Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-18
l5e I ordained by the Court of Coninoj

aTe t ordained by the Court of Conrnoi Council of the City of Norwich:
 section l. No person, firm or corpora ;t!on operating or driving any public com tyeyance as such for passengers for hirs including public service motor vehicles, o{ 'the streets of the City of Norwich shaF irecelve passengers for hire within tht tilmlts of said city without first applyini m writing to the Chief of Police of sail sclty, upon form by him provided for iheense to receive such passengers wfici application shall be signed by the appli tcant and give the name of the operatos tor drlVer, the age and residence of thi operator or driver, and, if an operator oi "a public service motor vehicle then thl ear registry number, operators state reg slstry number, capacity and description oi ear, or. II public conveyance other than Ia gasoline, steam electrically propelled vehicle, then a general descsiption of thf same and no public conveysI ces as such, iIncIudlng public service motor vehicles lsnall receive passengers for hire on ths streets of the City of Norwich without il IS pelng operated or driven by person ,lleensed to so operate or drive as herein ana hereinafter in tiiis ordinance pro, .vlded and without full compliance witi the terms and conditions of this ordk nance.
 ! Sec ?, The Chief of Police. upon th1 applicants compliance with Section one 'of this ordinance and the payment to said 1 'chlef of S5, shall issue a license to such operator or driver. which shall continue
 
 December next following it's date, unlesa sooner withdrawn by notifying the Chief ! of Police in writing to that effect by the 1 Hcensee or unless for other cause revoked. 1 Sec ,. Upon the issuance of the license l prescribed y Section hereof the Chief 1 of Police shall deliver to such operator or | drlVer license number, which license numbers shall not be issued in duplicate but in sequence. and displayed conspicu- | ousy and firmly attached to the outside of said conveyance. 1 Sec. 4. There shall be prominently diss | played within such conveyance a state. l ment indicating the fares to be charged, which statement shall be furnished by the 1 Chief of Police and shall be always access slbIe to all passengers in such conveyance 1 Sec D. The Court of Common Council l shall appropriate upon the approval of it's i Finance Committee such sums, not to ex.; i ceed fifty dollars annually, as may be requIreo 10 proV1de the appitcH t1ors. lis l censes. numbers and rate cards hereinI l provided.
 Sec. 6. The Chief of Police shall report monthly in writing to the Court of Com- number of operators or drivers so H. censed, the amount collected in license | tees. and the number and names of H. 1 censes revoked, with the reason therefor. sec, r. Upon the enactment of this or i dinance and thereafter at the beginning of each license year the Chief of Poiice | may draw an order upon the Treasurer | Of the City Of Norwich for a sum not to
 
 approved by the Finance Committee, ana; 1 the Court of Common Council. the Treas- l urer shall pay. which sum shall he used i by the. Chief of Police solely for the pro- 1 viding of applications, licenses, license numbers and rate cards, and be accountj | ed for by him.
 1 Sec s. On the first days of Januarvi 1 April. July and October of each year the l Chief of Police shall fully account to the | Treasurer of the Citv of Norwich for ali moneys received hv him Ter said licenses l and pay to the Treasurer all moneys in 1 his hands on said dates
 Sec 2. Whoever violates any of tha | provisions of this ordinance sfaIi be pun- | ished by fine not exceeding fifty dollars. Sec TO. Upon second conviction of, l any operator or driver of any public con . 1 veyance of any of the traffic orGinancesl | of the City of Norwich the license hereinl | prescribed shall forthwith become void and shall not be renewed for the period cf | one year after such second conviction. l i Sec II. All ordinances or parts of or-I : d'n9nces inconsistent herewith are herebyI