19 - Vehicles for Hire - provides a penalty for failure to obtain license

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shall be punished by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) in accordance with section IT1-6 of this Code of Ordinances. Offenses committed under this article are strict liabilityoffenses, and the City need not either plead or prove any mental state at the trial of any violation brought under this chapter. Each and every violation shall constitute a separate offense. "Sec. 33-4. License required. "(a) No person, firm, corporation, or other entity, excluding the City, shall be granted the privilege to use the public streets, alleys, or thoroughfares within the corporate limits of the City for the purpose of engaging in the business of operating a Vehicle for Hire without first having obtained a license from the City. Failure to obtain a license prior to operating a Vehicle for Hire within the corporate limits of the City shall be a violation of this chapter punishable as set forth in Section 33-3 herein. "(b) Each license issue by the City will contain the following provisions: "(1) That the right, privilege, and grant therein contained shall not be transferred or assigned by Licensee without first obtaining the formal action and written consent of the City Council of the City of Paris, and any attempted assignment or transfer of said rights and privileges by the Licensee without first obtaining such consent and permission from the City Council of the City of Paris shall operate, ipso facto, as a termination of the rights, privileges, and grant herein contained. "(2) That the Vehicle for Hire business operated or maintained under the license shall be used for the purpose of the transportation of passengers and the personal luggage of such passengers. "(3) That all automobiles or vehicles used in connection with the Vehicle for Hire business shall be maintained and operated in safe condition in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas and ordinances of the City of Paris. "(4) That the City of Paris, in granting this license, fully retains and reserves all the rights, privileges, and immunities that it now has under the law to fully use, patrol and police the public streets, alleys, and rights-of-way within the City, and the granting of this license shall in no way interfere with the rights of the City of Paris to fully use said streets, alleys, and rights-of-way for any other public utility or public purpose, nor shall this license in any way interfere with the City's right to improve or maintain any streets, alleys, or rights-of-way in the City of Paris, and the rights of the Licensee herein to use said streets shall, at all times, be subservient to the right of the City Council of the City of Paris to fully exercise its rights or control over said streets, alleys, and public ways. "(5) That the Licensee shall, prior to the effective date of this license 3