1370 ORD GRANTING TO MRS B J JOHNSON DBA B J CAB CO A FRANCHISE TO USE PUBLIC STREETS ETCMImuM mU. 13,M.
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A 1RAWJM TG USE ''!E PUSLtG $'t"W 9 l1W ~1tE~1A'9tffi af • Tte . m i?r
IAtiS POR T'M PURVCtSiB nF TRAMPM'1'ING PAE9SMM FOR tIi91lE IN Wrt,'R MLCLU
1'M A PIRICO Ot :J E '~'5 . ) YIARS 0 =INNIIG MARCH 1 g 195i59 !ND VOtNG
;ti:?ra l,, 1961 , #3RON 'i`HE '1'~MI AND ODWIT2ONS 1~INJ1F"t'~ IMs
PRqV3DIW.s PqR lWA RI3ULl►3'ION OF SA1D BiiW`►IMMg Mf1f tDi1K3 PM 't`M PAYMW GF
11 GROSS RWUM ?AX RR &ilC# PRIV1~~~ AI~ Ul3~ af St~I ~4'T~* JI~.LHYS tli~
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TItNOI MMiDXW FM ?,AKICAD SYikNDS F,1R USE QF SA2D GRANTU; MMIDIN3 POR
PMLSC ttJ1KLi?Y INBUR,ANM CfN ?NB 10Tp0 YNNICt.AS AN3 II+qUlPOi$ t31~ SAID
tiRANTIB; XMIDDG M 7'HE S13MtY28ilON OF SlIID ~'►INM NN? 116i►"?ICN CIF
I'!'S YJ6KCiLAfR EQMMtMT BY ?tE OFnCIACS (3P 'tME CIY1f OP' AARIS; AND VRRa1tID-
IN6 AN IIFPl=I'YR DAT19
8E I? OWAIND DY TPE Cf 7Y COUNCIL t3F THE GIT11" t3F PAR3St
Siction 1. There i• hwebryt gsentW i9o -4mvina!'ftr cailed grsntiw* t!x right, privilop +und ts+tn for a pwiod
o t f ive( 5) Yosrs t b►g1nniny 1j, 195bs +tW *ndw, I4fiarch 1~ I961 t
to operato s ta)iakb atvito in tho Clty of Psds aW an the stv"ta, alloys
annd purb.i3c wsys ri,tkin tto City LiruiU vf said CitY fOS the tsumpoststian
of pasongrs far hisrr. Thr grsritsr ho"in shall srintsin trhr► principrrl
aftice oW piam of baa#ness of "id bwiewos wit.hin #,h+r r,orpratr 1l,a3,ta of
the City af paris, whare the hsadqu*rtoss of said busi.narss sMll be miaitr
#ainwd.
S"tior, 2. T!e sightv parlvilege and pent hrr"in ornEsino+d shall
nat be fi.ransferrrd or assiqned with+aut the toml a+ction rnd consont of the
Ciowsnirg Hady of tM Gitp o! Atsl.s ttrot had +ruW obvtoim+d, ed tery atfiowptrd
sssipmnt os tsans!`tr of such rivhiur wd priviloqrs by fi►!o gsant** bearsin
w3,tlout tirst having had and obtalm1 smah cocsent arW pwrrmdtrsien trm the
tiovomima Body at' tta► tity of Puis shaiI oprrratr ipso facto as aterafnation
of #.ht rights, prfvilrges wd gmt le"in eonf~.sirsed.
Section 3. `Chat the t&Aaabo oposo#ocl or saintairrrd undor ".td fson-
"a shall be wted far the pusposo of taranspoa~tation af p"songors uW the
prear*onal luggagr of w+ch paw+rngets.
S+tctUm 4* That sll autefmodAlss os vehittH used tn sonnectian wi#h
thi• taxiwb sftviw► sha11 bN► a►perated in acaardanct with the l+tro of tht
8ttate of 7exu snd ordinatw+n oi ttwr Citp of ftAs# a.+W svah fttwm amed-
arnts tbsftf, or oitbw of thrs, relstinq to e►s "Wlatinq the operat3on 4f
eia►#or whl.c1`s, upnn tfimts or hi~.
Sectfon 5. TIae City of P&risg in gmtinq this #=anoMM, litliy ro-
taieu ard r+rsorvoo sll the tl.yh#e, privilegta arad iaauniti" that it now haa
under the Yanr tQ fuIly patrol tnd p4wlice the stmtag al2lrys# otei ptblic
wtys within the City, arW ttw► gr+bating o!' tl:is franeshisse shail in no wsy
intirfrrre with the right a►# the City of Paris !s fully wso saaid s#.rwts,
•llaps, aeYd publi.c wsys for arry othex public utility„ naar our►11 ttis Yswr►
ddss in anr wy int+erle" Mrith the impaowmirnt ar snintonom a¥ arty othos
stre+rts, ailtys, and pub,tia wayes and the slghts oi the g"nto► ho"in to
ws "id st:wts shall st all tira be subaer+rient !s !hs right eef the
gn~overe►ing body af the City of Puf:s to !'iully oxsrviso its righ#.s ar tontx+o2
aws "fd +rtx**ts, alloys, wW public wars.
S*cti.on 6. 'T'h~ granto+t aha21# durir►q tho life af this #roachisiw
PeY ts the City of tuLs at the otii" of the City Glork in lswftl aemy of
the Usiftod States a stm equai to two (2) per amt qf the gso" nftipts and
fiotal faros calloctrd anW othwx incow +doslwd fraa the operation af sai+d
Uxi+rab busineltsl, uMah t"ttenm +rhe.tl be anade monthly sn or bNrfore the
10th day of the mnth fo1lorinq the anth !or Mdesb tuch respect3.vt saiitUmms
ar+e aado, and shall ke adcvmpan#ed by t vesifird statement of the gre" rs-
"ipts !e►r woh pncr+dng month. ziaa garanfi+re shutl2 at s11 timra kafp a systom
of beroks uW rirtorls wiich met the approvsl ot the tity Clart oi to City o!'
Paris and whiGt aaoquat+rly xatlect upDn frapfct3on the macmt of such gnss
srrcefpts !or osoh day of esch arnth dusing sueh fruncl►i"# rdiah looks *hall
at ail tims be subjMct ta► insprtation by the Gity C1ork os aany ot,hm designated
agent ar atficial of the City of Paris. Thr payswnts stipulat+w3 and parovidrd
In this section shail bs in iieu of any othrr tax ox asrtfsitmeYa# or ch"
by the G"it~r o# Par~.s whi.~ ~y new Qr may l~rr*afttr bw in fssawr dta~cic~g the
fiorm o~` ~s #ranchl.ser excluding enly ad valorm tax".
Any rugl*est# amrdssiou w "fusal by tho grantM► 1s"Ln tao ti~o
such rntrif3ed •ta#mont of grias ayoeipts mG►nthly# as "quirod, os ttr taY
such spovifieri perarntagt of said g3toss "cr►lpts to the !Gity of Paaris wMm
+ah" ar+d a: sptciffoi„ shall ipsd facta wc►rk a forfeituro o# this #randdst
ard of a11 rights h*roun€#sr.
Secttsn 7. Yhe Gity of Pu"is expressly roservos t!o riglst to =ati-
fW smands alter# dmyya or eliminat+t amy o# tho provisivn* of this fran-
Wdsa►, durl.rag the iife of the smw, !`c►r the tolla+win9 puc`pos"p fi.o-+w3.ti
(1) Ta •iiminatf ar doioto lrom the *aae such eenditisns as thon
pErove obsoltt+e ex iaipractical;
(2) ?v lmpose such aMitiarsl conditions upan the gswntMs, aa msy
bi► just uW reasonabU, suah canc#itieeu to lae those as may be doomd
mcossary t~vx the purpu Qf intuxing adfeuwta wrrvice to the pubiic.
3ection B. btofirrithstandi,ng wha# mayr be soid i.n any ot#antr portion
of #h,is instrument rrl,th zoi`s"naM ta ths tomination tlo"rof, this acl.ght
is granted subject tc+ tho porovisions of AxrEiaie l, 3ectfan 17 ard 26 of
ttar Ce►nstitwti»on s►f the 8tat+r, tl°u► app2iCebis statae lamg chuUr }assvi-
aions, and such futurir Im as may be onst1ed by the l+rgislatu:res or
amrncli~nts to the Constitutian and the +Clartrr of the City a# Psris. PurM
#,~rmor!# the goVl3`ni11g body ~f the E"riC3/ Of Pa!'if 1'i!!!X"YN tM ib#0l?.it!M
right upsn notice and a hoaari~g whieth said rotic+r shall be givtr► *a► the
granto+r raat 1e:s thsn thiTty (30) days kefa" such h.a:ingg to akoalut.ly
terminsfio this grant for any viclatiar►s of #,hr terms and provisions of
this ordi»anat.
$ectian 9. 2'hat it shall lao"after bre unlarrful far the grent"p
its of#iom, aqitnts or sma1oyeas, apw►sating any sutoaobtle fmr hfsre rrithica
the City of Pesieg #a cruisoo Cruisinq shall eotsist of ssoking, srarching
ar soiiciting employment whil+r operating an autombile far hl7c*9 by ro-
pfa#td3y ard persistently dtiving scesh aut►omobil.e for h3," to and fra on
the public strwts Qf the City of Frris and afferfnq accaaaodations t1°u"af
to pr@spefIItiV4 paaso11g*Mf !ithex' by sigi1i1l# MI1~01'd 8f awtig 0r by car1"yi!!g
a sign with the word "Vacar,t" thosocrn, or some oth+Er rrord c►f siailar iwport
ar othearwis+r oar in any maeuo= rrhatsvsver aperatinq said rrthials upan the
public stx"ts o# the C1ty of Parit f4r the purpose of rolicitinq
passong*ars ot driving an acttambilr #mr hirir upap the pub13.c rtar+ats whi2e
mm+swpifd by a passenqer without havinq a #iate+sl dtstination thomf.
Semtian 149 At eli tiaMrs duri,ng t,hrr •ffretivrs period ef fihis fran-
chiss grantte •ha2l haw prraaurtd and kept in fvll for" anat ttfeet policy
vr policiet of psbl,iQ liabi2ity lnswranClt, cowrinq tath ooter wh3,Ioo to
be operatec1 and operated undor th1s franst+ist, oonditiorwd ttut th* holder
of tht franchi" shail well and trulY PaY to the Mayarr of tho C#.t y mf Fasi~r,
a~r his svca"swr ie~ offi+~t far the ben~rfit r~f +rvsac~y~ judgc~t r.raditor who
has laan injusid thxewgh the ntgligsmt operati.on of any surh a~tor vehietlo
by the grant" dr his employrnus, or wili well and tsv1Y pay dirt+atly tc+ any
such Judgmsnt credftor whv hai bren injured, or whose propsrty has betrt
damgW, any amount or amounts or me►r►ey that shail haw b"n awarde+d by
fiaral judgmnt of any s,tttrt o# ac►apton! Jwriedicti" agaftu►t suoh gzantee
on ac+aount of +tny suet, 3,rjury ar damW, not oxc"dinq ;Eor lo+dily injusyr or
aeath ts srry one perwn the •um e►f Fsvr Ykousard noal.a" (s50000.00), or
the sum af 7r►r► Thousand Dollars (i149000.00) for a21 p+amns Wuxwed in any
ore aecident or o+r."rtion, ond rwt eaccesding Fiw Tho~"nd Dallaar~ ($59004.00)
for pcap+rrty d"ag+es arising out of any orur a►ccidont ar accasion. Any such
policy of insurance sha11 further provicU that oaah such causs af astien
shall scarviv+e 3n case of death oi any injwrrd or damagad pwftn for #.1e
bon+rfit •f the bonsficiary of any suct► pemn, and shall furthes pra►rridrr
that such palicy shali be subjoct to su+omssive "mowrios duri.nq the tf.we
tttat the *ams ma}► continuo in affect. My sucri pvlity of irtswrantt shall
be f,s:wd by sn approwd insuri►n+ae coapanYr autinariarNrd to de bRUint:s in
tho S#.at.o a f Tex".
8oation 12. In the evsnt of the failuare cf grantoo ta► lully dis-
charge, any claim for da+awgRs established hy final judcpmrnt of acourt of
ewmpRtant jurisdi.ction within sixty (60) days a##:or the same hu bNrn sc>
establishrd, this frandiss shall autowti"ily be forfslted.
Sactisn 32. Ewry taxioeb aperated by grantee under this fron-
ahit* shall at a11 times haw painttd ax o#•hosw3.se inip"ssed upon th►t
front doors ttereaf •asiiy v►isibl• signs boar#.nq propr►ar idsntifioati.on
of the coqaany operating urdfr wchh franchise. All suth trshiales shall
be owrod by and regist.sred ia the ruin of tlk gm~"g and np otheuc vehicl*
nay be used under this franthist. Each of sueh whiolos sha21 be srlgisteak'Ird
with tho City Cltrk of the City of Pazi• by motor nwpboar, and the Ci.ty Clark
rhall assign f@r each sach resp+rctiw whicle in nwwlcal vrctec, k+eginni.ng
with tta Aumbtr 1, a numbox, which numlats shall at all times bie displayed
at somar conveni+ent locaticn on bath sidos of the same.
Srction 13. It shull be the dufiy af the City Managitr af ttuf City
of Pxris to .r,foarce the raarovi:ion: of this srdir,inoo and aZi oth:r .ppls.-
cable srqulations. His shall also "eomwnd ta tht gowming body 4f ths
City gf Piris from time to !ime "ssanablf ruIs• anci riegulatbians, whioh,
rhnn approved by the City C+ouncil„ rrhall beroaw bind#,ng upon tho grentar
htrtin. Amor►g othMr things,, tho City Ceurioil shall lrrom time to time dur»
ing tho totn af this franr.hSso haw #hs puwor and authorlty ta prcmrlgato
•tftativo r+rgulations oancetning tho follorrl.ngp to-witE
(a) 'Ta malcs, xroawriablt "sprtcting eharacter, tattontj
quality arsd •taculard of sorvic+e of gtantor #c be prrovided undsr this
franchisa;
(b) To fix *uah ratot foar "rvior ta► the pubil.G ss are nat in
osnflfct with tho exprMrss provisians horoof as wi21 provlde fcr gsantor
a "asanabl+e mnd fair aafao of "turn upon tho fair valw of tJo proptrty
usod an+d tassabl• in coanoctisn with the rtndRSing of sirrrriee to tho
public under this franchi,so;
{e) "to piesetibe t1» riusber af taxd"blt 'kd bo aperated by gxanttof
applyinq tias"t4 ths, par3ncipi+~o of pnbiiG nooe+rsity and sonwma#.+rnct;
(d) Ta malco su+ah otther su1os and "gulati:ons as may br "ssonably
ntwssary to tacilitatt sdoquatit ssrvics to be "ndo"d tq the publie uru#sr
triis fr&nWse, any suoA rulss anci "qulatians whsn adoptod to be bindLng
upon the grantos htrtin.
Stotian 14. ibtor whieslsr operated by qranW undes this fron-
chis* shal1 b+r knowrt a* "puKio 0*20viee whi.Glts" uid rr#en not in u" in
the exesc3.se, af the privileg" grantod lennin eacti: of sush vehiales shall
be statio►ed ar parkrd at the h"dqearts" of fiho graatw h+Rrain, rrhicin
headquart.ers shall be lowted an private pra►pexty.
Stctit►n 15. Tte woxd "Uxicabs" as use+# in this osdinanar r►haIl
mwan any passtnqer vehiGie wfth nat mo" than tws► seats and a nonal
+oapaeity nmt in excrss of •ix psxsqns, which is not operateci ovos a fi"d
xoutt or routes and which is angsqed for the puacpose ef casry0o a
pass,rng+~r or passsngere, by spec3.a1 trips to snd f~tva►m ape+aifiei 16.0) ;
as designat.trd by eny suGh passtngir or pas"ngo". Seation 16. 'fhat tto grant" sIta1i Pacamptiy PaY all lawihsl ad
vsla"m taauts, and such olher levies and as+Mrssmtnts, £f any, tha►t sry be
larrfully i.mpws+rd upon it. Failu=e tv pay any of suah 1MsVoa or eit.tet of
them shall be doomr►d a tuya+ch of the privitog* granted ho"in arrd the L+lty,
upon the lapponinq of stich *wnt, may decla" the rights of the gacant"
hirovncl+irr forfeitecl far suCh b"ach.
Ssction 17. This grent fa mok upon tht txpress cc►ndit.ians that
the npn»exeraise o f tho power to rfgulat►e rates and shargos w" the
grantrte may eharqo to the pciblic in the oposatian of its busin"s aWl
ruwr be constrraed as an scquiesseenw ar recp►gnition of tho Justness or
"mettn~ess af said qraat+eo's establi.shed rata, aW that so lc►ng »s the
g0varninq body of the City of Parisg does not rxoraise its 2rrgislative and
governmental powex to fix and regulats tho ratas that the grantso, Iuririn
aha13 tharqs to the pRabii.c, the question cf pjroperty values uad and usiful
in the rerudiering Af the "rvice prios to rate rogulation rhall ravtr atop
tht City frem detarmining tl'* real or aettital valwr of paroprrtp usad or
useful in rtndrring such sorvi+c+t. Tf: and wheny th~ City ~~ci1o oar
oth+er govN►rning body shal2 txerois* i:h1k powor tc fix tho xatss t►o b1►
chargad for swsh s+rrvice in the City cf Paris rw ailowan+ar in th* way Qf
said rat►o, shall be made as eaampensatie>n far anY MoPorty usrd or con•
swmed in rendering the service by the gran#.ew lertin far suth sfrvice.
IF, and when# the City Council docid*s ta regulato xates, thIdn at sueh
tim th* Counc.il wil1 fuliy exex¢ise it# ratr regutatory porver ur,des ths,
pro'aisians o f law applicabl• the"to' and tlo faiiure to provide under
t.hia ordinanw the xaeMn#sy foa the administsativ*, legials'tive or
rxsautiw eon#roI of such mattor shall rmt pacoclud* the CQUncil from
fu11y 4xorcising thafi power and prmviding suitabl• provisions to +rnforae
sttCh parwlr.
Secttan 18. Shhould it bo dstominrcl that any ciauM f aandition,
ar ocwnant of tlai• franchi" 1sp for any zrasor►, i11ogai or urvantomablo,
suciY clauso, +aondltfen er oovonant shali 1e dfsrirgaxdeci and the ec,tstenoo
of the •aw sha21 rw►t atfect the remaining a2aus*s, cocrditions c►r covenants
of this franehise.
Sectf.on 19. That any urnrarran#ed And fntentionsl neg1aCt, failure
ar anrfusal of •aid grantee to compTy wlth any af ttut conditions anci stipu-
lstions cantaintd in sald fxanehis* sha31 theroupon immediatoly# i,pso facta,
•fffct a forfiitarr trnt"of, snd the •aid City, by ths City Cauncil„ may
t}artupon +declart. *ad frar►chist for#oit*d, ared raay exclu+do said gzsnt"
fxnm furthes ns• ot'the staceets af swld City under said fsenchis*, and said
qrantoru st►aIl tlo"upc►n and iuamrdiats2y sarrtnd+rx al2 s3ghta in and ts the
~amt, and satd fsanehisr •hall bedow► nuil and void and of no •ffsat.
Seotion 20. Within ten (10) days aftrrr the third and final reading
of this ordinanes an+d its p"Sag* by fire City Counti2, the gatantes hr"in
#hali file with the City Clark, in w*iting, tho accsptun+se of tho-term trsd
provisatons of this grarit.
S"ion 2I. 1'.ttis arclieansrr shall bsep~:;@ of focfiiYe sistx .(60) frQm and aft+tr the'4t,e af ite.`pa"a,ge and adoptLng on th3rd and finaI
mding.
Introc}uced, read and passed on first reading at a regular meeting
of the City Council ~)n the lOth day of October, 1955; iritroduced, read
and passed on second reading at a reqular meeting of the City Council on
the 14th day of iJovember, 1955; introduced, read and passed cn third and
17inal reading at a reyular meeting of the City Ccuncil on the 12th day of
December, 1955.
Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Cler;c.
APPRO'JED AS TO FORivt:
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City A±torney.