The Owosso times., 1922-08-04

for fare. in plain and easily lesible type or
-writing. and every vdriyer- shsl give TO. any
person requesting the same on payment OF
his fare. a receipt therefor. contsining in
iegible type or writing the name of owner.
city license number. name Of driver. all items
charged for. the total amount paid and time
of payment. No charge shall be made for
the distance travelled by any taxicab in
answering a call, nor for any return to stand
after conveying a passenger. nor shall chill
dren in arms be charged for. Children un-
der six years of age accompanied by ADULTS
shall be carried free up to two in number
additional children, unaccompanied children
and those over six years OF age TO De
charged one-half fare at night and full fare
during hours from six in the forenoon to
eleven at night. Two pieces of hand bag
gage shall be carried for each adult passen-
ger or child paying fare without extra
charge.
Section o. No taxicab interurban bus
of a greater standard rated seating capacity
than seven shall park or stand on Washing
ton Street from Shiawassee River to Mason
Street, on Park Ball Streets from Main
Street to Mason Street. on Water Street
from Washington Street to Mason street, Ex-
change ST., from Park st. to Water ST., or
on Main Street from Saginaw Street to Mich
igan Avenue, except to receive or discharge
ceed fifteen minutes at one time. Taxicabs
and interurban motor buses having n stand
ard rated seating capacity of seven or less
may have such stands on the streets OF the
City as shall be designated by the Mayor
and Chief of Police as to place and number
at stand, but not otherwise: provided. that il
any owner occupier of property in front
of which such stand is designated shall OBJ
ject thereto, the matter shall be put before
a. L.. .,.- ...l- .fs 10 tka in
terested parties and hearing thereon. may. in
their discretion exercised with view to the
general public interest, order such stand es-
tablshed discontinued.
Section 10. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person driving n taxicab or interurban motor
bus to cause. permit or allow the same to
cross any railroad track at its intersec ton
with any street in the City of Owosso over
which trains of cars are operated at
grade. without bringing such vehicle to a
full stop before crossing such railroad track,
unless at the time of approaching such cross
:ng there be stationed thereat a fagman or
traffic officer, in which case the driver shall
be governed by the directions of such flag
man or officer.
Section IL. This ordinance is not intend
ed to apply to automobiles used for hire
clusively rs hearses. ambulances or hotel
omnibuses in the City of Owosso.
Section l2. Any person, firm. co-partner-
ship corporation licensed under this
dinance who shall violate any of the pro-
visions thereof. either by him SELF or by any
agent. employee or driver with the consent
or knowledge of such licensee. or any driver
of any taxicab motor bus for hire oper-
sted Under a license hereunder. who shall
violate any provisions hereof anyone who
shall drive or operate or attempt to drive or
operate within the limits of the City any
such taxicab interurban motor bus for
hire without first obtaining a license there
fore herein provided shall. conviction
thereof. be punished by fine of not more
than One Hundred Dollars imprisonment
in the County Jail for term of not more
than sixty days. together with the costs of
prosecution, or by both such fine and mpris-
onment. in the discretion of the court, or, if
the offender be corporation combination
of persons, the City may sue to recover
said penalty in any court of competent juris-
diction, joining the sureties of the bond
hereinbefore provided for if such bond has
been filed; and anyone injured in his person
or property by the negligence of any per-
son driving or operating taxicab inter-
urban motor omnibus licensed hereunder or
by the violation by said driver or operator
of this any other City ordinance or State
traffic law. may bring a suit at law in any
competent court on the bond filed with the
account of said injury, said suit to ne
brought in the name of the City of Owosso
for the use and benefit of the person so in
jured: provided, that in the case of an in
terurban motor omnibus such negligence of
it's driver operator shall have occurred
within the limits of the City of Owosso.
Section 13. This ordinance and its vari-
Gus parts. sections and clauses are hereby
declared to be severable. and il any part
section or clause thereof be adjudged un-
constitutional unauthorized by law or incon-
sistent with the balance of the ordinance,
only that portion adjudged void shall be
affected thereby, and the balance of the or
dnance shall stand.
Section Ia. An ordinance entitled "An
ordinance to license public carriages, omni-
buses, hacks. cabs. automobiles, taxicabs,
and to prescribe the rights and duties of
the owners and drivers thereof" passed and
approved May IL. 1915, together with all
ordinances amendatory thereof. and all ord-
nances or parts of ordinances in any way
conflicting with this ordinance, are hereby
repealed.
Section Is. This ordinance shall take ef-
feet twenty days after it's passage and not
until after it's publication rs provided in the
City Charter.
Passed and approved August -. 1922.
Mayor.
Attest: