§ 420-15. Liability insurance; power of attorney.  


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  • A. 
    Insurance. As a condition for the issuance of a license hereunder, the applicant for a jitney license, in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 48:16-24, shall file with the licensing clerk a valid certificate of liability insurance (ACORD sheet) attesting that the person and/or owner-operator is insured under a policy of comprehensive, general liability insurance. The limits of said insurance shall be not less than $300,000 per occurrence, or such greater amount as may be required by law, against loss from the liability imposed by law upon the jitney owner for damages on account of bodily injury or death suffered by any person as a result of an accident occurring by reason of the ownership, maintenance, or use of such jitney upon the public streets of the City, and such consent shall continue effective and such operation be permitted only so long as such insurance to the full and collectible amount shall remain in force, during the entire term of the policy. Such insurance policy shall provide for the payment of any final judgment recovered by any person on account of the ownership, maintenance, and use of such jitney or any fault in respect thereto and shall be for the benefit of any person suffering loss, damage or injury as aforesaid. The certificate of liability insurance (ACORD sheet), or an accompanying document, shall be submitted with the license application and shall obligate the liability insurer to notify the licensing clerk if any change occurs in the policy or if the policy is terminated or canceled for any reason.
    B. 
    Power of attorney. In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 48:16-24, each owner-operator shall execute and deliver to the Chief Financial Officer of the City of North Wildwood, concurrently with the filing of the policy referred to above, a power of attorney wherein and whereby the said owner-operator shall nominate, constitute and appoint the Chief Financial Officer as the owner-operator's true and lawful attorney for the purpose of acknowledging service of any process out of a court of competent jurisdiction to be served against the insured by virtue of the indemnity granted under the insurance policy filed.