HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 89-38 ORDINANCE NO. -3
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 29,
SECTION 29-52 (B) OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF BEAUMONT BY AMENDING THE RATE AND
FARE SCHEDULE FOR TAXICABS; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND PROVIDING A PENALTY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1 .
That Chapter 29, Section 29-52(b) of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Beaumont be, and the same is hereby,
amended to read as follows:
Section 29-52(b) - Schedule:
Unless otherwise changed by the City Council, the following
taxicab rates and fares shall be effective in the City:
1 ) The rate or fare for either one or two passengers shall
be One Dollar ( $1 .00) for the first one-tenth mile or
fraction thereof and ten cents ($0.10 ) for each one-tenth
mile or fraction thereof traveled thereafter. The rate
for additional passengers shall be One Dollar ($1 .00 ) per
passenger, not to exceed the vehicle' s maximum seating
capacity, according to trade rating.
2 ) For each one (1 ) minute of waiting time consumed by the
taxicab at the instance of the passenger, the rate shall
be Twenty-Five Cents ($0.25) .
3) Whenever a taxicab is engaged on an hourly basis, whether
for one or more passengers, the rate or fare shall be
Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) for each hour. For each quarter
hour in excess of each completed hour, the rate shall be
Three Dollars Seventy-Five Cents ($3.75 ) for each quarter
hour the taxicab is so engaged.
Section 2.
That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or
phrase of this ordinance, or the application of same to a
particular set of persons or circumstances, should for any reason
be held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the
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remaining portions of this ordinance, and to such end the various
portions and provisions of this ordinance are declared to be
severable.
Section 3.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are repealed to the extent of the conflict only.
Section 4.
Any person who violates any provision of this ordinance
shall, upon conviction, be punished as provided in Section 1 -8 of
the Code of Ordinances of Beaumont, Texas.
Section 5.
This ordinance shall be and become effective at 12:01
a.m. on July 19, 1989.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this
the 11th day of July , 1989.
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