The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-15
ORDINANCE NUMBER 4GS
Regulation of Service Cars in the City

II lpls IAN Sf-thN lOEs IN II1I III "a
81 OF ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA, PRO
"A NlDING THE LICENSE FEE TO BE |
Il CHARGED. FIXING FARES FOR |
TRANSPORTATION OF PASSEN- |
GERS. MAKING 1T UNLAWFUL 10 |
OPERATE WITHOUT LICENSE, TO |
OPERATE CAR WHILE INTOXI- |
GATED, OR ENGAGE IN UNSEEN /
LY CONDUCT TOWARD PASSEN-
GERS, PROVIDING FOR REVOCA-
TON OF LICENSE, MAKING 1T
UNLAWFUL TO SLEEP IN SUCH
CARS UPON THE STREETS OR
HIGHWAYS OF THE CITY, PRO
VIDlNG PENALTIES TO BE AS
SESSED FOR VIOLATIONS Or
THIS ORDINANCE AND REPEAL
ING CHAPTER XLVIII, LAWS OF
ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA
BE II ordained by the Board Of Com
missioners of the City OF Ardmore:
soliciting and Transporting Passengers
For Hire
Section LICENSE REQUIRED
FOR TRANSPORTING OR SOLICIT
ING PASSENGERS FOR HIRE.
AMOUNT OF LICENSE. TO BE Is
SUED BY CITY CLERK. No person.
tirm or corporation shall engage in the
business Of driving Il motor ear, auto
mobile auto.bus or other motor vehicle
for the purpose OF transporting passen-
gers upon or through the streets, ave-
nues thoroughfares or other public
places within the city limits of the City
Of Ardmore, nor engage in the business
of soliciting passengers for hire within
said city limits without first having OBJ
tained a license from the city clerk. ap-
proved by the Chief Of Police, to engage
in such business said license shall be
the sum of $1,000 for each period Of
twelve months or fraction thereof, for
each driver or solicitor for such pur-
pose mentioned above; provided, how
over. that no one person shall be re-
CURED 10 pay a license fee both for driv-
ing and solicting and provided further
that no owner of any such vehicle or
vehicles, who has paid license fee
for each driver Of such vehicle or We
nicles, shall be required TO pay. in addi-
ton thereto, a solicitors fee for him
SELF. said license shall be issued for a
period of twelve months, and shall date
from the first day of May of each year
10 the thirtieth day of April Of the next
succeeding year, and shall be payable in
advance. The city clerk, upon issuing
such license, shall also issue a tag or
badge to be worn by the party engaged
IN such business at all times while SO
engaged. said license and tag or badg.
may be transferred By application tC
the city bookkeeper and paying transfe:
ice in the sum Of $1.00. 1t shall be
unlawful for any person 10 wear said
Tag or badge issued 10 another without
first having obtained said transfer OF
10 use the license, or tag or badge 81
another
License Issued by the City Clerk
"a Section 2. LICENSE, CONTENTS
&oF, CITY CLERK TO ISSUE IN DUP
LiCATE. EACH VEHICLE TO GARRY
THE WORD LIVERY" Each license
shall be issued in duplicate and the ori
einal delivered 10 the buyer. Each shal
contain the name of the party to whom
issued, the date and expiration of same
The name of the owner of the car, th'
make Of the car and number and eaci
number thereof. together with the colo
or any other distinguishing marks. Th'
rlorl; shall keep the duplicate Of sal
license in a well bound book, and shal
give any information regarding III
same 10 any person who may apply 70
such information. Each car so used 10
carving passengers for hire, or othe
vehicles so used for such purposes, shal
carry on the front thereof and plainl,
visible in large letters, on a card tn
word LIVERY" If the car be sold b.
fore the expiration of said license tn
vondee shall not use same for liver
purposes as hereinafter defined withou
first having the license transferred a
above provided.
Fares TO he Charged: Duty to Transpo,
Section 3. THE FARES TO b
CHARGED AND DUTY TO TRANS
PORT PASSENGERS UPON APPLICA
TION. Persons, firms and corporation
engaged in the business Of transportin
passengers as provided in Section !, {
his ordinance. for each such passenge
SO transported, charge not 70 excee
fifty cents for any one trip within th
city limits. IL shall be unlawful for an
such person. firm or corporation engage
in business of transporting passenger
for hire as aforesaid, to refuse to tram
port any passenger or person. upon al
pioation therefor TO any point in sa
city without good reason for such r
fusal.
Not TO Operate Without a License
Section 4. 1T SHALL BE UNLAV
FUL FOR ANY PERSON. FIRM o
CORPOR ALTON TO OPERAT
WITHOUT A LICENSE. ANY perso
firm or corporation who shall opera
any such motor car automobile, aut
bus or other motor vehicles carryir
passengers for hire upon the street
avenues. alleys thoroughfares or 9th
business places Of the City of Ardmo
without having procured license TO ,
so under the provisions Of this ordil
auce. shall be guilty Of a misdemean,
and shall be punished as hereinaft
provided.
Each day during which any perso
firm or corporation shall operate SUE
vehicle without q license 70 do so sht
be deemed a separate offense and S
parate violation Of this ordinance,
Operating Vehicle While Intoxicated
unseemly Conduct
Section 8. UNLAWFUL TO OPEl
ATE VEHICLE WHILE INToX1CA