Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-25
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An Ordinance Regulating the Use Of Taxi
Cabs (Other than Auto-Busses. as de-
fined in Chapter 1876 in the Laws OF
1870.
BE II ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF
PERTH AMBOY
Sec. /. No taxicab used for carrying
passengers, shall be operated wholly OF
partly upon any street In the City of
Perth Amboy until the owner thereof shall
have obtained the consent of the Board
Of Aldermen as hereinafter provided. such
consent shall be issued 10 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 or his duly
accredited agents or servants.
Sec. >. Said consent shall not be grant
cd except upon compliance by the owner
Of any taxicab with the following condi-
tons:
See. 3. 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 Amboy.
Sec. 4. There shall be filed with
the City Clerk an application which
shall contain the name Of the
owner. his age residence and
and estimated capacity of said taxicab
together with a statement of the basis of
sad estimate and said application shall
definitely state whether said taxicab is to
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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 -1otor Vehicles and shall suomit
before operating, evidence of his respon-
sibil!ty, satisfactory to the Board OF AL
drInen.
Sec. 5. If the Board of Aldermen shall
consider such application favorably, the
Board shall authorize THE city Clerk TO
issue to the applicant a consent in writ
/ fUp No gttph consent shall he issued by
the City Clerk until the owner shall have
filed a Liability Insurance Policy to the
extent OF So 10000 showing such taxicab
to be properly covered by insurance to
safeguard its passengers.
Sec. o. No person shall hire out, keep
or use for hire or wages or cause to be
Kept or used for hire or wages or
drive for hire or wages, any taxicab
within the City of Perth Amboy without
irst obtaining a permit as hereinabove
PROVIDED, under THE penalty of $4,000 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 Eerth Ami -.
SEC. Z. No taxica3 shall be permitted
20 operate in the City Of Perth Amboy
until it has been thoroughly and carefully
examined and inspected and found to be
clean, fit, of good appearance, well paint
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. 8. 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. 0. Every person. persons or cor
porations permitted to operate a taxicab,
rs 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 manufacturers number
Of 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. l1.-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
ingly misinforming or misleading any such
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 to him or convey any
passenger to any other place or over any
other route than that to which such pass
engers may have instructed said driver
to do.
Sec. ~. The owner Or driver of any
taxicab 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
lied to receive by this ordinance or its
amendments.
Sec. IS. The Police Committee Of the
Board of Aldermen is hereby authorized
to designate such place or places within
the City of Perth Amboy as Public
stands for taxicabs as they may deem
expedient and proper and also make such
regulations and give such directions re-
speeding the place and position to be oc-
cupied BY 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 to preserve order and promote
the public convenience.
Sec. IA. The permit fee for each taxi
cab for the transportation of passengers in
the City of Perth Amboy shall be $500.
Sec. 10. Temporary permits may be is
sued for a period of ten GO) days when
in its judgment the Auto-Bus Committee
of the Board OF Aldermen deem it neces-
sary, said vehicles to cease operating on
the day of expiration of said temporary
permit.
Sec. 1s. The permit issued hereunder
may be revoked by the Board of Alder
men fdr a violation of the provisions of
this ordinance Or any ordinance of the
City of Perth Amboy relating to traffic
or use of streets or Tor failure to pay any
Judgment or personal damages arising
from the unlawful and negligent operation
of any texicab for which the permit was
issued. provided however, the holder here
of shall have been given a public hear
ing and at which hearing the owner may
he represented by counsel. The said hear
ing to take place not less than five days
after notice of said hearing shall have
been served personally or mailed to the
address last filed with the City Clerk.
Sec. II. The Auto-Bus Committee of
the Board of Aldermen with the assist
ance of the Motor Bus Inspectors shall
maintain constant vigilance over all ,axi-
cabs used COR the transportation of pass
engers to see that they are kept in a
condition of continued fitness for public
use and to this end shall inspect or have
inspected from time to time or on the
complaint of any citizen as often as may
be necessary.
Sec. is. The Board OF Aldermen are
herewith authorized to definitely decide
the number of taxicabs used for the
transportation of passengers that may OPP
crate in the City of Perth Amboy.
Sec. 19. The prices which may be
charged by the owners or drivers of taxi
cabs as provided for in this ordinance
shall be as follows:
l. For conveying one or two passen-
Cents (5Oc) and for each additional pas
senger over two-Twentv-dve Cents