§ 19-26. Definitions.  


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  • The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

    Street shall mean any street, alley, avenue, boulevard, drive or highway commonly used for the purpose of public travel within the city.

    Taxicab shall mean every automobile or motor-propelled vehicle used for the transportation of passengers for hire over the public streets of the city, except those operated over a defined or fixed route, irrespective of whether or not the operations extend beyond the city limits, at rates for distance travelled, or for exact time or at a specified price, or for both, or at rates per hour, per week, or per month, and which vehicle is or may be routed under the directions of the passenger or person hiring the same.

(Code 1966, § 24-1)

Cross reference

Definitions and rules of construction generally, § 1-2.