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AN ORDINANCE TO B_~ND SECTION 34-9 OF THE CODE OF <br />THE CI~f OF PORTS~DUI~, VIRGIifIA, 1961, TO PROVIDE <br />qlta~T TAXICABS S~ ~HALL CHARGE TE~Y C~,YfS FOR EACH ON~- <br />FOURTH MqT~ OR FRACTION 5-~REOF IN ADDITION TO <br />FIRST ONE-HALF <br /> <br /> Be it ordained by the Council of the City of <br />Portsmouth, Virginia, that section 34-9 of the Code <br />of the City of Portsmmuth, Virginia, 1961, be 8mended <br />and reordained to read as follows: <br /> <br />Sec. 34-9. Fares - Generally. <br /> <br /> No person owning, operating, driving or con- <br />trolling a taxicab within the limits of the city <br />shall charge an amount to exceed the following rates <br />of fare: <br /> <br />For the ~irst one-P~lfmile or fraction <br />thereof ................................. $ .50 <br />For each one-fourth mile or fraction <br />thereof in addition ~o the first one- <br /> half mile ' !0 <br />For each piece of baggage other than one <br />haD~bag per passenger .................... 25 <br />For each package unless passenger trans- <br />ports package to and ~om cabs and holds <br />package on lap in transit ................ t0 <br />For each foot locker or trunk .............. 50 <br />For each 5wo minutes of waiting time or <br />fraction thereof ......................... 10 <br /> <br /> If hired on an hourly basis, the rate of three <br />dollars per hour shall apply. <br /> <br /> Waiting time shall include the time when the taxi- <br />cab is not in motion, beginnirg with the tfume of <br />arrival at the place to wnich it is called butexclud- <br />ing time consumed by the premature response to calls. <br /> <br /> <br />