Amending Section 4 of Chapter 26 of Ordinance 3709 to Provide for the Rates of Fare for Taxicabs

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!st & 2nd REAM CW'TTEE OF T PUELIC NEARING Sri KAOING / NOT ketR0VE0 REFEMEO PANES ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 4 OF CHAPTER 26 OF ORDINANCE 3709 TO PROVIDE FOR THE RATES OF-FARE FOR TAXICABS, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, that Section 4 of Chapter 26 of Ordinance 3709 be amended to read as follows: RATES OF FARE The rates of fare charged by the owner of any taxi - cab shall be as follows: For the first 1/4 mile or fraction thereof 40� For each succeeding 1/4 mile thereafter 50 Providing that a taxicab may be hired at the rate of $3.00 per hour for driving within the city when so hired before the trip is begun; provided, further, that for each four minutes of waiting time there may be a charge of 200. Waiting time shall include the time when the taxicab is not in motion, beginning at its arrival at the place to which it has been called, or the time consummed while standing at the direction of the passenger, but no charge shall be made for time lost because of the inefficiency of the taxicab or its driver, or time consummed by premature response to a call. The above charges shall be for one or more persons. (Ord. No. 3661, Section 1) Each licensed and operating taxicab shall contain a printed notice within said cab so as to be clearly visible to the passengers riding in said cab, stating "Pay Only Fare Shown on Meter ", or words having a similar import. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after.its passage by the Common Council, approval by the mayor and legal publication; and upon taking effect, all ordinances, or Parts of ordinances that are in conflict with this amendment are hereby expressly repealed. WHOLE r1,6 � City of South Bend, Indiana