The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-02-03

thereof by applying to the city clerk
and paying the sum of one dollar
(sl.OO) therefor before doing any fur
ther business with the taxicab from
which the tag is lost.
Every taxicab which shall solicit or
accept business on the streets Of this
municipality, or stand or wait for hire
shall have some designation of the
character of the vehicle painted in
plain visible letters on each side there
of. Every driver of any such taxicab
shall wear on his cap or hat metal
plate bearing the words Licensed Taxi
cab" printed in letters at least one-half
(1a) inch in height.
Section 7. Taxicab Cards-The oper-
ator of any taXicab shall cause to be
printed in plain, legible letters displayed
inside the taxicab card giving the
number of the license, the maximum
rates of fare to be charged, and a state
ment that any package or article left
in the taxicab must be returned by the
taxicab driver to the city clerks office,
where they may be identified and
claimed. The card shall also contain
the statement, ASK the Driver for Bill
and Receipt" in bold type.
Section 8. Rates, Meters-Rates
charged for conveyance in taxicabS in
this city shall be fixed by resolution of
the city council from time to time. No
operator or taXidriver shall charge any
passenger a rate in excess of such fixed
rate The resolution may provide for
the maintenance of taxi meters in each
! taxi, the make of such taxi meter and
the place of installation in the taxi to
be set out in said resolution. The fail
ure of the city to pass such resolution
as to rates and taxi meters shall be
taken as evidence that the rate as
charged by the operator is reaSonble
When such resolution is passed, a
copy shall be served upon the operator
or operators of taxicabs in the city
by a police officer.
Section 9. Taxicab Stands-Licenseo
taxicabs shall, when not in motion, be
parked at stands designated fol
luton of the city council. Said resolu-
ton shall also designate the number Of
taxicabs which may be stationed at any
such stand. No taxicab driver shall
solicit passengers as fares except wher
driver shall dismount from his taxi
cab at any time for the purpose Of
soliciting passengers; provided that thi!
shall not prohibit any driver from dis.
mounting from his cab to assist 6
passenger entering his taxicab or dis.
mounting therefrom. No taxicab shall
park within thirty 900 feet of any
cross walk unless this portion of the
street has been designated as taxi
cab stand. Only licensed taXicabs shall
be permitted to park at any taxical
stand.
: Section 10. Taxicab Drivers-No per
son, either the operator or employee o
| such operator, shall drive a taxicab il
, this city without first having been Ii
censed as a chauffeur under section
| 2712, General Statutes of Minnesota
1923 and acts amendatory and sup
, Elementary thereto; and every drive
shall display such chauffeurs icenS
, badge conspicuously upon his coat o
/ cap as therein provided.
Section H. Insurance Policies-Be
fore a license shall be delivered to an.
operator he shall deposit with the cit.
clerk policy or policies of an insuranc
company or companies duly licensed t.
transact such business in this state
insuring the operator of any taxicab t.
be licensed against loss from the liza
bility imposed by law for damages Of
account of bodily injuries or death, o
/ for damages to property resulting from
the ownership maintenance or use o
any taXicab to be owned or operate,
under such license, and agreeing to pa
to any judgment creditor, to the extern
of the amounts specified in such policy
any final judgment rendered agains
: the assured by reason of such liability
The policy or policies shall be approve,
by the city attorney as to form an
compliance with this ordinance Tn
/ limit in any such insurance policy O
such liability of the insurer on accoun
of the ownership, maintenance and us
of such taxicab shall not be less thai
$500 for bodily injuries to or death t
!, one person and $4,000 on account O
any one accident resulting in injurie
to and-or death of more than on
person, and total of $1,000 liability TO
damage to property of others ,arisin
cut of any one accident
Section IL. Miscellaneous-All taxi
cab drivers shall be clean and courteou
at all times.
No driver of any licensed taxicat
, shall carry any other than the pas
, senger first employing a taxicab with
, out the consent of such passenger.
, No person shall charge or attemp
to charge any passenger greater rat
, of fare than that to which the taxicaI
f is entitled under the resolution of tn
council, if such resolution has beel
: passed.
No taxicab driver shall deceive an
passenger who may ride with him, o
who may desire to ride in any sucl
vehicle, as to his destination or distanc
T travelled or to be travelled.
Every taxicab will be provided witt
windows in the tonneau sufficient il
number and of such size and dimension
that at all times persons may be readil
Z seen through such windows with sufh
, cient diStinctness to identify such per
, son.
II 1t shall be unlawful for any perSo]