City of Hazard v. Eversole

Opinion of the Court by

Morris, Commissioner

—Affirming.

The Commissioners of Hazard, a fourth class city, on March 18, 1946, adopted an ordinance providing for the licensing and regulation of-taxicab operators: After providing for prepayment of a:free"of $50 on each' operator of taxicabs in the city the Board ordained: ' •

“Whenever a licensee shall fail to renew the license for any taxicab for any succeeding year, then no other taxicab license shall be issued to a new applicant unless and until the licensed taxicabs shall be reduced to fewer than 50 in number, unless it be made to appear to-the…