§ 22-27. License.

(a)

Required. No person shall operate any motor vehicle along or upon any public street or highway in the city for the carriage of passengers for hire as a common carrier without having first obtained a license therefor as required in this article; provided that this article shall not be construed as applying to such vehicles from other localities carrying passengers into or through the city and shall not apply to ambulances or other emergency vehicles.

(b)

Contents. Such license shall state the rated seating capacity of the licensed vehicle, its trade name, the year when built and the motor number.

(c)

Compliance with state law. No license shall be issued under the provisions of this section until the party applying therefor shall have filed with the city clerk an affidavit or other satisfactory proof in writing showing that he has complied with the applicable state law requiring distinctive licensing and registration and requiring the deposit with the proper state official of a bond or policy of insurance, in the amount required by such state law, securing the payment of judgments which may be rendered against the owner of such vehicle for any injury to or death of any person resulting from the negligence of such owner or his agent.

(d)

Fee. No license for any such vehicle shall be issued until the party applying therefor has paid to the city clerk an annual fee of $30.00 for each vehicle to be licensed. All licenses shall expire on May 1 following their issue. Where licenses are issued during the course of the year, the fee shall be prorated according to the number of months remaining prior to the May 1 next ensuing.

(Code 1966, § 20.01; Ord. No. 82-O-029, § 1, 10-18-82)