27 - Amendments to Chapter 33 Vehicles for Hire

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"Sec. 5.11..004. 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 10.06.003 herein. "(b) Each license issued 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 Manager (or his designee) 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 Manager (or his designee) 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 belongings 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 and shall be currently registered with the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles at all times and be listed on the license. "(4) That the privilege to operate as a Vehicle for Hire Service granted under the License shall be limited to the vehicles listed therein. "(5) That each Vehicle for Hire shall be operated by a driver with a chauffer's license at all times during the activities covered by this Article and License. "(6) 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 4