 hereof the Chief | of Police shall deliver to such operator or
 driver a license number, which license numbers shall not be issued in duplicate | but in sequence, and displayed conspicu- l ously and firmly attached to the outside | of said conveyance.
 l Sec. 4. There shall be prominently dis l played within such conveyance a state-
 ment indicating the fares to be charged, 1 Which statement shall he furnished by the
 Chief of Police and shall be always acces- Bible to all passengers in such conveyance. i Sec. ,. The Court of Common Council shall appropriate upon the approval of it's | Finance Committee such sums. not to ex-
 ceed fifty dollars annually, as may he required to provide the application li-
 censes. numbers and rate cards herein provided
 Sec S. The Chief of Police shall report
 monthly in writing to the Court of Com
 mon. Council by statement giving the
 number of operators or drivers so 1i-
 censed. the amount collected in license
 fees. and the number and names of fi-
 censes revoked, with the reason therefor Sec. T. Upon the enactment of this or
 dinance and thereafter at the beginnins s
 of each license year the Chief of Police
 may draw an order upon the Treasurer
 of the City Of Norwich for a sum not to
 exceed fifty dollars which order when
 approved by the Finance Committee and
 the Court of Common Council. the Treas urer shall pay. which sum shall he used by the Chief of Police solely for the ITO viding of applications. licenses. license , numbers and rate cards, and be account
 ed for hy him.
 Sec 8. On the first days of Januarv. , April, July and October of each year the Chief of Police shall fully account to the Treasurer of the City of Norwich for all
 moneys received hy him f~~ said licenses | and pay to the Treasurer all moneys in , his hands on said dates.
 Sec. g. Whoever violates any of the provisions Of this ordinance shall bA pun- F ished by fine not exceeding fifty dollars , Sec. 10 Upon second conviction of . . any operator or driver of any public con veyance of any of. the traffic ordinances , of the City of Norwich the license herein ? prescribed shall forthwith become void and shall not be renewed for the period of g one year after such second conviction. Sec. II. All ordinances or parts of or . dinances inconsistent herewith are hereby renealed. The above and foregoing is true copy of record.
 Attest: W. R. FRTSRIE : City Clerk and Clerk of the Court of T ! Common Council.
 A Norwich, Conn, Aug. 2 1920.