O-201-49 ORDINANCE NO. 201
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE TRANSPORTATION
OF SCHOOL CHILDREN WITHIN THE LIMITS OF
MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE:
Section 1. That from arid af ter the enactment of this
ord inance it shall be unlawf ul f or any person., f irm or c orpor-
ation to transport for hire or consideration any school child-
ren to or from school or any school activity within the limits
of Miami Shores Village unless such person., firm or corporation
be licensed by Miami Shores Village for the transpoitttion of
school children.
Section 2. Any person, firm or corporation desiring to
be licensed by Miami Shores Village shall make application to the
Village manager for such a license and submit for inspection the
equipment proposed to be used and operated by such licensee. If
the equipment measures up to the standards prescribed by this
ordinance and chapter 234, Florida Statutes Annotated, 1941, then
the Village manager diall certify compliance by the proposed
licensee to the Village Council who shall thereupon Issue or re-
fuse a certificate of public convenience ard necessity, if, in
the opinion of the Council the issuance of such a certifica�e is
warranted . The Village Council in its certificate shall specify
the routes to be traveled by the licensee and the period of ser-
vice. Any certificate herein granted by the Village Council shall
be revokable at the will of said Council.
Section 3. All transportation equipment shall be of such
construction as will meet the requirements of Section 234.08,
Florida Statutes Annotated, 1941, and the equipment so used shall
be limited to the transport of not more than 20 pupils at any one
time and shall be constructed, maintained and operated in accord-
ance with all requirements of law and the regulations of the
State Board relating to school busses.
Section 4. Any person, firm or corporation licensed by
Miami Shores Village to transport school children to or from
school or any school activity shall be required t o carry not
less than $50,000 liability insurance f or bodily injury to any
one child and not less than $100.,000 for bodily injury in any
one a cc id ent 9 and $5.000 property damage.
Section 5. Each school bus driver shall be specially
licensed by the Village and shall possess the qualifications
prescribed by Section 234.14, Florida Statutes Annotated, 1941.
Upon sufficient evidence that the holder of the license does
not fulfill all of the qualifications required by the State Law
for a school bus driver, said license may be revoked by the
Village Council.
Section 6. Each school bus shal.1 be operated in conform-
ity with all the rules of the road duly established by law and
shall observe all traffic requirements for the route over which
it travel s a nd ah al 1 b e brought to a full stop bef ore cross ing
any railroad track and before entering or crossing any arterial
highway or dangerous thoroughfare and until the driver has clearly
observed tkxt it is safe to proceed .
Section 7. The Village manager shall designate a physician
or physicians to examine and report the physical condition of bus
drivers in accordance with the regulations of the State Board of
Education and the procedure prescribed by the State Superintendent
for tim examination of bus driverS . This examination shall be
required of all bus drivers every six months., and a certificate
of such examination filed with the Village manager.
This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its
passage and approval and all laws or parts of laws in conflict here-
with are hereby repealed .
Regularly passed and adopted this day of August ,, 1949.
M,CY OR
ATTES
V LLAGE ANAGEP/*D CLEP�/