§ 37-16. Definitions.

For the purposes of this article, the following words shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:

Driver: The person in control of or driving a taxicab.

Manifest: A daily record prepared by a taxicab driver of all trips made by such driver, showing time and place of origin, destination, number of passengers and the amount of fare of each trip.

Owner: The purchaser of any vehicle under reserved title contracts as well as the actual owner.

Taxicab: A motor vehicle or motorcar operated for hire as part of a taxicab business, in charge of a chauffeur or driver, for the transportation of passengers, which does not operate over a fixed or definite route.

Taxicab business: A business providing taxicab service and which operates five or more motor vehicles or motorcars in doing so.

Taximeter: A meter instrument or device attached to a taxicab which measures mechanically the distance driven and the waiting time upon which the fare is based.

(Tax Code 1959, § 31-1; Ord. No. O-96-136, 5-14-96; Ord. No. O-16-049 , § 2, 5-10-16)

(Tax Code 1959, § 31-1; Ord. No. O-96-136, 5-14-96; Ord. No. O-16-049 , § 2, 5-10-16)