The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-07-22
ORDINANCE NO. ss7


An ordinanes emsndinq Section Q ct
ordinGnes No. <77. possed end opproys
Cd the 18th d6Y Of September 1885,
and entitled nm ordincnce relottno
20 the licensing md reguiction OF
passenger motor vehicles for hire IN
the city Of Xsnuewfck fixinq rctst
therefor end providing penalties fof
the viol9tiea thereof.
THE CRY. COUNCIL. OF THE CITY OF
KENNEW1CK. WASHINGTON. DOES Or
DAM AS FOLLOWS: -.
Section ]. Section Of Ordinance No. 81
shall be and hereafter is amended 10
read as follows:
"Section s. Every person owning or
engaged in the business OF operating any
taxicabs or for-hire cars shall keep
record of all trips -rnede. together with the
information required upon the passengers
receipt provided for in this ordinance,
which record shall be open for inspection
at all reasonable times by the Chief OF
Police or City Attorney and shall aiso
cause to be constantly carried IN sp pa.
partment Of Licenses Of the State Ok
washington showing such vehicles TO %
properly bonded for the protection OF tne
public, and also the licenses and perniits
issued pursuant to city ordinances.
in the City Of Kennewick. he shall flrst
obtain from said City tsxicab operators
license hereafter referred 10 as Guy
operators license, said application snsn
be approved by the Chief OF Police OF tns
City OF Kennewick and fee OF SS.OO lor
each year or part of year shall accompany
sach. application. Said license when grant
ed shaiI expire at the end OF the calehoa.
year in which the same is granted ana
may be renewed on approval by the Cnlet
tors license shall be issued, the applicant
shall In addition to paying said fee, SUP,
NIT to being fineerprinted, photographed
and interviewed under the direction OF tne
Chief Of Police. Also 20 accompany sucn
application shall be a statement rom .
recognized physician stating that he has
examined the applicant. finds him 70 De
free of any communicable diseases, ana
that he has no physical defects OF any
kind that would render him unsafe 70
operate a motor vehicle carrying passeh'
gers for hire.
The Chief OF Police shall cause TO be
issued a card bearing the name, descrp,
ton and photograph OF such driver, anu
IL shall be displayed in the taxicab at an
times visible to the occupants, ,he, .I,es
taxicab. The Chief Of Police further may
require the applicant to submit to yes.
as to the applicants ability as drivsE
The Chief of Police upon reasonap,ss
grounds therefore, may suspend OF is !, ~.
such license and refuse to approve ~ IoE
renewal at the annual expiration period.
The City Council, IL Il should see fit, may
review all such decisions of the Chiei oL
Police and countermand orders o. tne
Chief OF Police in refusing. suspendlIN
or revolving said city operators license,
II shall be unlawful and VIOLATION y.
this act TO operate or attempt 10 oreraN
any taxicab in the City OF kenne%lcA
without the operator first providing MN.
self with City Operators license inc"
IN good standing"
Section. g.. This ordinance shall be pa
fun force and effect five days after its
approval, passage and publication ~ me
official newspaper OF the City OF kehhe-
wick. .---- - -,,,-
CRY OF KENNEwicK this 10th day OF
MARJORIE A. MILLER.
I>-T> City Clerk n,o
APPROVED this 18th day Of July 1919
u. L. KEOLKER,
Mayor
Approved as TO form.
KENNETH z. SERIER, 80,
City Attorney - h-So-''-~