The Owosso times., 1922-08-04
time schedule or along a regular route.

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furnished by the City Clerk. and shall state
| the name, age and residence of the apple ant,
| and II by a partnership or corporation, that
| il is organized under the laws of Michigan
and for a longer term than one year, the
| type of each motor car to be used, makers
| name and number. State license number.
| makers standard rated seating capacity.
year of model and number of years each car
has been used, and if the application be for
an interurban bus license the proposed ter
| mna route and time schedule. Each appl-
cation shall be accompanied by a bond run
| ming to the City of Owosso in the sum of
One Thousand Dollars $1,000. .0O) for each
motor vehicle proposed to be used in said
business or a blanket bond covering all pro-
| posed to be used in total sum equal to One
| Thousand Dollars for each, said bond to be
| executed by the applicant and a Surety
Company. authorized to do business in this
State, conditioned that each taxicab or bus
| shall be operated in accordance with all the
provisions of this and all other ordinances
of the City and the laws of the State, that
the licensee will pay all fines and penalties
adjudged against licensee for their violation.
and any judgment rendered against said
| lcensee by reason of injury or damage to
any person his property through the
negligent operation of any such licensed
| taxcab or bus the violation of any ordi-
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his agent or employee; provided, that if it
is proposed to operate more than three taxi
cabs or interurban motor buses the appIi-
cant may file blanket bond with like con-
ditions and provisions covering all cars to be
operated. in the penal sum of Five Thousand
Dollars ($5,000.0o). Such application shall
also be accompanied by cash or bank able
check or draft payable to the City of Owos-
so for the amount of the fee for such Ii
hare tLaxr
shall approve such bond and shall be salts
fed. after investigating the character. and
mental and physical ability of the applic ant
and whether he has previously been con-
victed of violation of the ordinances of
the City or the laws of the State, that the
applicant is proper person. the Commission
shall authorize a license to issue.
Section g. No license for the operation Of
any taXicab or interurban bus shall be grant
ed to anyone under the age of twenty -one
years. nor in any case for a longer period
than the Slst day of May next succe adng
violation of any provision of this or any
other ordinance of the City or of the laws
of the State of Michigan. by the lcensee or
his agent or employee in the operation of
taxicab or bus under any license granted
pursuant to this ordinance shall be sufficient
ground for the revocation or suspension of
such license by the Commission, and a like
prior violation shall be sufficient ground for
the refusal of a license to an applicant in
the first instance. In case of any such vio-
lation the refusal of a licensee of his
agent or employe to obey any reasonable
police order as to parking or other necessary
regulation, the Chief of Police. or in his
absence the Assistant Chief, shall have
power to suspend such license until the next
regular meeting of the Commission. and the
action of the Commission thereon shall be
final. but shall not entitle the licensee to
return of the license fee or any part thereof.
Section 4. The license fees herein pro-
vided for shall be as follows: For each
taxicab of seven or less rated seating capac-
ity fifty dollars ($50.00), and for each taxi
cab of more than seven standard rated seat
ing capacity, Sixty Dollars ($60.00) for
each interurban motor bus of seven or less
standard rated seating capacity Thirty five
Dollars (S35.00). and for each interurban
motor bus of more than seven standard
rated seating capacity, Fifty Dollars
(S50.00).
Section 5. No licensee hereunder shall
operate a taxicab interurban motor bus
on the streets of this City while intoxicated,
nor allow any agent or employe so to do ;
nor shall procure transport or aid or
abet in transporting any intoxicating liquor
in such vehicle; nor reconstruct, materially
alter or add to the carrying capacity of such
vehicle after the same is licensed without
first receiving the consent of the Commits
sion; nor operate allow to be operate
any such licensed vehicle while any person
is standing or sitting any running board,
fender or any outside portion thereof; nor
fail, neglect or refuse to turn into the Office
of the Chief of Police all lost articles found
in such licensed vehicle at the end of its
trip in this City; nor allow to be used
any such licensed vehicle for immoral pur-
poses or procure aid in procuring or per-
NIT any driver thereof so to do any woman
for immoral purposes; employ any
driver Of such licensed vehicle who is under
the age of twenty y-one years: nor fail to
notify the Chief of Police within ten hours
thereafter OF any accident, giving the time
and place of the accident, the name of the
person injured. character of injuries, and in
case of property damage the estimated
amount of such damage.
Section 6. Every taxicab and interurban
motor bus licensed hereunder shall display
both in front and at the rear a license plate
to be furnished by the City Clerk and such
license plate shall not he transferred from
one car to another without first obtaining
the permission of the Mayor or Chief of
Police, except that a crippled car may be
replaced by one of the same or less rated
seating capacity for not more than one day
without obtaining such permission. In case
OF the sale of the business or any vehicle
Tor hire licensed hereunder before the expir-
alton of the term of such license the said
license shall be operative for the benefit of
such purchaser provided he shall within
twenty-four hours report such sale and pre-
sent said license for transfer to the City
Clerk, who shall endorse on said license. the
fact Of such transfer. and provided also |
that the purchaser shall at the same time
present bond as hereinbefore provided
for on application in the first instance. which
shall be approved by the Commits sion. and
the Commission shall be satisfied, as in case
Of application for a license in the first in
stance. that the purchaser is a proper per.
son to be licensed.
Section z. No interurban bus shall re-
fuse to carry any person demanding car
riage and rendering the fare therefor from
the City OF Owosso to any place between the
terrini OF its route. unless its quota TO
cover its seating capacity Is already filled:
and no taxicab shall refuse to carry any
person to the point within the City limits TO
which he wishes to be carried, on tender of
fare, unless such taxicab be at the time
already employed. and the person so en-
ploying shall object to an additional pas
senger for another destination than his own
and when any passenger Is seated in such
taxicab he shall be driven by the most direct
and safe route to his destination; nrovidsd
that no taxicab or interurban bus shall take
as passenger any person under the inhu-