The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-03
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BE IT ORDAINED by the Common
Council Of the City OF Gary, Lake
SEC / That Section one "a of the
Ordinance No. 500. passed by the Corn
mon Council ON the 18th day Of July,
1916, being and the same IS hereby
amended to read as follows. to-wit:
SEC II BE IT ORDAINED by the
Common Council OF the City of Gary,
unlawful to keep for hire any automo-
bile motor bus or taxi-cab, within the
city Of Gary. Lake County. indiana
without first taking out a license as
herein required such motor vehicle
shall be described and CLASSIFIED and the
annual fee thereon shall be as follows;
Class 4. Taxi-cabs, motor buses.
automobiles and all other motor vehi-
cles having seating capacity OF seven
Cd passengers or less, twenty Q
6s25 00) Dollars. per year.
Class b Motor buses and all other
motor vehicles having a seating cap
aclty Of not more than fourteen CAD
nor less than eight go passengers,
Thirty-fiye t$35.Q0A Dollars per year.
class = Motor buses and all other
motor vehicles having seating cap
acitv Of more than fourteen I'D pas
sengers. seventy (s7o.0o) Dollars per
SEC. III. Any person. firm or cor
I poration desiring TO take out any IL
cense under the provisions Of this Or
diNance as specified in classificauons
a." 81 and CO.. shall pay the license
! fee as herein fixed. TO the City Treasur-
! er taking the City Treasurer's receipt
therefor to the city Controller, who
shall thereupon issue TO the lcensee
said License, provided, however. that any
such license or licenses procured before
the first day Of April of each year. the
full amount Of the annual license Zee
shall be charged IF taken out between
the first day or April and the first day
of July. three-fourthS CD Of the an
nual fee shah be paid, and II taken out
after the FIRST day OF July, one half
Il of the annual license fee SHAH
be charged.
1 DAINED that every person. firm or
corporation operating taXi-cabs or other
/ motor vehicles carrying passengers Tor
hlre. shall, al the time Of proeurlns
| license for the operation Of same, as
4 provided IN section two 10 Of this Or
dlnance. file with the City Clerk a bond
to be first approved by the Mayor. pay
! able at the city OF Gary, in the penal
sum OF Twenty-Five Hundred ($2500.001
4 Dollars for each license 50 procured.
conditioned for the faithful compliance
i with the terms and conditions OF this
Ordinance and such rules and regula-
I ticns may from time TO time be
4 made for the enforcement thereof, and
4 TO save the said City OF Cary, through
and by the negligent acts of any drtv-
en- or drivers of taxi -cabs. or other mo-
tor vehicles, licensed under the terms
/ Of this Ordinance.
7 DAINED that any ordinance or parts
Of ordinances in conflict herewith are
I hereby repealed.
SEC VI BE 1T FURTHER OR
DAINED that if any driver Of any taxi
cab or other motors vehicle carrying
/ passengers for hire. as herein provided.
shall be found guilty OF yialtiI-F amy
Of the traffic ordinances of the city Of
i Gary or any OF the provisions or thss
< Ordinance. upon conviction. shall be
/ nned in any sum not exceeding One
/ Hundred tS100.00) Dollars and his IL
cense for said vehicle be thereupon re-
voked by order of the Mayor and he
shall not he eligible To make applica-
ton for renewal of such license or for
new license for q period of six CD
| months from the date Of such reveca
/ ton Of said license
SEC. VII BE IT FURTHER OR
DAMNED that this Ordinance shall he
/ published once each week for two con-
seoutive weeks in newspapers Of gem
/ eral circulation in the City of Gary as
now provided by law, and shall be IN
| full force and effect and effect from
and after IT'S passage and publication
Passed by the Common Council on
the Goth day Of February. 1922
r. i. EOWI1ET.
Presiding Officer