Repealing Chapter 36 Relating to Taxicabs

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SECTION 32. ADVERTISING Subject to the rules and regulations of the Board of Public Works and Safety, it shall be lawful for any person owning or operating a taxicab or motor vehicle for hire to permit advertising matter to be affixed to or installed in or on such taxicabs or motor vehicles for hire. SECTION 33. POLICE DEPARTMENT -- DUTY TO ENFORCE ORDINANCE. The Police Department of the City of South Bend is hereby given the authority and is instructed to watch and observe the conduct of holders and drivers operating under this ordinance. Upon discovering a violation of the provisions of this ordinance, the Police Department shall report the same to the Board of Public Works and Safety which will order or take appropriate action. SECTION 34. PENALTY Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not exceeding One hundred dollars ($100.00) or by imprisonment in the County jail not exceeding thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. SECTION 35. DECEIVING PASSENGERS PROHIBITED It shall be unlawful for the owner or driver of any taxicab to deceive, misinform or mislead any passenger who may ride or desire to ride in such vehicle as to his destination or the price to be charged for conveying such passengers. SECTION 36. DIRECT ROUTE TO BE FOLLOWED. Any taxicab driver employed to transport passengers to a definite point shall take the shortest and most direct route posdible_ that will carry the passengers to their destination safely and expeditiously. SECTION 37. CHARGING EXCESS RATES PROHIBITED No person owning or driveing any taxicab shall charge a passenger in excess of the rate of fare indicated on the taximeter, if the taxicab is hired by mileage, or as advertised in the card displayed inside the taxicab, as required by this ordinance. SECTION 38. ORDERLY PERSONS TO BE CARRIED UPON REQUEST; EXCEPTIONS; ADDITIONAL PASSENGERS. It shall be unlawful for the driver of a taxicab to refuse or neglect to convey any orderly person upon request anywhere in the city, unless previously engaged or unable to do so, if such person agrees to pay the fare for such use of the taxicab. No driver of a licensed taxicab shall carry any other person than the passenger first employing the taxicab without the consent of the first passenger. SECTION 39. CARRYING PASSENGERS IN EXCESS OF SEATING CAPACITY PROHIBITED Carrying passengers in excess of seating capacity prohibited. No driver shall carry a number of passengers greater than the seating capacity of his taxicab.