HomeMy WebLinkAboutAmend Section 11 Relating to Taxicabs and Other Vehicles and Enacting an Ordinance Regulating TaxicabsORDINANCE No. 4870 -66
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend,
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend,
Approved and signed by
Clerk
of Common Council
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Clerk
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ORDINANCE NO. 4870 -66
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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 11 OF ORDINANCE NCB;''' ` "
4838 -66 ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE REPEALING CHAPTER 36
OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,
INDIANA, 1962, RELATING TO TAXICABS AND OTHER VEHICLES;
AND ENACTING AN ORDINANCE REGULATING TAXICABS AND
OTHER VEHICLES; LICENSING TAXICABS AND TAXICAB DRIVERS;
PROVIDING FOR TAXICAB STANDS ON THE PUBLIC STREETS;
PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF"
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SOUTH BEND, INDIANA:
Section 1. Section 11 of Ordinance No. 4838 -66 adopted by the
Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, on March 28, 1966, commonly
known as the Taxicab Ordinance be and it hereby is amended to read as follows:
"SECTION 11. APPLICATION FOR DRIVER'S LICENSE
An application for a taxicab driver's license shall be filed
with the Board of Public Works and Safety on forms provided
by the City of South Bend; and such application shall be
verified under oath and shall contain the following information:
(a) The names and addresses of four residents of
the City of South Bend who have known the applicant for
a period of five (5) years and who will vouch for the
sobriety, honesty, and general good character of the
applicant.
(b) The experience of the applicant in the trans-
portation of passengers.
(c) The educational background of the applicant.
(d) : A concise history of his employment.
Each application shall be accompanied by a certificate
from a reputable physician of the City of South Bend
certifying that, in his opinion, the applicant is not
suffering with any disease or infirmity which might
make him an unsafe or unsatisfactory driver. At the
time the application is filed the applicant shall pay to
the City Controller the sum of Five Dollars ($5.00)
The provisions of this section shall not apply to persons
now having a valid taxicab drivers license at the time
this ordinance becomes effective, but such persons shall
comply with the renewal provisions of this ordinance on
and after January 1, 1967. "
Section 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from
and after its adoption by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana,
its approval by the Mayor and legal publication.
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Your Committee of the Whole
to whom was referred "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 11 OF ORDINANCE NO. 4838 -66
ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE REPEALING CHAPTER 36 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF
SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, 1962, RELATING TO TAXICABS AND OTHER VEHICLES: AND ENACTING
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING TAXICABS AND OTHER VEHICLES: LICENSING TAXICABS AND TAXI-
CAB DRIVERS: PROVIDING FOR TAXICAB STANDS ON THE PUBLIC STREETS: PROVIDING PEN-
ALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF"
Respectfully report that they have examined the matter and that in their opinion The Ordinance go to the Council
favorable, as amended
Chairman