The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-02-03
PROPOSED
ORDINANCE No. AZ
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR
THE LICENSING OF TAXICABS
AND REGULATING THEIR OPER-
ALTON IN THE CITY OF ELY.

ALTON IN THE CITY OF ELY.
The City Council of the City of Ely
do ordain:
Section 1. DefinitiOns-Unless other
wise expressly stated, whenever used in
this ordinance, the following words shall
have the meaning given to them by
this section:
a. The word "taxicab" shall mean
and include any motor vehicle engaged
in carrying of persons for hire, whether
over a fixed route or not, and whether
the same be operated from a street
stand or subject to calls from a garage,
or otherwise operated for hire, except
vehicles subject to control and regula-
ton by the Railroad and Warehouse
Commission or vehicles regularly used
by undertakes in carrying on their
business.
b. The word street" shall mean and
Include any street, alley, avenue, court,
bridge, lane or public place in the City
of Ely.
c. The words ''taxicab driver" shall
mean and include any person who
drives a taxicab, whether such person
be the owner of such taxicab or be en-
ployed by taxicab owner or operator.
d. The word operator" shall mean
and include any person owning or hav-
ing control of the use of one or more
ltaxicabs used for hire upon the streets
or engaged in the business of operating
a taxicab within the city.
e. The words "taxicab stand" shall
mean and include any place along the
| curb or street or elsewhere which is
exclusively reserved by the city for the
use of taxicabS.
f. The word 'taXimeter" shall mean
: and include any mechanical instru-
, ment or device by which the charge
for hire of a taxicab is mechanically
calculated, whether by distance Travelled
l or waiting time or by both and upon
l which such charge shall be indicated
S by figures.
S g. The word person" shall mean and
include one or more persons OF either
l sex, natural persons corporations
D Section 2. License Required-No op-
e lerator shall operate taxicab within the
S city limits without first having obtained
/, a taxicab license therefore under the
+ provisions of this ordinance.
y Each applicant for taxicab license
4 shall apply to the city clerk for such
e license upon a form to be provided by
d the city, and must comply with the fol.
t lowing provisions to the satisfaction Of
e the city council.
a. Be a citizen of the United States
I b. Be of the age of twenty-one (21,
e years or over if person, and in thu
e case of any co-partnership, firm o.
e corporation must be authorized to op
e crate taxicabs and carry on business il
accordance with the Laws of the Stats
A of Minnesota.
e c. Must fill out upon the blank form
+ provided by the city statement cover
e ing each vehicle to be so licensed, givins
: the full name and address of the owner
d the class and passenger carrying
It capacity of each vehicle for which /.
: license is desired; the length of tins
Il the vehicle has been in use; the maxi
y of car; the engine number; the seria
number and the state license number
S whether the same is mortgaged, thu
t name of the mortgage and the amour
y of said mortgage; also the holder o
: legal title to said motor vehicle if othe
than the applicant; or whether sait
vehicle is leased, licensed, or under an,
l. form of contract permitted to be uset
and operated by some other person thai
the one holding legal title thereto, AM
what person, firm or corporation col
lects the revenues from the operation
\ of said taxicab and pays the expenses o
operating the same.
If said application is made by an in
dividual owner, said owner shall sigl
and swear to said application; if it i
by partnership, then by one of tn
parties; and if by a corporation, thel
by one of the duly elected officials o
said corporation.
Section 3. Taxicab Fee-The appli
= cant applying for a taxicab licens
" shall, before being issued said license
pay into the city treasury the sum o
- Ten Dollars $4,000 for each and ever,
vehicle to be so licensed; provided, tina
- if the said license is denied for an
g reason the aforesaid fee or fees Shal
- forthwith be returned to the applicant
!. All licenses hereunder shall expire OF
= the 31st day of December in each yea1
= Any license may be transferred during
: any year only upon the additional pay
: ment of proportional part of the fe,
: by the transferee in addition to tn
payment of the regular fee, and upol
! approval of the city council of sucl
transfer.
Section 4. Examination of Taxicab
= THE council shall cause the Chief o
" Police to thoroughly and carefully ex
anime each taXicab before license i
granted to operate the same. No taxi
;. cab shall be licensed which does no
:, comply with the following:
= a. It must be in thoroughly SAT-
;, condition for the transportation o
- passengers.
b. 1t must be clean and of good ap
pearance and well painted and var
niShed.
= Such other examinations and tests o
= licensed taxicabs may be ordered by tn,
= council from time to time as it ma,
! deem advisable and the council shall
= maintain vigilance to see that all taxi
cabs are kept in fitness for public ser
!. vice.
r Section S. Granting License-If tn
city council is satisfied that the publ