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AId ORDINAA10E AUT1101-xIZIHG, I`IRECTII;G A1;D UIP0INFRII:G THE POLICE
BOARD OF' THE CITY OI-' �'E}'1'I'hS .i; TO I,.':?ECT ALL VI HICLLS USED AS
TAXICABS, TO ASCERTAIN THAT THEY A2E Ili A THOROUlPLY SAFE C0 i,1DITION FOR "
THE TRAi'SPORTRTIOIJ OF .'ASSE'i,'GERS, CLEAIit FIT, CP GOOD A :'PEARANTCE,
WELL AND APPROPRIATUY PAINTED AS SiiCH F01i TH- _*; 1;1"E OP TACT CABS Al-;D
PROPERLY DESIG?JATED AS TAXICABS: KiOVIDIIM FOR AI11,IUAL IFSP CTIOM
AtiD FERS 'THEREF'ORE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY CoUi?CIL CP THE' CITY OF' JEFFERSOIi, r ISSOURI
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. yhe Police ''oard of the City of Jefferson is hereb,
authorized, di:-ected and empowered to maintain a constant vigilance r'
over all taxicabs; shall inspect all such vehicles to ascertain that
they are in a thoroughly safe condition for tre transportation of
passengers, clean, fit, of good appearance, well and appropriately
painted as such for the use of taxicabs and r,pperly designated as
taxicabs. uch inspection shall be made ai,nually beforenthe issuance
of any liceizse therefor, and shall be . :lade thereafter from time to
time, or on the complaint of any person, as often as nay be nec-
essary to ascertain that such taxicabs are kept in a condition
of continued fitness for public use. Said Police 3oard may forbid
the use of any vehicle by the owner thereof, found to be unfit or
unsuited for public ;patronage and taxicab purposes. Reports in writing
of all inspections shall be made and kept on file in the Police
Board records. whenever any vehicle shall have been found to be
unfit or unsuited for )ublie patronage and taxicab Purposes, its
use forbidden by said Police "oard shall make it unlawful for the
owner or operator thereof to further use such vehicle as a taxicab.
Section 2. -''or the annual inspection above prescribed in
Section 1, said Police Bx rd shall receive a fee of two dollars
0;2.00) for each taxicab inspcct6dy which fee shall be paid by the
owner or operator thereof at the time of mal long auch inspection, but
nothing herein contained shall be so construed - as- authorizing said
Police Board to charge or collect more than one inspection fee per
year in the same taxicab, said ;sees so collected shall be turned
over and deposited in the i,eneral revenue fund of the �'ity of
Jefferson,
Section 3. "ny person violating any of the provisions of
this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and su:); ct to a
fine of not pore than One Hundred Dollars (";,100. 00) , or im-
prisonment not to exceed ninety ( 90) days, or both fine nrid im-
prisonment.
Section4. All Ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 5. ilhis ordinance shall be in force from and after
its passage and approval.
Amendment to `'rdinaice No. 5394 by deleting the period
at the end of the first dentence of Sect.b n 1 and inserting a
comma in lieu thereof. , and adding the following words to said
sentence, "by appropriate signs painted on each side of each such
taxicab."
Passed Feb. 5, 1251 Approved Feb. 12, 1951
Lawrence L tkewitte Lawrence L tkewitte _
resident of the Council � Voyor
Attest:
Henry W. Ills
City lalerk