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ORDINANOE No. 149
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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.
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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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ORD. 149, P.2.
Anyone te.llng hlma.lt aaarl,v.d by the aotlon 01' the Oity Olerk,
may ril. hla p.tition w1th the Towa Oounei1 ..ttIns torth hiB
gri-YlDo.. Th' Oo~ol1 on,th. rt..lpt 01' .aid. petltion. shall t1x
. t1a. anti ,.... tor the htarlna of the ....It.tor. the rull
counoi1. At 8ald h.arina, ~th the p.titioner and the city clerk
shall b. permitt.d to introduce t..tlaony und.roa" in .upport
of thdr cont.ntions. Mt.r th. add i..U_n)' baa b..n introduce
an4 'both 614.. qonclud'd, the tctwn ,Go\U1cll shAll ~a~. . vote upon
tbe qu..tion ot au.ta1nin& or ov'rrultnl the aotlon of, the Oity
01.1"k. It tit. .ot~on 01' the 01ty Olerk b. overrul.d, the C1ty
! Ol.rk.hall tcrthwitb 188ue . l1cen.e. It the actlon of the 0Ity
Clerk be &u8talnA4, the petItIa.r and applicant muat seek whate.er
rem.dy h., or it ., have ill the Courts.
S.otton 6. It ahall b. ~he dut~ of the Chiet of Pollo. to set
..1d, witl'dn the budn... dietriot of the town qf S.ward, parkIng
stancl,. ror tbe ""It or "doabl.. 8.uoh parkins .tande .hall b,
pl_1nly mark.d. .nc1 for the .~olU'1v., u.. of.' taxIoaba.The Chier
or POlio. shall assign to .ach'taxloab a parkins pIao. whleh ahall
be, o:Otupl.. by add oab 1I1.n nGt 1n1lQUQIl:, OX' when not picking up
or dlaonaralns p.88~nger.. Tn. parklft& pleoe ...1anad tO,a partld-
ular taUGab 6hall be oocupied to the excluaion ota-'ll other
u.1cab'a, lUll... and untl1 sald tax1eab 41aoOllt1nu.ea ,bua1neBa.
Speo.1a1. .'tanet. shall in Uk. lI8Jln.r" ~ un dei" Hj8,repletiona.
be a..1gned. to bual.a wltn1n the Town or S..a.rd, Aleaka.
8.4UQft e. Ivery person, ~a or corpore.tJon vlo1atlnJ any of the
prOY1tIona ot thb o1"d,llUlJlDe shall b. au-.J eet to a: penalty or
not leu than '80.00, nor more thlm .100.00 andl or a 3a11 ..nt..
of' ~ot leu than ten, or 110I"1 than 90 d.,a
Paaaed unanlaously under su.penllon of' the rule. by the
Common Councl1 of the Town of' Seward., and epproved thia 20th day
of October, 1;41.
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