Ordinance 705 ORDINANCE NO. 705
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1 OF ORDINANCE NO.
335 OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ENTITLED:
"AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, REGULATING THE OPERATION OF
TAXICABS IN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA; FIX-
ING THE RATES TO BE CHARGED FOR THE SERVICES OF
TAXICABS IN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA; PRO-
VIDING FOR THE INSTALLATION OF METERS UPON TAXI-
CABS IN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA; PROVID-
ING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE,
AND DEFINING TAXICABS FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS
ORDINANCE. "
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. That Section 1 of Ordinance No. 335 of the City of Miami
Beach, Florida, be and the same is amended to read as
follows:
"Section 1. Any person, operating or controlling a taxicab
within the meaning of this Ordinance, shall, for each separ-
ate and distinct period of employment, make charges based
upon rates, as follows, to-wit:
(a) Fifteen cents (150) for the first one-sixth
of one mile, or any part thereof, and five
cents (5C) for each additional one-sixth of
one mile or any part thereof.
(b) For each three (3) minutes of time, or any
part thereof, in which any taxicab shall be
stopped, and/or not in motion, for any
reason whatsoever other than on account of
the inefficiency of such taxicab and/or th e
operator thereof, a charge of ten cents (100)
shall be made.
(c) In the event a taxicab within the meaning of
this Ordinance shall desire to set a rate or
rates for the complete charge to be made in
the carriage of passengers between any two
or more fixed and definite points, then and
in that event such charge shall be computed
upon the basis of the rates herein set in
Items "a" and "b" of Section 1 of this
Ordinance.
No additional charge shall be made for the transportation of lug-
gage or baggage cad the rates set forth shall apply regardless of
the number of passengers carried. "
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its
passage and posting as required by law.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 5th day of January, A. D. 1944.
(=:;7! mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
lst reading - December 15, 1943
2nd reading - December 15, 1943
3rd reading - January 5, 1944
Posted - January 6, 1944
STATE OF FLORIDA )
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COUNTY OF DADE )
I , C. W. TOMLINSON, City Clerk in and for the City
of Miami Beach, Florida, do hereby certify that Ordinance No. 705
entitled "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, REGULATING THE OPERATION OF TAXICABS IN THE CITY OF MIAMI
BEACH, FLORIDA; FIXING THE RATES TO BE CHARGED FOR THE SERVICES OF
TAXICABS IN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA; PROVIDING FOR THE
INSTALLATION OF METERS UPON TAXICABS IN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE, AND
DEFINING TAXICABS FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS ORDINANCE", having been
passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Miami Beach,
Florida, has been posted by me in three conspicuous places in the
City of Miami Beach, one of which was at the door of the City Hall
in said City on the 6th day of January, A. D. 1944, and that said
Ordinance remained posted for a period of at least thirty days in
accordance with the requirements of the City Charter of the said
City of Miami Beach.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the official seal of the City of Miami Beach, Florida,
on this the 16th day of February, A. D. 1944.
City Clerk
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