The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-01-10
LEGAL NOTICES
ORDINANCE no. 1920

ORDINANCE NO. 1920
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE
OPERATION OF JITNEYS. AND
TAXICABS WITHIN THE CITY or.
HAMMOND. INDIANA, DEFINING
THE TERM "JITNEY" AND TAXI
CAB" AND FIXING THE RATE or
FARE. PROVIDING THE CONDI-
TONS UNDER WHICH uTNEYs
MAY BE OPERATED WITHIN SAID
CITY: ALSO. PROVIDING a PEN
Atty FOR THE VIOLA ITO y
THEREOF. AND DECLARING TIL
TIME WITHIN WHICH THE SAM
SHALL TAKE EFFECT.
SECTION l. BE IT ORDAINED by
the Common Council of the city Of
Hammond Indiana.
For the purpose Of this Ordinance
The term "jitney" shall be taken to
mean any motor propelled vehicle
other than street car or interurban
car. carrying passengers for hire along
or over the public streets, avenues and
roadways OF the City OF Hammond In
diana;
That the term 'taxicaH' SHAH be
taken to mean any taxicab hotel bus,
railroad bus or other motor propelled
vehicle Offering transportation TO in-
Iividual passengers 10 and from
destination named by such passengers
or q fare Of not less than thirty cents
7er trip for each passenger. except All
hereinafter in this Ordinance provided
SECTION 2 No person shall oper-
ate jitney or taxicab within the CRIT
Of Hammond without first having OBJ
tanned a license therefor, and filed
oond or indemnifying policy of insur-
ance with the City Comptroller as
hereinafter provided. It shall be un-
lawful for any person. firm or corpor
taxicab within said city ercept in
compliance with the terms and oondi-
tons or this Ordinance
SECTION 3 Before any person.
firm or corporation shall be granted a
license under the provisions Of this
Ordinance to operate a jitney or taxi
cab. such person, firm or corporation
shall first file in the office Of the CITY
Controller Of said city sworn APP
plication in writing setting forth sub
stantialy the name, age, residence and
place of business Of the person, firm
or corporation applying. together with
the name Of the person or persons who
viii drive or operate such jitney or
taxicab. and also a description OF the
vehicle TO be operated. including seat
ing capacity. its make, license num-
her and ownership. Such application
ahali also state the experience in driv-
ing motor vehicles Of the person or
persons who viii drive or operate such
jitney and whether such person or
persons have ever been arrested for
violation of the motor vehicle or traf-
nc laws. either State or city. the num-
her of time and various offenses charg-
ed And it shall be the duty OF the
City Comptroller. before issuing such
license. to satisfy himself as to the
truth Of the statements made in said
application. and issue no license where
said statements are false after OK
animation by the Comptroller and no
license shall be issued by said City
Comptroller. to any person under the
age of eighteen (1s) years or who is
blind in either eye, or who has suf-
fored the loss of either hand or foot,
or who has serious impairment 81
he use Of mind or BODY hich y ooi
render such person unfit Is operate
such vehicle. or who has been convic-
ted of operating a motor vehicle while
under the influence of intoxicating Il
4uors, or who has been convicted two
or more times of any violation of the
motor speed laws. or who has been con-
victed Of transporting intoxicating IL
quors or who has been convicted Of
any felony in connection with the VIC
lation Of any vehicle or motor traffic
laws or ordinances, or who is unable to
speak the English Ian
guage.
SECTION 4 The license fee for such
licenses. is hereby fixed as follows
For each jituey capable Of seat
ing five 80 persons or less, in
Guiding the driver. Twenty-Five
(s25.0o) per year.
For each jitney capable Of seat
ing more than five 80 persons
and less than eight 80 persons.
including the driver Thirty
(sSO.oo) Dollars per year
For each pitney capable Of seat
ing more than seven 90 per-
sons. including the driver FIFTY
$4,000 Dollars per year
SECTION s. Before any license
shall be issued. as hereinabovc pro-
vided. the person. firm or corporation
applying therefor. shall file with the
City Comptroller. and indemn1fying
policy of insurance of some firm, I'm.
pany or corporation licenses to do bus
mess in the State Of Indiana, or the
bond OF such person. firm or corpora
ton. with a Surety Company authori-
zed to do business under the laws of
the state of Indiana, 8 surety there
Of, or bond executed by three or more
freehold sureties. said bond or indem
nifying policy insurance shall be given
to the approval of the City Comptroller
and in The event Of such bond the
same is signed by freehold sureties.
each surety on said bond shall at
tach thereto his or her written state
nent duly sworn to. setting forth that
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