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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 37 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA (1988) BY AMENDING SECTIONS 37-62, 37-92, 37- 132, and 37-250(a) THEREOF PERTAINING TO TAXICAB TOW TRUCK FEES. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: I. That Sections 37-62, 37-92, 37-132, and 37-250(a) of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virgkfia (1988) be amended and reordained to read as follows: Sec. 37-62. Applications. All applications for certificates of public convenience and necessity required by this division shall be made in writing to the chief of police upon forms prescribed and to be provided by the chief of police. The application shall contain the name, date of birth, social security number, sex and residence of the applicant. A processing fee of $20.00 shall accompany each application. Sec. 37-92. Application. Application for a permit required by this division shall be in writing, sworn to and presented to the chief of police and shall state the full name, current residence, place(s) of residence for the previous ten (10) years prior to moving to the applicant's present address, age, height, color, color of eyes and hair, sex, place of birth, public vehicle employer for which the applicant will be driving, name and address of any other place of employment at time of application, length of residence in the city, whether or not the applicant is a citizen of the United States, whether or not the applicant has been previously employed or licensed as a public vehicle driver, and if so, whether the applicant's driver's license or public vehicle driver's permit has ever been suspended, revoked, or refused in this or any other state, whether or not the applicant is addicted to the use of intoxicating liquors or drugs, and such other information as may be required. The application shall be endorsed by the prospective employer of the applicant. A processing fee of $20.00 shall accompany each application. Any false statement made in any such affidavit shall be promptly reported by the chief of police to the commonwealth's attorney. Sec. 37-132. Rates established. No person owning, operating, driving or controlling a taxicab within the limits of the city shall charge an amount to exceed the following rates of fare: For the first one-sixth mile or fraction thereof ............................. $1.85 For each one-sixth mile or fraction thereof in addition to the first one-sixth ......................... 0.30 For each piece of baggage other than one (1) handbag per passenger 0.25