1793 ORD GRANTING TO A M O'BRIEN DBA YELLOW CAB CO A FRANCHISE TO USE PUBLIC STREETS ETC

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operated under this franchises conditioned that the holder of the fra,nchise shall well and truly pay to the Mayor of the City of Paris, or his successor in office for the benefit of every judgment creditor who has been injured through the negligent operation of any such motor vehicle by the grantee or his employees, or will we1X and truly pay directly to any such judgment cre- ditor who has been injured, or whose property has been damaged, any amount or amounts of money that shall have been awarded by final judgment of any court of competent jurisdiction against such grantee on account of any such injury or 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 a11 persons injured in any one accident or occasionS and not exceeding Five Thousand DolXars ($5, 000. 00) for property 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 benefi- ciary 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 effecto Any such policy of insurance shall be issued by an approved in- surance companyJ authorized to do business in the State of Texas. Section 11. In the event of the failure of grantee to fully discharge any claim for damages established by final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction within sixty (60) days after the same has been so established9 this franchise shall automatically be forfeited. Section 12. Every taxicab operated by grantee under this franchise shall at all times9 have painted or otherwise impressed upon the front doors thereof easily visible signs bearing proper identification of the company operating under such franchise. A11 such vehicles shall be owned by and registered in the name of the grantee, and no other vehicle may be used under this fran- chise. Each of such vehicles shall be registered with the City Clerk of the City of Paris by motor number, ard the City Clerk shall assign for each such respective vehicle in numerical order9 beginning with the Number lp a number, which number shall atall times be displayed at some convenient location on both sides of the same. Section 13. It shall be the duty of the City Manager of the City of Paris to enforce the provisions of this ordinance and all other applicable regula- tions. Fie shall also recommend to the governing body of the City of Paris from time to time reasonable rules and regulations9 whichp when approved by the City Council, shall become biriding upon the grantee herein. Among other things, the City Council shall from time to time during the term of this fran- chise have the power and authority to promulgate effective regulations concern- ing the following, to -wit: (a) To make reasonable orders respecting character, extentp 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 provide 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 prescribe the number of taxicabs to be operated by grantee, applying thereto the principles of public necessity and convenience; (d) 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 gra.ztee herein.