1953 ORD GRANTING TO LEONARD BOONE AND MCKINLEY JOHNSON FRANCHISE TO USE PUBLIC STREETS, ALLEYS AND HIGHWAYS OF COP

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ORDINANCE NO. 1953 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO LEONARD BOONE AND McKINLEY JOHNSON A FRANCHISE TO USE THE PUBLIC STREETS, ALLEYS AND HIGH- LVAYS OF THE CITY OF PARIS FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRANSPORTING PAS- SENGERS FOR HIRE IN MOTOR VEHICLFS FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE (5) YFARS, BEGINNING MAY 101 1970, AND ENDING MAY 9, 19755 UPON THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS HEREINAFTER PRESCRIBED; PROVIDING FOR THE REGULATION OF SAID BUSINESS; PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF A GROSS RDCEIPTS TAX FOR SUCH PRIVILEGE AND USE OF SUCH STREETS ) ALLEYS AND HICHWAYS; PROVIDING FOR THE TERMINATION OF SUCH GRANT UPON SPECIFIED CONDITIONS; PROVIDING FOR TAXICAB STANDS FOR USE OF SAID GRANTEES; PROVIDING FOR PUBLIC LIABILITY IN- SURANCE ON THE MOTOR VEHICLFS AND EQUIPMENT OF SAID GRANTEFS; PROVIDING FOR THE SUPERVISION OF SAID BUSINESS AND INSPECTION OF ITS VEHICULAR EQUIPMENT BY THE OFFICIALS OF THE CITY OF PARIS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS: Section l. There is hereby granted to Leonard Boone and McKinley Johnson, hereinafter called grantees, the right, privi- lege and franchise for a period of five (5) years, beginning May 10, 1970 and ending May 9, 1975, to operate a taxicab ser- vice in the City of Paris and on the streets, alleys and public ways within the City Limits of said City for the transportation of passengers for hire. The grantees herein shall maintain the principal office and place of business of said business within the corporate limits of the City of Paris, where the head- quarterscf said business shall be maintained. Section 2. The right, privilege and grant herein con- tained shall not be transferred or assigned without the formal action and consent of the Governing Body of the City of Paris first had and obtained, and any attempted assignment or trans- fer of such rights and privileges by the grantees herein with- out first having had and obtained such consent and permission from the Governing Body of the City of Pazis shall operate ipso facto as a termination of the rights, privileges and grant herein contained. Section 3. That the taxicabs operated or maintained under said franchise shall be used for the purpose of transportation of passengers and the personal luggage of such passengers. Section 4. That all automobiles or vehicles used in connection with this taxicab service shall be operated in accord- ance with the laws of the State of Texas and ordinances of the City of Paris, and such future amendments thereof, or either of them, relating to or regulating the operation of motcer vehicles upon streets or highways. Section 5. The City of Paris, in granting this franchise, .fully retains and reserves all the rights, privileges and immuni- ties that it now has under the law to fully patrol and police the streets, alleys and public ways within the City, and the granting of this franchise shall in no way interfere with the right of the City of Paris to fully use said streets, alleys and public ways for any other public utility, nor shall this franchise in any way interfere with the improvement or maintenance of any other streets,