[Code 1962 §29-28; CC 1979 §29-53]
No person shall operate a taxicab for hire upon the streets
of the City, and no person who owns or controls a taxicab shall permit
it to be so driven, and no taxicab licensed by the City shall be so
driven at any time for hire, unless the driver of such taxicab shall
have first obtained and shall then have in force a taxicab driver's
license issued under the provisions of this Article.
[Code 1962 §§29-29, 29-30, 29-32; CC 1979 §29-54]
A.
Contents. An application for a taxicab driver's license
shall be filed with the City Collector on forms provided by the City
Manager. Such application shall be verified by the following information:
1.
The names and addresses of three (3) residents of the City who have
known the applicant for a period of one (1) year who will vouch for
the sobriety, honesty and general good character of the applicant.
2.
The experience of the applicant in the transportation of passengers.
3.
The educational background of the applicant.
4.
A concise history of the prior employment of the applicant.
5.
A record of all convictions sustained by the applicant, including
those for traffic violations.
6.
The applicant's age.
B.
Medical Certificate to Accompany. Each application pursuant
to this Article shall be accompanied by a certificate from a physician
of the City certifying that the applicant is not afflicted with any
disease or infirmity which might make him/her unsafe or unsatisfactory
as a driver.
C.
Certificate of Chief of Police to Accompany. The Chief
of Police shall certify, and such certificate shall be attached to
each application for a taxicab driver's license, that the applicant
has not been convicted of any violation of the provisions of this
Code or other ordinances of the City.
[Code 1962 §29-31; CC 1979 §29-55]
Before any application for a taxicab driver's license is finally
passed on by the City Manager, the applicant therefor shall be required
to pass an examination as to his/her knowledge of the City and shall
be required to show that he/she has a current operator's permit issued
by the State.
[Code 1962 §29-33; CC 1979 §29-56]
The City Manager shall, upon consideration of the application
for the license required by this Article and the reports and certificate
required to be attached thereto, approve or reject the application.
If the application is rejected, the applicant may request a personal
appearance before the Council to offer evidence why his/her application
should be reconsidered, and in the event the Council shall see fit
to do so, it may order the Collector to issue such license so applied
for.
[Code 1962 §29-34; CC 1979 §29-57]
Upon approval of an application for a taxicab driver's license
by the City Manager or the City Council, the City Collector shall,
upon payment by the applicant of the sum of five dollars ($5.00),
issue a license to the applicant which shall bear the name, address,
color, age, signature and photograph of the applicant.
[Code 1962 §29-35; CC 1979 §29-58]
Every driver licensed under this Article shall post his/her
driver's license in such a place as to be in full view of all passengers
while such driver is operating a taxicab.
[Code 1962 §§29-36, 29-37; CC 1979 §29-59]
A.
Generally. The Chief of Police, with the approval of the
City Manager, is hereby given authority to suspend any driver's license
issued under this Article for a driver's failure or refusal to comply
with the provisions of this Article, and such suspension shall last
for a period of not more than thirty (30) days. The City Council also
has the authority to revoke any driver's license for failure to comply
with the provisions of this Article; however, a license may not be
revoked unless the driver has received notice ten (10) days prior
thereto and has had an opportunity to be heard on his/her behalf.
B.
For Failure to Obey Laws. Every driver shall comply with
all City, State and Federal laws, and failure to do so shall be grounds
for suspending or revoking such license.
[Code 1962 §29-34; CC 1979 §29-60]
A license issued under this Article shall be in effect for the
remainder of the fiscal year. A license for every fiscal year thereafter
shall be issued upon payment of three dollars ($3.00), unless the
license for the preceding year has been revoked.
