Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-02
CITY ADVERTISEMENT

CITY ADVERTISEMENT
Cabs (Other than AutO-Busses, as de-
fined In Chapter 1856 In the Laws of
1916.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF
PERTH AMBOY.
Sec. /. No taxicab used for carrying
passengers. shall be operated wholly or
partly upon any street in the City OF
Perth Amboy until the owner thereof shall
have obtained the consent OF 1.-THE Board
of Aldermen as hereinafter provided. Such
consent shall be issued to the owner of
such taxicab for the operation thereof or
by servants or agents duly accredited for
that purpose b. such owner and such con-
sent shall not be deemed to authorize the
operation of any taxicab by any lessee or
person other than the owner OF his duly
accredited agents or servants.
, Sec. 2. Said consent shall not be grant,
ed except upon compliance by the owner
of any taxicab with the following condi-
| tions:
Sec. 5. Every applicant for a permit
to operate or permit to drive a taxicab
used for carrying passengers. shall be a
citizen of the United States and a resi-
dent of the City of Perth AInboy.
Sec. 4. There shall be filed with
the City Clerk an application which
shall contain the name OF the
business address. II any. the character
and estimated capacity. OF said taxicab
together with a statement OF the basis OK
said estimate and said application shall
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be operated by said owner personally or
by his agents or servants duly accredited
BY such owner. Every person operating
| a taxicab shall be duly licensed to oper-
ate a motor vehicle by the State Depart
ment OF ,iotor Vehicles and shall submit
before operating. evidence OF his respon-
sibility. satisfactory to the Board of AL
dermer.
Sec. 6. If the Board Of Aldermen shall
consider such application favorably. tho
Board shall! authorize tthe City Clerk to
, issue to the applicant u consent in writ
ing. No such consent shall bs issued by
the City Clerk until the owner shall have
fled a Liability Insurance Policy to the
extent of 100000 showing such taxicab
to be properly covered by insurance TO
safeguard ITS passengers.
Sec. 6. No person shall hire Out, keep
or use for hiro or wages or cause to be
kept or used for hire OF wages or
within the City of Perth Amboy without
trst obtaining a permit as here.nabovc
provided. under THE penalty OF $1,000 fer
each and every offense. to be recovered
with costs in an action OF debt against
the owner or driver thereof severally and
respectively and in the name of the City
Of Terth Ami
Sec. z. No taxicaa shall be permitted
20 operate in the City of Perth Amboy
until 1t has been thoroughly and carefully
examined and inspected and found TO be
ed and vanished. The Board of Alder
men shall make or have made such ex-
animation and inspection before a permit
is issued. The Board of Aldermen shall
refuse a permit to, or IL already issued.
revoke or suspend the permit of any
owner of any taxicab whose carrier is
found to be unfit or unsuited for public
patronage.
Sec. s. Every taxicab for the operation
of which consent shall have been given
as hereinabove provided shall bear prom
inently displayed upon it the number of
such consent. such number to be obtained
from the City Clerk.
Sec. Q. Every person. persons or cor
porations permitted to operate a taxicab.
us aforesaid, shall from time to time re-
new the insurance policy before the ex-
piration thereof and all policies of renew
al shall accurately describe the vehicle
intended to be covered and shall also con-
tain the name and manufacturer number
CT same. No taxicab shall be operated
after the termination of said insurance
until a new policy. satisfactory to the
City Controller has been furnished.
Sec. 10. There shall be displayed In
every taxicab used for the transportation
CT passengers. In such a manner that
same can be conveniently read by the
passengers. a card showing the owner Of
said vehicle. the number of his permit
and that part of this ordinance Or as
later amended relating to fares and rules
and regulations governing same.
Sec. li.-No owner or driver of any
taxicab having obtained a permit for the
transportation OF passengers for hire shall
induce any person to employ him know
ahAhe W ~ thtA
person either as to the time or place OF
the arrival or departure OF any train.
steamboat or other public conveyance or
as to the location OF any hotel. public
place or private residence within the City:
nor shall any such owner or driver In
charge. deceive any person or make any
false representations 10 him or convey any
passenger TO any other place or over any
othe. route than that to which such pass
engers may have instructed said driver
to do.
taxieab for the transportation Of passen-
gers shall not be entitled to recover or
receive pa from any person from whom
he shall have demanded any greater
price or charges than he may be author
ized TO receive by this ordinance or its
amendments.
sec. 10. The Police Committee of the
Board Of Aldermen Is hereby authorized
to deslgnate such place or places within
the City of Perth Amboy as Public
stands for taxicabs as they may deem
regulations and give such directions re-
speeding the place and position TO be &C.
eupied b. such vehicles at the public
stands or While waiting for employment
at any railroad station or at any steam
boat landing or other landing as may be
necessary 10 preserve order and promote
the public convenience.
sec. IL. The permit fee for each taxi
cab for the transportation OF passengers In
the City OF Perth Amboy shall be $500.
Sec. rs. Temporary permits may be is
SUED Tor q period OF ten flub days Mnen
In its judgment the Auto-Bus Committee
Of the Board OF Aldermen deem Il neces-
sary. said vehicles 70 cease operating on
the day Of expiration OF said temporary
permit.
Sec. is The permit issued hereunder
may be revoked by the Board Of Alder
men for a violation OF the provisions OF
this ordinance or any ordinance OF the
City OF Perth Amboy relating to traffic
OF use Of streets or fOr failure 10 pay any
Judgment or personal damages arising
from the q fnl and negiigent operation
% any l. Sicab for which the permit was
issued. provided however. the holder here
% shall have been given a public hear
ing and at which hearing the owner may
he represented hy counsel The said hear
Ing TO take place not less than ave days
after notice OF said hearing shall have
been served personally or mailed TO the
address last nled with the city Clerk.
sec. H. The Auto-Bus COMMITTEES OF
the Board Of Aldermen with the assist
ance Of the Motor Bus Inspectors shall
maintain constant vigilance over all taxi
cabs used cor the transportation Of pass
enssrs to see that they are kept In a
condition Of continssd fitness foe public
use and 70 this cod shall inspect or have