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place as to be in view of all passengers. Rates charged may not exceed taxicab rates which are lawful in the City of Minneapolis, Minnesota. It shall be unlawful for any person to hire any vehicle herein defined with intent to defraud the person from whom it is hired of the value of such service. SECTION 14. (a) The Village Council is hereby authorized and empowered to establish Open Taxicab Stands in such place or places upon the streets of the Village of Lino Lakes as it deems necessary for the use of taxicabs operated in the Village. The Council shall not create an open stand without taking into consideration the need for such stands by the companies and the convenience to the general public. The Council shall prescribe the number of cabs that shall occupy such open stands. The Council shall not create an open stand in front of any place of business where the abutting property owners object to the same or where such stand would tend to create a traffic hazard. (b) Open stands shall be used by the different drivers on a first come first served basis. The driver shall pull on to the open stand from the rear and shall advance forward as the cabs ahead pull off. Drivers shall stay within five feet of their cabs; they shall not solicit passengers or engage in loud or boisterous talk while at an open stand. Nothing in this Ordinance shall be construed as preventing a passenger from boarding the cab of his choice that is parked at open stands. SECTION 15. Private or other vehicles for hire shall not at any time occupy such space upon the streets as has been established as an open taxicab stand. SECTION 16. All persons engaged in the taxicab business in the Village of Lino Lakes and operating under the provisions of this Ordinance shall render an overall service to the public desiring to use taxicabs. Holders of certificates of public convenience and necessity shall maintain a central place of business and keep the same open for such hours of each day as the Village Council may direct for the purpose of receiving calls and dispatching cabs. They shall answer all calls received by them for services inside the corporate limits of the Village of Lino Lakes as soon as they can do so and if said services cannot be rendered within a reasonable time they shall then notify the prospective passengers how long it will be before the said call can be answered and give the reason therefor. Any holder who shall refuse to accept a call anywhere in the corporate limits of the Village of Lino Lakes at any time when such holder has available cabs, or who shall fail or refuse to give over-all service, shall be deemed a violator of this Ordinance.