Legal Documents of Newport

Code of Newport

Newport
Title 9 : Business, Peddlers, Solicitors, etc.
Chapter 4 : Taxicabs

9-401 : Definitions.

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them:

"Taxicab" shall mean all automotive vehicles used in and upon the public streets for carrying passengers for hire except motor buses or coaches operated by bus lines over designated routes in and through the city.

"Taxicab business" shall mean the use of one (1) or more taxicabs within the city for the purpose of carrying passengers for hire. (1973 Code, § 18-16)