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ORDINANOE No. 149
AN ORDINANOE POR THE RlGULATION AND USE 0' STREBTS
HIGHWAYS AND ALLBYS WITHIN THE OORPORATE LIMITS OP
THi TOWN 0' SBWARD ALASU BY PUBLI C CARRIERS OR
MOTOR VBHICLBS OARRYING PASSENGERS POR HIRB.
Section 1. It shall be unlawful tor any person, firm, or corporati n,
to operate a motor vehlele tor the oarriage ot paasengera tor hire
upon tbe atreeta, highwaya, and alll,a within the oorporate limit8
of the Town of Seward, Alaska, without fir at having secured a
lioen.e to do 80.
seotion 2. Every person, fi~, or corporation within the purview
ot this ordinance desiring to obtain a license to operate a motor
vehlol_ tor hire for the carriage of passengers upon the streets,
blghway., and alleys within thl corporate limita ot the Town ot 8e rd
Ihall make application to the City Olerk. Said application ahall
aet forth 8. the name and addresa of the applicant and it aaid
applioant be 8 flrm or co-partnership, the application ahall
oonta1n the name and Ityl. ot the co-partnership and the full
me of .aoh of the memb.rs thereof, or it said applicant be a
eorporatl0R. sald appllcation ahall state the place or inoorp-
oration, the prinoiple place ot busineas of sald corporation, and
1:h. name. and addr..... ot ita president and secretarYi and b.
the full name ot the person who w.LIl operate the 8aid vehicle and
whether or not the 8ald person pos.e.se. a municipal and territori 1
op.~ators lio.n.e; o. the mak., model and seating capacity of the
tor Tehiole to be uaed for the carria.. of pasaensersi d. the
eonditioft of .ald motor vehlcle to be used and ot its safety acces -
ori.s, equipment and attaon..kDai e. whether the applicant has
publio liability insurance and common carrier insurance, or any
other fora of inaurance, and It so the amount thereof and the
inaurer ahall be stated; f. 8ach application shall be tiled by
the owner of the motor vehlcle to be used for the carriage ot
pass.nlera for hire and also by the operator ot aald vohiel., it
he be a peraon other than the owner.
Seotion 3. There shell accompany each application for a license
to operate a taxi tor the carriage ot passengers for hire within
tne oorperate limita ot the Town ot Seward, the sum of $16.00, and
oh application for a license to operate 8 bus tor the carriage
of pal.enger. for hlre within the corporate limits ot the Town of
Seward, the sum ot $26.00, which it the application for a license
b. accepted, ahall constltute the l1cense fees, or fee, from
January 1, 1942 to January 1, ot each succeeding year. It sa1d
applicatlon for a license i8 refused or rejected, sa1d sum shall b
returned to the applicant, otherwise said 11cenae tee shell be
paid lnto the Town treasury.
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Section 4. It shall be the duty of the City Clerk with the aid
ot the Ohlet of Police ot the Town ot Seward, to inspect each app-
11cation referred to ln Section 2, hereot and determlne whether or
not 881d appl1cBt is ot moral end financial responsibillty and
whether or not the motor vehicle proposed to be operated for the
carriage of paa.engers for hire and allot its accessories and
equlpment, are in good operating condition and meet the necessary
standard. ot .atety requlred by the laws of the Terrltory ot Alas ,
and deemed necesaary by the C~f of Po11ee and the TownCouncil.
It .aid appllcatlon ia refused and rejected by the Oity Cler
for any ot the grounda kereinabove enumerated , the City Olerk
ahall aubscribe the reasons thereot upon said applicat10n and atf
hie name thereto.
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