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ORDINANCE NO. 73-5- 818
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 31-56 OF ARTICLE III OF CHAPTER 31,
"VEHICLES FOR HIRE" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH,
KENTUCKY, WHICH WAS ADOPTED ON JANUARY 29, 1952
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF
PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. That Section 31-56 of Article III of Chapter 31 "Vehicles for
hire", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paducah, Kentucky, be amended
and reordained so that it shall hereafter read as follows:
"Sec. 31-56. General qualifications of applicant.
Each applicant for a taxi driver's license must be of the age of 18 years
or over, and must be clean in dress and person. The applicant must not have
been convicted of a felony within the last five years immediately preceding the
date of his application, but this requirement may be waived by the Chief of
Police if, in his opinion, the facts warrant such a waiver. The applicant must
hold all state licenses required to qualify as a taxicab driver, must be able to
read, write and speak the English language, and must furnish all information
required of this division".
SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after its adoption, and should any sentence, clause or portion of said ordinance
be declared invalid, such invalidity shall in no way affect the remainder of
the ordinance.
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Passed by the Board of Commissioners May 1, 1973
Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, May 1, 1973.