Melrose |
Code of Ordinances |
Part II. General Legislation |
Chapter 222. Vehicles for Hire |
Article I. General Provisions |
§ 222-7. Taximeters; waiting time.
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A.Every hackney carriage shall have a taximeter of the size and design approved by the Chief of Police which shall be so located as to be easily read by the passenger in the rear seat. After sundown the face of every taximeter shall be illuminated by a suitable light so arranged as to throw a steady light thereon. No vehicle shall be licensed as a hackney carriage until the taximeter attached thereto shall have been officially approved.B.Waiting time shall include all time during which the vehicle is not in motion, beginning after its arrival at the place to which it has been called and the party engaging the same has been notified. A charge as specified in § 222-6 for waiting time may be made.
Amended 8-21-2017 by Ord. No. 2018-4