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ORDINANCE NO. /0 SS AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LITTLE CANADA CODE BY ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 810. TAXICABS. ESTABLISH- ING RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING TAXICABS. THE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF LITTLE CANADA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That the Municipal Code of Little Canada is hereby amended by adding a new chapter 810. Taxicabs. to read as follows: "810. TAXICABS. 810.010. DEFINITIONS. For the purpose of this Chapter, certain terms and words are defined as follows: 1. Taxicab. Any motor vehicle engaged in the carrying of persons for hire; but not to include vehicles subject to control and regulation by the Public Service Commission. 2. Street. Any road, street, avenue, boulevard, alley, bridge, lane or other public way in the Village. 3. Taxicab Driver. The term "driver" shall mean the individual in immediate control of the movement of a taxicab, whether he be the owner or employee operator thereof. 4. Operator. Any person, firm, partnership, corporation or association owning or making available for hire one or more taxicabs upon the streets of the Village. 5. 810.020. LICENSE REQUIRED; EXCEPTION. No operator shall allow any taxicab to operate within the Village limits, nor shall any taxicab driver operate within the Village limits, without first obtaining the necessary licenses or driver's permits as required by this chapter. However, any taxicab licensed to operate in any other municipality in this state may carry passengers from said place to any point within the Village and may freely enter, use and travel upon the streets thereof for that purpose without the owner or driver of said taxicab obtaining a license, so long as said owner or driver does not solicit or accept passengers within the village or otherwise operate therein. Passenger businesses duly authorized by the Public Service Commission are exempt from this ordinance. 810.030. APPLICATION. Each applicant for a taxicab license or transfer shall apply to the Village Clerk upon such forms as are provided by the Village and shall completely answer all questions and provide all information required on said forms. An application by an individual shall be signed by him. An application by a partner- ship shall be signed by each partner, and an application by a corporation or associa- tion shall be signed by an officer of said corporation or association. 810.040. LICENSE FEE. Taxicab licenses shall be issued for one year at a time, the license year to be from July 1 to June 30 of the following year and the license fee for each vehicle for one year or any part thereof shall be $35.00. Each applicant