Amend Sections 10, 13 and 27 of Ordinance No. 2752 Commonly Known as The Taxicab Ordinance

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ORDINANCE NO. 4 8.� 'T AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTIONS 10 , 13 AND 27 OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2752 ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA ON MARCH 25 , 1929 , AND COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE TAXICAB ORDINANCE. BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana: SECTION 1. That Section 10 of Ordinance Number 2752, being "An Ordinance to license and regulate taxicab owners and taxicab drivers ; to prescribe duties and rules under which they may do business on the streets of the City of South Bend; to fix penaltges and provide punish- ment for violation of the terms of this ordinance ; and to repeal all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith" , adopted by the Common Council on March 25 , 1929 , be , and the same is hereby amended to read as follows , to-wit : SECTION 10. -TAXICAB LICENSE. - No person , firm, co-partnership or corporation shall operate or permit to be operated any taxicab within the City of South Bend over which he or it has control , without having first obtained therefor a taxicab license . under the provisions of this ordinance . Provided, however , that any taxicab being habitually operated in any other municipality may carry passengers from such municipality to any place or point within the City of South Bend , and in such case it shall not be necessary to procure a license for such vehicle , but such vehicle shall not be permitted to solicit business in the City of South Bend or otherwise operate within said City without license under the provisions of this Ordinance . Each applicant for a taxicab license must comply with the following conditions and obligations : (a) If an individual or partnership , each to be a citi- zen of the United States of America or have declared his intention so to become within six (6 ) years next preceding such application; (b ) Be of the age of Twenty-one (21 ) years or over in case of individuals , and in case of a corporation , be authorized to operate taxicabs and carry on such business in accordance with the laws of the State of Indiana; I ( c ) Present the certificate of title for inspection Ohe City Controller as to ownership .of vehicle , and in the event than°the !