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Home My WebLink AboutORD 61-EI X AN ORDINANCE Amending Section 3 of an Ordinance passed by the City Commission on the 10th day of February, 1925 entitled 'An Ordinance entitled an ordinance defining a "Motor Bus"; providing that it shall be necessary to take out a special license for the operation of the same, and the provisions under which a ppecial license may be issued; regulating the running of motor busses within the city limits of the City of Beaumont, and prohibiting their operation under various conditions, prohibiting the license as a motor bus any vehicle: licensed as a hack; providing a penalty for the unlawful operation thereof; declaring the unrestricted operations of said motor busses to be a nuisance and unlawful; repealing all ordinances in conflict herewith and declaring an emergency by changing the amount of license fees required, and amending Section 5, Sub -division (f) of the above entitled ordinance as amended by an ordinance passed by the City Commi ssi on on the)1-0— day of March, 19259 by changing the amount of the bonds of pufi'=ability and property damage insurance policies as provided in paragraph (f) of said amended section, and declaring an emergency. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF' TBE CITY OF BWMONT; Section 1, That Section 3 of the ordinance passed by the City Commission on the 10th day of February, 1925, above mentioned in the preamble hereof, be amended so that the same shall hereafter be and read as fo llows: "SECTION 3. The license fees herein provided for are fixed as follows: For each motor bus operating under the pro vi sL ons of this ordinance the sum of Fifteen Dollars (15.00) per year-" Section 2. That Section 5, Sub -division (f) of the Motor Bus Ordinance passed by the City Commission on the 10th day of February, 1925 and as amended by an ordinance passed on the G! 'y day of March, 192;5, being Section 1 of said amended ordinance, be and the same is hereby amended by striking out the words "for injury to any one person the sum of Five Thousand Dollars (5,000.00); or the sum of Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,,000,00) for all persons injured in any one accident or occasion", and in lieu thereof the following shall be and the same is hereby inserted and are to be read into said Sub -division 0 The object of the above amendment is to deorease the amount, of bon4� oof public liability policy that the owner and operator of a motor bus must execute under the provisions of the Motor Bus ordinance* Section 3. The fact that persons operating motor busses are now required to give bonds 'which are too large, and are practically prohibitive of operation of their motor busses and result in prohibition of legitimate businesses and throw an undue burden upon the owners and operators of such motor busses, and that the license fees heretofore required are excessive and create undue hardship upon those operating motor busses, creates an imperative public emergency necessitating the suspension of the rule requiring ordinances to be read on three separate days before final passage, wherefore such rule is hereby suspended and this ordinance shall be in force and effect from and after its passage. Passed by the affirmative vote of all members of the Commission, this the 14th day of April, a. D, 1925. r • q;nos au; ui uoi3 � I uaw S�.caio umouK }sa0. aql 3o auo aq o; Pa;ndax .''f 'S caoeiisAl uocs 1 fq pa;anpuoa aula0. s{ ssscu y{ (�u� -saiu� auy Suivaoux tepunSs,6as j `� K uSiq u}ta uaznc[o aiioq The State of Texas, ;S ;� It Id ', uo?ssiw ;o K V —'Ov il.tcIFr 'sway ' irJtiV2i0 }I��M ALOISSIIN L1IV LS Country of Jefferson d° s uanbu a a o as;;iuiusoa �re, th ndersigned authority, on this day personally appeared__________________------- - ------- _ _ _ _ _ _k wn to me, who being by me duly sworn, on his oath de= poses and says, that a is the----- - -------of the BE ISE, BEAUMONT JOURNAL, a newspaper published in said county; that a copy of the within and foregoing was published in said newspaper, such publication being on the following dates: D. 19� _, and a newspaper copy of which is hereto at- tached. Sworn to and subscribed before me, this _ _4,__"_'_ !- _ _ - - day of -- --------- - _ _ A. D. 192: -=9 ----------------.�----�. Notary Public, Jefferson 4 (*'J d 6 E AN ORDINANCE mending Section 3 of an Ordinance �. (�• l �� passed by the City Commission on The State of Texas, the 10th dof February, ed entitled "Anay Ordinance entitlitled an ordinance defining a 'Motor $us'; providing that it shall be COUl1Ll) Of e18P1SOR necessary to take out a special license for the operation of the same, and the Provisions under .I which a special license may be issued; regulating—'the runningg of motor busses within the city lim- its of the City of Beaumont, and , th ndersigned authority, ole this day personally appe� paribitingus odeir o er prohibitnrthe license as a motor bus any vehicle licensed as a hack; pro- __,��e __ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ -k wn to me, who being by me duly viding a penalty for the unlawful operation thereof; declaring the unrestricted operations of said mo - poses and says, that a is the - - _ - _ - - - - - _of the BE ter busses to be ,,% nuisance and, -- unlawful; repealing" all ordi- nances in conflict herewith and declaring an emergency," by BEAUMONT JOURNAL, a newspaper published in said county; that a changing the amount of license fees required, and amending Sec- tion 5, Subdivision (f) of the foregoing was published in said newspaper, such publication being ol above entitled ordinance as amended by an ordinance passed tached. by the CIty Commission on the �--- 24th day of March, 1825, by � D. 19_,and a newspaper copy I changing the amount of the bonds of public liability and property Sworn to and subscribed before me, damage insurance policies as pro- vided in paragraph (f) of said amended section, and declaring an emergency. _ BIS IT ORDAINED BY ,THE CITY ------------- COMNlISS10N OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT: SECTION I That Section 3 of the ordinance - - - -day of - _ - - .Passed dy the City Commission on the 10th day of February, 1925, �bove mentioned in the preamble. ereof, be amended so that ybe came shall hereafter be and read has follows: "SECTION 3. The license fees herein provided _ - Jfor are fixed as follows: "For each i4otor bus operating _ _--.nder the provisions of this ordi- Jet nanee the sum of Fifteen Dollars Notary Public ($15.00) per year.' SECTION II IThat section 5, Sub -division (f) of the Motor Bus Ordinance passed Itiby the City Commission onthe 10th y of February, 1925, and as ended by an ordinance Passed on e 24th day of March, 1925, being Section 1 of said amended ordi- nance, be and the same is hereby amended by striking out the words Jfor injury to any one Person the eum of FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS $5,000.00); or the sum o �T ENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOL - RS ($25,000.00) for all persons any one accident or oc- alothe wing sha a and the same is ereby Inserted and are to be read to -said Subdivision (f): "For in- �ry to any one person the sum SV0 THOUSAND FIVE HUN- ED or the m of FIVE THOUSAND DOL- re ($5,000.00) for all persons ured in any one accident or oc- Inn ' '1'ne object of the above amend- ond or pu a 2monnt of .e owner an$ operator ofla Ifl that s must execute under the pro_ visions of the Motor Hus Ordinance. III The fact that ION motor busses arepnowersonrequiredi to give bondswhich are too large, and 1 are practically prohibitive of oper- ation of their motor busses and result In prohibition oP legitimate businesses and throw•an undue bur- den upon the owners and o of such motor busses, an Aerators that te license fees heretofore requi ed are excessive and create undue hard- ship upon those operating motor busses, creates an imperative pub - .lie enzer$encnecessitating the -Ouspension of the rule requiring brdihances to be read on three sep- jx+7ate days before oucfinal passage, ndedandsthisrule ordina cerebshall be sus - n force and effect froand after is passage. m Passed by the affirmative vote At all members of the Commis athis the 14th day of April, sion, 1825. the T. AUSTIN BARNES,