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4s~ -- --n _ --_ _ _-_-=-- - _ _ - __-~ - ~- -_ Police a record showing him to be legal owner of each taxicab, and evidence that public liability and property damage is carried in a sufficient amount, and shall give the Chief of Police references and assurances of his character and reputation as a law-abiding citizen, and whether the applicant has ever been convicted of violations of city ordinances or state laws, and also as to the financial responsib- ility of the applicant, all of which information shall be transmitted to the Police Comrri~ttee by the Ghief of Police. The Police Committee shall certify only financialm ly responsible applicants with a good record. When a certificate is issued by the Police Committee, the City Recorder shall, upon receipt of the license fee or feos herein provided for each taxicab to be operated under such license, issue a license to such applicant in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance and the certi- ficate of said Police Committee. Section 7. CAAICELLATION OF LICENSE. Any license issued under this ord- finance may be cancelled by the Council for ~n y violation of any City Ordinen ee including this one, or of State and Federal Laws, and this provision shall apply equally to the drivers 'of taxicabs or to the companies operating taxicabs. When any license shall be cancelled by the Council there shall be refunded to the licensee the unearned portion of the license fee paid. Section 8. CHAUFFEUR'S PERIbiITi It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a taxicab ir_..the City of Eugene v~dthout first obtaining a chauffeur's license from the State of Oregon. Section 9. PENALTIES FOR INCOMPETENCY, RECKLESSNESS, ETC. Any driver or chauffeur of any taxicab who has been found guilty in the Municipal Court of any incompetency in driving, or of any violation of tha traffic ordinance or the terms; of this ordinance, may be debarred from driving any taxicab in the City of Eugene for a period not to exceed one year thereafter, and if the owner of any such vehicle operated in the City of Eugene shall knowingly permit such debarred driver, during said period of one year, to operate any such vehicle, the License of such owner may be revoked by the Council. Section 10. AGE LIMIT FOR CHAUFFEUR: It shall be unlawful for any license© under•this article to permit any person under the age~of twenty-one years to operate any taxicab orraed or controlled by him in the 'City of Eugene ~ Section 11. APPEAL: Any person aggrieved by any action of the Police Committee may appeal to the Council by serving upon said Police Committee e, written notice of appeal and filing a duplicate thereof with the City Recorder within five days after such action, and thereupon the Recorder shall place such appeal upon the calendar of the Council, to be heard in the regular course of business of the `Council. Section 12. CERTIFICATE FROM POLICE COIt~IvIITTEE: No such license shall be issued except upon a certificate oi' the Police Committee of the City of Eugene and