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Sec. 12. Regulation of Rtblic Vehicle. No public vehicle shall stand at any p3~.~.e on the streets of, the il].age .of T~la,yfield for the purposes of soLciting business except upor_ such public vehicle stands as may be established by the r'Iayor or Chief of Police m (a) The Mayor may establish telephone call. stations at such established public vehicle stands by issuing a permit therefor. The permit for a call station shah. specify the company or individual operating same, and allo~r the drivers employed by them to stop at and call. from said stations for the purpose of answering or receiving orders. The Mayor shall maintain a list of such call stations and their locations ~n d regulate their operation by issuance of such r egulations as may become necessary. Sec. 13. Fares for Public Vehicles, The ma.~cimum rates of fares which shall be .charged .as determined by a taximeter i.n any public motor vehicle shall bes (a) For one continuous ride anywhere by one to four persons: (1) A minimum charge for any trip X0.50 2) For each mile 0.30 (3) For every succeeding one sixth of a mile or fraction thereof X0.05 (b) For waiting time at the rate of X3.00 per hr. (c) For carrying over four persons, an additional _ charge for each person of X0.10 per mile ox fractional pert thereof The driver of a public vehicle may demand payment of the legal fare in advance and may refuse employment unless such fare is so prepaid; but no such driver may otherwise refuse or neglect to convey any orderly person or persons upon request to arty point in the ViLage of Mayfield, or any point specifically designated above, unless previously engageda No driver of a public vehicle, shal]. carry any person or persor_s other than the passenger or passengers first employing such vehicle without the express consent of such passenger or passengers except in the case of shoppers specials. Any dispute as to the lawful rate of fare shall be determined by the police officer in charge of the police statior. in the Village of May.Eield, and failure to comply with such determination shall subject the offending party to a charge of disorderly conduct, punishable by a fine not exceeding X25.00, Sec. l~.o Certain Acts Declared Unlawful. It shall be unlawful for any person to give fn.ctituous information, or to practice any fraud, misrepresentation or subterfuge in order to obtain a public vehicle license or a public vehicle drivers' license. Any false statement made by an applicant for any such license shall be irnrr~ediately reported to the prosecuting attorney of Cuyahoga County. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation operating public vehicles to employ as a driver of any such vehicle any person other than a driver dul;~ licensed under the provisions of Section 8 hereof.