The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-04-24
LEGAL NOTICES
ORDINANCE NO. 1850

AN ORDINANCE REGULATING
THE OPERATION OF JITNEYS
AND TAxICABS WITHIN THE
CITY OF HAMMOND, INDIANA
DEFINING THE TERM "JITNEY
AND TAxICAB" AND FIXING
THE RATE OF FARE. PROvID-
ING TILE CONDITIONS UNDER
WHICH JITNEYS NAY BE OP-
GRATED WITHIN SAID CITY;
ALSO, PROVIDING A PENALTY
FOR THE VIOLATION THERE
OF. AND DECLARING THE TIME
WITHIN WHICH SAME SHALL
TAKE EFFECT.
SECTION 1. ZEE 1T ORDAINED
by the Common Council of the City
OF Hammond. Indiana: For the pur-
pose of this Ordinance. the term
''jitney" shall be taken to mean any
motor propelled vehicle other thvn
street car or interrurban car.
carrying passengers for hire along
and roadways OF the City OF Ham
mond, Indiana.
That the term "taxicab" shall
be taken to mean any taxicab. hotel
bus. railroad bus. or other motor
propelled vehicle Offering transpor
tation TO individual passengers to
and from a destination named by
such passengers, for a fare of not
less than thirty cents per trip for
each passenger, except as hereinaf-
ter in this Ordinance provided.
SECTION 2. No person shall op-
crate a jitney or taxicab within the
City of Hammond without first hav-
ing obtained a license therefor, and
filed a bond or indemnifying policy
of insurance with the City Control
Ter. as hereinafter provided. 1t shall
be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation to operate a licensed
jitney or taxicab within said City,
except in compliance with the terms
and conditions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 8. Before any person.
firm or corporation shall be granted
a license, under the provisions of
this Ordinance, to operate a jitney
or taxicab. such person, firm or COR
poration shall first file In the office
OF the City Controller of said City.
a sworn application in writing. set
ting forth substantially the name.
age. resident and place OF business
of the person. firm or corporation
applying, together with the name Of
the person or persons who will drive
or operate such jitney or taxicab,
and also a description OF the We
hicie. 10 be operated. including seat
ing capacity. its make, license num-
Der and ownership. such application
shall. also state the experience in
driving motor vehicles of the per-
son or persons who will drive or
operate such jitney. and wether such
person or persons have ever been
arrested for violation OF the motor
vehicle or traffic laws, either State
or City. the number of times and
various offenses charged.
And II shall be the duty OF the
City Controller. before issuing such
license to satisfy himself al to the
truth of the statements made in said
application, and issue no license
where said statements are false, af-
ter examinations by the Controller,
to any person. unde, the age of
eighteen (1S) years, or who is blind
in either eye. or who has suffered the
loss of either hand or foot, or who
sas serious impairment OF the use of
mind or body. which would render
such person unfit to operate such
vehicle, or who has been convicted
of operating a motor vehicle while
under the influence OF intoxicating
liquors, or who has been convicted
two or more times of any violation
of the motor speed laws. or who has
been convicted OF transporting intox-
icsting liquors, or who has been con-
victed of any felony In connection
with the violation OF any vehicle or
motor traffic laws, or ordinances, or
who Is unable to intelligently speak
the English languages
SECTION T. The license fee for
such licenses. Is hereby fixed as fol-
lows:
For each jitney capable of seat
ing five t5) persons or less, includ-
ing the driver, Twenty-Five (s25.o0)
Dollars per year.
For each Jiteny capable Of seat
ing more than FIVE (5) persons and
less than eight CD persons. in
GLIDING the driver, Thirty (S30.00)
Dollars per year.
For each jitney capable of seat
ing moro than seven ca persons,
including the driver, Fifty $4,000
Dollars per year
SECTION 8. Before any license
shall be issued. as nereinabove pro-
vided. the person, Arm or corpora
ton applying therefor. shall file with
the City Controller. an indemnifying
policy Of insurance OF some Arm.
company or corporation licensed
to do husinesn In the STATE of Ind