Ordinance Amending Sections 3, 16 & 21 of Ordinance No. 2979 and Section 1 of Ord. No. 3309 and Section 1 of Ord. No. 3359 for an Application Form for Licenses

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operated within the City of South Bend, Indiana, shall comply wi the following terms, conditions and obligations within fifteen days from and after the effective date of this ordinance: (a) Such person shall be a citizen of the United States of America or have declared his intention so to become wi in six years preceding such application; (b) Be of the age °of twenty -one (21) years or over; (c) Be of good moral character; (d) Be an experienced and qualified driver; (e) Have health such as not to interfere with his driving of a taxicab while so engaged; (f) Fill out and submit to the City Controller of the City of South Bend, Indiana, a verified application on a form to be prescribed or to be furnished by said official, giving the abov information and such other data as may be requested thereon, in- cluding the full name and address, age, citizenship status, record of arrests and convictions, including traffic violations, driving experience, and references of at least two resident householders acquainted with the applicant and his moral character; Upon receiving such verified application for license properly made out and executed, the City Controller shall, within forty -eight (48) hours of the time of receiving such application, submit the same to the Chief of Police,who shall make or cause to be made, by such other police officer as he may designate, an immediate investigation concerning the truth or falsity of the information contained in said application, and report the result o such investigation to the City Controller within five (5) days from the date of receiving the application from said Controller, which said report shall contain the result of said investigation, Including the applicant's record of arrests and convictions, if any, including traffic offenses and all other information request- ed in said application. Upon receiving said report,the Controller 2.