Repealing Chapter 36 Relating to Taxicabs

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and cause for revocation of the taxicab license; provided, that the time reasonably necessary.to take on or discharge passengers at points of embarkment or discharge shall not be construed as a standing of the taxicab under the provisions of this section; provided further, that as soon as passengers have been received or discharged the taxicab shall leave the point of parking where such act of receiving or discharging passengers has taken place, unless such act occurred at a licensed stand. SECTION 28. PROHIBITIONS OF OTHER VEHICLES. Private or other vehicles for hire shall not at any time occupy the space upon the streets that have been established as taxicab stands. SECTION 29. TAXICAB SERVICE. All persons engaged in the taxicab business in the City of South Bend operating under the provisions of this ordinance shall render an over all service to the public desiring to use taxicabs. Holders of cert- ificates of public convenience and necessity shall maintain a central place of business and keep the same open twenty -four hours a day for the purpose of receiving calls and dispatching cabs. They shall answer all calls received by them for services inside the corporate limits of South Bend as soon as they can do so and if said services cannot be rendered within a reasonable time they shall then notify the prospective passengers how long it will be before the said call can be answered and give the reason therefor. Any holder who shall refuse to accept a call anywhere in the corporate limits of the City of South Bend at any time when such holder has available cabs; or who shall fail or refuse to give over -all service, shall be deemed a violator of this ordinance and the certificate granted to such holder shall be revoked at the discretion of the Board of Public Works and Safety. SECTION 30. MANIFESTS Every driver shall maintain a daily manifest upon which are recorded all trips made each day, showing time and place of origin and destination of each trip and amount of fare and all such completed manifests shall be returned to the owner by the driver at the conclusion of his tour of duty. The forms for each manifest shall be furnished to the driver by the owner and shall be of a character approved by the Board of Public Works and Safety. Each holder of a certificate of public convenience and necessity shall retain and preserve all drivers' manifests in a safe place for at least the calendar year next preceding the current calendar year, and said manifest shall be available to the Board of Public Works and Safety. SECTION 31. HOLDER'S RECORDS AND REPORTS (a) Every holder shall keep accurate records of receipts from operations, operating, and other expenses, capital expenditures, and such other operating information as may be required by the Board of Public Works and Safety. Every holder shall maintain the records containing such information and other data required by this ordinance at a place readily accessible for examination by the Board of Public Works and Safety. (b) Such records shall be preserved and maintained for three (3) calendar years.