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rights of the Grantees herein to use said streets shall, at all times, be subservient to the right of the
<br />City Council of the City of Paris to fully exercise its rights or control over said streets, alleys, and
<br />public ways.
<br />Section 6. That the Grantees shall, during the life of this franchise, pay to the City of Paris,
<br />at the office of the City Clerk of the City of Paris, 150 1 st Street S.E., Paris, Texas, in lawful money
<br />of the United States, a sum equal to $50.00 per vehicle used in the operation of said taxicab business,
<br />which remittance shall be made annually on or before the l Oth day of December each year. This
<br />payment shall represent the franchise payment due the City of Paris. Failure to pay said franchise
<br />fee when due may result in forfeiture of this taxicab franchise.
<br />Section 7. That the City of Paris expressly reserves the right to modify, amend, alter, change,
<br />or eliminate any of the provisions of this franchise, during the life of the same, for the following
<br />purposes, to-wit:
<br />(1) To eliminate or delete from the same such conditions as then prove
<br />obsolete or impractical; and,
<br />(2) To impose such additional conditions or requirements upon the Grantees
<br />as may be deemed necessary and reasonable, such conditions or requirements to be
<br />those as may be deemed necessary for the purpose of insuring adequate service to the
<br />public or protecting the health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of Paris.
<br />Section. 8. That, notwithstanding what may be said in any other portion of this instrument
<br />with reference to the termination hereof, this right is granted subject to the provisions of Article I,
<br />Sections 17 and 26 of the Constitution of the State of Texas, all applicable state laws, City Charter
<br />provisions, and any other laws that may be enacted in the future by the Texas Legislature, or
<br />amendments to the Constitution and the Charter of the City of Paris. Furthermore, the City Council
<br />of the City of Paris reserves the absolute right, upon notice and hearing, which said notice shall be
<br />given to the Grantees not less than thirty (30) days before such hearing, to absolutely terminate this
<br />grant and franchise for any violation of the terms and provisions of this ordinance.
<br />Section 9. That it shall hereafter be unlawful for the Grantees, their agents or employees,
<br />while operating any automobile for hire within the City of Paris, to cruise. Cruising shall consist of
<br />seeking, searching, or soliciting employment while operating an automobile for hire by repeatedly
<br />and persistently driving such automobile for hire to and fro on the public streets of the city of Paris
<br />and offering accommodations thereof to prospective passengers, whether by signal, word of mouth,
<br />or by carrying a sign with the word "Vacant" thereon, or some other word of similar import, or
<br />otherwise, or in any manner whatsoever operating said vehicle upon the public streets of the city of
<br />Paris for the purpose of soliciting passengers, or driving an automobile for hire upon the public
<br />streets while unoccupied by a passenger wrthout having a fixed destination thereof.
<br />Section 10. That Grantees shall, at all times during the effective period of this franchise,
<br />keep and maintain, in full force and effect, a policy or policies, of automobile liability insurance
<br />coverage which fully meets or exceeds the State of Texas minimum financial responsibility
<br />requirements for operators of motor vehicles in the state. The inswance policy shall also provide
<br />coverage for bodily injury to passengers andlor properiy damage and shall indemnify the City of
<br />Paris, its elected officials, officers and employees from and agamst any and all damages, personal
<br />injuries, or property damages sustained as a result of the negligent operation of any motor vehicle
<br />by the Grantees, their agents or employees, and shall pay all premiums due thereon when due. Said
<br />policy shall also list the City of Pans, its elected officials, officers and employees as additional
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