Las Vegas City Ordinances, March 31, 1933 to October 25, 1950, lvc000014-190

ORDINANCE NUMBER 279 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 1 OF ORDINANCE NO. 266 OF THE CITY OF IAS VEGAS, AMENDING SECTION 7 OF ORDINANCE 210 OF THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS, ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE TO FIX, IMPOSE, AND PROVIDE FOR THE COLLECTION OF A LICENSE TAX ON MOTOR PROPELLED VEHICLES OPERATED FOR HIRE, AND TO REGULATE THE OPERATION AND RUNNING OF THE SAME, WITHIN THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS: FIXING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION OF ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE: AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 100 AND ALL THE ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH." The Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas do ordain as follows: Section 1 of said Ordinance No. 266, amending Section 7 of said Ordinance No. 210 is hereby amended to read as follows: CERTAIN ACTS UNLAWFUL— It shall be unlawful: (a) To operate a vehicle as herein defined, within the City of Las Vegas without having first obtained a license, provided the security as herein provided, and paid the prescribed tax therefor, as in this ordinance provided; (b) To fail to display the state, county or city license number of such vehicle; (c) To permit passengers to ride on the running boards or sit upon the doors of such vehicle, and to permit more than one person to ride with the operator or chauffeur; (d) To operate any vehicle at a rate of speed in excess of that fixed by the laws of the State of Nevada and the ordinances of the City of Las Vegas; (e) To fail to come to a full stop within twenty-five (25) feet of the nearest rail of any steam railroad when approaching the same, and to proceed across said Railroad track without first determining that no engine, car or train is approaching in the direction of said vehicle. (f) To alter the seating capacity of any vehicle so as to make the seating capacity thereof greater than is provided for by the license under which it is operated, without the consent of the Board of City Commissioners. (g) To fail, refuse or neglect to operate such vehicle in accordance with the designated tariff of fares and during the hours set forth in the application made for such vehicle license, except on Sundays and a reasonable time for going to and from meals, and in case of accidents, break-downs or other casualties, or upon the surrender of said license. (h) To park a vehicle, as herein defined, on Fremont Street, Ogden Street, or Carson Street, between Main Street and Seventh Street; or to park a vehicle on Main Street, First Street, Second Street, Third Street, Fourth Street, Fifth Street, Sixth Street or Seventh Street, between Carson Street and Ogden Street; provided, however, that vehicles may park on these Streets in those zones specified by the Police Department, as reserved for the vehicles; provided, further that a vehicle, as herein defined, may park on any street or alley in the city of Las Vegas, when parking for the purpose of discharging a passenger or passengers. (i) It shall be unlawful for any person to act as driver, operator, or chauffeur of any rent service car or taxicab within the City of Las Vegas without first obtaining from the City Clerk a badge authorizing him to act in such capacity, said badge to be numbered and to be registered with the City Clerk and not to be transferable. Before obtaining said badge it will be necessary for every operator, driver or chauffer desiring to obtain said badge to make application to the Chief of Police of the City of Las Vegas, be fingerprinted first and furnish said Chief of Police three (3) Photographs of himself, and to pass such examination as to his qualifications before the Chief of Police. Said examination to consist of tests and the traffic laws in the City of Las Vegas and State of Nevada and the driving and operation of a motor vehicle, and applicant shall furnish credentials as to his sobriety and good character. Said Chief of Police shall have the duty to either grant said applicant permission to obtain an operators badge or to refuse the granting of same, after the completion of the examination. If permission is granted to the applicant the Chief of Police shall furnish him with a certificate entitling him to obtain a badge upon the presentation of the same to the City Clerk. The applicant shall then present such certificate from the Chief of Police to the City Clerk and upon the payment of the fee of $2.50 will obtain a badge the number of the same being registered with the City Clerk together with the name, age and address of the op­erator or chauffeur and said badge shall be at all times worn by said operator or chauffeur in plain sight upon his cap or right breast. In addition to the badge and identification card with the picture of the chauffeur, his name, age and address and the number of the badge, must be in plain view in the car or taxicab operated by said chauffeur. (j) All taxicab drivers in the City of Las Vegas must keep and maintain a record of each trip made showing time and place and number of passengers and place where said passengers were picked up and place of destination. Section 2. The City Clerk is hereby authorized to have this ordinance published in the las Vegas Age, a weekly newspaper printed and published in the City of las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, for a period of two weeks, that is to say, once each week for a period of two weeks. Howell C. Garrison Mayor Attest: Helen Scott Reed City Clerk SEAL The above and foregoing ordinance was proposed, read aloud in full, and adopted this 4th. day of September A.D. 194-2, by the following vote: Voting Aye: Commissioners Rubidoux, Smith, Tinch, and Mayor Garrison. Voting No: None. Absent: Commissioner Clark. Helen Scott Reed City Clerk