Ord 0302-REGULATE THE RULES, RATES AND PRACTICES OF TAXICABS OPERATING IN THE TOWNs
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(h TAXICAB me
ans a m __o ~or• vehicle regularly engag„o in the
business of carrying 6a.sseng.-ers for hire, having a seating eapaciuy
of less. than seven. (7 )?Dersons and not operated on a fixed route.
(i) TAXIRIETER means a meter instrument or device attachea_ to
P. taxicab -iihich measures mechanically the distance driven and the
waiting time upon which the fare is based.
(J) ?TASTING TIME means `the time tahen a taxicab is not in
motion from the,time of acceptance of a passenger or passengers to
the time of discharge, but does not include any time that the taxi-
cab is not in motion if due to any cause other than the request
or fault of a passenger or passengers.
(k') COUNCIL, the Town Council of the Tozan of Los Gatos,
(1) T0 _I CLERK, the To?,an Clerk of the Town of Los Gatos;
(m) CHIEF OF POLICE, the Chief of Police of the To to of `Los
Gatos,
SECTION 2, CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY REQUIRED.
No rerscn shall operate or oermit a taxicab o~=ne~_ or, con_
trolled by him to be operated as'a vehicle -or hire upon the street:
of 1-1 he ToT=n of Los Gatos without' having first obtained a certificate
of public convenience and necessity from the Town Council,
SECTI0111 3 APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE.
An application f
or cert'if:icate together ti~ ith a co-oy, t? ereof
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shall- be i iled_ vd th the Ohi.ef of Police upon forms provided by the
Town of Los Gatos,, z•71,io shall transmit the original application to
the Tozrn Clerk, t,~ho shall present said application at the next regu-
lar meeting of the Town Council, and said application shall be veri-
fied under oath and shall furnish the folloiazng information:
(a), The name, `address, and citizenship of the applicant and of
all ersons to be air~ectly or indirect?y interested in the
certificate of public convent°ncem
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(b) The financial status of the ar~licant, incl acing the
^Tz,ois of Judgments i against the applicant and
,~n.~f all ~npaia against _
the na.tur-e, of the transaction or acts vine- `rise to said
ud--ments.
(c)` The experience of the applicant in the transportation, of
passengers, and i-hether or not any certificate or other
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permit, or other license has been revo'x-ed, anc if so, the
circumstances of such revocation.
(c) Any facts which the applicant relieves tend_ to prose that
r'olic convenienceand necessity rec7uire: the glantin: o-1'
cer..t`if icat e .
( e) The num'ber' of vehicles tc be or,erated or controlled by the
applicant and the location of proposed_ depots and terminals.
f) T ze color scheme o» insignia. to be used to designate the
II vehicle or vehicles of the applicant-
(g) ihether the applicant has been convicted of a felony or the
violation of a narcotic law or of any penal -law involving
moral +L,-oituae.
(h) Such further information as the Town Council of the Toi,Tn
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of Los Gatos may reouire<
SECTION 4. PUBLIC HEARING.
LT on the f'iling cf anepplication, the moan Council shall
fix a time and :,lace for a =public hea:rin- thereon. Notice of such
hearing shall be giver.' to the a-opl ica.nt and to all persons to whom
certificates of public convenience and necessity. have been thereto-
fore issued, Due notice.shall also be given the Qeneral tiublic by
rublicatior_ of a notice of the time and place of such he~~rn in a.
newspaper published i t_-he Town of Los Gatos, at least once and at
leash seven (7) d~q:ys prior to said hearing. Any interested person
rr~ay file lfith the Tovrn Council a memorandum In su, port of or
opposition.ta' the is'suanee of a certificate.
SECT IOC' 5. ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE. If the, ` oc rm Council finds.
that f. further .taxicab service in the Town of Los Gatos- is required
by the 'public ,convenience and necessity and that `the applicant is
fit, willing, and able to perform such public transportation and
to conform to the provisions of t his ordinance and the rules pro-
mql1 °ated b;7r the Toi,an Council, then the 'o7•zn Council shall issue
a, certificate statinb, she name and address -4, the arrlican.t, the
number ;of vehicles autho,rize& under said, cent 'ficate and the ua-e
of l s~aance; otherTaise, ; the ap, lice tion shall. be ' denied.
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In raalLingthe above findings, the Town cunci 1 shall
take into consideration the number of taxicabs alreacy i o-pera- l
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tion, 11 U-her existing transportation is ad_ecuate to meet the
public need, the probable effect of increased service on local
traffic conditions, and the character, experience, a.nd res-onsi-
bilitY' of the applicant.
SECTI0N, 6. LIABILITY INSURANCE` RE~U.I- D.
?o certificalue of public convenience and necessity shall
be issued or continued in ob'erat on unless there is in full, force
and effect a motor vehi cl.e liability insurance -,policy or policies
from a responsible nd solvent cor"ooration author-- zed to issue
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such ~clicies under the laws of the State of Ca.liTornsa, insuring
said o-vner and covering Such. taxicab and also unless said o~^Tner
shall fi le `Taitn the ;Town Clerk the i,%7ritten ce-riificat.e or ` certifi
caf es of such cor oration, all. as provl aed in this Ordinance-.
SEOTIGIJ; 7. 1NSU, RAN0K.. POLIOY .
Each rotor vehicle liability insurance policy recuired
under.. brie„provis`ions of L lis. O dinance, in aadiLior_ to the -rovisions
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reduired to be therein under the laws of the State of California,
shall provide coverage under the' National Standard Li ability Form
and shall also crovide that*., such policy _covers any and all taxi-
cabs z.ahich may be driven or. opera.t e,: by or for the hal der insured
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under said anc_ r;eO' ~,araless or
~ tohether or not ans certificate
or permit has been granted said insured under the provisions of
this Ord finance; such policy insures the Yrolder, as defined in this
-CTdinance, and any other oersor_ dr v nv,` using or res-oonsiole for
the use of any tax; cab covered by paid policy, T ith the consent,
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mogn.ea of sai
s or i dd', and also t_~ec ,in of Las ratos
against lose from the liability imbosed on any of ahem b - law for
injury to, or death of, any -persons or damage to property, arising
from or .-rowi.r_ out of the maint'e__2nc_ operation or o. nershia of
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ariy ta->ica covered b,7 the policy to the amo-ant or limit of X10, OCO. O O
exclusive of interest and cost s, on account of injury to, or death
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f one o er~. on of 25 000 e.>.,lu ir
s e of interest and costs,
on account of any one accident~ resulting in injury to, or death of,
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more than one hers n and of
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damage to 3.. o-oer ,l
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_ esu_ti nm o from any one acc! ~ aent; such rolicy is a continu„ng liabil -
ity up to the full amount thereof, not* it'nstanoinM any recovery there
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on~ such ~c1icT in t_2e" event of the, death of the holder inures to,
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and is for the benefit and protection of, any person, °ho shall sus-
tain or suffer any darage or injury, or to thA heirs, or legal repre-
sentatives of any such person, as the case may be, i~7ho may be so
damaged or injured or suffer death, by reason of the negligent
operation of any, taxicab covered by the rolicy. durir g the period
covered by the policy and the life of the oo,ner, and any such
person, or the heirs or legal representati.vo of any such person,
as the case may be, may, in such event, sue the insurance carrier
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provided that any such action rust be. brought T?ithin the period of
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time that an action on the -policy could have been -ou-vht against
the hal-der if he had not died. and that no recovery carp be had it
such action in excess of the limits of the policy, and further -,,Dro-
vided that the payments required to be made , in such event shall
be made directly to any such person., or the heirs or legal repre-
sentatives of any such person, as the case may be,
Each certificate required under the l~rcvisicns of this
Ordinance shall certify that the issuer thereof has issued a, motor.
vehicle liability insurance policy or policies insuring the molder
named in said certificate, a.na that..each of said. policies contains
each of t1ie"provisions recuirea,to be therein as -provided by this
Ordinance and that none of said ;policies can or, t,,7i1-1 be cancelled
ej cept upon thirty ('70' days { 7rior written notice thereof to the
Town Clerk; Each of said, certificates shall be conclusive evidence
against the issuer thereof that its contents are true and correct.
All such certificates shall be subject to the a-o-o-^ova:l of the Tour.
Attorney.
SECTION S. LICENSE FENS.
No certificate shall be issued.er continued in o-parat.ion, unless
the holder thereof ha s laid an annual license fee as proviied in
Section 51 of Ordinance 'To. '233 of the `To7•,n of Los Gatos •f or. the
right 4u-.o engage in the taxicab business for each -vehicle operated,
i un`_er` a certificate of public convenience and necessity.
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SECTION 9. TR.A:,TSF-? OF CERTIFICATES.
A?o certificate of public conveni ence and necessity may
be sold, assigned, mortgaged or otherT,Iise transf errea
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if any, shall` be attached to the atplication for tree `consideration
of..the Chief of Police.
SECTION 15. CONSII3EAATIOI OP,APPLM' ETON.
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The Chief of Police-shall upon consideration of the appli
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cation and° the reports and certificate recuired to be attached there-
P to shall approve or reject the application. If the application is
reiect.ecs, the applicant may request F.- personal ap?earance before the
Td vin Council to offer evidence T.,hy his application should- be recon-
sid.ered.. I such driver's license small be ~rantect to any person
under the ale of ti,,enty-one years. Such ariver's license may be
denied _toor_ substantial evidence of facts of either physical or
moral deficiencies of the applicant irahich in the sound- Discretion
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of the Chief of Police v7ould_; render such applicant- not competent
to operate a taxicab.
SECTION 16. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE. DUPAT10N.
Upon approval o an aD 1i`r-ation for a taxicab driver's
license the Chief of Police shall issue a license to the a;onlicant
which` shall bear the name, address, color, ale, signature and photo
graph of the applicant, the name of the holder for t,ahom said driver.
is authorized to operate a taxicab and shall be valid only so long
as he continues in the e1-cloy of such holder. rJoon the termination
of such em-cloy-ent, the saicc driver shall forthwith surrender his
driver's license to the Chief of Police. U-oon the terlination of
the e:-,ployrent of any driver the holder for i,Thom such driver has
ro3ice tiTritt en
been ? oruing shall immediately give the C Fief oy
notice of such termination.
SECTICIT 1?. DISPLAY OT LICE 7SE.
Every _ o.river licensed under this ordinance shall post his
d_r iver's license in such a. -lace as to be in full viev of all
-oas s enEers I h:i le such driver is on erat inE c taxicab. A 5.ri ver
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while on duty shall` wear a cap, indicating the name of the holder
by whom the driver is employed and ,shall exhibit to any passenger
or prospective passenger, credentials :showing his bonafide employ
ment by such holder. - Each _driver shall also wear.a. badge in a con-
spicuous position while on duty only such caps and badges shall
be worn as have been approved by the Chief of Police.
SECTION 18. SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION OF LICENSE.
The Chief of Police ofthe: Town of Los Gatos, is hereby
given the authority to suspend any dri,ver'.s license issued under
this ordinance for a driver's failure, or refusal to comply with
provisions of this ordinance, or who shall have. drunk or consumed
intoxicating liquor while on duty, or has by his conduct, or other-
vise demonstrated, in the sound discretion of said official, that
said driver is not a competent person to operate a taxicab, such
suspension to lash for a period of not more than ten (10) days.
The Chief of Police. shall immediately report said action to the
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employer of the driver.
Upon the written complaint of the Chief of Police., or any
other person, stating the alleged grounds therefor .a driver's license
may be revoked by the Town Council at either a regular meeting, or
a special meeting called therefor, after five (5) days written not-
ice to the holder of said license, and the hearing had pursuant to
said notice, at which hearing the hpld.er,,shall have the right to
offer" evidence and have the services of counsel. If at said hear
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ing it satisfactorily appears to the Town Council that said holder
I has violated any of the conditions of said license, or has violated
or permitted to be violated any law of the United .States or of the
State of California or any ordinance of the Town of Los Gatos or who
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shall have drank or consumed intoxica t in_- licuor -rzhile on -duly,
ik?hich said violation or violations or conduct in the scvnd disere-
t3on of the` Town Council shall be su.ffici`ent evidence of the fact
that said c_rivel is not 'a competent person to. operate a taxicab in
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the Town of Los Gatos. The 'decision of the TotMn Council shall be
final, and if the driver's license is revoked notice of the action
,of the., ToTaTn Council, shall be.., given his er_ -ployter, acid the license
slla:ll be forthviItn surrendered to the Uhief of Police.
Notice of such hearing shall be personally served upon the
driver and ::shall state the time and place of .'hearing and shall be ,
a.ccomrlanie& by a copy of the 'com-Olaint . If service cannot be ;~m _
in the fore. oino manner, then a. copy- of such notice and cc-oy of said
complaint may be mailed to the driver addressed to h1s. - lace of xresi-
er_ce a~ lea_sU fiTre ~5) days prior to the hearinD. The 'ime of -such
notice may be shortened by the To-,,7n Council uith the written consent
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of the driver.
SECTION lam; EA211-JEE TO COMPLY WIT -H, CITY SmnTE .~I?D FEDERAL LA1S.
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Every driver: licensed un?er this ordinance sh-ll com-Dly with
all City, tat e and ederal 1aT?s a.il-.are to do so ?-rill iust~ ry she
suspendinJ c ~evo_~i.nrE, . license as - ovid.ed herein.
SECTION 20 , V= CLES ~ E L%P E^?T Izl ' _JINTENANOE
(a \7e ~ic1es ;lust be Licensed. Prior to the use and opera
lion of any vehicle under the -orovisions of this o o_inanc.e_ said
vesicle shell c e thor0~ hl examined and inspected b the Chief' of
Police,. and the Chief of Police shall Cesigrlate agents to inspect
such vehicles, their equipment and- taximeters, to ascertain ~,:hether
l such vehicles and ec ri oment com ly r iUll the provisions of this
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(b) The "Jief of Police, or any mermber of the Police
eoar~ment under its c_irection, shall hove the r Vh~t, at any time
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after displaying proper indentification, to enter into or noon any
permit-holUny taxicab for the purpose of ascertaining Whether or
not any of the provisions of this Oydina.nce are being violated.
(c) any taxicab which is found, after any such inspection
to to unsafe, or In any tray unsuitable for taxicab service shall
be imme iately ordered out of service, and before again being; placed
in service, shall be placed in a safe and proper condition.
The interior of every taxicab shill be thoroughly
cleaned at least once in every twenty-four ~
)~~ioul s; and foith-
ith all property of value left in any such vehicle by. a passenger
shall be reported by .the owner thereof to the Chief o
Police<
(e) Any ?river employed to transport :passengers to -a
definite print shall take the most direct route Possible that will
I, carry the Passenger to his destination safely and expeditiously.
(f) Every driver. shall, if requested, give a correct receipt
upon payment of fare.
(g) All disputes as to fare shall be forthwith determined
by the officer in charge of the Police Station, and if his 'decision
is in favor of the passe_nEer the driver shall convey him to the Police
Station and back to his original destination rithout char,
7e. ,Failure ~
to comply with such determination shall subject the offending party,.
to a charge of misdemeanor.
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(h) it shall be unlawful for any person to refuse to pay
the lawful fare -fixed in accordance T.'t'ith t1_"_e provisions of thin
ordinance of any of the vehicles regulated by this Ordinance, after
employing or hiring' the sane, and any person so doing shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor_
(z) No driver Of any taxicab shall accent, take into his
vehicle or transport any larger number of passengers than the rated
seating ca- acity, o his vehicle
i shall "be unlaTvrfu:l for any Owner Of a taxicab
operat.in ,t,°lthin the said Town .of Los Gatos or its er1 -iro_ns to .
engage; e p joy or permit any womandr~ ver to drive or oo era te any
taxicab belonging t0 or under the control of such o,mer, or for
any iArainanc_river to cri re, or Operate any taxicab rithin said Town
of Los Gatos or its env rons.during the ~er_oc1 of or interval of
time corlmencing one hour after sunset and endinc one ~ ~ r
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sunrise of the day _mm ediat ely f ollo wing,
l L) ;ecein, t and. DJ scha.rge of Passengers on Sides alp Orly,
Dri?rers of taxicabs shall not recei-re or discharge passengers in
the. roadway but shall -o ull up to the right- ard_ sideT,;allti as nearly
as possible or in- ,the absence' of , a side~.al?~, to t'" e ex-- e right
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hand side of the road ad there receive or discharge Jansen er
except upon one-way streets ,There Jansen ern es
g may b e d i_s charg e d at
either the right or left-hand sideT;alik, or side o the roadT aj in
the absence of a sid_ezra.lk.
(1) Additional Passengers . NO driver shall pe= it any
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other person, to occupy or ride in said t icab,
unless the -oerson
` or persons first employing the taxicab shall consent to the acre t
ance of additional passenger";ar passengers No eharge seal be
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- e. ~h he OL d'f itional passen-`
,er rides ? eyond th"e Previous -passenge'rl,q destination and,
then only
r for the additional distance so travelled.
(M) Ptefusal to terry Orderly Pas.sergers Prohibited, No
driver shall refuse or neglect to convey z
any orderly person or
persons,, coon request, unless previously -engaged or unable or for-
bidden by provisions of this ordinance to do so,
(n) Prohibitions of Drivers. It sl..all be a violation of
this ordinance for ahy driver of a taxicab. to engage
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intoxicating licuor s,. IJ--lther shall such driver en~7as°e in selling`
intoxicating liquors or solicit busi_leas for any house of 'ill.. repute
or use ris vehicle fog, any purpose other than the trwns~ortrig of
passengers.
(o) Prohibitions of Passengers. It shall be unla,,.ful for
the driver of any taxicab to -permit ` any person or -persons to stand
on the running board of such vehicle while the sa..ne is i.n ==iotion,
and it shall be anla.T-1f 1 -or any person to ride on the running board
of s oh vehicle Then the same is` in motion.
SECTION? 21a DESIGNATION OF' TAXICABS.
Each taxicab shall bear, at such place or places on the
outside of such vehicle. as shall b.e desiznztec_ by the Chi et of Police,
the n:u-,ncer -ranted for. its operation, In the type end design thereof
as directed by the 'Chief of Police , and, in adcition, may bear any
indentifying design,approved by the Chief of Police. No vehicle
covered by the terms of this ordinance shall be, licensed iihose
C010r scheme, inG~:entifyln~ d_eSi J'n, or insignia to be used thereon
shall, in the opinion of the Chief of Polices conflict with or
imitate, any color" scheme, identi;fy4ng G'_esi.gn, or insignia used on
a vehicle Or vehicles alre~,dy operating under the ordinance in
such a. manner as to 'ae3sl.eading or tend to f_eceive or 6_efr°aud
the:public.
SECTION 22, RATES OF FApE - TAXIMETM REgUIRED.
(a) It shall; be unlaT~rful for any, holder or driver t^
operate any taxicab in the Toy n of Los Gatos unless such vehicle
is equipped T-7ith a taximeter_ of -such type, style and design as may
be ap-or owed b;y- the Chief of Police, and it shall be the dut-T of
every holder operating a taxicabto hee-D such:t-aximeter in perfect
Condition so that such taximeter: 7-Ti 1, at all times, corcectlyand
accurately indicate the 'legal cl rge for the distance travelled and
waiting time and such taximeter shall be at all times subject to
inspection by the Chief of Police, and sal d Chief of Police is hereby
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authorized at his instance or upon com-olaint of any person to
investigate or cause to be invest gated such taximeter, and upon'
the discovery of any inaccuracy in said :meter, to _r,e--,iove or cause
to be removed such veLli cle ecu.LD, ed t:'lth such taxi zeter from t;^e
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street of the Town of Los Gatos until such time as sa a taximeter
shall have been correctly adjusted, provided, ho,~ ever, that the
Grief of Police T?ay in writing permit the operation of a taxicab
unec-ai-)ped T,,lith a taximeter on the terms and conditions, 'Lncluding
ra.te.s, and for the tame. specified in such Tiritter_ permit, a copy
,of vhiciz Permit must be dis_olayed in the passenger t s comoartment
of such taxicab.
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taxicabs not eouipped r7itr_ meters operating in the Town of
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Los Gatos on the date this Ordinance is. adopted shall be equipped
v]_th peters as soon as their delivery can be obtained. The date of
installation of said meters shall not .be more than sixty (6Q) days.
from the effective date of this Ordinance, unless` said date is
ch C__ by a resolution adopted b-- the Town Counc ? .
(b) D7ery such taximeter shall register the charge to the
nearest ten cents (10,5.) end. be ecuio-oed t: th a fla. or other mesh-
ani'cal dev ice with the ?-?or+ds. 1 For dire" ,printed orystarl-oed thereon
and said flag shall be so a-l ;ached and _connected to the r,echanis
of said taximeter as to cause said mechanism to operate inen said
flag is in a -oasiLion other than unright and indicate that the taxi-
cab 1s not for hire, and T•?hich said flag shall T,
, 'hen moved -[or?gard
or do?-Tnwara, start the` operation of said taximeter so that the same'
till o-oera.te in the manner defined in this Ordinance®
(c) It shall be unlaTrfu:l for any driver ow a taxicab t.,,*hile
ca.rryinJ passengers to -f--is-play the fiaE; or device attached to such
taximeter in such a position a.s` to denote that such vehicle is for
dire Qr is not emp7 oyed., or to have such flag or other attached
device in such a. -0oaition as to Jreven; said taxi-meter from, o-oera-
.wing an~L it shall be unla7,,_ l for any d fiver to thro°i such f la; or
other device of a, taximeter_ into a position which causes said taxi
meter; to record when such vehicle is not actually> employed_ or to
fail to thro,%, said flag or other device on such taxiimeter into a
non-recording position at the termination of each anc~ every service,
provided that the for eoloing shall not apply to trios to or frorl
points ouutsid_e the Toi>>n of Los Gatos. JThere the charge is ,fixed' on
I a trip basis s
(d j All charges for try nspoY tation of passengers in taxi
cabs o aerated in the mown of Los G2tos must be based on the charges
nc_icated on said taximeters and it shall be-unlawful for any holder,
driver, or operator of any taxicab to charge any passenger or pas-
sengers any sum in excess of the sum indicated on said taximeter,
provided that the foregoing shall not a,oply to trips to or from
-ooints outside the `'own of Los Gatos ti,rhere the charge is f i x ea on
a trig basis,
(e) he taximeter shall be so nla.ced in said taxicab that
the reaain,F dial sho,kTing the amount to be charged shall be T--ell-lighted
and readily discernible by the na,sseng ems' ri 5ing in such taxicab.
(f) Posting of Fares a T'zere shall be disrlayed in the
:passenger corr,oartmen- of each taxicab, in full vie-,,: of the passenger,
a, card not less than two inches by four inches in siz2f?hich shall
' have -ola.inly printed thereon the name of the holder, or the fi cti.t-ions
naive under which said holder operates, the business address and tele-
-ohone number of said hoide-r, and. a correct schedule of the rates to
be charged for conveya,_.ce in said vehi clew
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l at.es . It shall be unlaY- ful except I ol, t rips to or
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from er_tU outside the Town of ios Catos 1, T ere the cha is fixed
or a trip asi., for the hole or driver of any ' alicab,
to fix
or charge or collect a rate in excess of the folloT7ingo
1. For the first One-fourth m -e,, or fra:ct-on thereof,
twentys-five X25,;);
2. For each ac_di tional ones-eighth mile, or fraction tllerecf,
five cents ~5)y
3. The foregoing charges apply to any number of Dassengars
"--,D to, but not in excess of, f ive -There the oint
of -destin.a tion for a' of 6aid L~aScengerS is -,-he 52- e3
and for each such -,cassenger in excess of fyve (5) u,he
forego c_arges ra_~Y be increased by not to e~iceed ten
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rer cent (10%) thereof;
a. len raulin passer_ ers i,Those ;points _of destination ar e
different, the deter shall e turned back to the "For
e~)ositiarl each time a: passenger is discharge( 5.- a
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5 For each piece of luggae in excess of -7,7o (2) avenge
size traveling`; bags, or their eouivalent in size , ti`Tenty--
f:ive cer_oc (25,11) ; for each trunk fifty cents
6. For T:a' t i r~g~ ten cents (10 for each t~ti o (2) L inxzt es,
or fraction ereof, of waiting, ti e, after the first
three (u) minutes,
" , Bet7nTee.n the hours of l o'clock midnight and 6 c' clc ck
li. a minimum charge of 42.00;
8. Ir. case any taxicab shall become disabled or breah- c_otTn
?,hile conveying -passengers for hire, the time of stop-
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shall tie aeducted from the time charged for
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SECTION 23, O'DAPJ Sr P:,TDs T BLIS USE.
~a) The Town Council of the Town of Las `Gatos is hereby
au horized and eI'_'lpot.ereG_ to establish Open Stands in such place or
places -upon the streets of the, Tw,7n of Los Gatos as i deems neces-
sary for the use of taxicabs operated in the To77n, -which _star_ds i^.rhen
so established shall be approptiately designated "Ta.xis Only" Said
T Council s~a.ll not create an open stand -,itho it . fig'al. into con
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s ,der~~tior. the nee for such stands b,7 the holder of the certificate
of public convenience and necessity, and the convenience to the ,e -
eras. public. The Town Council shall TDrescribe the number of cabs
that shall be occupied b. such holder. Such open stand shall be
occupied b,r the holder only.
(bi It shall be unlawful for the holc_er, driver or orerator
of any `taxicab to alloi said taxicab to remain par?red, ?:hip e at?ai
ing employment, except in.a. regularly established taxicab stand?
provided, however,., that taxicabs may park in any available roguing
space t,-fhen, actually enc°aged in loading or unloa -ing passengers; and
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provided _'ur t _er, that bet ?een the hours of 6:00 o' cloc'_T F. 121. and
0:00 o' clock A. _ o the follo,.,,,ing day, taxicabs -may stop, stand
or ;3ar1: in enir dace ?^7'I1eY'2 the parking of vehic" is otherwise
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erTMitte.
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SDUTI0N 24. T-A«ICAB, SERVICE
All persons engages in the taxicab business in the Toz?n of
Los Gatos operating under the -provisions of this ordinance shall
render an over-all service to the -oublic desiring to use taxicabs.
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of certificates of public convenience; and _necessity shah
maintain a central place of business a_nd keep the same open between
the hours of 6:00 A. T. and- I2:00 midnight of every nay, or as -
rrovided by resolution of the Town Council for the purpose of
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SEC`IGN ?G.'
PO.LIC DEPA.TI E! Du TC E ORCE
1A.NC.E`. The Police` Depart-nent of the ToT,rn of Los Gatos, is
hereby given IU- e authority and is instruct:en to Y-.=atch and observe
the conduct o'ff'. holders' and c.rivers operating under this ordinance.
Upon discovering a violation of the provJsions of this ordinance
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the -Police Department shall report the sa,r~e to the 'hief of -Po.Iice
- who •,7ill ,orc_er or take approprxat e- `action.
` SECTIONT 27. PRESEi'?T C o'TivErcS OF TAXICABS A_ TD DPLIVERS:.
Every oti,in'er o any taxicabs now legally operating; the
same in the Tot,,n of Los atos shall file an application for a
certificate as :orovided in Section 3 Hereof `tlithin 15 c?_aTS after
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the effective date of trlisorc_inance and a certificate shall
im iediat elf issuetiai uhout the necessity of a Public Hear` ng -oro
vidinc-; said Owner has complied with the remaining provisions of
Uhis ora-Hance,
Every taxi driver nor operating ?7iLhin the Toy-?n of Los
CatOs shall file an a, 7olication for a Driver r s license as provided
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in Section 11 hreof i,ithin l5_ays after, the offect3ve. cia.te of
is ordinance.
SECTION 28. VIOL~~TICNS AND P.:E TALTIES.
Any person, f ir_, corporation or as s a ciat i on vioiat'ing
any of the Drovisions of this Ordina.nc.e shall be deemed uy
of a. r isder earor, aid urcn conviction thereof shall e nunsable
by a fine of not more than ' $500, 0C, or by i- priscnment in the
County Jail for a -Period of not to exceed six (6) lionths, or by
ot_r~ such fire and imp.isorrnlent.
SECTION 29. CONISIITUTIO.NALITY.
If any section, s tisection.. sentence, clause or, phrase
of this orr_i r_ance is ion a.r~~' reason held- to be .intra,lid, such
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