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addition to any other fee or charges established by proper authorities and applicable to said holder for the vehicle or vehicles under his or her operation and control.
Application for a license shall be filed with the Township Clerk upon forms provided by the municipality, and said application shall be verified under oath and shall furnish the following:
Each applicant (or principals thereof) for such license shall present him- or herself at the office of the Police Department and permit his or her fingerprints to be taken by the said Police Department and have said fingerprints, or a copy thereof, submitted to the Township with the application for said license. The Chief of Police or, in his or her absence, the person in charge of said Police Department, is hereby charged with the duty and responsibility of forwarding a copy of the fingerprints of each applicant to the New Jersey State Police or the Federal Bureau of Investigation with the request that the criminal records of the subject be furnished to the local Police Department. After such information is received from either the New Jersey State Police or the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Chief of Police or, in his or her absence, the person in charge of said Police Department, shall furnish the Township Council, in a timely fashion, with any information obtained from any source concerning said applicant or applicants. No license shall be granted to any applicant until the Township Council is satisfied the applicant (or any principal) does not have any criminal record or reputation which would render the applicant unfit to have such license.
In order to ensure the safety of the public, it shall be unlawful for the holder to operate or cause or permit a taxicab to be operated, nor shall any license be issued hereunder, until and unless the applicant shall have complied with the provisions of R.S. 48:16-1 to R.S. 48:16-12, and the acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto; provided, however, that an insurance policy of a company duly licensed to transact business under the insurance laws of the state has been filed, conditioned for the payment of a sum of not less than $100,000 to satisfy all claims for damages by reason of bodily injury to, or the death of, any one person, resulting from an accident; and for a sum of not less than $300,000 to satisfy all claims for damages by reason of bodily injuries to, or the death of, all persons, on account of any accident, by reason of the ownership, operation, maintenance or use of such taxicab upon any public street; and for a sum of $5,000 to satisfy any claim for damages to property.