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established by final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction within sixty (60) days after the same has been so established, such failure shall constitute grounds for termination of this license. Section 14. That every taxicab operated by Licensee under this license shall, at all times, have painted, or otherwise impressed upon the front doors thereof, easily visible signs bearing proper identification of the company operating under this license. All such vehicles shall be owned by and registered in the names of the Licensee, and no other vehicle may be used or operated by Licensee on the streets of the City of Paris under this License. Each of such vehicles shall be registered with the City Clerk of the City of Paris by motor vehicle in numerical order, beginning with the number 1, which number shall, at all times, be displayed at some convenient location on both sides of said vehicles. Section 15. That in accepting this License, Licensee agrees that they shall not discriminate against or refuse taxicab business to any person on the basis of race, color, creed, sex, or national origin. Any proven violation of this section of the license may result in an immediate suspension or forfeiture of this taxicab license. Section 16. That it shall be the duty of the City Council of the City of Paris, by and through its City Manager, to enforce the provisions of this ordinance and all applicable regulations, which, when approved by the City Council, shall become binding upon the Licensee herein. Among other things, the City Council shall, from time to time during the term of this license, have the power and authority to promulgate effective regulations concerning the following, to -wit: (1) To make reasonable orders respecting character, extent, quality, safety and standard of service Licensee is to provide under this license; (2) To fix such rates for service to the public as are not in conflict with the express provisions hereof and as will provide for Licensee a reasonable and fair rate of return upon the fair value of the property used and useable in connection with the rendering of service to the public under this license; and, (3) To make such other rules and regulations as may be reasonably necessary to facilitate clean and professional taxicab business to be rendered to the public under this license, any such rules and regulations, when adopted, to be binding upon the Licensee herein. Section 17. That motor vehicles operated by Licensee under this license shall be known as "taxicab" and, when not in use in the exercise of the privileges granted herein, shall be stationed or parked at the principal offices of the Licensee, which principal offices shall be located on private property. Section 18. That the word "taxicab," as used in this ordinance, shall mean any passenger vehicle with not more than three rows of seats and a normal capacity not in excess of seven passengers which is not operated over a fixed route or routes and which is