Ordinance 1276 ORDINANCE NO . 1276
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 35.32 OF
"THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, 1950" .
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. That Section 35.32 of "The Code of the City of
Miami Beach, Florida, 1950", reading as follows :
"SECTION 35.32 RATES - ESTABLISHED.
Any person operating or controlling a
taxicab within the meaning of this article,
shall, for each separate and distinct period
of employment, make charges based upon rates
as follows:
(a) Thirty cents for the first one-third
of one mile, or any part thereof,
and ten cents for each additional one-third
of one mile, or any part thereof.
(b) For each two minutes of time, or
any part thereof, in which any
taxicab shall be stopped and not in motion,
for any reason whatsoever other than on account
of the inefficiency of such taxicab or the
operator thereof, a charge of ten cents shall
be made.
(c) For any trip beginning at any point
within the City limits of Miami Beach
to any airport in the Greater Miami area, the
charge shall be computed on the basis of the
rates herein set out in sub-sections (a) and
(b) of this section, provided, however, such
charge shall not exceed the sum of three dollars
and fifty cents. Provided, however, that nothing
contained in this section shall be deemed to
prohibit any person operating or controlling a
taxicab within the meaning of this section from
transporting a bona fide guest of any hotel or
apartment house in the City of Miami Beach from
such hotel or apartment house to any airport,
railroad passenger station, within the Greater
Miami area, or the P. & 0. Boat Dock, and
receiving and accepting as payment for such
transportation any ticket, token or other evidence
of prepaid payment for such transportation, when
the same shall have been issued by any hotel,
passenger carrier, or duly licensed and accredited
tour agency, pursuant to any agreement or contract
between such taxicab operator and such hotel,
passenger carrier or tour agency, whereby such
transportation is or shall be deemed to be an
integral part of any tour plan or "package tour"
sold or sponsored by such hotel, passenger carrier
or tour agency, but provided, further, however,
that no taxicab operator shall agree or enter
into any agreement with any hotek, passenger
carrier or tour agency whereby such taxicab operator
accepts or agrees to accept less than $1.00 to a
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OFFICE OF CITY ATTORNEY - CITY HALL - MIAMI BEACH 39, FLORIDA
railroad passenger station or the P. & 0. Boat
docks and $1.50 to any airport in the Greater
Miami area for such prepaid transportation.
(d) No additional charge shall be made
for the transportation of luggage or
baggage and the rates set forth in this section
shall apply regardless of the number of passengers
carried. '
be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SECTION 35.32 RATES - ESTABLISHED.
Any person operating or controlling a
taxicab within the meaning of this article,
shall, for each separate and distinct period
of employment, make charges based upon rates
as follows :
(a) Thirty cents for the first one-third
of one mile, or any part thereof,
and ten cents for each additional one-third
of one mile, or any part thereof.
(b) For each two minutes of time, or
any part thereof, in which any
taxicab shall be stopped and not in motion,
for any reason whatsoever other than on account
of the inefficiency of such taxicab or the
operator thereof, a charge of ten cents shall
be made.
(c) Nothing contained in this section shall
be deemed to prohibit any person
operating or controlling a taxicab within the
meaning of this section from transporting a bona
fide guest of any hotel or apartment house in the
City of Miami Beach from such hotel or apartment
house to any airport, railroad passenger station,
within the Greater Miami area, or the P. & 0.
Boat Dock, and receiving and accepting as payment
for such transportation any ticket, token or other
evidence of prepaid payment for such transportation,
when the same shall have been issued by any hotel,
passenger carrier, or duly licensed and accredited
tour agency, pursuant to any agreement or contract
between such taxicab operator and such hotel,
passenger carrier or tour agency, whereby such
transportation is or shall be deemed to be an
integral part of any tour plan or "package tour"
sold or sponsored by such hotel, passneger carrier
or tour agency, but provided, further, however,
that no taxicab operator shall agree or enter into
any agreement with any hotel, passenger carrier or
tour agency whereby such taxicab operator accepts
or agrees to accept less than $1.00 to a railroad
passenger station or the P. & 0. Boat Docks and
S1.50 to any airport in the Greater Miami area for
such prepaid transportation.
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(d) No additional charge shall be made for
the transportation of luggage or baggage
and the rates set forth in this section shall
apply regardless of the number of passengers
carried.
SECTION 2. That this ordinance shall go into effect immediately
upon its passage and posting as required by law.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of November, A.D. 1957.
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Mayor
Attest:
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1st reading - November 6, 1957
2nd reading - November 6, 1957
3rd reading - November 20, 1957
POSTED - November 20, 1957
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OFFICE OF CITY ATTORNEY - CITY HALL - MIAMI BEACH 39, FLORIDA
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF DADE:
I, R. WM. L. JOHNSON, City Clerk in and for the City
of Miami Beach, Florida, do hereby certify that Ordinance
No. 1276 , entitled:
"AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 35.32 OF
'THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA,
19501 "
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 20th day of November, 1957,
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 2nd day of January, A.D. 19587/4
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