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Page 1 anon “ ORDINANCE NO. 72 ow AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE JITNEY ORDINANCE oF THe CITY OF PRICHARD. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PRICHARD, ALABAMA, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That Section 3 of Ordinance No. 727 is hereby amended so that same shall read and be as follows: Section 3. No permit shall be issued without the driver or dri- vers of the vehicle seeking the permit having made a written appli- cation therefor to the City Clerk of the City of Prichard on a form to be furnished by her, which form shall give the following informa- tion: 1. Name 2. Address 3. Age kh. Telephone Number 5. Occupation 67 Name of employer 7. Description of vehicle, including make, model, license number, serial number, rated seating capacity in addi- tion to driver, amount and kind of insurance carried on vehicle and name of company carrying it. 8. Description of driver or drivers, including race, height, weight, sex, color of hair, color of eyes. 9. The route number chosen by the driver or drivers upon which the vehicle must be operated. 10. The name of the owner of the vehicle, the name of the person from whom the vehicle was purchased by the owner, and the name and address of the holder of any mortgage or conditional sales contract covering the vehicle. ll. Whether the applicant or applicants were convicted of any offense in any Court during the next preceding five years, and, if so, the name of the offense and of the court inflicting the punishment. 12. Number of years experience in driving. 13. Number of driver's license. No permit shall be issued by the City Clerk wmless the Chief of Po- lice or his duly authorized agent has inspected the brakes, horn, lights and general condition of the vehicle of the applicant and found them to be in good condition, but if they are found to be in good condition and there is no evidence of a prior conviction of a criminal offense, and the applicant is over twenty-one years of age and in good physical condition, and has otherwise complied with the terms of this ordinance, the City Clerk shall issue to the applicant a permit in the following form: Temporary Permit No. to operate a jitney in the City of Prichard, Alabama. » 1957. is hereby authorized to operate the following described vehicle, to-wit: over Route . This permit is temporary in nature and shall stand revoked twenty-four hours after the settlement of the present bus strike or the granting of a franchise for a new city-wide bus operation, and may be revoked on twenty-four hours no tice as to any route when regular bus service for any route is re-established; and each permit shall be summarily re- voked when the operator is found violating any provision of this ordinance or is convicted of any felony. Section 2. That Section 6 of Ordinance No. 727 is hereby amended so that same shall hereafter read and be as follows: Page 2 Section 6. It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or operate a jitney uniess he has filed the application required in Section 3 of this ordinance and received an operator's permit from the City Clerk, ) Section 3. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its approval as required by law and shail remain in effect only un- til such time as some person, firm, association or corporation shall adequately furnish to the Citizens of Prichard transportation by regular bus service. Sakon 4. That edt chs ne dhs ae Pe bd 195-7, A Attest: