Ord G-31(12-47) ORDINANCE NO. G- 31
i~ ORDINANCE OF T-.~ CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH,
FLORIDA, REPEALING ORDINANCE N0. G-26 0F T~E~ CITY OF DELRAY
BEACH, FLORIDA, ~D ~,[~DING SECTION ~, CHAPTER X OF THE CITY
CODE OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, RELA~INC TO ~ REGULATION OF
TAXI CABS A,~D OTHER ~,~0TOR VEHICLES.
B~ IT ORDAINED ~ T~ CI..~£ COUNCIL of the City of Delray
Beach, Florida, as follows:
SECTION 1. That Ordinance No. G-26 of the City Council
of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, be an~. the same is hereby
repealed.
SECTION 2. That ~ection 4, Chapter X of the City Code of
Delray Beach be and the same amended so as to read as follows,
to-wit:
"SECTIOI~? 4.
a. All taxi cabs snd/or motor vehicles which are
~ regulated by ~$ections i and 2 of this Chapter shall
be insured in a responsible insurance company to be
approved by the City Clerk of Vhis City, which in-
surance shall cover 'ap to the stua of $10,000. for any
f~'~ one individual, ~20,000. for total liability to all
~:.~'~' individuals involved and ~t5000. for property damage
~ ~ which may incur from the operation of such vehicles.
'~ ~):~\ Each such vehicle so operated in the Cindy of Delray
Beach saall be insured for not less than said amount,
or in lieu thereof, the owner or operator of said
vehicle may post a bond with the City of Delray Beach,
Florida in the amount of ~ ,
~35 000. for each taxi cab
so operated conditioned to indemnify passengers for
injury sustained in the operation of said vehicle and
conditioned to indemnify the owner of property damaged
by such operation, which bond shall be approved by the
City Clerk of the City of Delray Beach, Florida. If
the taxi cab and/or motor vehicle is insured, the
insurance shall be paid up to and including September
30th following the date of its issuance ~. and the policy
of insurance shall '0e deposited ~ith the City Clerk
of the City of Delray Beach, Florida.
"b. All such taxi cabs and/or motor vehicles which
are regulated by Sections i and 2 of this Chapter
s~all have the word "TAXI" or "TAXI CAB" painted
thereon in legible letters not less than four inches
in height and not less than one-half inCi~ in width
of ~ contrasting color.
"c. All such taxi cabs and/or motor vehicles shall
have an inspection made by the City I'~echanic each
~,onth of the brakes and lights of such vehicle and
obtain a certificate of such inspection from the City
f~,~echanic which shall be affixed to the vehicle. It
shall be unlawful to operate any such vehicle if
suc~-i vehicle has not been inspected at such monthly
intervals and the lights and brakes thereof ap_oroved
by the City ~echs~nic.
"d. No license shall be issued for the operation
of ~ny taxi cab and/or motor vehicle regulated by
Sections i and 2 of this Chapter unless the owner
or opermtor thereof shall have an established place
of business in the City of Delray Beach, Florida."
SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall take effect 30 days from
its passage on second and final reading.
PASSED in Regular Session on second and final reading on
this the l~ day of J~ , 1947.
President,~ity CoundiY~
APPR 0 ~D: ,/~
AT.ST: /~ ~~~~
C~t~ Clerk.
1st Reading - Nay 27th, 19;-,~7.
~nd and Final l~ad:l.ng - June 10th, 19&7.
Affidavit of Publication
DELRAY BEACH NEWS
Published Weekly
Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF PALM BEACH
Before the undersigned authority personally
appeared. ~e F. Peterman
who on oath says that--h~-is
pt~bllsher of the Delray
Beach News, a weekly newspaper published at
Delray Beach in Palm Beach County, Florida;
that the attached copy of adve~isement, being a
legal notice
in the matter of ~ORDINANCB ~PTHB CI~ ~UNOm~
Ordinance G-3] /~ ~mA, REP~L~G ORD~ANCEt
~ ~DE O~ DE~Y BEACH FLOR~A,
in the .CouP, '~tion only. ~F of same' tn
was published in said newspaper in the issues of at the Cl~ Clerk'~ Office for
[lnte~t~ ~o~. ~ls Ordin~ was[
I ~s~d by t~e City Council at its ~tar
June 13, 1947 tin.in, held June l~h, 1~7.
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Affiant further says that the said Delray
Beach News is a newspaper published at Delray
Beach, in said Palm Beach County, Florida, and
that the said newspaper has heretofore been con-
tinuously published in said Palm Beach County,
~qorida, each Friday and has been entered as
second class mail matter at the post office in
Delray Beach, in said Palm Beach County, Flor-
ida, for a period of one year next preceding the
first publication of the attached copy of aqlver-
tisement; and affiant further says that. Ile ,
has neither paid nor promised any person, firm
or corporation any discount, rebate, commission
or refund for the purpose of securing this adver-
tisement for publication in the said newspaper.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 13
day of June , A. D 19. 47/?
(SEAL) ~ Notary Pu"blic