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license tag he shall secure duplicate
thereof by applying to the city clerk
and paying the sum of one dollar
(s1o0) 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
ca inch in height
Section ]. 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 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 taxidriuer shall charge any
passenger 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 Reasonable.
When such resolution is passed, a
copy shall be served upon the operator
or operators of taxicabs in the city
by police officer.
Section 8. Taxicab Stands-Licensed
taxicabs shall, when not in motion, be
parked at stands designated for
that purpose from time to time by reso-
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 when
driver shall diSmount from his taxi
cab at any time for the purpose of
soliciting passengers; provided that this
shall not prohibit any driver from dis
mounting from his cab to assist a
passenger entering his taxicab or dis
mounting therefrom. No taxicab shall
park within thirty 800 feet of any
cross walk unless this portion of the
cab stand. Only licensed taxicabs shall
be permitted to park at any taxicab
stand.
Section 10. Taxicab Drivers-No per-
son, either the operator or employee of
such operator, shall drive a taxicab in
this city without first having been Ii
censed as a chauffeur under section
PIP, General Statutes of Minnesota,
1928 and acts amendatory and sup
Elementary thereto; and every driver
shall display such chauffeurs license
badge conspicuously upon his coat or
cap as therein provided.
Section IL. Insurance POlicies-Be-
fore license shall be delivered to any
operator he shall deposit with the city
clerk policy or policies of an insurance
company or companies duly licensed to
transact such business in this state,
insuring the operator of any taxicab to
be licensed against loss from the liza
bility imposed by law for damages on
account of bodily injuries or death, or
for damages to property resulting from
the ownership, maintenance or use of
any taxicab to be owned or operated
under such license, and agreeing to pay
to any judgment creditor, to the extent
of the amounts specified in such policy,
any final judgment rendered against
the assured by reason of such liability
The policy or policies shall be approved
by the city attorney as to form and
compliance with this ordinance The
limit in any such insurance policy of
such liability of the insurer on account
of the ownership maintenance and use
of such taXicab shall not be less than
$500 for bodily injuries to or death to
one person and $4,000 on account of
any one accident resulting in injuries
to and-or death of more than one
person, and a total of $1,000 liability for
damage to property of others arising
cut of any one accident.
Section IL. Miscellaneous-AIl taxi
cab drivers shall be clean and courteous
at all times.
No driver of any licensed taxicab
shall carry any other than the pas
senger first employing taxicab with
out the consent of such passenger.
No person shall charge or attempt
to charge any passenger greater rate
of fare than that to which the taxicab
is entitled under the resolution of the
council if such a resolution has been
passed.
No taxicab driver shall deceive any
passenger who may ride with him, or
W11O may uCS4IS W tue III any SUCH
vehicle, as to his destination or distance
travelled or to be travelled.
Every taxicab will be provided with
windows in the tonneau sufficient in
number and of such size and dimensions
that at all times persons may be readily
seen through such windows with suffi-
Gent distinctness to identify such per-
son.
1t shall be unlawful for any person
who has been transported by taxicab