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<br />f:attomeylreswork\currentlFranchise - City Cab - Raney 2007
<br />September 11, 2007
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<br />ORDINANCE NO.
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<br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
<br />TEXAS, GRANTING TO STEVE B. RANEY AND WENDY L. RANEY, DBA
<br />CITY CAB COMPANY, A FRANCHISE TO USE THE PUBLIC STREETS,
<br />ALLEYS, AND HIGHWAYS OF THE CITY OF PARIS FOR THE PURPOSE
<br />OF TRANSPORTING PASSENGERS FOR HIRE IN MOTOR VEHICLES
<br />FOR A PERIOD OF ONE (1) YEAR, BEGINNING JANUARY 11,2008, AND
<br />ENDING JANUARY 10, 2009, UPON THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
<br />HEREINAFTER PRESCRIBED; PROVIDING FOR THE REGULATION OF
<br />SAID BUSINESS; PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF A FRANCHISE
<br />FEE FOR SUCH PRIVILEGE AND USE OF SUCH STREETS, ALLEYS,
<br />AND HIGHWAYS; PROVIDING FOR THE TERMINATION OF SUCH
<br />GRANT UPON SPECIFIED CONDITIONS; PROVIDING FOR TAXICAB
<br />STANDS FOR USE OF SAID GRANTEE; PROVIDING FOR MINIMUM
<br />LIABILITY INSURANCE REQUIRED FOR GRANTEE; PROVIDING FOR
<br />THE SUPERVISION OF SAID BUSINESS AND INSPECTION OF ITS
<br />VEHICULAR EQUIPMENT BY THE OFFICIALS OF THE CITY OF PARIS;
<br />AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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<br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS:
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<br />Section 1. That there is hereby granted to Steve B. Raney and Wendy L. Raney, dba City
<br />Cab Company, hereinafter called Grantees, an extension of an existing right, privilege, and franchise
<br />for a period of one (1) year, beginning January 11, 2008, the date of termination of the existing
<br />franchise, and ending January 10,2009, to operate a taxicab service in the City of Paris and on the
<br />streets, alleys, and public ways within the city limits of said city for the transportation of passengers
<br />for hire. The Grantees herein shall maintain their principal office and place of business within the
<br />corporate limits of the city of Paris, where the headquarters of said business shall be maintained.
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<br />Section 2. That the right, privilege, and grant herein contained shall not be transferred or
<br />assigned by Grantees without first obtaining the formal action and written consent of the City
<br />Council of the City of Paris, and any attempted assignment or transfer of said rights and privileges
<br />by the Grantees without first having had and obtained such consent and permission from the City
<br />Council of the City of Paris shall operate, ipso facto, as a termination ofthe rights, privileges, and
<br />grant herein contained.
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<br />Section 3. That the taxicabs operated or maintained under this franchise shall be used for
<br />the purpose of the transportation of passengers and the personal luggage of such passengers.
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<br />Section 4. That all automobiles or vehicles used in connection with this taxicab service shall
<br />be maintained and operated in accordance with the laws ofthe State of Texas and ordinances of the
<br />City of Paris, and any amendments thereto, or either of them, relating to or regulating the
<br />maintenance and operation of motor vehicles upon streets or highways.
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<br />Section 5. That the City of Paris, in granting this franchise, fully retains and reserves all the
<br />rights, privileges, and immunities that it now has under the law to fully use, patrol and police the
<br />public streets, alleys, and right-of-ways within the City, and the granting of this franchise shall in no
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