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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 287 ORDINANCE NO. 287 An ordinance providing for the regulation of the business of using, oPerating and driving automobiles for hire upon the public streets of the City of Bakersfield; providing for licenses to carry on such business and for the revocation thereof; requiring the operators of such business to furnish bonds; making the viola- tion of any of the provisions of this ordinance a misdemeanor and providing a penalty therefor, and repealing all ordinances or'parts of ordinances in conflict herewith~ insofar as the same may be in conflict. Be it Ordained by the Council of the City of Bakersfield as follows: SECTION 1. Unless it appear's from the context that a different meaning is intended, the following words shall have the meaning g~ven them by this section. The word "street" shall mean and include any street, avenue, alley, .court, lane or public place in the City Of Bakers- field, The words "automobil~for hire" shall mean and include any motor vehicle engaged in the business of carrying passengers for hire - which is held out or announced by sign, voice, or other device or advertisement - to operate or run, which is operated, driven, or run over a particular route.or between particularly specified termini, or over any route or routes, by permission of the Council of the City of'Bakersfield, provided that automobiles used exclusively as hearses, ambulances, hotel buses,..taxi cabs, touring cars, or stages operating from specific stands upon the public streets, under permits issued by muthority of t'he'C~u~il~of"t'he'City of-Bake'rsfield.f~or~-f, rom~gara.ges,- · upon telephone calls and which have no specified routes of travel, shall not be construed as automobiles for hire within the meaning .hereof. 1 The word "person" shall mean and include person, firm or corporation. SECTION 2. Any person desiring to run or operate an automobile or automobiles 'for hire upon the streets of the ·City of Bakers- field shall procure a license so to do f. rom the City Manager of said City, in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance. SECTION 3. Any person desiring to procure such license must file an application therefore, in writing, with the City Manager, stating: (a) The type of automobile-'intende to be used. (b) The horse-power thereof. (c) The factory number thereof. (e) 'The Seating capacity thereof according to its trade or factory rating, or if a truck: (1) the carrying capaoity thereof; (2) the seating capacity thereof; (3) plans and specifications showing the method and materials Used in converting such truck into a passenger carrying vehicle. The name of the owner or lesee, and the person or persons to be in immediate charge thereof as chauffeur or ·chauffeurs. (g) The age, residence, and nationality of the chauffeur or chauffeurs. (h) A statement of the physical disability·of such chauffeur or chauffers, if any. (i) The number of the chauffuer's license. (j) The route or routes to be followed in transporting passengers and the termini of said route or routes. (k) The schedule to be observed shdwing the times of departure from the termini according to which it is proposed to operate such automobile. (1) The fare to be charged for transporting passengers between the termini or intermediate points on said route or routes. (m) The amount of experience of the chauffeur in operating automobiles over the streets of the City of Bakersfield. SECTION 4. '~' That before issuing the said license, the driver shall 2 pass an oral examination, to the satisfaction of the City Manager, as to his knowledge of traffic laws and rul~of the .City. of Bakersfield. SECTION 5. I~ order to insure the safety of the public, it shall be unlawful for any person to drive or operate such automobile, or to obtain a license therefor, unless he sh~11, have given, and there is in full'force and effect at all times while such person · is driving or operating such automobile, and on rile'with the Clerk of said City, a bond of the owner or lesee.of said aut°mo- bile, with a responsible surety company or association, authQrized to do business under the laws of the State'of California, in the' 'sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5000), conditioned that the owner or lesee of said automobile which a 1.icense has been applied · for (giving i.ts manufacturer's na~e and number an~ State license n-u~ber) will pay all loss or 'damage that may result to any person · . or property from 'the negligent operation of, or defective con- struction of said automobile, or' which may arise or result from any violation 'of any of the provisions, or of the laws of ~he State of California. Such bonds shall be given to the City of Bakersfield, and shall insure, to the benefit of any and all persons suffering loss 'or damage, either to person or property, as herein provided, and suit may be brought in any court of competent jurisdiction upon s~id bond by any person Or persons or corporation suffering any. loss or damge as herein provided. Such bond shall be 'approved by the.Mayor of said City, and shall recite that the license is issued upon condition and in consideration of the filing of said bond. Said bond shall be a continui'ng liability notwithstanding any recover~ ~er~on~ and ....... ' if at any time, in the judgment of the City COuncil said Bond is not sufficient for any cause, the City Council may require 3 the party to whom license is issued, as therei, n provided, to replace said bond with another bond satisfactory to the City Council, and in default thereof, said license may'be revoked, and if. said bond shall be cancelled for any other cause~ then said license shall be suspended until a good and.sufficient bond has been furnished, subject to the approval of the Mayor of said City, or may be revoked by the said Council. SECTION 6. Upon receipt of such application the City Manager 'shall, without unnecessary delay, cause an investigation to be made of such application and shall grant the same, unless it shall appear: (a) That the bond herein required has not been fur~shed and approved, or the same is insufficient to properly safeguard the public interest and safety. (b) Th.~t, the vehicle for which the license is applied for is inadequate or unsafe' for the purpose intended or insufficiently equipped with skid chains or other safety devices. (c) That the chauffeUr is incompetent or has not had .. sufficient experience in driving an automobile in ~he City of Bakersfield. (d) That the chauffeur is not physically qualified.to driffe a motor car safely. (e) That'the applicant is not familiar with the traffic ordinances and rules of the City of Bakersfield. (f) That the schedule submitted in such application is not sufficient in point of frequencY to produce proper transportation facilities over such route, or'do not comply with the terms, conditions and requirements of this ordinance. (g) That the route or routes set out in any such applica- tion and proppsed to be used in the operation of such automobiles or are already supplied with ample trans- portation facilities and the granting of.such applica- tion would tend to produce a congestion' of street traffic dangerous to the public safety. .., , has not complied with any or all of the terms ............ · 'i .... an~..c0n~itions of this ordinance. SECTION 7. Should the City Manager refuse to grant said applicant a license, he may appeal to the City Council, whose decision shall be final. ' 4 SECTION 8. All applicants for a license to drive an automobile for hire upon the streets of the City of Bakersfield, and all drivers of the same, shall be over the age of 21 years, a citizen of the United States, and a bona fide resident of the City of Bakersfield for at least one year prior to..applying 'for such license. SECTION 9. Each license shall, among other matters, contain a certain number to identify the same; also shall state the license fee charged and the word"revocable" shall be plainly written or printed upon its face and the same shal'l be fastened to said automobile in a conspicuous place, to be designated by the City Manager. ~ SECTION 10. The license fees herein provided for are fixed as follows: For each automobile capable of seating six or less persons, including the driver, $40 per year. For each automobile capable of seating more than six and less than ten persons, including the driver, $50 per year. For each automobile capable of seating more than nine persons and less than sixteen persons, including the driver, $65 per year. .For each automobile capable of seating more than fifteen persons andless than thirty persons, including the driver, $75 per year.' For. each automobile capable' of seating thirty persons or more, including the driver, .$100 per year. Said license fee shall be paid quarterly, in advance. SECTION 11. ~.-' ...... '.:--The. li.cense.'of..any..such.~automobile oWner,....lesee., or ._ chauffeur may be suspended by the City Manager'at any time and such owner, lesee or chauffeur notified to quit and cease operating s~id automobile by himself or agent, if it shall 5 appear to the City Manager that any driver of such automo- bile .is a careless, dangerous, or disobendient driver, or in case such driver shall have violated any provision of this ordinance, or any rule, regulation, or provision now in' force,. Or that may hereafter be put in force,-covering such business of carrying passengers. Such-license hol'der'may appeal to the City Council in case of suspension o~ his license. · When ~ license is.suspended by .the Cit~ Manager the. same shall cease to be. in force until such ~ime .as the same may be reinstated by the City Council, in its dis- cretion, upon appeal. SECTION 12.' That all automobiles for hire shall be Placed.on the route designated in his license and shal,1 carry out their schedule from '6 o'clock a.m.'to 12 o"clock midnight. SECTION 13. Ail licenses now in force from 'the City of Bakers- field in favor of any person for such business as is herein Sought to be regulated shall cease to be in force upon the · date this ordinance'shall take effect. At said time the license holder may have the unearned part of his license fee,. of the license now in force, refunded, or may have the same applied upon the fee of a new license unde~.'this ordinance. SECTION '14. Every person operating any such automobile shall have displayed on the front of said automobile, .a sign in plain 'and dis'tinct ietters, not less than 2 inches in height, and the termimi of his route. · SECTION 15. The holder of a car may substitute one car for 6 another but if such substitution continues for more than three (3) days~ a description of such substituted car shall be filed with the City Manager and a notice of such substitution approved by said City Manager endorsed upon the identification card~ giving the'same data concerning the substitution of the automo- bile 'as was originally given~ concerning the first used~ and the City Manager shall have the power to forbid the further use of such substituted car at any time that he may deem the sa~e to be mechanically defective or dangerous or for any reason inadequate~ to replace the car for which the same has been substituted. SECTION 15-A In order that the safety of the Public may be adequate- ly protected and to relieve the congested condition of the street traffice now existing~ no license for the Operation of any automobile as such shall hereafter be granted under pr'ovisions of this ordinance upon 19th Street between the west line of 'Mt' Street and the east line of 'tI't' Street or between the north line of 18th Street and the south line of 20th Street on Chester Avenue° SECTION 16. Every person operating any such automobile shall abide by each and all of the ordinances~ rules and regulations of the City of Bakersfield and of the police department now in force or that may hereafter be put in force calculated to regulated to govern said automobile business. SECTION 17. It shall be unlawful: (a)' To drive or operate~ or caus~ to be driven or operated~ --'~.~_an~.~aut~omob.ile-.-for.hir~.up~n_or.al.ong.any~street unless there is outstanding a valid license for each such automobile obtained as in this ordinance provided. (b) To drive or operate~ or cause to be driven or operated~ any. automobile for hire while there is attached thereto any trailer~ or any oth~passenger carrying vehicleo 7 (c) To permit passengers to ride on the running board or fenders of any automobile for hire; and it shall.also be unlawful for any person to ride on the running board of any automobile. (d) To refuse to carry any person offering himself or her- self at any regular stopping point .to be 'carried, and tendering the fare for the same to any regular Stopping place in said route, or between the termini thereof, unless at the time such offer is made the seats of said automobile are fully occupied. If a request is made by any person along said route at any regular stopping place to be carried by such person operating such automobile, and there is un- occupied a seat or seats provided therein which may be occupied, it shall be the duty of such person operating .such automobile to carry such passenger, upon tender of the fare therefor, proVi'ded, however, that the person driving.such automobile may refuse transportation to any person who is in.an intoxicated condition, or to any person who at such time may be conducting himself in a boisterous manner, or who may at such time be using profane language. (e) To demand and.charge a greater fare than five (5) cents or than that printed upon the sign carried upon. the automobile. (f) For any person operating such automobile to smoke or chew tobacco while passengers are occupying any of the seats in such automobiles, or to drink vin~ous, malt o or fermented liquors during the period of time that the automobile driven by such person for hire is in opera- tion under the terms of this ordinance, and the permit granted thereunder, or to become or be intoxicated while driving such automobile. (g) For any automobile to take on or let off passengers at any point between the intersection of streets of its route or routes, or at any other point, except at the right hand curb on side first arrived at of such intersecting streets. SECTION 18. After such. license is granted, and upon the payment to the City Manager of a sum sufficient to de~ray the expense of a badge, said City Manager shall issue to the holder of said license a metal badge, circular in shape and approximately two inches in diameter, engraved with the words "PUBLIC CHAUFFEUR NO. "BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA (setting _f.o~hl. th~ se~ia~)_ .. which badge shall be worn on the right breast of the outer garment at.all times while said person is driving or in charge of any such automobile and in such public manner that the same shall 8 .at all times be exposed to the public view. SECTION 19. The City Manager shall.at the time of issuing such badge, deliver to the recipient of the license an identification card which shall contain a brief description of the holder of such license by giving (1) his name; (2) his' residence; (3) his age; '(4)~his ·height; (~) his weight; (6) color of hair; (7) color of eyes; (8) race; (9) kind of automobile·to be · driven (10) name of automobile ·maker; (11) automobile makers number (12) name of surety company issuing bond. On the reverse side of said identification card shall ~ppear the date of issuance of said card, which shall certify that Mr. (setting forth his name) is a public chauffeur No. (setting forth his number), authorized to engage in business as such under the ordinances of the City of BakerSfield. Said identification card shall bear the signature of such applicant .and the City Manager, and shall be stamped with the seal of the City of Bakersfield. SECTION 20. If any section, sub-section, sentence, clause or phrase of ordinance is, for any rea§on, held to be unconsti- tutional or invalid, such decision shall not effect·the remaining portions of this Ordinance. ' The City Council hereby·.declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each section and·sub-section thereof irrespective of the fact that any. one or more of the·sections, sub-sections, sentences, clauses' or phrases be declared uncon- stitutional or invalid. .. Any person holding a license as herein provided for, may voluntarily surrender the same by delivering to the City Manager, fifteen days written notice of the intention to 9 ,~. .. ~'..~.. ..~ , ...: .. '.~,". ~.:.. ~. ." ' surrender such license by delivering up to the City Manager said identification card and ceasing to engage in the operation of an automobile for hire under such license and thereafter no further liability shall accre under Or against the bond herein provided for. SECTION 22. Any perso~ violating any of th~. provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty o~ a misdemeanor and upon con- viction thereof shall be fined in any sum not less than One Dollar ($1.00) or more than One Hundred Dollars ($100) and every days violation of this ordinance by any person operating or owning any such automobile or other~vehicle shall constitute a separate and distinct offense, and upon'notice or knowledge 'that the bonds hereinbefore provided for have been'cancelled for any cause, the .license of the owner of such vehicle shall be suspended by said City Manager until Such time as a good and sufficient bond is filed and approved. SECTION 23. All ordinances, or parts of ordinances, insofar as the same may be in conflict herewith, are hereby repealed.- SECTION 24. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance and cause the same to be published once in.the "Morning Echo", .a daily newspaper published and .circulated in the City of Bakersfield and that said ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after thirty days after the date of its passage'. I hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was adopted by the City Council of the city of Bakersfield at its ............. 'meeting'on September 20, 1915,--b~'the fOIl~w~'~te',"'t~-~i~': ...... Yeas: Hay, James, Smith, Taylor, Willow Nayes: Crandall,. Silver Absent: None 10 R. G. BALLAGH City C erk an ex-o icio C erk o the Council of the City of Bakersfield Approved this 20th day of September~ 1915 Geo. Hay i~yor o e · y o a ers~ield 11 '~he hohh,r of a license may substi, '] The City Manlier shall at tile time] ].~]lOII re('eilll of SuC'll altpHclttjo~ lhe , be made Of ~U(']~ aDI)Hc~tjon, a~d shu]] thl~-e II) d;lys :t tle~el'jption of such ] of Issuing' such badge, deliver to lbe ~,~ :ffrant the ~alne unless it shall appear: sulJ~tittlted c'~r nh' II be filed with lbe l (:lpient of the license an tdentigieatJon ..... - b I .~r~ which ~]mll contain ~ brief' de- ti la) ~'hat the bond herein required Cit:,. M~naLer lllld a not,ce of such su -, serlption o: ti~e holder o: ~oeh liuetlae, , }has not {)ecn roi'il shed and approved, ailtntion al ppoved by Raid CiLY Man-{ by or the same is h]~uffieienL id D{'oDerly ag'el' endorsed HI,on the identification { ]---His name. safeguard the {)ublie inlerest and sat- ear~ giving the same d~l~ eoucerning { Ihe substitution of the aalomohile as J 2~His residel~ee. {licen:ae is alH,]ied for Js jnadeqnate first ~s~d 1 id tie I'jtv ]J.fl~R~'el' .bali j 4--His height. or unsafe (or the Durl)ose intended or haYe the power to fo{'bhl', time (urtherj. 6.--ColorS--}fis wet. Ut.of hair. insufficiently eqail)Ded wiih skid t{se of such subslitu.ed oar at un)'[ 7~Color of eyes. chains or other ~afety devices, time that he may deem tile .amc to I 8~Race. fo) That the elmnffeur is ineom- ~ ....... ~.~.~.,~m~.. ;m~r~ot x,~ or dang'er-{ 9--]~ind of aulomobile to be Oriven. potent or ]1ils not had sufficient ex- ~ ~ gO~ ~ ~e~Bo~ ]~Oeqg~te, to 30~Name of an{omobJle Derienee in driving ~n alltomobJle in ~,,~u~-u L,ie c~r LO{' W{1iCII tile ~e I ]]~;~LI[OU3OI)j]o n]~ker's the City of ~aker~fiehl. ha~{ b(.en ~nbslitnted. I 12~Name 'o~ surely company Jsdt{Jil~' 'id) That Ihe C{llkuffetlr iS not Dby-I ~].]J]T]()~ 15--A Jhond. 8i~ally liualJ~iell to dl'ivc a motoi, aar' la o~l]~{' ii, tit the safely of Ihe DHllliu ] On th~ revcrs~ side of s~ld hlentlg{-' ' (e) That said aDlflicant is not i~- i lie~te the tunnelled ecudili,,n of lhu ' ~IliLDCI' Of ~ai(] c~rll, whiul? sh~]] certify mi]iar with the tra~c ordinances and ~Lreet Iraffic now existing, no license that Mr. ~ (setting' forth his name) rules of the ('ity o2 ~akersfieh]. ; , for lhu din,ration of nny Iil~lomobJ]- a~ is a public chauffeur ~'O. ~ (scL- (f) 'J'hat tbe scheilule submitted ,,~:~ut.h shall hereLtfter I)e gritilted under ling' forth his numl)er), authorized to such application i~ not ~ufficie~t in{provisions of lhis ordil~anc,, lipo~ 19all eng~Re in business as such under the~ {poin{ of ~requency to l)ro,h~ce ]~{.oDe~.slreet belween the we~t line o~ "~F' I)rtltnap~.e~ of the (~{ty of Baker~[ie]d. 'transportation facilities over ~uc{, { ~lreet und lhe ~.ilst line of "1' ,lreet, or ~8id id~.ntifie~tion c~rd ~h8{1 I)e~{' {'Oule. of do i1,:~ eoml)ly wilh Ihe lerh~s.IbeiWeen the nol't[~ line of 18th ~treet ,~iRnature oi such arid th~' apl)liea~t 811,1 Ibc ~(tl~t{1 lille o~ '20itl ~tl]'el.t on 8ignatUl'e o~ the ('.eLy ~lantl~'el', ~nd { . .., ', ~hal] hu st~lni)ed with the seal of the I (g') Thal the route or rot{res set J SI..(.TION lO. }~al<ersfiehl. I out in any such apDlicalion and pr~-, ],:very l;er~on operatinR' uny ~.eh ad-, SI':CTION 20. { posed to be used Jn the ooeralion of' tomobil, shall ubide by each and all of' If ~ny section, sub-section, such automobile is or are already s I~-:thc ordinances, rules and reR'ulatiou~ . clun~e or phrase dE Lhis ordinRnc~ itek {plied with ample puhlie transDort~ti~n' of the city of Bakersgiehl, ;tnd o~ the ~or any re.sun held to be uneonstitu.f. i fReilltleR and the ~'ranting of such an-'po'dee deDartment of ~aid city now {n.~ l ionR1 or i,,v~lid sloth decision shall, iplieation would 1e~d to 1)reduce a eo~m- force or Ihat may hereagt~.r be put in Ino[ affect the remaining portions ' ~e~t]o{] og street traffic dangerous to' ~oree calculated to regulate or govern I ~ thi~ urdinu, ne~. X'he City Council here- the pubiie safety. {-.a~d aatomobile business. ~[by declures thaL it would have lb) Or. has ~ot eomDlied with any.' SECTION 17. ~llhi~ ou,]inanee and each section and, anti all of the terms an~ eonclitions o:',. It shell he unlawful: · 'a~b-s.cLiun thereof irrespective of the, this ordinance, g~et Ihat any one or more og the see-j SEC~'ION 7. ~,l.)e.a) '1'o drive or operate, or (.Rnse to driven or oDerated, any automobile lions, sub-sections, sentences, elauser- Should the City Manager refu~e to;.fo,· hire upon or along any street un-; or phrases be declared nneonstitutiom~ grant said applicant a license he'may~:less Iht.re is outstanding a valid · or invalid. ' ~]licenae for each such automobile ob-. S{.:CT[O~ 21. Council, de- tained aa In this ordinance p,.oviaea. ~ Any person holding a license a, here-I {ciaion shall be final. . th) To drive or operate, or cause to, in provided 1or may voluntarily j SEC~'ZON 8. { All applicants for a license to drive be driven or operated, any automobila{ render the same by delivering to the,, { aR automobJJe ~or tlire nDon tile slreets 'for bite while there is atlaei~e~ there- ('lty Manager flZteen day. written no- 1' to uny trailer, or any other paasenger' rice u~ 1he i~l~ention LO ~nrrender stlch of the C'hy of Bakerafield, and all drlv ..... (ul{){n~' · Vehll. '..1~. · J license by ~li;'erJng up to the ~itY. era of the same, shall be over the a~e~ , (e) To permit passen~'ers to ride o~['51anageJ. ~ald identit'ieaiion cRrd ~Statea ~t~l a bona fide resident u~ the' ,~.Lomoblle ~o~' hire; and tL shall alao~..an aulonob le ~or h re un let such J J ~it~- o~ ~k~rsfiehl ~ al -least, one ,, ~l)e unlawful for any per.on LO r}d~ o~ J ] license and thereafter no further liabil~ year ~rfor to a~lJJ~'J~ for ~u(.h lk'en~e. ~ the runnln.' board of ~nv automobile tt~' Bh't]l accrue under ol' R~'ai~ 't the ~EC]'I()N 9, (d) To refuse to carry any person of-{~bond herein /n'nvided for ~ach Heed;se shall omon~ other I~tt[- feting himself or herself ut any regu-, . SI.ICTJON 22. rets. contain a eerinip number to iden- 'lar stOpl~ing imint to be curried, and. Any Ders0n violating any of the Dro- tify the same: also shall state the ,reordering the fare for the same to ant' '¥taions of this ordinance shall be license fee chaff'ed anti ~be w,,rd "re- ;regular etOl,ping {dace in said route, dp, 'th.meal guilty o~ misdemeanor al~d I x-oeable" shall be plainly wrilten Or between the termini U~ereof t nless at: :conviction tl'¢reo~ shall be flile~ in any, printed Upon its face, and Ihe same ' ' ' ' the time such offer ~s made tile seats o~ sum not le~s than $1.00 or more than .al~all be t'astened ~o suid antomohi]e in ~s~id automobile are fully occupied. I~ $100.00. and eve.fy day's violation o~ aby~OnSDicuouSthe City Manag~r.{'lace' to he designated '.{ '~ request is made by any DerSon along · Ih{a ordinance by any Derson operaLing S~CTION 10 ~ sdld route at any regnlar stopping .or owning any s~lel~ automobile or {)Iapc to bc carried by such pet'son dp- other vehicle shall constitute a sepa- ' '~he license fee~ herein pl'-vided fol'l elating ~tlch a~tonlobile, an~ lhere is rate sad dlstin~.t o~fe~e; or tt]lo~ no- ~t'e fixed as fo]l}w~. , ~ '' ~ ttl~oecal)ied a seat ur seats prey/deal tiee or knowledg'e that the bonds .iug~ ~ six ~' cachet automobileless per~ons,ealmbh'jnc]udinK°~ ~eat-tlel~ II'erein which may be occul)ied, it shall hereinbefore Drovided for h~s been can- driver, ~40.00 I)er year. . ~ be the duty of ~uch person ol)er~t/n~ celled for any cause, the liceu~e of the i ~t ch auton~obi]e tO c~rry ~cll ])~s~ell- owner of ~pcb vehicle ~]1a]1 b~ s~l~Dend- ' ~(-~r ~ach ~tnlomobile ca))~ble of ~eat- ~ ger, Mp()R t~nd~r of the fare therefor; e~ by said City ~lanager anti1 s~ch i~l~' mm'e thtl{I ~ X )~l'~Oll~ a 1 les-~ '})l'ovJded, however, 111st the person lilac RS U ~'ood a~ ~tl~ficJe{it bond th;in ten Pet'~on~. including' Ibp drh'- ~ ¢'1', ~50.00 Der Yt'ar, ~ :dl'{v[ng ~uch auIomohile, may refuse filed and apl~VOv~d. I 'trunsDortation to any person who is in SECTIO~ 23. l~or each aulomobile eal~nb]e of ~en~- intoxit.atYd con,litton, or Io any per- All nrdinances, or parts of ord{- tJlll~ sJgledll Jll'l'SOll~ J~C]ll(JJ{lg' I}1~'' ~0~ who al atleh tJlne may 1)e conduct- nanees, insofar as the same nlay be in driver, $65.00 Der year. i~ g I:imsell' in a I)oisteroaa'man~er, or conflict herewitb, are hereby reDe~led. who ~a)' at allCll time be rising profane SI.;C'P[O~'.~4. For ouch automobile L'it{)ab]~. of ~ea~- lun~:lage. The ~itv ~lerk ~hall certify to the 7f~R'~ }I}R~ 1]ore{]]j{.}¥,tJl~{l fJ~teelljll(.Jl{(]jllg3elso11~t i~ {lll(Jd{.jvey,le~. ( e) 'J'l) iJe~]an~alld cJ]Ul'R'e ~ g're~ter Das88g'e of' this 01'd{~8~ee alld ea~se the $T5.00 i)~' re;ir, f~re Ii{an i'ive cenis (3t.J of than that same Lo be Dubliabed olive J~ 'Phc ~orn- ],'or each autolnob{le el~Dable .f i:l~ill- ]~'inted I1}H~iI the ~J~'ll ual'l'Je(] ~{)un the JnR' ~eho, R ~RJ]y 1]dW~8~el' pllbli~he~{ the {]rival., ${00.00 De{' year. if) ~t,r nv pePson oDerating Stl~{1 and circulated In the Oily oi ~al~ers- field, and tbnt s~id ordinance shall be ~aid license fee shall be 'D]~Y~bI:_, a.Homohlle to ~moke or chew tobacco in ~ul] fouee an~ effect fro~ an8 a~ter quarterly, {u advance. ~ hile passengers ute oCeUl,yin~' any o~ thirty d~ys aftey the d~te o~ it~ pass-~ HI~'~IL)~ ]1. {he ~:euta in ~ueii automubile, or to age. I · he license of any ~ll~h autolnobJ]e drink VJllOaa, mail or fermented liql]ors [ hereby certify that the foregofn~ 'owner, lessee, or chaat~eur, ~)- b,, durin~ the period of time (hat Lhe au-' Ordinance ~'aa adopted by 1he City isuspended by the City 51~na~er~a{~,~ tomobi]e driven by ~ueh per.on for hire lf~e a~d stlch owner, lc~ee,'or c~ i~; in op~,rnlion under the lerma o~ this Coune{lits meeLing°( ~heon Septembert:ity o~ B~ker~fleld20, 1915, by'at {feur notified to quit und cease ~ ordinnnce, ~tnd the lmrmit granted t].e following' vnte, to-wit: in~' a~tid a{~tomob{le I)). hi~el~ J thereunder or Io bePome of J)e intoxi- ;age~. {~ it shall apDear id the City catud while driving such antonmobile. 5'~as: Hay, .Tames, H~itlm, Taylor, 51a~ger thut any driver of ~l~t. I1 auto- ' (g') [~O1' {ill)' a~Homobi]e tO Lake on or - · Nayes: Crandall, Sill)er. mobil~ {sa ca'~'o]ess, dangerous or dis- h~t off assen~'e~s al auy point between Absent: ~'one. obedienl driver, or In ease s~t,h dt'{ver · I il. ititet'~u~.t}oli of streets og it~ route ~. O. ;~h~ll have violated ~ny provision o~ '.or ront~s, of J~J any oLher ])oinL ex- f'Jiy Clerk ~nd ex:o~eio (Tlerk of tl~e this ordi~unee or any r~,, regulation ~cept al lh~ right hnnd curb on side ' Council o~ the C tv of Bakersfield. o{' pl'ov}sJo~ ~ow J~ force, or thaL l~dY · f}rsl il{'rJvt,d itt of ~uoJl int.~-r~ec[ing %pproved hereafter lm I)ut In ~orce. covering' ~streel~ {10~5 this 20th dayOEo°f September.H~y J stle]l bnsjDt.ss of car!'ying passengers. ; ~E('TI(.')N 18. J .... Such license holder' may aDpeal to tbe After such license is g,-anled und tip- Mayo,' of of ~er~iie]d. Cily Council in case.o[ snspension o~ ~ou tlh. lutvmen~ to the City 5iantt~er of~ ' the City . his lh-enae. 'hYhen a license ia ~lls- 8 sum a,i~cient to defras; the expense · ' pended by the (li~y Mnna~'er the same of a I)ad~e, said (Hty Muong'er shall. :;hall cease to be in force until ~uch issue id the hohter of katd license al time as the samc m~y be reinstate0 by . r~et;~l badge, circular ia shape a~d ap-~ the City Council. in its discre'thm, ripen 1.roximately fwd bnches in diameter.I appeal, engraved with ~he words "PUBL](J J Tha~ all automob{le~ lot hire ~ball I'IBLD, CALIfOrnIA," (sorting' fo~'Lbj .I)e Dlaced on 1he route desi~nated'{n the serial number) which badge shaUJ bi~ license and shall carry out theh' be worn on the ri~bt breast of tbeJ ,schedale from 6 o'clock a. m, t0 ]~ o~tel' garme'~t a~ all t}me~ while o'clock mhlnighL pePson is driving or in charge of any~ ~E('TIO~ 1~. ~t~ch automol~ile and in such mam~e~ All liccn~Cs now in ~or~'e from the tb~I the ~ame shall at all times be e~- 0ily of Bakers~iehl in favor of any ~er- posed to lhe pnblia ~'iew. j ~o~ ~or such hu~}ness as is herela I sought to be regul~ed, ~ball uease be }n force uDOI1 the ~ate thia ordin- ance ~ball take e[~eot, at said lime the ~JOell~e holder may have the part o~ his license fee, o~ the license ssme Opl)lied upon Ihe rue n[ a new license under this ordinauce. S{,iCT] OX 14. t~mobile sl{~l] have di~Dlaycd on the front of sdi(] uulomobile, a si~n plain and dislinct letters no~ less tban 2 lncbes in height, designating the City IAeense ~umber, the fare to be charged ~h termini of 1he route.