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Rco 1583-11056
AN ORDIII410E TO AMBIM SECTIONS 17, IS & 19,OrAN ORPIRANCLT TO REc-ulAn, C031TROL, TAX
AND LIC114SE OTAXI CAB511") 62MOTOR VEHICLES FOR HIRR? AND TFIF -j)RIv-k'-RS TR=OFL, A704
PASSIMERS T1111119BIN A10 2'110VIDING FOR =3 ISSUANCE A0RFVCnvATICW OF AND
PRI-WITS TO TEIT-OWNEP, OW.U.-PS, OP'N-12-A TOES Al"D 3ff,7Rr,01-- A-TTJ PRIOVIPING 'PEITALTIES
FOR TET3 VIOUTjOW OR 1-TA1LLIELP TO COPPLI IT BEING 0'RDI-qw%PCE, WO1222-1941,
HAVING PASSED BY TIE CWMOV COUNCIL PA7 19, 31941.,
BE IT OFX-AINED BY THT CCi�WOW COUNCIL OF TM -1Ty or Ino !Ojz X. , 1. TA fF -Da -NTE ;1, 2
Section is
That Section 17 of Ordinanoo Ro, 1222-1941L. be amended to rGud, 0
taxi -cab drivers jirerlso 23ba3,.1 '�o isslaod '110 any applicant whono application shoe
.that he has been con7icteii of -4 Afalony,, or who Itas been convictod-of a mllgdoa-meanor
at any time within a period of ti,,o (2) years - g
prior to the date of the Tilin of his
application, Or rho has three(3) or more times been convicted of a miodeameanor,
excepting howe.ver, OTer-timo parking, viola ti oao,. providing however, that the chief
of Po' lice and the Mayor of the City of Richmond, indiana, may, nevertheleso, issue a
license oven though there ham- been a con-qjDtjon of a misdeameanor or m123deameanor3
as hereinbefore net out, if in their opinioa the iasizanQe of acid license quould nat
be detrimantai- to the safety WP. isc-3.2are of the traveling pv.blie. &xW tana 1-rab
drivers'licence shall be revoked as herein provided that said licence was Obtained
by false statement, either voju-ntarj,jy or w-de in ardplicatiori for
Ruch licenze as harisinafter provj,,jT1j, and In additlon raay be fined in a gji-m ljot %o
exceed One ibindred Dollars ($joo.00)�
Section 2.
That Section IS of' Gjdinance in, 1222-1941 be amanded to read,
That the person, parsoni�, firm or corparation to whom any lieense has been
issued ander.this ordinance,, s1zil not knowingly hire any person se a driver aT
permit any parson to drive 0:- run or. operate any ta:5:i-cab in his, their, Qr ltcn
service uha Pa been e6nvIat6d of a felony, or who has, been refused a permit
pursuant to ection I above,, Any persoF , f ivo or S6ormratjon violatinp :he proviaJone
of this section shall bo flned in a oum not to p '0
.1. _xc ed One Hundred -DollaT-z (t).00,00),
and their license may be re-Foked.
Section 3,,
That Section 19 of 0:,!dinante Na. 1222t-1941 bo amended to read, 'That if
a t"i-calb driver holding a licerxs6 under this Ordinanee, mball be convicted of a
felony, the =-id license shall be im.,liedi&tely and auto-matically revoked, and said
taxi-eab dTiver, if convicted of a misdeameanor, f�3balj' slarre-r-der his license to vino
Chief of solace of the City of Richmond,, Indiana,, -and tha-4 Said license Shall bo
imnediately and Zatomaticall:y revok-'ed and nzi new licanse shall be granted within P-
period of two (2) years thareafter, except said license may be ranelsed Upon the
appi,oval of the Chief of Police and the 114,-Lyor of Richmond, Indiana if they -find
that -the issuanco or renewal of said. "license gill not b,-� detrimental to the safety
or welfare of the traysling public in the City of Richmond, Indiana,,
; That the persona persoDs-, or co�rawation to whoa any licente IM-9 beep,
iosaGd. under this Ordinance ob-all not knoijingly pe-Amit any r,,-raon to drive or run
or operate any ts-xl-cab in MR, tbioir, or Its zervice who has been convicted of a.
felony or miodeameano7-i after the isnuance of i taxi-ciab drivers license to said
=T.Aoyea, and t4hose license Les not been revoked as herainabove provided. Any person;,
Person , firm or corporation knowingly emplaying ., tami-cab drivers In violation of
the Drovizionn of thisj section shall bo fined In a sum not to exceed Two Hundred
Section 4,
This Ordinance ohaill no in full 1,57ce and ef-feet naon aill after ibt
-pazaago by the Coamox Gounoll of thq City of Ricbmond,, IndlanaD with the bigratara
of the Pre6idant of the Common' Cowicilo qubmiezion to avd approval by the Aayor
of the City of Richmond aDL after publication as roqixired- by law.
Pasp_qdd by the Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this
of _day %r of cloer, 9b
1956, at the iaoL
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Submitt@d by 30.0 DpId On Ksyoery City. Glerl-,v to the Hono RolOmd H Cutter,
Mayor,, tb.l@ 4'_ day of 1956, at the hour of 01010clic, &jl.
ApproveWdej, Boland H. Cutter, MaYar of the City of Richmondo 1xidiana, hip
4ay 09 6� v 1956o at the hour of 03clock, —A—M.
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