[R.O. 1993 § 635.010]
The following word shall have the meaning set out herein when
used in this Chapter:
Any motor vehicle performing a bona fide for hire taxicab
service having a capacity of not more than five (5) passengers, exclusive
of the driver, and not operated on a regular route or between fixed
termini.)Delete?
[R.O. 1993 § 635.020; Ord. No.
1857 § 2, 10-25-1955; CC 1969 § 27-1]
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in, operate or
conduct a public taxicab business within the City without first paying
the license tax and obtaining a license therefor as provided by this
Chapter.
[1]
State Law Reference: As to authority of City to impose license
tax on taxicab businesses, see § 94.110, RSMo.
[R.O. 1993 § 635.040; Ord. No.
1857 § 4, 10-25-1955; CC 1969 § 27-3]
Each application for a public taxicab business license shall
contain the name and address of the applicant, the date on which the
license shall become effective, the period of time for which license
is applied for, and the year, trade name and motor number of each
motor vehicle to be used in such business.
[R.O. 1993 § 635.050; Ord. No.
1857 § 8, 10-25-1955; CC 1969 § 27-4; Ord. No. 2509 § 8, 8-12-1991]
A.
No license to engage in a public taxicab business shall be issued
to the applicant therefor by the City Collector until such applicant
has filed with the City Clerk, a public liability insurance policy
in some reliable and solvent insurance company authorized to transact
an insurance business in the State.
B.
Such public liability insurance policy shall bind the obligors to
make compensation for damage to property and injuries to persons,
including death, by reason of applicant's legal liability therefor
to a limit of not less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00)
because of bodily injury to or death of one (1) person in one (1)
accident and subject to such limit for one (1) person to a limit of
not less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) because of bodily
injury to or death of two (2) or more persons in any one (1) accident,
and, if the accident has resulted in injury to or destruction of property,
to a limit of not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) because
of injury to or destruction of property of others in any one (1) accident.
[1]
State Law Reference: For similar minimum limits in state motor
vehicle safety responsibility law, see § 303.030(5), RSMo.
[R.O. 1993 § 635.060; Ord. No.
1857 § 5, 10-25-1955; CC 1969 § 27-5]
When the City Council shall be satisfied that the applicant
for a taxicab business license is a law-abiding citizen, is of good
moral character and reputable and is qualified, fitted and capable
of engaging in and conducting such public taxicab business, the City
Council may approve the application and authorize the issuance of
such license in accordance with the terms of the application and the
provisions of this Chapter.
[R.O. 1993 § 635.070]
Every person engaged in operating and conducting a public taxicab business shall pay therefor a license tax as provided for in Section 605.250.
[R.O. 1993 § 635.080; Ord. No.
1857 § 9, 10-25-1955; CC 1969 § 27-7]
After an applicant for a public taxicab business license has
been granted such a license by the City Council and after the applicant
has filed the public liability insurance policy with the City Clerk,
as required by this Chapter, then it shall be the duty of the City
Collector to issue such license to the applicant upon the payment
of the prescribed license tax therefor.
[R.O. 1993 § 635.090; Ord. No.
1857 § 1, 10-25-1955; CC 1969 § 27-8]
Every taxicab operating under license of the City shall at all
times have painted in a permanent paint upon each side of the body,
the name under which the public taxicab business is being operated
in plain and distinct letters not less than two (2) inches high.
[R.O. 1993 § 635.100; Ord. No.
1857 § 7, 10-25-1955; CC 1969 § 27-9]
If, at any time the City Council be of the opinion that any
person granted a license to engage in, operate or conduct a public
taxicab business becomes engaged in any unlawful calling or has violated
any provision of this Code or other ordinance, State or Federal law,
or is conducting his taxicab business without public liability insurance
as required by this Chapter, or is operating his taxicab business
or his taxicabs in such a manner as to constitute a danger to the
public safety or a menace to the general public welfare, or that such
person has become unqualified, unfit or incapable of engaging in,
operating or conducting a public taxicab business, or for any reason
shall prove himself unfit to operate such taxicab business, then the
City Council may revoke such license in a summary manner.
