The Key West citizen., 1952-10-01
ORDINANCE NO. ~
COMMISSION SERIES

CODE OF THE CITY OF KE,
WEST, FLORIDA, 1852, RELA
TING TO TAXICABS, BY DIS
TINGUISHING BETWEEN TIL
OPERATOR OF A TAXICAB AM
THE DRIVER OF A TAXICAB
PROVIDING CERTAIN ADD
TIONAL REGULATIONS CON
CERNING THE OPERATING AM
DRIVING OF TAXICABS; LIMIT
ING THE NUMBER OF TAXI
CAB OPERATORS LICENSES rs
SUED TO WAR VETERANS AM
FORMER MEMBERS OF THE
MERCHANT MARINE; AND PRO
VIDING WHEN ORDINANCE
GOES INTO EFFECT.
Be it enacted by the City Com
mission of The City of Key West
Florida:
Section /. That Sections 2s.7 t.
28.20, inclusive, of the Code of The
City Of Key West, Florida, 1852
are hereby amended to read as fol
| lows:
Section 28.7 DEFINITIONS AMI
DISTINCTIONS. The following def
initions shall govern in the con
struction of this article, and in al
proceedings under this article, un
less a different meaning is appar
ent from the context:
(a) 'TAXICABS" A "taxicab" j:
hereby defined TO be any motor
driven vehicle for the transporta
ton of passengers for hire and
which is operated wholly or prin
cipally within the corporate limits
of the city, except cars rented
without driver and motor buses
operated by the city or pursuant 10
franchise authorizing the operation
thereof.
(b) LICENSE" OR "OPERAT.
OR'S LICENSE" The words iii.
cense" or operators license, as
used in this article, shall mean the
written authority granted by the
City Commission of the city pur.
suant to the provisions of this arti'
Gle to operate one or more taxi
cabs within the city.
(c) DRIVERS PERMIT" The
words drivers permit" as used in
this article, shall mean the written
authority granted by the City Com
mission of the city pursuant to the
provisions OF this article to any
person to drive a taxicab upon the
public streets of the city.
(d) OPERATORS AND DRIV'
ERS DISTINGUISHED. ITO oper'
ate one or more taxicabs" shall
mean to engage in the taxicah
business with such taxicabs in the
city by causing taxicabs which are
under ones ownership or control to
be propelled, either by himself oi
by someone under his direction Oh
supervision, for the purpose of car
rying passengers for hire. An "op
| orator" is a person who operates
one or more taxicabs. ITO drive .
taxicab" shall mean to be physical
lv in control Of a taxicab whether
or not such taxicab be in motion
when such taxicab is being used
for, or is available or ready to be
used for the carrying Of passengers
for hire. A "driver" is one who
drives a taxicab. The same person
may or may not be both an oper
ator and q driver.
Section 2S.8 QUALIFICATIONS
GENERALLY. All operators and
taxicab drivers operating IN ths
city must be Of good moral char
acter, over the age Of twenty
wears and must have placed in q
convenient place in their taxicab ar
Identification card duly numbered
with their photograph, name ant
signature in the corner OF sucf
card.
Section 2s.s RESIDENCE RE
oUIREMENTS. All operators ant
| taxicab drivers must be bona fidt
residents OF the city for more thar
ten years last past immedlstel,
prior to the filing Of an application
| for a taxicab operators license oI
a taxicab drivers permit, to oper
ate or drive a taxicab in the city
Section 2s.lo INFORMATION TC
| BE SHOWN IN APPLICATION
Each applicant for an operators d
cense or q taxicsb drivers peFmr
shall show by bis written appiica
ton duly signed and sworn to, fhai
he is Of good moral character, tha'
/ he is competent and has had sui
ficjeni experience TO operate ane
drive a taxieab In and about m
city. and that he does not use IN
toxicatinR liquor excessively. Th'
provisions OF this section shall sp
ply to an operator insofar - ne y
acting as a driver.
/ SECTION 2sii FTNGERPkiNfs
/ TO BE SUBMITTED WITH AP
pIICATION. All operators an<
taxieah drivers operating or driS
ing taxicabs In the city must, alonI
with their application for al opeF
asor's license or drivers permit
submit their tingeFpTiniS to Be tax
- by the police cepsrtmeni oE ~
city. which fsnserprinss shah b