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AN ORDIVARCH PROVIDING POR THE (Irmo Off'
SECURITY OR Ii, DWDITY BY TH8 OWNERS 0P
JITt ? BUSSES Op ;1 AT8b UPO1? THn STI EATS
OP THE CITY 0' MIAMI ; PR OV IDI N G I0i '.i
AUOUNT 0P SUCH . SECURITY, OR IMMUNITY;
PROVIDING POR 1 j GIVING OP fLANXET 'SE-
CURITY, O1 i�`l(�tD: ?.t tPf, IN CI:t PAIN CAS ;5 ; i
�`VIDING, TEE ATi0UNT or S[7CII BLABMBT SEA
CURITY, OR INDEMNITY; DI:PINIiNNG JITNEY
HUSSES; IIAi tLG IT UNLAWFULPOI? ANY Pi SOIe
TO OPERATE OR TO cAUSI , OR P: 4T:IT .'0 BE
OPERATED, F04 HIi UPON THE STREETS OF
I,.IALI I, ANY JITNEY BUS OWNED BY lilbm, WITH-
OUT LAVING 001JPLI1 D WITH -THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS ORDINANCE; ; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR THE
VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE,
WHEREAS, there are bolus. operated upon the streets
of tho City of Miami, lorida, a larze number of jitney bus-
ses for hire; and,
S',"xy�i ;AS,� the3 Corariissioti dams it necessary in the
int rest of the public safety and welfare that the owners
of such jitney busses for hire, operated upon the streets
of the City of Miami:, be required to furnish security, or
indemnity, against the loss of, or dune -o to, life, limb
or property, of 'any person by reason of thi7 careless, neg-
11 ent or reckless 'operation of such jitney bus for hire
upon the streets of the City of ?..isrni; and,
WHEREAS, the Coixuission believes, and has deter-
mined, that security or it dolial .ty in the swn of +'ive thousand
dollars { 5 ,000) for each jitney but operated for hire upon
the streets of the City of Miami would be a reaeenti to Se:-
ourity, or i,ndorrn.1ty, to require of the owner of eaoh su3h
jitney bus .f,:rr .:ire W1 ieh i }a. rTr , :,r „ lzic" ..<uy i t reaftor be,
operated upon the streets of the City of MiaLli; the Laid
ocuri t; , or ia.d o.antty, to bo conditioned to p 1y any den.a os
which r„ uyv bo rid jud6ed upon final jud4;14ent ueuia�~r t the ortgier
of OU0h j t.r3o bu 3 for hl.'o beoauuo 0.f the 1000 of, or 44/reap
to, tho lift), limb, or proporty, of bother, prokimato2,y
caused b t the careless, reckless or c li ent operation
of such jitney bus for hire upon the streets of the City
of Miami, i 1orida; provided, that the liability of the
principal ana sureties upon any such saourity, or indemnity,
shall be limited to the sutra of 2 ive thousand dollars
(Y5,000) for injuries sustained to any person or property
in
any one accident;
NCf, t:r:FO, be It
the City of i,itrt:ti :
Section 1. .'or the purpou c of
ordained hy the Commission
this ordinance,
a ,jitney buu is defined to be any vehicle for :lire, other
than street railway cure operated upon a r::+,:t c (;r r..utot
upon the streets of the City of ;»lath for he purr two of
reccivir.; and carrytin and disohargin6 as passengers such
persons as offer ther.solves for transportation alon; such
route or routes, or bet,aucr: poll thereon, or operated in
such manner as to offor a moans of transportation similar
to that accorded by a street railway.
Section 2. That bof'oro any person shall have
tho right to oporato any such vehicle or jitney bus for
hire upon tho struts of the City of L iami, the owner
thereof shall give security, or indemnity, in tho sum of
Five thousand dollars (45,000) for each vehicle or jitney
bus to bo so operated, the said security or indemnity to
be conditioned to pay any l a ,ea which may bo finally
aju.deed against the owner of any such vehicle or jitnoy
bus for hire because of the loss of, or damage to, the
life, 1i0), or property of mother, proxi! .ttely caused by
4 carol -ego, nedlicent, o • reckless operation of such
vehicle or jitney bus for hire upon the atm:eta of the
City of iiit t:} . el.orida. whether the Qatie be e0 operate-
by the? owrror, his eerv4nta. agents or empl.oycea provided,
that the liability of the principal and the sureties
in' au oh aeotxri ty, or indemnity, shall be limited d to
the slim of Five thousand dollars (46,000) for injuries
sustained in arty one aooidont; and provided, further,
that two or more of such Vehicles or jitney busses for
hire, whether,owned by the same person hr not, may be
ocvorcd by blanket security, or indemnity, in the sum
of Ten thousand dollars (410,000, conditioned as here-
inbefore providea.
Suction 3. That the terms "Security" or
"Indemnity" as used In this ordinance shall be construed
to mean an indemnity bona signed by the owner or owners
of the one or
era_ thereby,
authorized to
cash money in
more vehicles or jitney bti.:yes to be cov-
es principals, . and by a surety company,
do business in this State, as surety; or
a sum equal to the security required to be
given, deposited in trust in such manner and under such
conditions as shall be approved by the City Manager of
the City of ?.%iar:ii. Tho requirement of the City Manager
as to the manner and condition of such deposit shall be
uniform se to all persona who furnish security, or in-
demnity, and who furnish cash .s.oney in a sum equal to
the security required to be given as herein provided for.
A11 bonds and other security or indemnity required to be
giver, a der this ordinance shall be :sub oot to approval,
as to tho form thereof, by the City Attorney.
Suction 4. From, and after the passage of this
ordinance, it shall be unlawful for any person to operate
or oeuse or permit t,) Le operated, apo,i: the etreote 9+
tho City of Miami, norida, for hire, any such vehicle
Qr jitney bup owped by him without havinj first oorrpliod
with the prov clone of thie ordinance and turniohed the
oourits', or, n apr, .ty, heroin provided for. That any
s4v
person Violating this orainanco, upon donvictioh, shall
be punishea by a tine of not more than Two hundred aol-
lars (0200), or imprisonment for net mere than sixty (6O)
aays, or both, in the discretion of the Municipal Judge.
potion b It is hereby declared that the
reqUirement that this ordinance be read on tvo separate
days has boon dispensed with by a four -fifths (4/5) vote
of the members of the Commission.
'Section 6 It is hereby declared that it has
boon determined an& it hereby is determined, by tho
City Commission, that this ordinance Is an emergency
measure, on the ground of urisent public need, for the
preservation of peace, health, safety and property, and
is passed by a vote of not less than four -fifths (4/6)
of the members of the Commission.
PASSED AZ ADOPTED this 24th day of January,
A. D. 1922.
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ATTEST:
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COUNTY- OP 1)A1)t', se,
1, .Ldwnt' 1 Taylor, Business Manager of
The Milani 1100i 1.1ublishin Cotilpatty' n cot',
potation. publisher of The. iinilli Herald, n
newspaper or geheral circulation published at
illiatlli, l)arie ('nunty, t'"lorit1a, do solemnly
sweat that. an advertisement or notice, a tt ue
copyof which is hereunto affixed. Was pub,
fished iil shid neivsplipcl' oil
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Subscribed an sworn to before me this
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My commission
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CASES: 1'1t1-1i'1It1Ntt 'fIth:
. Mi:ll'N'r OP' st't'11 111,A1tlrtl 'r sit:
t't'1t1'1'Y, art 1NI l•.i1NITY: i'►tSt+'iN-
INti 11't'N1 Y ttlictitr.s; MAt;1Nt1 1t
t'NLAivtJ tti, Von ANY ritIrtsoN To
Iltrl11i;i11.lt11 :Mr Mil 1r't T41)io11t
Ii1't1\ Ill hi s't'ttla•,'PN t)1r 11t1AMI.
ANY .11TN1•:Y itt'.'t tt1YNI:13 ItV I11M.
11.1'1'iittilt 11 A V 1 NI: r:f)St .1,iha'
ivIll l Tilt$ I'ittl isiflNS 111'Pitts•
11tt)1N.iNi'hi; )'Itt)Vlt1iNr1 A 1'1.:N-
AI.1'i' )Putt Ttih: ViolhA'rlt)N oh'•
THn4 oitt)INANI:'1:,
u���`ltrtlt:ttt;Aa, there fire being operated
Florida, (large nut tber othe f Jitney et buebee
ter hire: And.
wiih itt:AS, the i.'cim nlsston deemt
it he,teapary to the interest et the huh=
tie safety and wvtfare that tit.• ..letir•1d
of Reel* Jlineir biiis..s for, hire, n,..r:i1oat
aeon the streets of the t'1ty of Miami, }
he required to furnish security, or in-
demnity, agaihst the loss of, 1•r darn- 1
age to. life, dial, or property, of our
person by reason of the cureless, nei:-
lttent nr reckless operation of such
jitney bus for hire upon the streets of
the city at Miami; and,
",1I' ARAS, the t'omntissioh believes.
n 1 •rnnitydin thelrnti n ut 1 ivee!'I'! oiusand
' dollars i$'d•000) for each Jitney bun
operated for hire upon the streets of the
City of Miami would be a reasonable
security, or Indemnity, to require of the
owner of each such Jitney hose for hire,
which Is now, or which mny hereafter
operatedbe the streets
ulii
of M ai: the saidsecurity,orndem-
nity, to be CConditionl ti to
odjay any darn -
ages tt•hlch may
final Judgment against the (owner of
such Jitney bus for hire because of the
toss of. or Mintage h►
property, anter, proximately
caused
by the careless, reckless or net;-
lisent operation of -such Jitney bus for
SMi1 ami. 1 loridu:stirovided, that t e y lia-
bility of the principal and sureties upon
any suet, security, or indemnity, shall
aaudtldollarso1$ I00).forti jurieshou-
sus-
tained to any person or property in
any one arrident,
Now. Ti91•:ItlsF'.' tn, nit 11T Alt-
t)Alil:l' by the Commission of the
city of Miami:
Section 1-1•'or the purpose of this
ordinance, ebusls defined
jitney 11.'.trhit'''o
ratla•y tars near:tt,•J uron .t r, n11.• :It
ttAlttM tipott the street' of the ,'its' of
MI,itni (fit the ltm•p•.`.• ,1f 1......vtnt; and
Cat eying anddis.•har,; i ne as taut
Gard su, It pet-SIMS :ts offer ih. 1ns.•te•e•s
for 1,11.,s tut•ttlli,.0 al..ug such rvnt„ or
routers. or bvt A ••••tt teri,tts theti•utt. or
operated in �1`• h manlier as to oil. r u
means of trap" ,.•rt',lton similar to
F
atforded by a tr.vt railway. "'
Heetlon i. That bofoor! ny_:'sWgithete uea
y1,a11..l,wvs lbw ny
trier bus tor hire
'suoh` e,.ereeet the City of Miami,
s iisw 'her titer Shull give security.
or indemnity, in the suln•uf Vivo Thou-
sand dollars 1i5.u0l) -fur curb vv'hiele
or Jitney has to he so operated, the
said sorority or indenut11ty to be con-
ditioned to pay ' any damages which
may be finally adiudged against the
owner of any such vehicle 1,r• Jltn..y
hue for hire because, of the loss of, ur
damage to, the life. limb. ur )!tropertY
of another, proximuteiy eaut.cd by the
rarrh.sh. negligent, or reckless opera -
thin of such vehicle ur jitney bus for
hire upon the streets of the City' of
Aliami. 1•'lorlde. whether the same he
so ',pertain( -hy tilt, Owner. btu servants,
ligl•i11a Or employees; .provided. that
the liability of the i.t•inciral and itt»
burettes in snrh secarlty, ur indrtnot-
Ay, ::hall he limited to ow sum of five
Thousand dollars ti15.00u) for lt,;iuries
sustained to .u1y one tpritlent; stuff
,rovided, 1•nrth:r,that t%vu or h
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