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Section 5. The City of Paris, in granting this franchise, fully retains and reserves all the rights,
<br />privileges and immunities that it now has under the law to fully patrol and police the streets, alleys
<br />and public ways within the City, and the granting of this franchise shall in no way interfere with the
<br />rights of the City of Paris to fully use said streets, alleys and public ways for any other public utility,
<br />nor shall this franchise in any way interfere with the improvement or maintenance of any other streets,
<br />alleys, and public ways, and the rights of the grantees herein to use said streets shall, at all times, be
<br />subservient to the right of the City Council of the City of Paris to fully exercise its rights or control
<br />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, at the
<br />office of the City Clerk of the City of Paris, 150 1 st Street S.E., Paris, Texas, in lawful money of the
<br />United States, a sum equal to $50.00 per vehicle used in the operation of said taxicab business, which
<br />remittance shall be made annually on or before the 10th day of December each year. The payments
<br />stipulated and provided in this section shall be in lieu of any other tax assessment or charge by the
<br />City of Paris which may now or may hereafter be in force during the term of this franchise, excluding
<br />only ad valorem taxes.
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<br /> Section 7. The City of Paris expressly reserves the right to modify, amend, alter, change or
<br />eliminate any of the provisions of this franchise, during the life of the same, for the following
<br />purposes, to-wit:
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<br /> (1) To eliminate or delete from the same such conditions as then prove
<br />obsolete or impractical; and,
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<br /> (2) To impose such additional conditions upon the grantees as may be
<br />deemed necessary and reasonable, such conditions to be those as may be deemed
<br />necessary for the purpose of insuring adequate service to the public.
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<br /> Section. 8. Notwithstanding what may be said in any other portion of this instrument with
<br />reference to the termination hereof, this right is granted subject to the provisions of Article I, Sections
<br />17 and 26 of the Constitution of the State of Texas, all applicable state laws, charter provisions and
<br />such future laws as may be enacted by the Legislature, or amendments to the Constitution and the
<br />Charter of 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 than thirty
<br />(30) days before such hearing, to absolutely terminate this grant for any violation of the terms and
<br />provisions of this ordinance.
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<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 and
<br />persistently driving such automobile for hire to and fro on the public streets of the City of Paris and
<br />offering accommodations thereof to prospective passengers, whether by signal, word of mouth or by
<br />carrying a sign with the word "Vacant" thereon, or some other word of similar import, or otherwise,
<br />or in any manner whatsoever operating said vehicle upon the public streets of the City of Paris for
<br />the purpose of soliciting passengers, or driving an automobile for hire upon the public streets while
<br />unoccupied by a passenger without having a fixed destination thereof.
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<br /> Section 10. That the 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 public liability insurance covering
<br />each motor vehicle to be operated under this franchise, providing at least $25,000 per person and
<br />$50,000 for any single occurrence for bodily injury or death, and $25,000 for any single occurrence
<br />for injury to or destruction of property, indemnifying all persons for any and all damages, personal
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