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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 7 OF ORDINANCE 1384
(AND PASCO MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 5.44.070) BEING
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO CONVEYING OF PASSENGERS
AND BAGGAGE FOR HIRE; PROVIDING LICENSE FOR OPER-
ATORS AND DRIVERS, REGULATING OWNERSHIP; LIMITING
NUMBER OF TAXICABS TO PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND
NECESSITY AND REGULATING FARES IN THE CITY OF PASCO,
WASHINGTON. AND REVISING THE FEES AND EXPIRATION
DATE OF DRIVER PERMITS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 7 of Ordinance No. 1384, and Pasco Municipal Code Chapter
5.44.070, are hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 7. PERMIT REQUIRED - QUALIFICATIONS - FEE.
Before a driver shall drive a taxicab in the city, he
shall make application to the city for a permit; a fee
of ten dollars shall accompany such application. To be
eligible for such permit, applicant must submit to being
fingerprinted, photographed and interviewed under direc-
tion of the chief of police, must furnish a statement by
a licensed physician showing applicant to be free of any
communicable disease, and that he has no physical defects
that would render him unsafe to operate a taxicab.
The applicant must possess a valid state drivers
license and the chief of police may also require appli-
cant to be tested as to his ability to drive a taxicab.
When applicant has complied with conditions set
forth in this section, a permit shall be issued by the
city,which shall expire one year from date of issue.
The permit may be renewed upon payment of the annual
permit fee of ten dollars, subject to approval of the
chief of police.
Upon issuance of a permit by the city, the chief of
police, shall cause to be issued to driver, a card bearing
name, description and photograph of applicant, which card
shall be displayed in taxicab at all times in such'a
manner as to be visible to the occupants thereof.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit
an operator from acting as a driver, but in such case the
operator will be subject to and must comply with all pro-
visions of this chapter pertaining to a driver.
Section 2. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect after its
passage and publication as required by law.
PASSED and APPROVED this
Attest:
Leo E. Olney, City Clerk
Approved as to form:
Patrick T. Roach, City Attorney
day of
December , 1976.
JP TIDRICK, Mayor