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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCES-1961-093-O-61• 93-0-61 27 6 AN ORDINANCE Amending Sections 43-12, 43-16, 43-20, 43-26, 43-27, 43-28, and 43-29, of Article II "Licenses of Public Passenger Vehicles" and Sections 43-39, 43-42 and 43-45 of Article III "Public Vehicle Drivers and their Licenses" of the Code of the City of Evanston, 1957. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS-. SECTION 1: That Sections 43-12,, 43-16, 43-20, 43-26, 43-27, 43-29 and 43-29 of Article II "Licenses of Public Passenger Vehicles" and Sections 43-39, 43-42 and 43-45 of Article III "Public Vehicle Drivers and their Licenses" of the Code of the City of Evanston, 1957, be and • the same are hereby amended so that same shall hereafter be and read as follows, Section 43-12: Applications for all types of Public Passenger Vehicle Licenses shall be made by the owner and operator upon forms furnished by the City Collector. Such applications shall be addressed to the City Collector and shall contain the full name and address of the owner and operator, the officers of a corporation or members of a partnership, information as to financial responsibility, names of sureties signing bonds of applicant or the name of the company issuing public liability policies as required by the state law, a complete description of the vehicle for which the license is desired, including kind and make of vehicle, motor and serial number, seating capacity, excluding driver's seat or any part thereof, state license number, car number, motor number, color of vehicle and horsepower, and such other data as the city council may prescribe. Before any such Public Passenger Vehicle license is issued or renewed, in addition to the foregoing, inquiry shall be made into the applicant's qualifications as follows: E (a) That the financial responsibility, experience, character, and general fitness of the applicant are such as to command the confidence of the public and to warrant belief that the business will be operated lawfully and honestly and in a manner calculated to protect the health, safety, morals, and general well-being of the public at all times. (b) If the applicant is a partnership each partner shall meet the character and general fitness requirements; if the applicant is a corporation, each officer and each director, and each manager and each shareholder owning 10 per cent or more of the shares shall meet the character and general fitness requirements. Section 43-16° The annual license fees shall be as follows, and said licenses shall expire on the 31st day of December following date of issuance° Rent -a -Car . . . . . . . . . . . . .$15 per annum Taxicabs and Livery Cabs . . . . . . . . . ....$66 per annum Sight-seeing vehicles, motor coaches or buses other than those operated • by a duly licensed public utility . . . . $20 per annum Section 43•-20.- The words "Mayor" shall be deleted and the words "City Manager" inserted in lieu thereof. Section 43-26u The words "City Council" and the words "City Council in its discretion may recommend to the Mayor that the license for such taxicab be revoked and the Mayor in his discretion may revoke the same" shall be deleted and the words "City Manager may revoke the same" be inserted in lieu thereof. Section 43-27° For the purpose of enabling the city to inform itself as to the character and quality of service rendered the public and the just and reasonable uniform rates of fare to be fixed from time to time by the council and for determining whether the licensee is maintaining adequate reserves to meet personal injury, death and property damage claims, the City manager or his agent shall have access to the plant, equipment, apparatus and other property and the inventories, books, papers, accounts and records of all property and operations of the licensee at all reasonable times. Every licensee, at all times, shall keep in the city complete and accurate books and records of all property, operations, -receipts and disbursements, in such form and detail as may be.prescribed, from time to time by the City Manager. Every licensee whenever -2- • 0 1>80 called upon by the city council or the City Manager, shall file such other information as may be required by them. All statements required to be filed pursuant to this section shall be sworn to by the licensee or his duly authorized agent. Section 43-28° In the event that the City Manager after investigation and hearing - (a) sha11 determine that any licensee has obtained any license for any taxicab or other public passenger vehicle by fraud or false representation or misstatement of facts, or fails to carry out any promise made before the issuance of such license, or - (b) the licensee, either knowingly or without the exercise of due care to prevent the same, has violated any provision of this ordinance or any regulation or order lawfully made pursuant to and within the authority of this ordinance; or that (c) any fact or condition exists which, if it had existed or had been known to exist at the time of the original appli- cation for such license, clearly would have justified the city in -refusing originally to issue such license, the City Manager may revoke such license and shall report said revo- cation to the City Council with his reasons therefor. • Section 43-29; Delete the words "City Council" and "Mayor" and insert the words."City Manager," in lieu thereof. Section 43-39- The fee for a pubic vehicle driver's or operator's license shall be $5 per annum for the original application and $3 per annum for the'next three succeeding annual renewals. Each annual license shall expire on the 31st day of December following date of issuance. Section 43-42 That Section 43-42 be and the same is hereby repealed. Section 43-45° The words "Mayor or the"City Council" shall be deleted and the words "City Manager" be inserted in lieu thereof. repealed. • SECTION 2,- All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewithare hereby -3- SECTION 3: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication, according to law. INTRODUCED December 4 1961 ADOPTED December 11 9 1961 ATTEST° /s/ Maurice F. Brown City Clerk Approved as to form; /s/ Rex A. Bullinger Corporation Counsel C] r� U APPROVED December 11 9 1961 /s/ Paul F. Gorby Mayor Pro Tem ME