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ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND SUPPLEMENT TITLE 34, TRANSPORTATION, CHAPTER 1, TAXICABS, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NJ 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, TO REPEAL SECTION 34:1-5(C) AND RESTORE PREVIOUS LANGUAGE REGARDING NUMBER OF LICENSES TO BE ISSUED.
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WHEREAS, Ordinance 6PSF-I 090110, was adopted by Municipal Council amending Section 34:1-5(c); and
WHEREAS, it is deemed advisable by Corporation Counsel and the Municipal Council to repeal the amendments to Section 34:1-5(c) of Title 34 and have it removed from the codification of the Ordinances of the City of Newark and amended to restore the preexisting language.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, COUNTY OF ESSEX, AND STATE OF NEW JERSEY:
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Section 1. Section (c) of Ordinance 6PSF-I 090110 be and is hereby repealed in its entirety, and Title 34, Chapter 1 Taxicabs is amended to restore the preexisting language as follows:
34:1-5. ISSUANCE OF TAXICAB LICENSE; NUMBER LIMITED.
a. If the Manager after review by the Taxicab Commission finds that the applicant is fit, willing, and able to perform such public transportation and in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and the rules promulgated by the Manager, then the Manager shall issue a license stating the name and address of the applicant, the date of issuance and the year, type and model of the vehicle; otherwise, the application shall be denied. In making the above findings, the Manager and the Taxicab Commission shall take into consideration the character, experience and responsibility of the applicant.
b. No license or renewal thereof shall be issued for any taxicab which shall not have had installed a partition in accordance with the requirements of Section 34:1-22, and the continuous maintenance of such p...
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