[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Ipswich
as Ch. XIV, § 1, of the 1973 Bylaws. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
Except as otherwise provided by law, the Select Board may grant
licenses to owners of vehicles upon such rules and regulations as
said Board may deem proper, not inconsistent with these bylaws, to
use such vehicles for the conveyance of persons or property for hire,
and may designate stands and locations upon the streets of the Town
where such vehicles may stand or wait for employment. (1937: c. XV,
s. 1)
Every such license shall be granted to expire on the first day
of May next ensuing after the date of its issue, and it may be revoked
at any time for cause satisfactory to said Board. Each license may
cover one or more vehicles belonging to the same owner, shall bear
upon its face the date of its issue, the date of its expiration, the
name and address of the owner of the vehicle or vehicles to whom the
license is issued, and a description of each vehicle so licensed sufficient
for its identification. A separate number shall be designated for
each vehicle so licensed and the owner shall, before using such vehicle
for hire, have such number plainly marked upon each side thereof,
excepting only in case of motor vehicles duly registered under the
laws of this Commonwealth, and in such cases the license issued hereunder
shall contain the registration number of such motor vehicle. (1937;
c. XV, s. 2)
Fees for the issuance of such licenses shall be in accordance with a schedule of fees to be established from time to time by order of the Select Board, after a hearing held in accordance with Chapter 305 of these bylaws. (Replaces 1937: c. XV, s. 2 [in part])
No license shall be transferred by the holder thereof to another
except with the approval of the Select Board endorsed on the license.
(1937: c. XV, s. 3)
No person shall hold him- or herself out as the owner, driver,
or operator of any vehicle used for the purposes mentioned in this
section, unless the said vehicle is duly licensed as provided herein.
(1937: c. XV, s. 3)
