0784ORrIYAY-IF NO. 7841—
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM AMENDING SECTION 16 OF
ORDINANCE NO. 674 ENTITLED, "AN ORDINANCE REGULATING AND
LICENSING THE BUSINESS OF CARRYING PASSENGERS FOR HIRE".
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: That Section 16 of Ordinance No. 674 of the City of Anaheim
511entitled, "AN ORDINANCE REGULATING AND LICENSING THE BUSINESS OF CARRYING PASSEN-
6116ERS FOR HIRE" be amended to read as follows:
71 SECTION 16: It shall be unlawful for any owner or driver of a taxicab
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81to drive or operate a taxicab within the City of Anaheim, and no permit for the
9 operation thereof shall be granted, unless there is on file with the City Clerk
10 of Anaheim and in full force and effect at all times while such taxicab is being
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loperated, either:
(a) A bond of the owner of such taxicab, approved by the City Council,
with a solvent and responsible surety Company authorised to do business in the
State of California as surety in the sum of 'Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00),
conditioned that said owner will pay all loss or damage that may result to persons
(including passengers in said taxicab) or property from the negligent operation
or defective construction of such taxicab, or from the violation of the provisions
lof this Ordinance or of any other Ordinance of the City of Anaheim, or of any
flaw of the State of California. Recovery on said bond shall be limited to Ten
Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) for the injury or death of one person, and to Twe.
Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) for the injury or death of two or more persons in
the same accident, and to Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for injury or des—
truction of property. Such bond shall run to the City of Anaheim, and shall i
by its terms to the benefit of any and all persons suffering lose or damage cover4
thereby, and shall provide that suit may be brought thereon in any court of comp,
petent jurisdiction by any such person. Said bond shall provide that there shall
be a continuing liability thereon, notwithstanding any recovery thereon. If at
any time in the judgment of the City Council, said bond is not sufficient for any
reason, the City Council may require such owner to replace said bond with another
bond or with a policy of insurance as hereinafter provided, satisfactory to the
City Council, and in default thereof, may revoke such ownerts permits and license;
or
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ill (b) A policy of insurance, approved by the City Council, in a solvent
2 and responsible company authorized to do business in the State of California,
3 insuring the owner of such taxicab against loss by reason of injury or damage
4 that may result to persons (including passengers in said taxicab) or property
5 from the negligent operation or defective construction of such taxicab, or from
6 violation of this Ordinance or any other ordinance of the City of Anaheim or of
7 any law of the State of California. Said policy may be limited to Ten Thousand
8 Dollars ($110,000.00) for the injury or death of one person, and Twenty Thousand
9 Dollars ($20,000.00) for the injury or death of two or more persons in the same
10 accident, and to Five Thousand Dollars (5,000.00) for injury or destruction of
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property. Said policy of insurance shall guarantee the payment to any and all
such persons suffering injury or damage to person or property, and to those en—
titled to recover for the death of any such person, of any final judgment rende
against such owner, within the limits above mentioned, irrespective of the fin-
ancial condition or any actions or omissions of such owner, and shall inure to
the benefit of such persons and those entitled to recover for the death of any
such person. If, at any time, such policy of insurance shall be cancelled by
the company issuing the same or the authority of such company to do business
in the State of California shall be revoked, or in the judgment of the City
Council said company is insolvent, the City Council shall require said owner to
replace such policy with another policy or bond as above provided, satisfactory
to the City Council, and in default thereof may revoke such owner's permit and
license.
SBCTION 2: Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions
of this Ordinance shall be subject to all of the terms, conditions and provisi
of Ordinance 80. 674 and to the penalties as provided in Section 32 of said
Ordinance No. 674.
SNCTION 31 The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this Ord
and shall cause the same to be printed and published once within fifteen (15)
days after its adoption in the Anaheim Bulletin, a newspaper of general circul-
ation printed, published and circulated in said City, and thirty (30) days from
and after its final passage, it shall take effect and be in full force.
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THE FOREGEOING ORDINANCE was approved and signed by me this day of
1951.
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MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) •s.
CITY OF ANAIMIM
I, CHARLES E. GRIFFITH, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the
City Council of the City of Anaheim, held on the - J � — day of 'August , 1951
and that the same was passed and adopted at a regular meeting of said City Council
held on the 28th day of Angst . 1951, by the following Tote of the members
thereof:
AYES: COUNCILMEN: Pearson, Wieser, Heying and Van Wagoner
NOES; COUNCILMENs None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: Roney
AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the Mayor of the City of Anaheim approved
and signed said Ordinance on the 28th day of August , 1951•
IN WITNESS MHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal
of said City of Anaheim this 28 th day of Au.Eugt , 1951°
CI 01 T TY OF ANAHEIM
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