0230 (Taxicabs)ORDINANCE NO. 02/
AN ORDIl'ANCE'REGULATING THE USE AND OPER-
TIGiF TAXIOLBS, OR AUT7:40B7T,IS IUR HIRE,
'ffITHIN TH1 rTY IT TT r-1 _F THE CITY CT OKEE-
090BEE, FLORIDA; PRCTIDING FO T7-1-14; ISSUANCE
OF A PERMTT FOR THE USE AND OP'ER:7T_Y OF TAO:-
CADS, OR AUTOMOBILws Er'R HIRE, 1-THIN THE OTTY
LIMITS CF THE CITY PRICSORIBING
m7AT, OCYrITT,NS TJDER "1HICH SUCH PEI TS AND
LICENSES ZIAL1, BE ISSUED, D PRESCRILI :a
PENALTIES FOR TRE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINA;;CE.
Es' IT ENACTED BY THE 0 “.,CIL OF TtE CITY OF OZaCHODEE, FL^RILA:
Scotto- 7. Thr.t fro .r '.2:to r the -1-)--se of thir Ordi,,-nee
it se for oe??-on, firm or cor,'7?,.tior t
t xic-'D or ttc-hs, s.utomobilor for hire, 2r -rofit,
within the City o.-9 01'.echo'ze nes- CL until such
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nerrnn giri or c0rpsrti2r 7,h1i s'etinef,
fro the Citv.o.F Cke.chobee, r(7) to ao.
tyxic-), or t=ics7z,,s, or =,t2ifJobiler., for hire, .hereby cicfinea.
.n, the '3urir!7! of erryi-2 7 or trn7-.2ortinz -7.),177::'enorrl for in
l'not j7C hi1 Overt Ublic streets ,snf
the 3it7 lAmito of the Citv of 017.eeeho'occ, C11 nouns
used in th juiT in th 1:1J1 inclu7lo the llur!a,
who the context so ftmits or TeqUiTCO.
Section 2. Tht y person, firm or carpo dci rin7 to on7
in the '1.77inc!,71r. of onertin7... t,.lyice.b, or t.:7.ie:o2x or ',..-gtomiobilo7
for hire, irithin the City limits of the City of Olceochoboc, Ficri
ciii mko tpolicction tb the 'City Council of the City of Okeechobo,
floricq -For. ,:e.TMit to ao in or urO the hir■aTyc
ctr!ts such -oul-.)os, ti nr111 b in Tritiur7;
vorificJo. 1:7 1:7'12 r.h1.71 tho follJwiziL
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terms, conditions or nrovisions of this Ordinance, thon, snd ir
th,t event, the City Council r:,nall have the Power to revoi:c
-ii --rmit, -.Etc'. a nublio he-rinf: of the licensee, notice of
ho,rinv shrll be Riven to tho licensee at le' st Flvo ()
days prior to the time for such hoarin,z, by mrAlin7 such notice
to the address hor on the nermit. Should such -sermit be
revoked. by the City Council, then, and in th,t -event, the license.°
Ch,J1 no 1onQ7er bo permitted to in tho i icb or ':!utomobile
for IliTO bunos, within tho Oity of Okeochoboe, Florida, until
a now ner7lit shall h,f.lve ben issued.. in accordanco with the '.71'0Vi2—
ion 7 of this Ordinance. Unon revocation. of ouch bermit, the nn-
earno rtion of the license foe Shall ho returnod to the licensee.
Section 6. Tr2t such ,sermit for to olDertion of taxicbs or
auto,.robiTes for hire Sh,11 be non-tr-nsferable. Hover, in the.
°vont of a bons. fide• sale of such businoss, the license under which
rijoh businef7ln may be transferd, nrovidod the -o-a•ch,sor
of 711011 .1c,11r.iner,„7 shall obtain a ne7 norfflit, and otherwise comply
17Tit t'nm 7rovisions of thi Ordimance.
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Any nerson, firm or coreorstion violating my of the
nrorsi.--TT. of this Ordinance Flha11, unon conviction, -be punished
by a fine in ,.flount not exccedin Five Hundred and no/100 (500.00)
Dollars, or by.imnrisonment not exCedin Sixty (60) days, either
one, or both, in the discretion. of the 0ouxt.
Seetion 8. All ordinances, or -c,)7.0:t of ordinances, in ConfliCt
herewith ,7!..TO hereby ro,oe,led.
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from the recein; of such anplication. The action tr.korS. -
:;luneil' • unon the a-onlication shall be trnnmitted to the
01 -rk and Tax C lTector of tho City of Okeechobee, Florida
who -a: receint of the P7..P0, immediately notify the
of the action t'keli by the said City Council. If 7110171
nermit Th11 bo er the ynnlicant may request the City Council
the Tlicntion a± ar o-,en hearin and the City
Ctunc±1 shall be required to r-nt such hearing within Thirty (30)
from th- timo OUC h reoue,pt is -11, -t Which time the raid
a„onlicent YWy n1'373:0_00 rUCh additionl evidence in sunisort of the
-,-,Ticsion an may be deemed necessary. Notice of thb time and
of such horn nhall be 7iVon to the anlicnt by rii1i2
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such notice to the address shown on the uprlicatin.
Section 4. If ouch no.rmit s:hall be .:nted, the annlicant
thereupon furnish a •good and sufficient bond, in the almount of
One Thousand and no/100 (41,000) Dollars, n10 to the City
Council of the City of Okeechobee, Conditioned the full. and
comribto comliance with thin Ordinance, a:nd with all rules and
regulations governini• t',.1.o conduct of such business. The Oity
Clerk and Tox CollectIr shall, unon delivery to him of a satis-
factory bond, conditioned as net out h,bove, executed by 20TO
surety CO. authorized to trnsact business within tho State
F1orid!,71 issue a liconno nn77, to no '-oficnnt.
Soctirm . Should ny pornon, firm or cor-nor-tion to 7:0T
ermit shall.hae bon icted for tho oneration of a taxicab
businesS ia th% City of Okeechobee, Florida, become mor.,q1y din-
qualifind, or financially irresnonsible, or violate ny of the
(:1) Tht nc, a:y.1 residence and businen:; of
a:ef,lic!2.nt, if a naturl.pornen, nnd if
ti', it neme, date and place of incorporation,
nnd the nnmen addresoce of the officern thereof.
(b) The nUblic ntrects and hi?;hrays, or the general
territory within the coreorote limits of the n,Ad
• City of Okeechobee wihich th desires to use.
A if dercrintion of eyeh vehicle which a'oolicant
rill une for the -Tel.rno-te of tr-nrnortin7 77,sserEors,
.,-ILting forth the reati n2. capacity thereof, the make
of the same, the size and weight, and whether nuch
vehicle in now or n,con. hand.
(d) A statement of the rater br000ned to be charged by the
An !,:.,or,7,(1i7.7.t on the 7art of the aplicant to .conform
with 'rnf abifo by, ,Jr.lso to obey, r11 the rules cmd
reuict.ionn which il.=j be lawfully prescribed by the City
Council of the City of Okeechobee, or its olice officers,
in ren--)ect to the 000rstion of t,ix.ic7_bs, or auteylobilen
for hire, ,_117.d. trsffic
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&lotion 3. Each ruch f:mplication for a permit nhall be ,,Iccomp.2„nied
'IT r.d.or of sufficient funds in the amount provided by Ordinneo
Nea,Z9 foe for ]ice to sperote automobile for hire. Uoon
receint of such 7:.-b-o1icotion liceenec fool the City Council f.!
irventiatc snd consider the morl oncl finencial
resoonsibility of the ap-olicont, s..nd. the City Council 7q1r,a1 be •
7scllired to either s-sont or refuno ouch normit within a -oriod of• •
thirty (30) dayr
SECTION NINE. In the event any section, or part of said
w rdinance shall be declared to be invalid, such invalidity
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shall not effect the remainder thereof.
Section IO. This Ordinance shall be in full force im-
mediatel$ upon its pasage according to law.
Read in full and by unanimous consent, passed to
second reading.
Read a second time in full and by unanimous consent
passed to third and final reading.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this the /4-1( day of March,
1948.
ATTEST:
TY CLERK
1948.
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/P SIDENT O"ITi COUNCIL
APPROVED BY ME, THIS THE /AW.1 DAY OF MARCH,
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTBBESS,
THIS THE , /j DAY OF MARCH, 1948.
CITY ATTORNEY.