The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-28
ORDINANCE NO. ss2

TINS olulHdnce ana declaring an
emergency.
BE it ordained by the Mayor and
Councilmen OF the City Of Chicka.
sha:
Sec. 1,-That any driver or owner
of service car, cab or any kind of
conveyance used in the carrying Of
passengers for hire, except a bus
as hereinafter defined, shall be en-.
titled to charge and receive the fol-
lowing compensation and no more
for transporting any person from
one part of the City of Chichlsha to
another:
For distance of IS blocks or
less so cents for each passenger.
Provided that for transferring pass
engers in a bus the maximum fare
shall be % cents. The word bus"
as herein used shIll be defined ITO
be CONVEYANCE capable of carrying
ten passengers or more.
For any distance over is blocks,
except as hereinafter noted, 70 cents
for each passenger. The word dis
tancen @s used herein shall be con
strued to mean the distance by the
most direct route for travel
For transporting any person from
any point within the City of Chicka-
sha to the oklahoma College for
Women, or for transporting any per
son from said college to any point
within the City, 30 cents for each
passenger.
Provided, that, for child between
the ages Of six and twelve years
wsen accompanied by a person for
whom a full fare is paid, the fire
shall be one-half of the regular fare
as above set forth, and for a child
less than six years of age, when
accompanied by person for whom
a full fare is paid, no fare shall be
charged, except that the said driver
and owner shall not be required TO
provide a separate seat in such con
vey:nce for any child unless at least
half fare is paid for said child
Provided further, that, the driver
or owner of any such conveyance
may, at his option, instead of bas-
ing his chcrges upon the distance
the passenger is transported, base his
charges at the rates above
named. upon the distance either
from the point where the passenger
is received, or from the point where
the passenger is discharged, to the
intersection Of 3rd street and Chick
ala Avenue in said City.
Provided further, that a special
contiuct may be entered into, if the
same is made fairly and without
fraud or concealment Of the proyi-
sions of this ordinance, between any
such driver or owner and any other
person, for reasonable charge in
excess Of the rates above named
for the transportation of 4 passen-
ger during stormy or severe wealth
er. or upon streets of t,e City which
are in unusually bad condition for
travel. and provided further that this
ordinance shall not apply when such
service cars and conyeyances are
engaged by the hour.
See. Every per5on engaged in
the business of Transporting passcn
gers for hire within said City, Shall
keep posted in prominent place
within or upon such service car or
either conveyance. the lbovc sched
ule of rates and also the name Of
the proprietor of said business or
owner of said conveyance
See. ANY owner or driver of a
service car. bus or other conveyance
CT passengers for hire. who shah
charge or demand or cause to be
charged or demanded, or porn.t tae
same to be done, more tlan the sum
allowed by this ordinance; and amy
person who shall have been trans
ported in any such conveyance and
shall fail or refuse to pay to the said
owner or driver on demand the le-
gal charges for such service; and any
person who shall violate any Of the
provisions of this ordinance, shall.
upon conviction therefor. be fined
in any sum net to exceed the sum
of Twenty Dollars.
See. I.-An ordinances and parts
of ordinances in conflict with this
ordinance, are hereby repealed
See. 5.-For the immediate pre- /,
servation Of the public peace, healill |
aud safety an emergency is hereby |
declared to exist by reason whereof |
this act shall take effect and be in |
full fcrco from and after its pass |
age, approval and publication.
Passed by an affirmative vote of |
a majority Of all members Of lthe
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