§ 18-1. Definitions.

For the purpose of this chapter the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them:

Certificate means a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the town council authorizing the holder thereof to conduct a taxicab business in the town.

Cruising means the driving of a taxicab on the streets, alleys, or public places of the town in search of or soliciting prospective passengers for hire.

Driver's permit means the permission granted by the chief of police to a person to drive a taxicab upon the streets of the town.

Holder means a person to whom a certificate of public convenience and necessity has been issued.

Manifest means a daily record prepared by a taxicab driver or dispatcher of all trips made by each driver of the holder's showing time and place of origin, destination, number of passengers, and the amount of fare of each trip.

Rate card means a card issued by the chief of police for display in each taxicab which contains the rates of fare then in force.

Taxicab means a motor vehicle regularly engaged in the business of carrying passengers for hire, having a seating capacity of not more than the number of passengers as prescribed by G.S. § 62-260(2) and not operated on a fixed route.

Waiting time means the time when a taxicab is not in motion from the time of acceptance of a passenger to the time of discharge, but does not include any time that the taxicab is not in motion if due to any cause other than the request, act or fault of a passenger.

(Code 1967, § 25-1)