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age of sixteen years shall be registered. No such registration shall be granted until the applicant has shown to the satisfaction of the Chief of Police by examination, his ability, to operate such vehicle and knowledge of the traffic ordinances and regulations City. Such regist tion shall be made annually on or before the 1st day of May of each year and an annual registration fee of $3.00 shall be required and such fees together with two photographs, post -card, size, of such applicant shall accompany each application with registration card with a photograph attached shall be conspicuously posted in the vehicle operated by such driver. (D) Every person, firm or corporation operating motor cars or taxi, for hire within the City of Charlottesville shall be required to give a satisfactory bond in the sum of $5,000.00 to cover any liability that might result to persons or property fret such operation provided that such bond shall not be required when the owner of such vehicle shall take out and keep in force liability insurance in some Company authorized to do busi- ness in this State in the Amount of $5,000.00 the policies to be deposited with the City Manager. (E) RATES: The maximum rates to be charged by passenger motor vehicles for hire operating in whole or in part in the City of Charlottesville shall be 50 cents for the first passenger for the first mile, or fraction thereof, and 25 cents for each additional mile or fraction thereof, for first passenger, and 25 cents per mile for each extra passenger; or at the option of the passenger or passengers, hourly rates may be paid which shall not be greater than $2.50 per hour for live passenger cars and $3.00 per hour for seven passenger cars while running, and $1.00 per hour for waiting, provided that a wait of less trAn half an hour shall be included in the running time. No charge siaij be made for time consumed in repairs. (F) Any violation of any if the provisions of this oridnance shall be punished by a fine of not lees than $5.00 nor more than $100.00 for each offense. This ozlinance shall be effective May 1, 1923 with an allowance of an additional thirty days to comply with all the provisions hereof. PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF FIRE LIMITS ORDINAITCE. Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Charlottesville that any violations of any of the provisions of an ordinance entitled "Fire Limits of the City of Charlottesville - Congested Fire Limits" adopted March 13, 1023 or of any ordin- ance entitled "Congested Fire Limits" adopted March 19, 1923 shall be punished by a fine of not less than $10.00 or more than $100.00 for each offense, each day such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense. Adopted bt Council April 28th, 1923. Ayes, Morris, Brown and Joachim. Noes None. Clerk Signature Presidenyt Signature.