Amend Several Sections Chapter 36 Relating to Taxicabs and other Vehicles

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ORDINANCE NO. 5150 -70 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SEVERAL SECTIONS OF ORDINANCE NO. 4838- 66fiENTITLED " AN ORDINANCE REPEALING CHAPTER 36 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, 1962, RELATING TO TAXICABS AND OTHER VEHICLES; AND ENACTING AN ORDINANCE REGULATING TAXICABS AND OTHER VEHICLES; LICENSING TAXICABS AND TAXICAB DRIVERS; PROVIDING FOR TAXICAB STANDS ON THE PUBLIC STREETS; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF ", AS AMENDED. ORDINANCE NO.4870 -66 and ORDINANCE NO.4901 -66 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA SECTION I. That Ordinance No. 4838 -66, as amended, be further amended as follows: (1) Section 1. (c) Delete in entirety and substitute the following: "Driver's license means the written permit issued by the City Controller to a person to drive a taxi- cab upon the streets of the City of South Bend, Indiana." ORDINANCE NO 4870 -66 (2) Section 11. Delete in entirety and substitute the following: "An application for a taxicab driver's license shall be filed with the City Controller on forms pro- vided by the City of South Bend; and such application shall be verified under oath and shall contain the following in- formation: (a) The names and addresses of four residents of the City of South Bend who have known the applicant for a period of five years and who will vouch for the sobriety, honesty, and general good character of the applicant. (b) The experience of the applicant in the trans- portation of passengers. (c) The educational background of the applicant. (d) A concise history of his employment. Each application shall be accompanied by a certifi- cate from a reputable physician of the City of South Bend certifying that, in his opinion, the applicant is not suffer- ing with any disease or infirmity which might make him an un- safe or unsatisfactory driver. At the time the application is filed the applicant shall pay to the City Controller the sum of Five Dollars ($5.00). The provisions of this section shall not apply to persons now having a valid taxicab drivers license at the time this ordinance becomes effective, but such persons shall comply with the renewal provisions of this section on and after January 1, 1967."