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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAmending Section 19 of Ordinance No. 2979 Entitled "An Ordinance Regulating the Operation of Taxi-Cabs"ORDINANCE No. 331o9 Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, 3 Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Approved and signed by -0610-7 Clerk of Common Council Clerk ORDINANCE NO. 334 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BRID, that Section 19 of Ordinance No, 2979 of the City of South Bend, entitled, "An Ordinance Regulating the Operation of Taxi - cabs" be amended to read as follows: Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to operate any taxi -cabs within the City Limits of the City of South Bend, unless there is on file and approved as to form and security, either by the City Attorney or the City Gomptre er of said City, and in full force and effect: 1. A bond or bonds executed by the owner or operator of said taxi -cab as principal, and by a responsible surety company, as surety, authorized to do business under the laws of the State of Indiana, in the penal sum of not less than $5,000.00 for injury to or destruction of property as the result of any one accident, and in the penal sum of not less than $5,000.00 in the event of any public liability, in- cluding accidental bodily injury, including death to any one member of the public, and in not less than the maximum penal sum of 410,000.00 covering all persons who may be injured as the result of any one accident. Said bond shall be conditioned, among other things, to the effect that the owner or operator of said taxi -cab, or taxi -cabs, or their agents, will pay any final judgment that may be rendered against him or them for damages to the property of others, or for the bodily injury to or the death of others, resulting from accident or collision, for which said owner or operator or their agents will be liable on account of any acts of negligence in the operation of, or defective construction or condition of said taxi -cab or taxi -cabs, or which may arise or result from any violation of any of the provisions of this Ordinance, or of the laws of the State of Indiana; or - 1 - L 2. A policy of insurance in a company authorized to do business in the State of Indiana, in the total amount of $5,000.00 for injury to or destruction of property as the result of any one accident, and a public liability policy covering accidental bodily injury, including death, to any member of the public in an amount of not less than $5,000,00, for the injury or death of any one person, and a minimum limit of not less than $10,000.00 for all public liability resulting from any one accident, which policy or policies of insurance shall insure said owner or operator, and their agents, against liability for the payment of any final judgment that may be rendered against him or them for damages to the property or persons of others or for damage for the wrongful death of others, resulting from any accident or collision, for which said owner or operator will be liable on account of any act of negligence in the operation of said taxi -cab or taxi -cabs, or which may arise or result from any violation of any of the provisions of this Ordinance or the laws of the State of Indiana by him or his agents or servants. In the absence of notice to the contrary given to the City ,G mptreller by the surety on any bond filed under Clause (1) of this Section, or the insurer under Clause (2) of this Section, such bond or policy of insurance shall be deemed in full force and effect. Each such bond and policy of insurance shall provide that the same Is given pursuant to the terms of this Ordinance. However, should such provision be omitted, it will in no way limit the liability of the surety or insurer on his bond or policy. Section 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its enactment and legal publication., Ist & 2nd READING CO "P;JTTEE OF THE WHOLE FUGLIC HEARING Srd READING NOT k PROVED �p REFERRED PASSED South Bend, Indiana.