The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-04-24

I lana. or the bond of such person,
firm or corporations, with a Surety
Company authorized TO do business
under the laws of the State OF Ind
lana, as surety thereof, or bond
executed by three or more freehold
sureties. said bond or indemnifying
policy insurance shall be given TO
the approval of the City Controller,
and in the event of such bond. the
same Is signed BY freehold surcties.
each surety on said bond shall at
tach thereto his or her statement in
writing, duly sworn TO, setting forth
! that he or she owns in fee simple
certain real estate. it's legal descrip-
ton. its market value. and no pro-
perty shall be accepted thereon wh1ah
is BOT located in the County and
State of Indiana. free from all in
cumbrances OF every description, and
the total value OF all such property
scheduled on such Bond shall not be
less than double the amount of such
Bond. Said Bond. whether execu-
ted by Surety Company or freehold
sureties. as herein provided. or in
/,
shall be so written so as to indem-
Nifty the public against loss or dam
ago of property and injuries or
death to persons by reason of the
, careless and negligent operation or
defective cons truction of such jitney
or taxicab, and to indemnify passen-
gers for less or damage 70 property
in transportation and for injuries or
death TO person or persons, BY rea-
son of such cariess and negligent
operation of such jitney or taxicab
and said bond shall further contain
provision for continuing liability
Hereunder. Notwithstanding any re-
covery thereon or any payment by
the principal or sureties therein OBJ
ligated.
Any jitney or taxicab having
seating capacity of less than eight
(O persons, including the driver.
shall furnish bond or indemnifying
policy OF insurance. as above de-
scribed in the sum of TWENTY
FIVE HUNDRED (s2.5oo.oo) DOL
LARS.
seating capacity of more than seven
ca passengers. including the driver
shall furnish bond as above describ-
ed. or indemnifying policy of in
surance, in the sum of THIRTY
FIVE HUNDRED (s3,5oo.oo) DOL
LARS.
SECTION s. All licenses shall be
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and shall expire on the 31st day of
December of each and every year,
provided no license shall be taken
out for less than six (6) months
upon the basis of the annual licensC
fee
SECTION Z. When any person.
firm or corporation, has paid the
license fee and in all other res
poets complied with the provisions
shall issue to such person, firm or
corporation, certificate setting
forth the fact that such person,
firm or corporation. has in respect
to the motor vehicle therein describ
ed. complied with the provisions. of
this Ordinance. The controller shall
also at said time issue for said mo-
tor vehicle so licensed. metal plate
not more than eight (s) inches in
width. and six go inches in height,
on which there shall be indicated
in letters and figures, the class to
which such motor vehicle belongs
and the year OF the issuance of such
license.
Such plate shall be affixed on the
outside OF such vehicle on the right
hand side thereof. in such a position
that the same is in no way coverec
by such vehicle or its equipment. 1t
shall be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation, to operate any
jitney or taxicab on the streets,
avenues or roadways of such City
unless such plate is attached there
to, as herein provided; and also a
display card in plain view at all
times on each jitney with the word
jitney and the number of his license
on the back of said display card and
said card so placed that the City
license number can be plainly seen
from the inside of the car and the
word jitney on the inside of the card.
SECTION s. 1t shall be unlawful
for any person to ride upon the rid
ing board or tenders Of any jftney
or taxicab. or any place or position
from which any portion of his body
shall extend more than six CD inche.
outside of the body OF such vehicle
or the driver to smoke tobacco or
other mixtures in any such vehicle
while engaged In carrying passen-
gers, or for more than one person
to sit on the front seat with the
operator of such vehicle. or for such
operator to let off or take on pas
sengers, before driving such vehicle
to tho curb.
SECTION .. It shall be unlaw-