HomeMy WebLinkAbout1474 ORDINANCE NO. 14V4
N ORDINANCE providing for the licensing of taxicab drivers in the city of
n, and establishing 'orocedure for the revocation or suspension of such
license; 'epealing Ordinance No.1146, and providing penalties for the violation here-
of.
THE C COMMISSION OF TtIE CITY OF BRE~,~ERTON 0R.DAI~S AS FOLLOWS:
Section it is hereby declared to be essential to the public interest that
no person shall e authorized or permitted to operate or drive a taxicab within
the city limits ¢ the city of Bremerton unless such person shall be of the age of
at lesst twent fears, shall be an ex-~erienced, able, an:t careful driver, and
shall be a person of good, moral character and reputation.
Section 2. It shall~be unlawful for any person to drive a taxicab for hire
in the city of Bremerton, without first having ap'plieS for and received and being
the hol~er of a v alid an~ subsisting taxicab driver's license in the city of
Bremerton.
Section 3. Any person desiring to ap'ply for a taxicab driver's license shall
deposit ;~5.00 with the City Treasurer of the City of Bremerton an~ shall sign an
application on a form to be provi by the City Clerk, which application shall
be turned over to the Chief of Poli who shall arrange to have the photograph
and fingerprints of the applicant tak~ without charge to the applicant, and who
shall keep at all ti~es a record of suc] ?aph and fingerprints an5 who shall
~ake an in~?estigation to determine whe or not the applicant is eligible to re-
ceive a license under the provisions of thi ordinance.
Section 4. The Chief of Police shall wi ~ln a reasonable time from and after
receiving the application return the same to th City Commission of the City of
Bremerton w~ th his written recommendation ther, either approving or disapproving
said application. In the event the ~hief of Poli ~hall disapprove said applica-
tion he shall submit in writing his reasons for such [sapproval. The City Com-
a ting shall act upon sat and either re-
~ission at its next regular mee
ject the said application or shall ~irect the City Clerk issue the said license,
the charge for which, shall be ~5.00 payable annually in ad~ , on or before the
~Oth day of June in each year; provided however that the lic~ se fee for the year
starting July 1, 1942, nee~ not be paid until ten days from after the effective
date of this ordinance by licensed taxicab drivers having valid d subsisting
licenses for the six months perfo~ immediately preceding June 30,1 2.
Section 5. ~If the Chief of Police finds they person hereunder
e~d al or State law, ordin-
aas been convict er.
licensee is no d reputation, or is not
k~'k 0RD_TNANCE N0. 1474 (cont)
a~xk:ienced driver, then the Chief of Police shall make a written report o~/~Ir-
cu~'~n~ !~ s~-t~ ~:~nding such matter to the City Co~ission of tha ~ity of Br~rton
h%'Sr~ and in such notify the licensee of t
of said hearing?:' and
of the contents of the repo of the Chief of Police,~ich said heariny shal1 be
h~ld on t less than ~ n (10) day from ane after -ta~
mail~ag of notice of such hearing to~ ce, and which said not~ce sh~ll
qufr~.,~he licensee to show cause on such he has, why such lice~ :~uld
. ~ ~ ~!. ~ ~ the City Co~fssfon
not ~'~penaea .e~r~ ,,'voxea. If u ~es;
of the, ,~:.,~ Co~is~ .11 fin the he said licensee
suspe~d ~r revoked, be so ordere, .om such
or rev;cation, may ~j";~he Superior ~ourt ";or Kftsap ~;, in the manner
provided for un. he general laws of the State of ~ashington. ~case of the re-
vocation of ~ense, the same shall ~ taken up by the Chief of Polic~and cancelled
by the~y/~lerk, a~d in_case of the ~spension of a license the same~s~l be
sundered to the City Clerk and Shall returne5 to the licens~ at t he ~rmina-
~ ~ ~ period of suspension.
Section 6. ~hat Ordinance No.!146 of City of Bremerton, passed May ~9,193V,
entitled: "An ordinance of the 0ity of Bremer~ relating to licensi~g of taxi-cab
drivers and requiring photographs and finggrprfn of all such drivers to be filed
with the Police Department before m~ch a llc~nse issued, providing that such
license may be revoked upon the recommendation of Chief of Police, offering free
photographs~ 'and fingerprints by the Police Bureau of ~ntfficatfon, providing a
penalty for the violation hereof and decla~ing an emer ~y," be and the same
hereby repealed.
Section 7. ~ny person violating or failing to comply the provisions of
this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con~ ;ion the~.eof shall
be punished by a fine in ~y s,m not exceeding One Hundred ( )0) ~llars or
imprisonment in the City Jail for a period not exceeding thirty days, or by
both such fine and impriso~ent.
PASSED by the tit~ Comission of the City of Bremerton, signed by he
Mayor, and attested by the City Clerk in authentication of such passage, his
17th day of June, 1942.
~ ~ ~ J ~' ~' Mayor
) ~e unde~i~ned do ceflj~ fhlt ~ I~
ond f~e~oin~ i~ a true ~nd ~rreCl ~ ~
~ me ci~ o1 8rimertofl, WOWfl~ ~
E. J. ~cCall, City Clerk
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