Amending Various Sections of Chapter 4 Licenses

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(2) Cruising means the driving of a taxicab on the streets, or public places of the City, in search of or solicity prospective passengers for hire. (3) Driver means any person who is in actual physical control of a taxicab. (4) Driver's license means the written license issued by the controller to a person to drive a taxicab upon the streets of the City. (5) Holder means a person to whom a certificate of public convenience and necessity has been issued. (6) Manifest means a daily record prepared by a taxicab driver of all trips made by such driver showing time and place or origin, destination, number of passengers and the amount of fare of each trip. (7) Operator means any person.owning, in charge of or managing a taxicab business in the City. (8) Rate card means a card for display in each taxicab which conta ns the scheduled rates of fare charged by the operator of such taxicab with a receipt of the clerk of the Board of Public Works. (9) Taxicab means a motor vehicle regularly engaged in the busi— s.of Carr in ers for hire, having a seating capacity of/ � a R- R IIV persons and not operated on a fixed route. (10) Taximeter means a meter instrument or device attached to a taxi— c which measures mechanically the distance driven and the waiting time upon which the fare is based. (11) Taxi stand means a place on public property where the Board of Public Works has authorized a holder of a certificate of public convenience and necessity to receive passengers. (12) Waiting time means the time when a taxicab is not in motion from the time of acceptance of a passenger to the time of discharge, but does not include any time that the taxicab is not in motion if due to any cause other than the request, act, or fault of a passenger. (b) Vehicle in )ection; issuance of license con (1) Prior to the use and operation of any vehicle under this section, the vehicle shall be thoroughly examined and inspected by the Police Department and found to comply with such reasonable rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Board of Public Works. These rules and regulations shall be promulgated to provide sage transportation and shall specify such safety equipment and regulatory devices as the Board of Public Works deem necessary. (2) When the Police Department finds that a vehicle has met the standards established by the Board of Public Works, the Department shall authorize the Controller to issue a license to that effect. The license shall state the authorized seating capacity of the vehcile. IURIC