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<br /> ORDINANCE N036-024
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<br /> AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO STEVE B. RANEY AND WENDY L. RANEY, DBA
<br /> YELLOW CAB COMPANY, A FRANCHISE TO USE THE PUBLIC STREETS, ALLEYS
<br /> AND HIGHWAYS OF THE CITY OF PARIS FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRANSPORTING
<br /> PASSENGERS FOR HIRE IN MOTOR VEHICLES FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE (5)
<br /> YEARS, BEGINNING JULY 13, 1996, AND ENDING JULY 12, 2001, UPON THE
<br /> TERMS AND CONDITIONS HEREINAFTER PRESCRIBED; PROVIDING FOR THE
<br /> REGULATION OF SAID BUSINESS; PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF A TAX
<br /> FOR SUCH PRIVILEGE AND USE OF 5UCH STREETS, ALLEYS AND HIGHWAYS;
<br /> PROVIDING FOR THE TERMINATION OF SUCH GRANT UPON SPECIFIED
<br /> CONDITIONS; PROVIDING FOR TAXICAB STANDS FOR USE OF SAID GRANTEE;
<br /> PROVIDING FOR PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE ON THE MOTOR VEHICLES
<br /> AND EQUIPMENT OF SAID GRANTEE; PROVIDING FOR THE SUPERVISION OF
<br /> SAID BUSINESS AND INSPECTION OF ITS VEHICULAR EQUIPMENT BY THE
<br /> OFFICIALS OF THE CITY OF PARIS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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<br /> BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS:
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<br /> Section 1. There is hereby granted to Steve B. Raney and Wendy L. Raney, dba Yellow
<br /> Cab Company, hereinafter called grantees, the right, privilege and franchise for a period of five
<br /> (5) years, beginning July 13, 1996, and ending July 12, 2001, to operate a taxicab service in the
<br /> City of Paris and on the streets, alleys and public ways within the City Limits of said City for
<br /> the transportation of passengers for hire. The grantees herein shall maintain the principal office
<br /> and place of business of said business within the corporate limits of the City of Paris, where the
<br /> headquarters of said business shall be maintained.
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<br /> Section 2. The right, privilege and grant herein contained shall not be transferred or
<br /> assigned without the formal action and consent of the City Council of the City of Paris, first had
<br /> and obtained, and any attempted assignment or transfer of said rights and privileges by the
<br /> 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 of the rights, privileges
<br /> and grant herein contained.
<br /> Section 3. That the taxicabs operated or maintained under this franchise shall be used
<br /> for 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
<br /> shall be operated in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas and ordinances of the City
<br /> of Paris, and such future amendments thereto, or either of them, relating to or regulating the
<br /> operation of motor vehicles upon streets or highways.
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<br /> Section 5. 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 patrol and police the
<br /> streets, alleys and public ways within the City, and the granting of this franchise shall in no way
<br /> interfere with the rights of the City of Paris to fully use said streets, alleys and public ways for
<br /> any other public utility, nor shall this franchise in any way interfere with the improvement or
<br /> maintenance of any other streets, alleys, and public ways, and the rights of the grantees herein
<br /> to 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.
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<br /> Section 6. 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
<br /> money of the United States, a sum equal to $50.00 per vehicle used in the operation of said
<br /> taxicab business, which remittance shall be made annually on or before the lOth day of
<br /> December each year. The payments stipulated and provided in this section shall be in lieu of
<br /> any other tax assessment or charge by the City of Paris which may now or may hereafter be in
<br /> force during the term of this franchise, excluding only ad valorem taxes.
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