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Section 5. That the City of Paris, in granting this franchise, fully retains and
<br />reserves all the rights, privileges, and immunities that it now has under the law to fully use,
<br />patrol and police the public streets, alleys, and right-of-ways within the City, and the
<br />granting of this franchise shall in no way interfere with the rights of the City of Paris to fully
<br />use said streets, alleys, and right-of-ways for any other public utility or public purpose, nor
<br />shall this franchise in any way interfere with the City's right to improve or maintain any
<br />streets, alleys, or right-of-ways in the City of Paris, and the rights of the Grantees herein to
<br />use said streets shall, at all times, be subservient to the right of the City Council of the City
<br />of Paris to fully exercise its rights or control over said streets, alleys, and public ways.
<br />Section 6. That the Grantees shall, prior to the effective date of this franchise
<br />agreement, pay to the City of Paris, at the office of the City Clerk of the City of Paris, 150 1st
<br />Street S.E., Paris, Texas, in lawful money of the United States, a sum equal to $50.00 per
<br />vehicle used in the operation of said taxicab business. This payment shall represent the
<br />franchise payment due the City of Paris and failure to pay said franchise fee when due may
<br />result in forfeiture of this taxicab franchise. No reimbursements will be made to Grantee
<br />if Grantee reduces the number of taxicabs during the franchise year.
<br />Section 7. That the City of Paris expressly reserves the right to modify, amend,
<br />alter, change, or eliminate any of the provisions of this franchise, during the life of the same,
<br />for the following purposes, to-wit:
<br />(1) To eliminate or delete from the same such conditions as then
<br />prove obsolete or impractical; and,
<br />(2) To impose such additional conditions or requirements upon the
<br />Grantees as may be deemed necessary and reasonable, such conditions or
<br />requirements to be those as may be deemed necessary for the purpose of
<br />insuring adequate service to the public or protecting the health, safety and
<br />general welfare of the citizens of Paris.
<br />Section. B. That, notwithstanding what may be said in any other portion of this
<br />instrument with reference to the termination hereof, this right is granted subject to the
<br />provisions of Article I, Sections 17 and 26 of the Constitution of the State of Texas, all
<br />applicable state laws, City Charter provisions, and any other laws that may be enacted in
<br />the future by the Texas Legislature, or amendments to the Constitution and the Charter of
<br />the City of Paris. Furthermore, the City Council of the City of Paris reserves the absolute
<br />right, upon notice and hearing, which said notice shall be given to the Grantees not less
<br />than ten (10) days before such hearing, to absolutely terminate this grant and franchise for
<br />any violation of the terms and provisions of this ordinance.
<br />Section 9. That it shall be unlawful for Grantees, their agents or employees,
<br />while operating any automobile for hire within the City of Paris, to cruise. Cruising shall
<br />consist of seeking, searching, or soliciting employment while operating an automobile for
<br />hire by repeatedly and persistently driving such automobile for hire to and fro on the
<br />public streets of the city of Paris and offering accommodations thereof to prospective
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