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e. - .. e .. .' . . -- , , , 3m AN ORDINANCE DEFINING A II TAXICAB II ; DEFINING THE TER1.I "TAXICAB BUSINESS II; MGULATING THE TAXICAB :aUSIIJESS IN THE CITY OF LA PORTE; REQ,UIRING ALL PERSONS ~ FIRMS AN}) OORPORAT IONS BE:?ORE C0NDUCTING A TAXICAB BUSlr~SS IN SAID CITY TO OBTAIN FRO~ THE CITY COMI'USS:i:Ol~ A PERUIT THEREFOR; PROVIDliW.. TEE MODE AND MANNER OF OBTAINING SUCH PERl\lI'rS; PRESCRIBING THE CON'llENTS OF SUCH PER.1;IrrrS; REQ,UIRING EACH PERMITTEE TO PAY IN ADVANCE CERTAIN FEES FOR THE USE OF THE STREETS; AND THE AMOUNT ri':cl.'Ei-XOF; RE- QUIRING EACH PERl.IITTEE TO FILE A STATEliIEN'l1 "'ITH THE CITY CLERK SHO~'.II~G THE ~~Ulo1mR OF VEHICLES PROPOSED TO BE OPERATED BY HIlwI UNDBR SUCH P:Gffi.rIT ~ TOGETliER ,'lITH '.THE ~IAKE~ r.WTOR NUMBER~ STATE LICE~SE ~~MB}:R A~~ MODEL OF EACH; PROHIBITING THE HOLDER OF A PEili,,~IT FROH OPERATING ANY TAXICAB NOT O~'!NED BY HItJ!; REQUIR- ING EACH PERHITTEE TO O\RR.Y PUBLI C LIABILITY AGAINST INJURY TO PEnsONS AND PROPERTY AND REQUIRING SUCH POLICIES OF INSURANCE TO BE FIL~D ':lITH THE CITY CLERK; l-iAKING ANY VIOLATIOiJ Oli' THIS ORDINANCE A 1~IISDElvjEANOR AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES Tffi:.:P.EFOR, BE IT ORDAIN~D BY THE CITY CO~o1ISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Se cti Q.!L..!. By the term II taxi cab II as used in this ordine.nce is meant any and.. all vehicles carrying pe.8sengers for hire, ex- cept motor buses or motor coaches operated by bus lines 0 ~r d.e- signated routes in ~nd through said City. Section 2. The term "conduct a. t.9.xicab business" as used in this ordinance shall be held to mean the use of one or more taxi- cabs 't.rithin the corporate limits of the City of La Porte, by the olmer thereof, for the purpose of carrying passengers for hire, either by driving the same himself or having the same driven by some other .:~erson~ provided that tilis d.efini tion shull not a:pply to any licensed chauffeur hired as a driver b.1 any person, firm or corpore,tion holding a permit to conduct a taxicab business in the City of' La Porte. Section 3. Before any person, firm or corporation shall con- duct a taxicab business in the City if La Porte he shall file with . the City Clerk an ap~lic~tion to the Commission of said City for a uermit to conduct such business in said City; the ~~plication shEl.ll st.9.te the name anc!. address of such applicant, whether the applica.nt is an individual, firm or corporation, anQ if a firm, the n8me e~d address of each member thereof ana the number of vehicles proposed to be operated under such permit.