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nor more than one hundrdd dollars, or y imprisonment in the jail
for not more than thirty days, or by both such fine and
imprisonment.
Passed July 10;- 1933. Apppoved July 11, 1933.
Means Ray Means Ray
President of the Council'. Mayor.
#Z5a8AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING TAXI CAB DRIVERS TO SECURE PERMITS
FIXING THE COST OF SAID PERMITS, AND PROVIDING FOR THE
RXVOCATION THEREOF.
WHEREAS, The City Council deems it necessary for the safety
and welfare of the public of .Jefferson City that the authorities
have list of all persons engaged as drivers of public taxicabs,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
JERFERSON AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That on and after the effective date of th&s ordinance,
it shall-be unlawful for any person to engage in the occupation of
operator of driver of a moten vehicle used as a taxicab for hire
unless such person has pbtained a permit authorizing him to engage
as an operator or driver of taxicabs for hire,
Section2. Each and every person desiring to engage as a driver
or operator of a taxicab shall apply tp the city clerk on blanks
to be furnished by the clerk for a permit is authorize the
supplicant to drive or operate taxicabs; said blanks shall require
the person to-,..' state his name, age, address, and his registered
chauffeur number issued by the commissioner of notor vehicles of
the Sjtate of Missouri.. Upon the filing of said application, the
City Clerk shall call the application to the attention of the
Police Board, which, at the earliest convenient time, shall act
on said application, and if the application is approved a permit
shall be granted upon the payment of $1.00 , dollar, for a period
of one *ear.
Section 3. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage as a
driver, chauffer or operatot of a taxicab in the city of Jefferson
unless he shall have, at all times, displayed in the car which he
is operating, the license herein required.
Section 4. The police Board shall have authority to revoke
permits issued to drivers who shall be convicted of operating a
motor vehicle while intoxicated, or who shall be convicted of
wreckless and careless driving, or who shall be convicted of
violating the speed limit fixed for 'the operation of motor
vehicles, or who shall be convicted of failing to observe
boulevard stpps and traffic signals created bu ordinance of the
city ofm Jefferson, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, said permit shall not be
revoked until after a hearing before the Police Board at which
the 4older of the permit sought to be revoked may appear and offer
testimony.
Section 5. Whenever the Police Board, or a majority of the members
thereof shall deems it necessary to oondider the revocation of a
permit, said board shall caused to be served upon the holder of
the permit sought to be revoked a notice of the time and place of
a hearing, which #A0 notice shall be served by the Chief of
Police or any Patrolman upon the holder of the permit, and the
officer so serving the notice shall make his return on a copy thereof
whioh return shall be filed with the city okerk and be by him
returned to thePolice Board at the time set for the hearing on the
revocation of the peripit..
Section 5. On and after the effective date of thei ordinaAe,
any person engaging as a chauffeur, driver or operator of a taxi-
cab in the city of Jefferson, without the permit herein required,
being displayed in the motor vehicle he is operating shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be
punished by14 fine of not more than one hundred dollars, or by
°' imprisonment in the county jail for not more than ninety day&,