The Penn's Grove record., 1921-07-29

tatIOn or conveyance of pas
sengers for hire from OF with
in the limits of the Borough
of Penns Grove and the pen
atty for the violation thereof.
BE it ordained by the Council of the
borough of Penns Grove;
Section /. That every auto bus, lit
ney or other motor vehicle used for the
transportation or conveyance of pas
sengers for hire, from or within the
limits OF the Borough of Penns Grove,
must be licensed as required by this
ordinance. No such license shall be
granted unless an application is made
therefore in the manner herein provided,
ana shall continue in force only while
the conditions of such license and the
provisions for the operation of such
auto BUS, Jitney or other motor vehicle
Tor the purpose of transportation of
passengers for hire as herein contained
are strictly observed.
Sec. 2. That any person desiring to
obtain a license to operate a hack,
omnibus, stage, auto bus, jitney or
other motor vehicle for the ~transpor-
tatlon or conveyance Of passengers for
hire from or within the limits of the
Borough of Penns Grove in accordance
with the provisions of this ordinance
snail first make application in writing
10 and file the same with the Borough
Clerk, which application shall be Veri-
fled by the affidavit of the applicant.
and therein shall be set forth the fol-
lowing facts:
a.. The name of the owner, the name
of the maker of the car. its description,
seating capacity, makers number and
year, and the registration number Of
the State Department of Motor Ne-
b.. A designation Of the route of such
auto bus or jitney which must be dis
played by sign on outside of car, the
minimum number of hours per day and
the minimum number of days per
month of the proposed operation of
same.
Sec. 8. Where such application dis
closes that the route designated, paral-
lels in whole or in part upon the same
street upon which the line of any street
railway or traction railway is located
and equipped for public use, the Clerk
shall present said application to the Bor-
Ough Council in regular session and in
the event that the majority Of the
members of the whole Council shall de-
termine it to be for the best interest
of the Borough to grant such license
and that said applicant is a proper per-
son, then and in that event a tempOr-
airy license shall be issued by the Clerk
to such applicant who shall then be re-
quired to obtain the consent of the
Board of Public Utility Commissioners
of the State of New jersey in accord
anCe with the Public Utility Act of
1911 and various supplements and
amendments thereto. In the event that
said Board of Public Utility Commits
sioners shall approve of the granting
of such license, a copy of such approval
or consent, together with the temper
airy license shall be filed with the Bor-
Duh Clerk, who upon the further COM
piiance by the applicant with the pro-
visions of this ordinance. issue a Ii
cense as provided hereunder.
See. 4. All applicants for license un-
der this ordinance shall as a condition
precedent to the granting of such Ii
csnse, file with the Borough Clerk an
insurance policy of a Company duly IL
censed to transact business under the
insurance laws of the State of New
Jersey. in the sum of IS, 1000 against loss
from the liability imposed by law upon
the auto bus, jitney, or other motor
vehicle owner for damages on, account
of bodily injury or death suffered by.
any person or persons as the result of
an accident occurring by reason of the
ownership, maintenance or use of such
auto bus. iftney or other motor vehicle
used for the transportation of passen-
gers for hire upon the public streets
Of the Borough of Penns Grove, and
such license shall continue effective
So long as such insurance to the full
tand colIectable amount of 100000
shall remain in force, during the entire
term of the policy: such insurance
policy shall provide for the payment of
any final Judgment recovered by any
person on account of the ownership,
maintenance and use of such auto bus,
he ransportatio of passengers for
hire upon the public streets of the Bor-
ough of Penns Grove, or any fault IN
respect thereto and shall be for the
benefit of any person suffering loss;
damage or injury as aforesaid: and
provided, further, that a power of at
torney shall be executed and delivered
70 the Borough Clerk concurrently with
tbe filing of a policy h~ereinbefore re-
ferred to, wherein and whereby the
said owner shall nominate, c0nStltute
fTiIa and lawful attorney for the pur-
nose of acknowledging service of any
process out of court of competent juris--
Action TO be served against the insured
by virtue of the indemnity granted I'M
der the insurance policy filed. Any Ii
cense eranted under this ordinance
NAV be revoked by the Borough Coun-
I'll after five DAYS notice and a hearing
Jybenever if shall appear that the per-
Son 70 whom such consent was granted
bh or failed 70 furnish and keep in force
the insurance and the power Of attor-
any terms or conditions imposed by the
RnSrough Council under the terms of
ms ordinance,
Sec ( No auto bus. jitney or other
,notor vebicIe used for the transpOrta-
ION Of passengers for hire shall oper-
etn or he opeTated until a license as
dlt " zl.1l no