The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-27
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GENERAL oFD1 RNENprb DO 81 1885 AS
AN ORDINANCE concerning taxicabs.
c6 81 IT oF FaE CITY aY T IF c8 a1fHa
APOLIS. INDIANA:
SECTION l. A taxicab. for the purpose
OF this ordinance, shall be deemed to mean
motor vehicle having seating capacity
condition used for the performance of a
contract for the TRANSPORTATION of a pas
from points chosen designated by the
passenger; or passengers. and running over
any available route between such points,
but, not at the time being operated over
! and along definite advertised. announced
or substantially fixed route, from. to or
! between definite or substantially fixed term
| 1nals. locations or districts, or according to
substantially fixed or announced times or
| intervals of arrival or departure.
SEC. 2 No person or persons firm,
company. association. partnership. or cor
poratiGn shall engage in the business OF
cab. or taxicabs. upon the streets of the
City Of Indianapolis without first obtain
ing license SO to do. and upon comply
ing With all OF the provisions of this ordi-
nance
It is hereby declared by. the common
the public. safety. convenience and neces-
i slty can best be served by limiting the
NJ %. OF taxicabs hereafter GENERATING
! in the City of Indiana polls. each year to
t1,O00i population OF said city. as shown
estimate, of the United States census bu.
| reau. subject to the exceptions rights and
limitations h. here enas set out:
nance shall f1rst be issued upon applica
ton of right to the holder andqr
license issued by the city controller of the
City of indianapolis during the year 1884
| provided that such holder and/or trans
/ fierce has continued to operate such taxicab
up to the effective date of this ordinance
and has heretofore made tender to said
such license. or de facto license; and if
said holder and/or transferee has here
tofore rendered license fee. to said city
additional taxicsb or taxicabs., then such
holder and/or transferee shall of right
receive ic,a for 1895 under this ordi-
cabs up to an amount not to exceed
twenty five percent !259cl, of the number
Which Such hodea had in prosdea
further, that any such holder and/or
transfberees that had such additional cal CAB
and also had on file with the said con-
troller contracts of liability insurance COW
ering such cab or cabs, shall Of right have
licenses for the year 1885 under this ordi-
nance for such additional cabs actually
in service and cooyered by such insurance
said date.
All such applications by such holder for
|
ignated in this section must be filed with
the said controller within ten 90, days
/ All transferees and/or asSignees of such
original holders shall also have and sue
coed to the foregoing rights of such orig
SEC. 8. Every person. persons firm
co1Spany. association, partnership or cor
poration issued licenses under this ordi-
| license issued for each year for each H.
cense issued under this ordinance. pro-
license sd Wth the c fHeh
within ten (10I days after the date of the
expiration of any such license. and pro
the S nqeR ssns e "n
ouired as conditions precedent to the issu-
ance of the renewal licenses.
ANY of such licenses may be transferred
and assigned to any person. firm. partner
; plication to the City Controller. who, upon
payment of a transfer fee of fifty cents
| (50c) for each of such transfers shall duly
transfer such LICENSES. Any such lcensee
may also transfer such license from one
cab to another of which such licensee is
the owner and/or operator. provided that
the first cab be permanently retired from
service. upon application to the said con-
troller and the payment of a transfer fee
SEC. g. Such license. or licenses for the
operation OF taxicab. or taxicabs, under
issued by the city controller to any person
firm. partnership; association or corpora
ton which shall be the owner of the
and/or the operator having the use or
control of such taxicab. or either or both
as their interest may appear in the APP
licensee is designated as an insured in the
insurance policy or contract. or bond to
CURED in Section % Of this ordinance es
SEC. 5. All applications for license
to operate a taxicah, or taxicabs; or for
writing. and shall be filed in duplicate
with the City Controller on forms pre-
IN substance set forth the following SI in
a partnership, the firm name and the
corporation, the name and address of
principal officer thereof i2y business ad--
dress Of the he; applicant; e, the number OF
seating capacity name of manufacturer.
horse power, motor number and state
license number of each taxcab; Is, a
be used by applicant: 90 the name. icti-
tious or otherwise, under which the ap-
plicant intends to operate. and 90 hnan-
cial statement.
SEC. 6. Whenever any holder Of right
hereof. flies an application for such a
license and whenever hereafter an ap-
plication for any renewal OF license is
filed with said Controller. then said Con-
troller shah thereupon issue license
certitlcate to such applicant to operate
the cT Of sbef
the provisions Of this ordinance snd to all
amendments thereto. upon the PAYMENT
$4,000 per year for each tsxicab to be
operated under the terms and conditions
of such license. and upon the hling of a
liability contract of Insurance. providing
for decentralization. as hereinafter provid-
ed in Section "a hereof. and upon the pro-
ouctfon of satisfactory report of in
and measures and the officers in charge
of the traffic division of the police de-
partment of the City of Indiana polis, as is
provided in Section of this ordinance.
each year Each license certificate shall
be numbered, which number shall also be
the taxicab number. ana must be placed
on each vehicle operating as taxicab in
this CITY. is provided for in Section 8
OF this ordinance. Each applicant for re-
newaI of any license issued by the City
the year 1884. as provided in Section of
this ordinance. shall also pay TO the City
Controller for such renewal the license
portion of the year 1885 as shall have
elapsed before the effective date Of this
ordinance at the rate OF Thirty Dollars
also pay the license fee provided in this
ordinance from its effective date pro rated
TO June 30. 1886. Whenever any spplica-
ton is made for a new license. or for a
transfer of q license. and the applicant
for the new license or the proposed trans
fierce is other than those applicants for a
license or renewal designated in the first
paragraph of this section. the controller
shall refer the same to the Board of
Public Safety for investigation. and IL it
that the applicant Is reliable and bona
1de owner. or operator and has met all
the requirements of this ordinance. that
the name under which ne is to operate
and the color scheme used on the vehicle
does not conflict with others nor tend 70
deceive the nubitc-Prcvided however.
that II TIVE applicants bsvs similar eclcr