Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-10
NOTICE

At a meeting of the Court of Common Council of the City of Norwich. held Mon-- day, Aug I'd, 1920, the following waE proposed as an amendment to the City ordinances and the City Clerk ordered to era publish the same by law provided La.s.sz- Be it ordained by the Court of Common
 Council of the City of Norwich: 7a,~--. <. section 1. No person, firm or corpora ton. operating or driving any public con -ss Neyanee as such for passengers for hire including public service motor vehicles. on as> the streets of the City of Norwich shall ,s, receive passengers for hire within the v limits of said city without first applying. in writing to the Chief of Police of said city, upon form by him provided, for. a sg license to receive such passengers, which application shall be signed by the appif- cant and give the name of the operator5s~ or driver, the age and residence of ths.t- operator or driver, and, if an operator e41as a public service motor vehicle, then the car registry number, operators state reg istry number, capacity and description of .is car, or, if public conveyance other tban-~- a gasoline, steam, or electrically propelled A vehicle, then a general description of the same, and no public convey&I ces as such including public service motor vehieless4S shall receive passengers for hire on tifs. streets of the City of Norwich without nsss, 1foog IS being operated or drive2 by a perso1s...s and hereinafter in this ordinance prp- Vlded and without full compliance with l the terms and conditions of this ordiSfS nance. zza
 Sec. 2 The Chief of Police, upon the e-- apphieants ii compliance with Section ons>
  chief Of 50, shall issue license to such operator or driver, which shall continua in force until midnight on, the 31st day of December next following its date, unless sooner withdrawn by notifying the Chief- of Police in writing to that effect by the lcensee or unless for other cause revoked. Sec ,. Upon the issuance of the license
 prescribed by Section hereof the Chief of Police shall deliver to such operator or driver license number which. license numbers shall not be issued in duplcats-Si but in sequence, and displayed eonspiett- ously and firmly attached to the outside i of said conveyance 4en.s 1 Sec. 4. There shall be prominently dis ! played within such conveyance a state-@s~
 ment indicating the fares to be charged, s.l | which statement shall be furnished by the s- 1 Chief of Police and shall be always accesr l sible to all passengers in such conveyance ~s- i Sec D. The Court of Common Council 5t 5 ' snail appropriate upon the approval of its se- 1 Finance Committee such sums, not to exF-
 ceed fifty dollars annually, as may bs as, | required to provide the applica tions 2fi9: ! i provided. - -
 Sec. 6. The Chief of Police shall report ..S monthly in writing to the Court of Cofn.1-,
 mon, Council by statement giving tha.g.a | number of operators or drivers so H. | eensed. the, amount collected in license 4s. | teeS, and the number and names of sli---s 1 censes revoked, with the reason therefer55 Sec T. Upon the enactment of this or dinance and thereafter at the beginning 1 of each license year the Chief of Police--- i of the City Of Norwich for a sum not fo ! exceed fifty dollars, which order wher 1 approved by the Finance Committee. and
 the Court of Common Council the Treas 1 urer shall pay. which sum shall be used l by the Chief of Police solely for the pro ] viding of applications, licenses, license
 numbers and rate cards. and be account 1 ed for by him.
 Sec 8, On the first days of January.
 April, July and October of each year the 1 Chief of Police shall fully account to the | Treasurer of the City of Norwich for all moneys received by him fer said licenses l 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 be puu- ished by fine not exceeding fifty dollars Sec 10. Upon a second conviction of 1 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 one year after such second conviction. Y Sec. II. All ordinances or parts of Or. l dnances inconsistent herewith are hereby l repealed
 The above and foregoing is true copy
 of record.
 Attest: W. R. FRISRIE
 City Clerk and Clerk of the Court e3 l Common Council
 Norwich Conn, Aug. 2, 1920