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CrRANTEE; I'Rt7VZDIAK'i F(3R F"'JI3L;LO LTA13ITITY 03EvlihIT9C; YitflVXDI24GG FQR SiSPERVTSIt`?l+t BY THE
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PSERREI? LIPflN TIE GRANTEE UNDER At+I77C 1'RTQR ORDIAidtN:E l1tdD 11XEN') WNTS THE:'ETO; AND PRQ-
VIf3Ia'tG 2HT I7ATE WHEN TlilS OR13IAiitNCE aHALL BECUAE EFFEC'x'IVE.
EE I T:1Fi33AT #3ED BY 't'EiE GITYG{WXi.I L QF THE C I TI" Or 1'AFtI S t
3eot3cn 1. That afranah,i..se ia herebp grant.ed
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heref.nafter deaignatsd as "Grarrtee" to
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ca}zerate a taxioab merviae fpr a period begi.rwirg,..
and ending. 2i 19p +Qn the atxebts, ea.leye, and public ways
within the,,,ity ].3.mS.ts of the ~ity of Tr'aria, for transportirg passengera. The grantee
herein sha11 maintei.n his princi.pa2 place of busineaa in the "Jitg of k'aaris, Laraar "#ountY,
Tescass, whsre te sha2..1 mai.ntain his headqumrLerar, and prcrvicied, further, thaL it sha1.1
be acanaidered a breaoh, or termination: of thhi.s gzatt by the grszatee i.f Ehere be any
attemgtsd aesignment of the privilege granted herein to any person, anei suah attsmpted
assignmnt shall operat,e ipsa faato as s terminatian of wy and a1.1 rl.ghts of tlae
grantee uttder this instrument.
Seotf.aai 2. That the taxiaiabs operate►d or maintainerd under said Pranahise sha1.1
te uaed for the purpoge of tranapor#,atian of passangers and t&e perayanal Iiaggage of
suctM pSSserger$.
Seatian 3. That a:Ll e►utoanokailee or vehicles us+ed in caonneotian with th3.s taxi-
oats serriae sha2.1 tw opersted in acaordance with the laws of the States of ; eaxas and
ordinanoss of the '13ty of i`~a., anr3 aush Puture arnendnteats thsreof, or eit.her of thems
xelating to ar regu3,atiw, t.he operation of motor vehiales upan streets or la3.ghways.
3 soti on 4. The ~Ji ty a#` Fari s, in granting thi s franehi sep ftill,y retaine and re-
serves all tha righta, privileges and immunities that it now naa under the ].a.w to fu11y
patrol and poliee the atreets, a1.Ieya and pub3.ic waye withiA thc Joityt and Lhe grantirg
of this frenohise shall in ns way, interfere with the rigbt of the Ji ty of F'aria tc>
fuuy uae said streeta.. alleys anrl gub2,io ways far any other gublic utility, nciw shall
thi.s f'ranchise in arry way interfere wl.th the improvement or rnainteaasnae of any other
streets,, alleys s, snd publi .Way3j and the ri ghts of the ,rantee heref.n Lo use satd
sLre►ets shall at all tizne8 be subeer`rient ta the right of fi.he govexning body of the
,ity of l'ar3..s to t'ully exeraisc i'Es rip.1ts or aontrol over aa.id streeta, alleys and
pul7li.C ut8ys•
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Secsticm S. TYat thQ gra,ntee sha11, durl.nsg the li.f'e of said f"ranahiee, pa,y t.a
the vi ty of r ari ep st the of f3se of the.3 ty Searetary, in 2awi'u1 money of the UnS t+ed
Statee tvo (2) per aent of ttw gross reoeipts measured by the total f+ares ma3.Leeted
and other inaoaae derived Pron the operafiion of the taxdcab serviae, whioh araf.d re-
,ni.t#.anae sha1l be rnac3a monthly on or befora t,he seventh day of each oalendatir manth
for the preaeding oa2endar month. The cQmpsnsatian provided for in this section shall
be in lieu of ang ather fees, or eshargee, impoeed byr anq other ardizianoe now, or here-
after, in Paraa dur.in,g the ].ife hereof, but shall nat zeleaee the grezsLee from the
paymnt aP ad valorem taxes 2.eviad, or ta be levied, on praparty it owns.
Seation 6. It shall be the :luty of the grar:tee tQ #'il,e with the Am,,yar of the
aity c+i' Paris a sworn straternent showing all reoei.pts, Khiah said verified statemnt
sha11 be f3.led irithin five (5) daYs fol3crwing the snd of ea«h mon,th. The Grentee
herein sha3.1 be x7dquired to inet.al.l aru3 adequately keep esystem of baokkeeping ta be
approved by tle Ma,qcr, whi.ah trooks s2a7.1 be subjeat to i.nspestti.an of the gave*rn3.ng
badg of the 3ity Q.£ Paris and sursh personj, or persong,, as the 31ty of i:aris may deaig-
natao cr e3ther of them,, so as to euable the Ci",y of I'ar3s ta ahealc the correotnese
of the acaounts kept and tn order to enable it ta ctompute the arnawat of ths gross re-
aeipts trax that cnay be d;as to the City.
Any neg2eot, cani.ssion 4r refusal try aaid grantes to file aaid verified statsmenL
ox to psy the sai.d pexoentrage of the oid grvse rooe3.pte at the tirse or in the manner
herelnbef'ore providecl, shsll ipso faato work a forfeiture of aaid t'ranchiae and of a21
r3.ghts thereunder ta the ;ity of y'aria.
5ecticm 7. The;ity of 'arI.e axpreesIy reserves the zight ta modify, amend, a1.ter..
ehange car e2iminate any of the proviaians of this :'ranahise, durixig the :Life of the
samo for the follow5.ng purgases, to-wlt t
(1) To el.imd.riate or tlelete fram the asrne ouoh aoncliticns as then prove sbeolete
ar imgrsatiaa7.;
(2) Ta imposs suoh aEdditional conditfans ugcm the grrantee ae may 1he suat atxd
ressanable, suah canditf.ons to tse thoss as may be deemed neQessary f"or the puxpose of
inauritg edequate servias to the publie.
Seation 8. Yatwi.thetaadf.rg what may be said in any ather portion of thie inetru-
meat with reYerenao ta the tezRai.ne,tion thereof,, this right is granted subjeat to the
prozr3.sions of Artiole I, Settion 17 arui 26 of the ;onstitution nfi' the 5tatel the app].i-
eable state law$# ctharter prcyivisione# and such futtxre lawis as maY te enacted ty t.he
1,egislattue„ or a2nendments Lo the Oanatitution and the 'liharter of ithe ::ii;y of i%aris.
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Furthermore, the governing body of the W1ty of Paris reservee the absolute
right upan notiae and a hearing which said notiae shall be given to the grantes not
less than thirty (30) deya before auah hearinU, to abaolute],y termiaate this grant
for any violations af the terme and prov3.sions of this ordinanae.
Seation 9. Tha.t it shall hereafter be unlaw.£ul for the grantee, its offioers,
agenta or employeesf operating any automabile for hire within the City af Paris., to
csruise. Cruising shall consist of seeking.. searc:hing or soliciting employment uhile
operat3.ng an automabile far hire by repeatedly and persistently driving suoh sutomo-
bile for hire to an3 fro on the publia streeta of the City af Paris and offering
aaaommodations thereof to prospeative passengera, either by signal, word of moutb., or
by caarrying a sign with the word "Vacant" thereon' ar some other word of similar
import or otherwise or in any mesuier whatsoever operating said behirtle upan the publia
streete of the Oity of Paris for the purpo:-~e of soliciting passengera, or driving an
automobile f or hire uppn the puks2ic streets while unoacupied by a paesenger without
hav3.ng a Pixed destination thereof.
Section 10. That before this franahise shall be effeetive the grantee shall
furniah to the ~ity of Paris for its automobiles a good and aufPioient asauranae in
wr9.ting that such automobiles shall be operated with due aare and Qaution for publia
s.aEety. Such assuranoe shall Qonsist of agood and suffieient bond# or poliay of
insursnae, to be approved by the Mayor, conditioned that the holder of the franchise
shall well and truly pay to the Mayor af the City or his suGOessar in officp,, for the
benefit of evsry judgmeat areditor who ha.s been injured through the negligent operation
of suah automobile, or s,utomobilea, by tha grantee or its employees, or will well and
truly pay direetly to any judgment creditor who has been injured, or whase prapsrty has
been deznagecl., any arnount, or arnounts, af money that shall ha.ne been awarded by final judg-
ment of ang Qourt of csompetent jurisdiction against such grantee on acaount of suvh
injury, not exaeedi.ng for badily injuxy or death to aay one person the sum of $5,000.00o
or the aum of $10,,000.00 Por all peraons injured in any one acaident Qr occasion. If
permi..tted by State law the said bond or policy ahall provide that each suoh csauae of
avtion shall surviqe in case of death of the injured person for the benefit of the
beneficiary of sucsh person, and that suah bond or policy shall be subjeot to suaaessive
reaaveriea during the time that suah bond or poliay may continue in effect.
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Said hond or p0l3.cy af' insurr=e to further prdvide t.hat zto aatinn 1ie Lhereon
or against the sureties vr surety therean until raore than t.hirty dapa after a final
judgment in favor at' said judgauent 8zvd.i.tor ag+a.inet the prinaipalv nc►t pending on
appeal or writ cP error is anc3 reme.ins utasatisfied. ido actf.nn for the indemni.ty
aga.inet loee provided by said bcnd or said poliay af insurance sMall lie► egainst the
suretiee on aai.d borad or egainat the inaura,ncse coarpsny uul.ess the eotian upan crhich
auah judgment i$ acruglat fi,o be oolleoted uaa brought aithj.n tventy-fivs aaonths fraca
the date af the aat aomplained ofp unless this provisian be taontrary tn S'tate laws
whiah shs2.1 govern. The said band shall be exeouted by two or more good and mfSiclent
sureties if natuural persone a,re rased as euret3.es, both af wtsom shal.l resi.de in Laner
Gounty, Texas, or byr a aolvent su7°ety oampan3r or insura,uvo ooaspmy authoxized to da
business ir the `°tate aP exas.
i'rovided, however, tYaat 3.n lieu caf the insuranae ar hond prcavided fQr herein, the
grantee, enay deposit wi.tla t:ye Al.y Auditor Un.ited 3t,atOa Gcvernment bc>rids, United St.e.tes
Govern~ent Treesury 'Jert3.f':ic~ates, ar :;3.ty of :'ari.s txonds, or casY~,, in the sua or Faae
amownt of ~.°en Thoueand (,~10:JOO.00) Dol3srs, and ugon the raaeipt of suah s*cauritiesp
or oashg it sha3.1 be the duty ai" the ::ity >>ecsretazy to isaua a receipt theretar, a Qopy
of which ahal]. De fwrni.shed to the grawtee and an4taher a4py to be retesined by the ~;ity
aearetaayr. The vity Searstaxy' upon p:^~ac-ut.atinn of suah receipts, sha.l1 thereupon
cartify to tlie 1•layor #.hat the grantee PYms oozaplieci wl.th t,h3.a seetfan. It Ss expreaaly
provi.ded,t hvrrever, that in the event of impe3.rmsn of thi s aecurs.ty, or the aash dg-
-oos3.ted herein, by ajudgment whiah rewai,.:.s unaatisfied ar partially depletc:a this
amouut, that xt shall be the duty of the grentee herein to reglenf.eh thi.sa Panci by de-
paa►it og additianal oaah or a+dditional eecurity of the aharaater -mentioned herelnr
within ten (10) da,ys after being natii"ied tc► €io sc+ try the Aayar or ~i.ty Searetary. xt
ia dist3natly underatand that the tAayar or other of"fiaer exercising the same ar simi.lar
powers, may t'r;:im time ta time require the grantee td furniah detalled infazmation as
to the naturst amcrunt and aharaoter af any azid al.l Qlaiws that are beini; assort+ed
against the said grantee by members os.` the publia. If at any tisae the Avor, or euah
cst,her oY'ficer aat,irg in e, s:tmi.ler oapaoitg, oanalders the protection prvvided by the
grant.ee to the ~enera11 pub].i.o inadequat,e, then, in t;,hat events, sucsh officsPr sha11 have
the pawer to requi.re the gra.ntee t,a fu,rnish additional proteation, and grantee shall
ecamp23* with suaYa Qswder wiLhin thirty (30) dsya.
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Sect3on U. Ths grantee shs12 be obli<;;ated to discharge any alxi.m or judgment
aga.i.nst it Pizta].ly established by lau enci tha fai.lure at the gxantee to disaharge rar~,Y
suoh al.aim ao ent►ablisMec1 t'or a period of sixty (60) da5rs, sha?1 ipsa Pacta, work a
torfeitwra of tha fronahis*.
S ecxti on 12. I t eMaU be the duty of the ;Aeyar of the ai ty of I'ar3. s to onf arae
the provialoxis of tihis ardinaraQe and all other appli.cable regul.ationa. He skhsll liker-
wise xooomend to the gaverr:ing body rsasonable rules and regulations whinh whon ap-
prc3ved by the 'V3tg Ovaunail by appropriate measures aha11 booome binding upon the
grantee herein. dit.haut 7.imit,3n,g the gc:wer or wathority of the Aty 'Jounci].p the Maqror
sha3.1. perfiaraa the folload.ng noznaa3. £wnatisuls of office aff"eating the grant.mes
(a) To make reesanable ordere respeoting aharsGater, extentj quslity and staridard
of serviue;
(b) To rooommattd ts be fixed by t.he ;4-ity 3ouaQil suoh rmtaas ss ere not in aon-
f2iat with the express pravi.sicans hereof and to make resaanable ordere repsecting the
serse;
( c) Ta praaarV-,e the number of csaba t4 be op~rated by euQh grantes, apPly3ng
thereto the princaipl$e of the publia n,eoesssity* anci aanvenienoe;
(d) Tc► iaspeot any and al.l aquipmont uiged ar prapo$ed tc> be uraed ty graatoe for
thn purpttse of exervising any r3.ght or pr.ivil.ege under sunh f"rsRzahisef
(e) To requ.3.z•e existai,natie►n and roaomatend the 13oensing of all drivera► or
ogerrxtnrs of auy cab or vahialm cpQrated Qr maintainedl by suoh grsntee un+der the pro-
visious haseof; srld ta carsoel eucth lioense of drivere or aperatcrs upon aonviation
of siuth drivers ar aperator.s for vial,.atian of sny lalre of t2e 5tate of Texas or ordinanrze
of the Gity of Par3.a regulating the operati.on of motcr behialee f
(f) Tc inspeot xhe booka of auah granLee at all reasc►nable tiraes arid to prescribe
rmacuaable rules and reguletione oonaerning the methad of keeping suah reoords by suah
grasatee;
(g) To make suah other rulets and regul.ations aa may be reaaa,)nably neoeseary to
faailitate the seririae tA te rendered to the publio uader eruah franahise, whi.oh rulea
when approved by ther V"ity Counail, shali beoome bi.nding on the grantee herein.
Secstion 13. Behicles operatad under the tesms of this franahise ahal.l be knowm
a.s "publia aerv3.ce vehtcslee" azd vhen nat !n uae in the exerciae of the privilege
herein gxanted sYia1.l be stati.an sar parked aL fi,he headquartera of tha grsntee hereing
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which shall be locaated on private proper°ty and not on ang af tbe streete, alle3s►
highweys, ar publiG plases af the vity af Fer3s.
7Cho arord "Taydcab" an used in thie oxdi.nance ahall mean aay gublia m;ator vehicls
nct conweyi.zag au,re than.„___,,,pa9s+engers, nvt operating over a Pixed raute„ or routea,
and aarrying s pasaenger, ar passengersf by special trips ta and frcua partiOule,r
addrosses as deeignaF.ted by the passetger, or passengers.
The sLands here'by autharized are subjeot to the o4ntrol 4f the Poliae Uepertaant
asd suhject to oha*e at the ii.ll of Lhe ~f ty Zounail.
Secst.ion ].ti. Thaa.t Lhe grantee she1.1 prasnptly pa,y a1l lawful ad velorem taxee, anr3
suah cather levies end asseaements, if any, that N be ].a6tt'ul].y imposed upran it.
Fa,~Llu.re trs Pay any of arttch chargoo or either of them ahaJ.], be deemed a }.:3rrt:ach of th+a
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privilege gran'tod herein acad the t~ity, upoia the happaaixg of suah event, myr deal,ere
the x*ighte caf tIae grantee hereunder f'rarfe3.ted for suah breaoh.
Seation 15. ihis ,rrant i~ wde upon th=-, earpress aoxdition.s t,hat the ncaa-
exeraise of tihe prawer to regulate rates and cshar$es whiait t}ae grstitcae mey csharge to
the publio in the opexation oS' its businea►s shm21 never be aonatsued an an eaquiesoerzae
or raesognit3.ar► of the justriess Qr aorrecttness oP aaid graritt»' 3 eetabUshed rate, and
that so 14ng as the govesn3.ng body of the .ity of k'arie doas nat exeraise its logi.ala-
t.ive and govsrbmenfi,al power to fix ani xegulate the rates what tvhe prantee herein Wia7.I
oharge #.o tha publia,, the questi.on af praper*.y valuea u,sed end useful in the zendezing
af the servics prSor ta rate regul.ati.c►n sha1l never st.op the aity frcum detPr-ni.nS.ng the
real or aaatual value cat' praperty ussd or usef"ul in rendering su,^.ti s- rv3 ce . Z f. and
t~aen, the~ ":3ty ~:cutscil, or other govearairg bad3r aha12 exeraise the power tfl Pix the
rates to be aharged far sucrh servi.ae in thA "Jity of i'aris no allouanae in €he way oP
sa3.d ra*e sha:l1 bs macle as 4omponeation for any property ussd or aonsu..~,ed in rerazdesirAg
#.he serviae by the grantee herein for suoh service. If, and vhen, the vity JQwncaii
devides to regu1.at.e rates, then at such t.ime the Council will Fully exerc3ise its rata
regulat,t►ryf pawer unc:ler the proviaions of" law appl.i.Qable thereto, sn3 the failure tc
prcavid+e wader t.Yzis ardinwicse t3xe maohinery far the e.dmini.stratiwey logislative or
executive, ocuatrrol of suah matter shall nct proalude the Uowncsil from t'u7.].y exerciaing
that gcawer arui providing suitable provisicras to endorae suah pawer.
3eet3.on 16. ShQUld it be determinei that any alause, cunditioMi or eavenant of
trhis fraaohise is, fvr aray reasoni illege1 or unenforasahle., guah 3lause, o4ndition or
covenant sha11 be diBregardel and the exiatencse of the aame shall not affeot the re-
nudtting calausess, canditions ar covenants of this f'rencshise. J
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Seotion 17o That any unwaxrented and intentionsl negl.cet, Pail.ure or refueal
of said grantee to comp],y with any of the aonditiona and stipulations oontained in
said grantee to aomply w3.th eny of the conditions and atipulations cantained in said
franehise aha11 thereupon immediatelyp ipsa faoto, sffeat a forfeiture thereof., and
the said City, by ita Citg Councsil, may theraupon declare said franchise PQrfeited,,
and msy exalude said grentee from further uae of the atreeta of said Citp under said
frariahisep and said grasltee sha].l thereupon and iamediately surrender all xighta in
and to the same,, and said franehise sha1.1 beaame nu1.1 and void and of no effeat.
Section 18. WithSn ten (IO) days after the third and final reading of thie
ordinanee and ita passage by the Gitp Ccrunczil, the grentee herein ahall fila with
the City Sbaretary, in writing, the acceptanae of the terms and proviaions of this
grant.
Section. 19. This oz°dinanae ahall take effest upon its passage as pravided by
the terma of th3.s ordinanae and the laws applioable thereto, and all ordinanaea in
aonfliet herewith are re,pealed as far as they affeat the privileges granted herein
to grantea,
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Nathan J. B 1, Mayor, Ci y, of Paris, Texas.
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ATTEST s A . L Fiatley B. Cr t City 5ecretary,
City of Paris, 'Pexas.