ARTICLE XII

PUBLIC CARRIAGES

Section 1. Select Board to License The Select Board may license hackney carriages or motor vehicles properly insured for the conveyance of persons for hire from place to place within the Town and they may revoke such licenses at their discretion and a record of all licenses so granted or revoked shall be kept by the Select Board.

Section 2. Penalty for Unlicensed Operation 12-2 No person shall set up, use or drive in the Town, any unlicensed hackney carriage or other motor vehicle for the conveyance of passengers for hire from place to place in the Town under a penalty established from time to time by the Select Board, but which shall never be less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00). Every vehicle unlicensed shall constitute a separate offense.

Section 3. Rules and Regulations 12-3 The Select Board may adopt, and may from time to time amend, rules and orders for the regulation of carriages and vehicles used within the Town and may provide for and set penalties for the violation of such rules and orders and may set and receive an annual fee for each license granted. Such rules and orders may include, but not be limited to the establishment of the licensing period, license fee or fees, establishment of fares for both metered and unmetered vehicles and inspections.

12-2 As amended by Article 72, ATM 1986. 12-3 As amended by Article 72, ATM 1986. 50