Ordinance 154 ORDI111A." 1: ; 154
An Ordinance of the City of Hiami Beach, Florida,
defining Jitney Busses, providing for the licensing
of such Jitney Busses, prescribing regulations as to
the issuance of such licenses, providing for the fee
for issuance ; fixing the license fee, regulating the
manner of operation and collection of fares of such
Jitney Busses, providing for the giving of a bond by
the operator of such jitney busses, fixing the condi-
tions and amount of such bond; providing for the sus-
pension, revocation and termination of such license and
providing for a penalty for the violation of this Ordi-
BE IT ORDAINED By the City Council of the City of Miami Beach, Florida;
Section 1: For the purposes of this ordinance a jitney bus
is defined to be a� vehicle other than street railway cars operated
along a route or routes upon the streets of the City of Miami Beach
for the purpose of receiving, carrying and discharging as passengers,
such persons as offer themselves for transportation along such route
or routes or between points thereon; or operaed in such a manner as to
offer a means of transportation similar to that afforded by a street
railway.
Section 2: It shall be unlawful for any person to use , Oper-
ate or run, or cause or permit any of his agents, servants, or employes
to use, operate or run a jitney bus in, along, through over or upon
any of the streets of the City of Miami Beach, or to carry on a buss"
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ness of transporting passengers for hire in any jitney bus or busses
in said City without first having obtained a license so to do as in
this Ordinance provided; and no license shall be issued therefor except
as provided herein. A separate application shall be made and `filed in
writing with the City Clark of the City of Miami Beach for each jitney
bus proposed to be operated in the City of Miami Beach, which appli-
cation shall contain the following statements, to-wit:
Name, age, residence and business address, if the applicant
is a natural person; if a corpora4ion, its name , date of incorpor-
ation,
ncorpor-
atyon, place of business, and the names and addresses of the officers
thereof; if a partnership or a company, the business name of the
partnership or company, and the names of the partners or persons com-
prising the company, with the business address of each partner of the
company; the name, type and make of motor car proposed to be used as
such jitney bus ; the horse power thereof, the factory number thereof,
the state license number thereof, the seating capacity thereof, accord-
ing to its trade rating, and whether such a jitney bus is to be oper-
ated by the applicant or by a chauffeur; the route or termini between
which such jitney bus is proposed to be operated and fare to be charged;
a schedule showing the time of departure from the termini according
to which it is proposed to operate; if the motor vehicls proposed to
be used as a jitney bus has been adapted for use as such, either by
converting a freight carrying truck into a passenger carrying vehicle,
or by reconstructing, modifying or adding to the body or seating capa-
city thereof, a statement of its carrying capacity, capacity in pounds,
or tons, its rated seating capacity as adapted, and the method and
materials used in such adaption.
The I%ity Clerk shall, thereupon promptly refer the application
for such license to the City Council and said City Council shall, in
regular session or special session duly called for that purpose, con-
sider the application and may, if the said City Council deems it ad-
visable, summon and examine the person wiho has signed the application,
and any other person or persons in regard to the granting of such li-
censes, and may grant the same as asked, and shall fix in all cases the
schedule and fare proposed in such application; or if such application
in the "ood discretion of the City Council, does not confrom to the
needs of the public, peace and safety of the citizens, may refuse a
license to such applicant. If said City Council shall determine to
have a license issued to the said applicant for the vehicle mentioned
in the application, it shall make its order directing the City Clerk
to issue such license, and shall specify in such order the fare, sche-
dule, route and termini of the jitney bus to operate which the license
is to issue. Upon the receipt of such order, and upon payment of the
herein required license fee, the City Clerkshall issue a certificate
of license to the applicant to operate or cause or permit the operation
of the jitney bus therein described along the route and between the
termini according to the schedule and fare therein.
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All such license shall provide that the jitney buss shall be oper-
ated over the route named therein, and from such time in the morning
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to such time at night as may be prescribed by thy, said City
The schedule, fare , route or termini as fixed by the license
issued as aforesaid, may be changed by said City `Couneil upon 10 days
notice in writing to the holder of such license permitting him to be �r
heard thereon, or may change the same at the request of the holders
of such license , whenever, in its good discretion, the City Council
shall deem it necessary for the needs of the public or requirements of
health, peace and safety of the citizens.
Section 3: Any person desiring to secure a license as a driver �#
of aj itney bus shall make application in writing to the City Clerk
therefor. Such application shall set forth the name of the appli-
cant , his color, age, residence and occupation, and by whore employed
during-
the preceding six months , and shall be endorsed by at least
two responsible citizens of the City who shall certify that the appli-
cant is a man of good habits, honest , soberand industrious and a fit
person to drive a jitney e bus. Said appliction shall also include a
shown the length of time the applicant has been an operator ►k
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of.motor vehicles.
The s aid application shall promptly be referred by the City
City Clerk
to the Cit Council, and the said City Council a.t a regular
dui called for that purpose may examine
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into the qualifications and fitness of the applicant. When the said
City Councill shall be satisfied with the qualifications and fitness
of any applicant,
it shall cause the application to be endorsed and
presented to the
Oity Clerk for the issuance of a license as a jitney
on
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r p the payment of $1.00
bus driver, and the City Clare taareupon, p p y
shall issue a
license to such applicant, such license to be renewable
annually. If the City Co
uracil shall not be satisfied with the qualifi-
j cations of the applicant, they may
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refuse to endorse his a__
section 4: The annual license tax for the operation and
running of a jitney itne bus over the route or routes assigned in the
streets of the City of Miami Beach shall be paid in advance
into the City Treasury in the sums according to the schedule
following:
(a) for a jitney bus of not more than 22 h.p. $2.50
(b) for a jitney bus of more than 22 h.p. and less than 27 hop. 04.00
( c) for a jitney bus of more than 27 h.p. and less than 35 hop* $6.00
(d) for a jitney bus of more than 35 hop* $7.50
(e ) for any type of jitney bus seating 10 passenger or more,
Section 5: Every jitney bus shall have printed upon each side
thereof in letters at least 12 inches in height and not less than
a half in. in width, so that the same shall be readily legible to
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the public, the word "BUS" and show the name of the person, frim
or corporation owning the same or operating the same, the fare for
ni of the route over which it runs.
and the termini �
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Section 6: No jitney bus shall be operated when it is dusk
or dark, unless there shall be sufficient light provided to illumi—
nate the inside, and to be so illuminated on the outside that the f
termini shall be readily legible to the public; and all provisions
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for the lighting of motor vehicles required by the State Law or
Municipal Ordinance of the City of Miami Beach shall likewise be
required to be complied with by all jitney busseso
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Section 7: Every person operating any such jitney bus shall
abide by each and all of the ordinances, rules and regulations of
the City of I2iami Beach now in force, or that may hereafter be put
in force, calculated to regulate said jitney bus business or pertain
ing to the traffic rules of said City?
Section 8: (a) It shall be unlawful to run or operate any
jitney bus otherwise than provided in the license issued for the
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operation of such jitney bus.
(b) To solicit passengers or attract attention to a jitney
bus, or by calling or by the use of a horn, bell, whistle or other ,
noises.
(c) To run or operate a jitney bus while any person is
standing or sitting on the running board, the fender, hood
or door, or while any person is riding in a place on the outside
thereof..
(d) Tod rive or operate, or cause to be driven or operated
any jitney bus upon any street of the City of Miami Beach, except
by the person to whom the license has been issued for such jitney
bus, or by a person having a driver 's license as herein provided.
(e) To re-construct, alter, modify, add to or otherwise
change the body or seating arrangements of any jitney bus, after
license has been issued for the same , without applying for and ob-.
taining the consent of the City Council so to do.
( f) To drive or operate a jitney bus unless thy: same shall
be equipped with a suitable horn or similar warning device, with
a standard speedometer, and with such other equipment required for
automobiles under the laws of the State of Florida; and every such
jitney bus shall, when leaving either terminus, be equipped with at
least one extra serviceable tire*
( g) To accept more passengers than the rate passenger-seating
capacity of the vehicle, so that each passenger shall be provided with
one full seat*
To recd dive or accept passengers or Rper�it them to board
such jitney bus or discharge passengers at$ on or along any street ,
r _hi, .way ege.ept: ,on the Causeway.wher.e- -ar eleertr-ic utreiet car y s
operated.
Section 9: It shall be unlawful for any person by himself
a ent or employe to drive or operate or cause to be driven or oper-
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jitney bus, if the driver or operator is less than 18 years 1
ated any j
of age.
Section 10: No person operating arty jitney bus shall collect
change or take on or discharge passengers while such
fares, make g
vehicle is
in motion, and he shall not have a lighted cigarette,
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cigar or pipe in his possession or use tobacco in any form while
any passenger is being carried therein, nor drink any intocicating
beverages, not use morphine, cocaine, opium, or other harmful drug,
or be under the influence thereof while engaged in operating such
vehicle.
Section 11: It shall be unlawful for any operator of a jitney
bus to refuse to carry, free of charge when there is room in such
bus, either a policeman or fireman of the City of Miami Beach, vglnert.
Identified as such.
Section 12: Every operator of a jitney bus shall immediately
report full in writing to the Chief of policq , the tide, place and
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cause of any fatal accident, or any injury to a passenger or other
person, and of any accident resulting in damage to property in which
he or any motor vehicle or operator under his control is involved.
Section 13: It shall be unlawful for the operator of any jitney
bus to fail, neglect or refuse to return every article in such jitney
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bus le f t by any p
a,ssenger thereof to the police station in this y
witlLin 24 hours after the finding of such article.
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Section 14- It shall be unlawful for the owner, driver or other
person ig
n charge or control of the jitney bus to charge or receive
any additional amount for the transportation of any hand baggage in
charge of a passenger.
` 5•. It shall be unlawful for any person operating a
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it or cause the same t0 c=0ss any
railroad track
jitney bus to Perm
tin street within the corporate limits of the City
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trains
or locomotives are operated without
of 14liami Beach over which r
d" s to a full stop before crossing said rail-
opbringing such jitney bu
road track; provided that on all points where traffic of ficers are -
• dr ivin such jitney bus shall COM-
stationed the person opera�ing or g
directions of such officers; and provided further
ply with the di (.
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Where flagmen are stationed or rai
that at all track ::rossings tvhe ;i
gates are in operation the person driving or oi;eTating such jitney
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bus shall be governed by the directions of such flagmen or b,77 the
open or shut position of the gates.
Section 16; Any person operating any jitney bus hereunder
shall regularly operate the same over the route and between the
termini and according to the schedule stated in the license issued
for the operation of such jitney bus, and should he cease, fail or
neglect or refuse so to operate said jitney bus for a period of five
days, as herein provided, the City Council may revoke his license
refunding hirci the unearned portion of his license fee ; provided that
in case it shall be necessary to take said jit :,.ey buss off the routes
specified in the license for repairs , another j..itney bus may be ,
substituted in place thereof for a period of not more than ten days.
Section 17: In order to insure the safety of the public,
no license shall be issued or become operative until the licensee
shall have filed with the City Clerk a bond approved by the City
Council and the City Clerk, conditioned to pay any final judgment
against the principal named therein for any injury to person or
property, or damage for causing the death of any person breason
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of any negligence or
unlawful act on the part of the principal named
in said bond his or its agents, employes or drivers in the use, oper-
ation or construction of any such vehicle.
Said bond shall have w sureties, either two or more private
individuals who in their own right , in property located in the
County of Dade and State of Florida, over and above all exemptions,
are each worth the full amount of the bond to be signed by them as
sureties, said sureties to furnish a full and complete abstract of
title theretoif required so to do by the City Council or City Clerk, t
or said surety
to be reliable and responsible corporate surety com-
pan.Y authorized t o do business in the State of Florida.
4r in lieu
of such a bond , the said licensee may file as afore-
insurance insuring said licensee of said
said, a policy of Nabi T�
b r e ancon or
injury or damage that may result
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to any person or property from the use, operation or construction
of said jitney bus.
Such bond or policy shall insure.
(a) To the benefit of any passenger or passengers in such
jitney bus who may receive fatal injuries, and to the widow or hus-
band of such person as the case may be, or in the event of there
being no husband or widow of such person, to the heirs of any passen-
ger or passengers who may suffer death by reason of the negligence
or misconduct on the part of the driver or owner of such jitney bus;
and
(b) To the benefit of any person who may receive bodily in-
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juries on any public highway and within the City of Idiamy/, and to
the widow or husband of such person or persons and in case there is
no widow or husband of any such person or persons, to the heirs of
any such person or persons who may suffer lzodily injury by reason of the
negligence or misconduct on the part of the driver, operator or owner
of such jitney bus; and
(c) To the benefit of any person or persons who may sustain
damage by reason of any injury to his or their personal property by
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reason
of the negligence or misconduct of the driver or owner of such
jitney bus.
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Said bond or policy shall contain a p
a continuing liability thereunder of not less than the full amours
thereof as herein provided, notwithstanding any recovery thereon;
and if at any
time in the judgment of the City Council said bond or
cause, the City Council it ter City Clerk
policy is not sufficient for
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may require party arty to whom a license is issued, as herein pro-
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vided, to replace said bond or policy with another bond or policy
satisfactory to the said and in default
City Council or City Clerk;
ll be revoked. Such bond or policy shall
thereof said license sha
• be rought thereon in any coast of competent
provide that suit may
or persons, or corporation suffering any
jurisdiction by any person
loss or damage as herein provided.
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The amount
of such bond shall be in the sum of $5,000.00, and
a separate
and distinct bond in said amount shall be filed to cover
each and every vehicle operated by any
licensee hereunder.
8• If at any time during the life of any license iss�-
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ued hereunder on the terms of this ordinance the holder thereof
allows the bond or policy of insurance mentioned in the preceding
e or become ineffective , or to terrninate in whole
section, to laps f
or in part, ox if any surety
thereon becomes unable financially
to respond to
the obligations thereof, at the same time the license
jitney• • bus or bussess shall ipso facto
of such holder touperate a
become null and void.
The license for running and operating any jitney
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at an time by the City Council if it
bus may be suspended or revoked d y
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erat or of such, j itney bus is or
shall appear that the OlMer or 1
to s a careless or reckless dri�aer or op
stator , or in case such
emp y of the provisions of this �
driver or oper�t or shall violate any
owner, regulation or pro7ision now in force, or
Ordinance, or any rule,
thatmay hereafter be put into force ,covering the traffic xegulat ions
ss of carrying pa,ssengexs for him or jitney
busses in or
or business Beach other
_treats of the City of �Jliam�l, or for any
upon or through the s
4 cause deemed by said City o
cil in the exercise of their reason--
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able discration to be sufficient. ' sion of this
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t ion 20: Any person who shall violate any p -
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fished by a fine not exceeding
Ordinance shall be pun Should any
• t ail not exceeding 90 days,
imprisonment in the city j .,rson shall there"
nvicted , the license of such pa
person be twice co
upon be cancelled.
Section 21: All ordinances or parts of ordinances insofar as
ct herewith are hereby repealed*the same may be in conflict now in
Section 22: All licenses from the City of Lliarai Beach,
firm or corporation, for such business
force, in favor of any person, �
this ordinance regulated, hall all cease to- be in force from
as is by
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�, the date of the passa�e and ublication of
a after s from
ordinance*. such time such license hvder May have
this Ordinancetl
� fee of the license now ire force, refunded,
une e,rrye d part of t i c.,res e ,
o r In e ma�� rave the sam
e a�r�lied upon the fee of a new license under
• 'ded a ��evJ license shall be issued to him here-
ordinance ,
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Ord�.nance , prove -
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