Ordinance 347 - Requiring License to Carry PassengersAN ORDINANCE REQUIRING A LICENSE FOR ALL MOTOR DRIVEN VE-
HICLES CARRYING PASSENGERS FOR HIRE ON THE STREETS, AVENUES AND PUB-
LIC WAYS OF THE CITY OF KALIFSPELL, AND FIXING THE MAXIM31 CHARGES
FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS BY SUCH VEHICLES FROM ONE POINT
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TO ANOTHER IN THE CITY OF KALISPELL.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KALIS-PELL:
Section 1. Every person, firm or corporation operating,
on the streets, avenues or public ways of the City of Kalispell, a
motor vehicle carrying passengers for hire shall first pay to the
City Trea'surer of the City of Kalispell the sum of Twelve Dollars per
annum for any such motor driven vehicle so operated by such persons,
firm or corporation and the sum of Five Dollars per annum for each
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firm or corporation and shall in addition thereto pay to the City
Treasurer the actual cost to the City of the license plates required
by this Ordinance.
Section 2. Upon the payment of.the fees required by See-
tion One of this Ordinance a license or licenses shall be issued to
such person, firm or corporation signed by the Vayor and City Clerk.
Section 3. Every motor driven vehicle operated upon the
streets, avenues or public ways of the City of Kalispell carrying
passengers for hire shall have attached, in a conspicuous place, on
the out side of the body, on each side of such vehicle, a license
plate furnished by the City of Kalispell.
Section 4, No motor driven vehicle operated upon the
streets, avenues or public ways of the City of"Kalispell for the
purpose of carrying passengers for hire, shall while on such street,
avenue or public ways, have on or about it any "For Hire" sign or any
similar device.
Section .15. No more than fifty cents for one or two pas-
sengers shall be charged for carrying passengers in any vehicle
licensed.under this Oridnance from one point in the City to another
point in the City and no more than twenty five cents for each addit-
ional person so carried. No additional charge shall be made where
such vehicle is required to wait not more than five minutes. Where
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such vehicle is required to wait more than five minutes no more'@
than twenty five cents shall be charged for each quarter of an
hour such vehicle is required to wait. Where such motor vehicle
is hired by the hour no greater charge than t3.50 per hour shall
be made.
Section 6. Any person violating any of the provisions of,
thos Ordinance shall be quilty of violating Ordinance No. 347,
and upon conviction there of shall be fined not less than Five
Dollars, nor more than One Hundred Fifty Dollars.
Section 7. The provisions of all ordinances in conflict
with this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 8. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty days
after its passage and approval.
Passed this the 5th day of August 1918.
Approved this the 5th day of August 1918.
R. E. Rollins, City Clerk.
State of Montana
-County of Flathead Ss
City of Kalispell
1, R. E. Rollins, City Clerk of the City
of Kalispell, Montana, do hereby certify that on the 7th day of
August 1918, 1 posted a copy of the foregoing' Ordinance No. 7,47
in my office, and that the same remained posted for a period of
five days thereafter, and the foregoing record is a true copy of
the ordinance as passed by the Council.
ust 1918.
Witness my hand this the 13th day of Aug-
City Clerk.