Ord 2526 8/19/1969 ORDINANCE NO. 2526
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE II OF CHAPTER 31
OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, ELIMINATING THE
ANNUAL LICENSE FEE FOR EACH TAXICAB, AUTHORIZING
THE CHIEF OF POLICE TO APPROVE CHAUFFEUR' S
LICENSE, CHANGING THE RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR
CHAUFFEUR' S LICENSE, CHANGING REQUIREMENTS OF
TAXIMETER INSPECTIONS, AND PROVIDING FOR INSPEC-
TION OF TAXICABS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY
OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. Section 31-35 of the Code of Ordinances is
hereby amended so that it shall read as follows :
"All licenses issued for the operators of taxicabs
under the terms of this article shall expire at 12 :00 midnight
December 31st following the issuance of the same. "
SECTION 2 . Section 31-39 of the Code of Ordinances is
hereby amended so that it shall read as follows :
"No person shall drive a taxicab upon the streets of
the city, unless such person operating such taxicab shall first
obtain a chauffeur ' s license to be issued by the city clerk. It
shall be the duty of every driver of a taxicab to apply to the city
clerk for a chauffeur ' s license upon blank to be furnished by the
clerk, giving the name, age, present address, address and place
of employment during the past two (2) years with the reason for
leaving, whether or not applicant has been convicted of a felony
or if he has a police record. Such applicant shall likewise attach
to his application for chauffeur ' s license affidavit from two (2)
reputable citizens attesting to the character of the applicant,
and such application shall be promptly referred to the chief of
police for his approval or disapproval. If such application be
approved by the chief of police, the city clerk shall issue a
chauffeur ' s license to the applicant upon the payment of the
license fee provided for in Section 31-40. If the chief of police
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disapproves an application for chauffeur ' s license referred to
him by the city clerk the applicant shall have the right of
appeal from the action of the disapproval by the chief of police
to the city manager, by notifying the city clerk in writing within
five (5) days from the date he receives notice from the city clerk
that his application has been disapproved by the chief of police.
If the city manager disapproves such application, the applicant
shall have the right of appeal to the Board of Aldermen, by notifying
the city clerk in writing within five (5) days from the date he
receives notice from the city clerk that his application has been
disapproved by the city manager. "
SECTION 3. Section 31-41 of the Code of Ordinances is
hereby amended so that it shall read as follows :
"No person shall be issued a chauffeur' s license to
drive a taxicab or automobile for hire, except drivers of buses on
regularly established bus lines, unless he shall have resided in
Wichita County for at least six months consecutively next preceding
the filing by such person of an application for a chauffeur ' s
license. "
SECTION 4. Section 31-52 of the Code of Ordinances
is hereby amended so that it shall read as follows :
"The city taximeter inspector shall make periodic
inspections of all the taximeters, and the city shall provide the
inspector with a seal to be placed upon such taximeters to insure
that they have not been tampered with or broken into. In the
event he finds that one has been cheated, tampered with or broken
into, he shall file with the corporation court a complaint charging
such violation. "
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SECTION 5. Article II of Chapter 31 of the Code of
Ordinances is hereby amended by adding a new Section 31-58,
which shall read as follows:
"Before the clerk issues a license for an automobile
under the provisions of this article, such automobile shall be
inspected by the chief of police or his authorized representative,
to determine if the automobile is in proper operating condition.
Thereafter, each such automobile shall be inspected by the chief
of police or his authorized representative annually or at such
other times as he deems necessary. In the event such inspection
discloses that an automobile is not in proper operating condition,
the chief of police shall have authority to revoke the license on
such automobile. "
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1969.
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