2242 ORD GRANTING TO MCKINLEY JOHNSON DBA PRIDE OF PARIS CAB COMPANY FRANCHISE TO USE PUBLIC STREETS ETC

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damage, not exceeding for bodily injury or death to any one person the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10, 000. 00), or the sum of twenty thousand dollars ($20, 000. 00) for all persons inj ured in any one accident or occasion, and not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5, 000. 00) for pro- perty damages arising out of any one accident or occasion. Any such policy of insurance shall further provide that each such cause of action shall survive in case of death of any injured or damaged person for the benefit of the beneficiary of any such person, and shall further provide that such policy shall be subject to successive recoveries during the time that the same may continue in effect. Any such policy of insur- ance shall be issued by an approved insurance company, authorized to do business in the State of Texas, and a copy of any such policy or amendments thereto shall be delivered to the office of the City Clerk of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas. Section 10. In the event of the failure of grantee to fully dis - charge any claim for damages established by final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction within sixty (60) days after the same has been so established, this franchise shall automatically be forfeited. Section 11. Every taxicab operated by grantee under this fran- chise shall at all times have painted or otherwise impressed upon the front doors thereof easily visible signs bearing proper identification of the company operating under such franchise. A.11 such vehicles shall be owned by and registered in the nam e of the grantee, and no other vehicle may be used under this franchise. Each of such vehicles shall be registered with the City Clerk of the City of Paris by motor number, and the City Clerk shall assign for each such respective vehicle in nu- merical order, beginning with the Number 1, a number, which number shall at all times be displayed at some convenient location on both sides of the same. Section 12. It shall be the duty of the City Manager of the City of Paris to enforce the provisions of this ordinance and all other appli- cable regulations. He shall also recommend to the governing body of the City of Paris from time to time reasonable rules and regulations, which, when approved by the City Council, shall become binding upon the grantee herein. Among other things, the City Council shall from time to time during the term of this franchise have the power and authority to promulgate effective regulations concerning the following, to-wit: (a) To make reasonable orders respecting character, extent, quality and standard of service of grantee to be provided under this franchise; (b) To fix such rates for service to the public as are not in conflict with the express provisions hereof as will pro- vide for grantee a reasonable and fair rate of return upon the fair value of the property used and useable in connection with the rendering of service to the public under this franchise; (c) To make such other rules and regulations as may be reasonably necessary to facilitate adequate service to be rendered to the public under this franchise, any such rules and regulations when adopted to be binding upon the grantee herein.