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AN ORDINANCE GOVERNING TKE OPERATIONS OF TA.XICABS UPON PUBLIC
STREFTS VvITHIN THE TERRITORIAL LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CAPE �
GTRARDEAU �j
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BE IT ORDAINED BY 7�iE COUNCIL OF TI� CITY OF CAPE GIRARDEAU,
�,RI�r�T?RZ , AS FOLLOThiS:
SECTION l. No person, firm or corporation shall enga�e in, op-
erate , or conduct the business of carrying passengers for hire in motor
vehicles over irregular routes in the City of Cape Girardeau, said
" business being commonly known as the taxicab business , without paying �
� the license tax therefor and obtaining a license therefor, as provided
by the terms of this ordinance.
S�CTIOI� 2. Any pe.rson, f irr,i, or corporation desiring to engage
in the taxicab business sha1� make application to the City Council for
a taxicab license. Said application shall contain the full nam.e and
address of the applicant, the date at which said license shall become
effective , the place or location of said business, the period of time
for which said license is applied f'or, and the make and trade �ame of
all motor vehicles to be used in said business.
SECTION 3. If the City Council shall be satisfied that the appli-
cant is a law-abiding citizen, is of good moral character and reputation,
and is qualifisd, fitted and capable of engaging in, operating and con-
ducting said taxicab business, the City Council may a�prove said applica-
tion and suthorize the issuance of said license in accordance with the
terms of the afore�aid application.
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SECTIOl�T 4. Every person, firm or corporation en�aging in, opera� -�
ing, or conducting a taxicab business as aforesaid shall pay for the
license as aforesaid a license tax of i%ft�e� � �J��'� -,e„
for one taxicab used in said business , and a license tax of' � Dollars
(�00) for each additional taxicab used in said business.
SECTION 5. If at any time the City Council be of the opinion that
any p�rson granted a license to engage in, operate and conduct a taxicab
business is engaged in any unlawful calling or has violated any city
ordinance, state law or federal statute, or is conducting such business
in su�h a manner as to constitute a danger to the public safety or a
menace to the general welfare and v��e11-being. of ther City, or that such ;
person has become unqualified, unfitted, or incapab�.e of engaging in, '
operating, or conducting a taxicab business f or any reason whatsoever, E
then the Cit y Council may revoke such li�ense in a summary manner.
SECTIOhT 6. (a) The term "taxicab businessn is hereby defined as ;
follows: The business offered to the public for the carrying or trans-
portation of passengers over irregular routes and from a destination to
a destination, said route being designated by the passenger, for a charge
or a fee , by means of motor vehicles. i
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(b) The term "taxicab" is defined as follows: Any '
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motor vehicle offered to the pubJ.ic by a taxicab business for the purpose �
of carrying or transporting passengers in the conduct of the taxicab :E
business for a charge or a fee. ,E
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SECTION 7. No license to engage in the taxicab business shall �
be issued to the applicant therefor until and after such applicant
has filed with the City Clerk, and the same has been approved by the
Mayor, a liability insurance policy or bond or contract in some insur-
ance company or association or other insurer authorized to transact
� business in the State of Missouri as an insurer, which liability in-.
surance or bond shall bind the obligors thereunder to make com�ensation
for damage to or destruction of any property of one or more persons to
• a maximum amount of One Thousand Dollars ( �1,000) by reason of the
applicantts legal liability f'or damages in consequence of any one aeci-
dent resulting from the negligen.t operation or use of any tax�cab used,
in the taxicab busines� and wr�ich liability insurance shall bind the
obligors thereunder to make compensation f or bodily injuries, including
F' death resulting therefrom, to one perso�t, in a maximum. amount of Five
Thousand Dollars (�5,000) by reason of the applicantfs legal liability '
for damages in consequence of any one accident resulting from the negli-
gent operation or use of any taxicab used in the taxicab business and
subject to that limit of a maximum. amount of Five Thousand Dollars
��5,000) for each person; and which liability insurance shall also bind
the obligors thereunder to make compensation Por bodily injury, includ-
ing death at any time resulting therefrom, to two or more persons to a
total maximum. amount of Ten Thousand Dollars (�10,000 ) by reason of the
applicant' s legal liability f or damages in consequence of any one acci-
dent resulting from the negligent operation or use of any taxicab used
"_ in such taxicab business. It is exFressly provided that said insurance
coverage of One Thousand Dollars ($�1,000) for property damage, and Five
Thousand Dollars (�5,000) for bodily injuries or death to any one person,
and Ten�%Thousand Dol�.ars (�10,000) fbr bodily injuries or death to any
two or more persons, shall be carried on each taxicab used in such taxi-
cab business.
SECTION 8. A.fter the abplicant has been granted the license as
� herein provided f'or b,y the City Council, and after the applicant has
filed such insurance policy or bond as herein providecl for with the
Gity Clerk, the same having f irst been approved by the NaSror, then it
shall be the duty of the City Clerk to issue such license to the appli-
cant theref'or upon payment of the license tax herein provided for.
SECTI ON 9. Such insurance policy or bond shall at all time be
in full force and effect on each and every taxicab operated in the taxi-
cab business during the entire period of time for which the license
therefor has been issued. If such insurance policy or bond required
by the provisions of this ordinance be canceled or for any reason what- .
�; soever be not in force or ef�ect during the period of time for which
such license has been issued, then the City Council shall revoke such
license forthwith in a summary manner.
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SECTION l�. It is hereby provided that the license or �ermit
` granted to the applicant sha7.l not be assignable or transferrable without
�' consent , duly entered of rpcord, �y the Council of the City of Cape -�
Girardeau. �
SECiIGN X�. �ny person, iirm, or ce�rporation tivho shall violate '
any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a a
misdemeanor, and shall , upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not
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less than Five Dollars (�5,00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars
(�100.00) or by imprisonment in the City Jail for not less than ten
(10) nor more than thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and im-
prisonment. �
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' SECTION 7,$. All other ordinances of the City of Cape Girardeau
or amendments thereto in confliet with the provisions of' this ordinance
are hereby.repealed.
Sccyion /3 T/jis ora:i�or�ccs s�o// �'o�c c�fe��` r�� y`�e �.:-sr`
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Pa�sed and approved this ��� day of __��� , 1940 .
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