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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 22-Xr �w AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 6 OF THAT CERTAIN ORDINANCE ENTITLED stAN ORDINANCE REGULAT- ING TAXICAB TRAISPORTATIOTN, DEFINITiNG TERMS, PRO- VIDING FOR ENFORCEiWJNT, REQUIRING PERMIT AND IN- ---SPECTION, REQUIRING -CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVEN- IENCE AND NECESSITY, REQUIRING STATE CHA�JFFEURTS LICENSE, SPECIFYING RATES AND FARES TO BE CHARGED, REQUIRING INSURANCE, REQUIRING SPECIFIED SIGNS ON TAXICABS, REQUIRING PAYMENT OF AD VALOREM TAXES, REGULATING LENGTH OF TIME.DRIVER MAY DRIVE, REGU- LATIING'CRUISING AND CALLING, PROVIDING FOR TAXI METERS; PROVIDING FOR, REVOCATION OF TAXI LICENSE, SPECIFYING PERMIT FEE, REQUIRING PASSENGERS TO PAY FARE, PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE," T'JHICH Z��TAS PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON DECEMBER 27, 1949. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS: That Section6 of an ordinance entitled: 47AN ORDINANCE REGULATING TAXICAB TRANSPORTATIOIN, DEFINING TERMS' PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT, RE- QUIRING PERTaT AND INSPECTION, REQUIRING CERTIFI- CATE OF PUBLIC. CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY,_ -REQUIR-_. ING STATE CHAUFFEURTS LICENSE, SPECIFYING RATES AND FARES TO BE CHARGED, REQUIRING INSURANCE, RE- QUIRING SPECIFIED SIGNS' ON TAXICABS, REQUIRING PAYT,IFNT OF AD VALOREM TA` -ES, REGULATING LENGTH OF TIME DRIVER MAY DRIVE, REGULATING CRUISING AND CALLING, PROVIDING FOR TAXI METERS, PROVIDING FOR RE VOCATION OF TAXI 'LICENSE, SPECIFYING PER1IT FEE, REQUIRING PASSENGERS TO PAY FARE, PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES, PROVIDING,A SAVINGS CLAUSE, AND PROVID- ING A REPEALING. CLAUSE," passed by the City Council -on December 27, 1949,.be, and the same is hereby, amended so that said Section 6 of said ordinance shall read hereafter as follows: 'Section 6: RATES AND FARES TO BE CHARGED. - The City Council of The City of Beaumont shall have the right to change -or establish the rates and fares to be charged.by taxicabs in.The City of Beaumont at any time it deems necessary byreso- lution. Until otherwise changed by the City Coun- cil the following taxicab rates and fares shall be effective in The City of Beaumont: (1) The rate or fare for one passenger shall be thirty-five (35¢) cents for the first one half (2 ) mile, or fraction thereof, traveled by him, and five (50) cents for each additional one-quarter (.) . mile, or fraction thereof, traveled by him, and for each additional passenger transported on the 1952.. . n same trip from the same oint ,of origin ,the charge''shall be ten (100 dents for each addi- tional passenger, regardless of the..distance traveled. (2) For each one minute of.waiting time consumed by --the taxicab. at the instance,.of the passenger; - the rate shall be five (50 cents. (3) Whenever a taxicab is engaged on an hourly basis:,: whether for one or -more passengers, the fare shall be three dollars (83.00) for each and every hour. For each quarter.hour in excess'of each completed hour the rate shall be seventy-five (75¢) cents for -ea -ch quarter hour the taxicab is so engaged. There shall be posted, in a conspicuous place in - a frame with a transparent cover, on the inside of each taxicab, a card showing,the rates herein prescribed; said card shall be posted in a place easily discovered and read by any passenger riding in such taxicab. No taxicab driver.shall permit any other person to occupy or ride in said taxicab except a passenger for hire or an.employee.of the taxicab service by whom the driver is employed. __Unless the person or persons first employing -the taxicab shall consent-, no additional passengers shall be picked up or Permitted to ride in a taxicab on the same trip. Passengers shall not,be allowed to ride in the front seat with the driver except when the number of passengers makes it necessary and no taxicab shall be' operated at .any time With a passenger or passengers unless said meter on said taxicab is - correctly operating and showing the rates that -are being charged.- If. at any time 'sai-d 'taximeter stops .or.fails to.operate or is operating. incorrectly it shall be the duty of the operator of said taxicab to immediately take said taxicab -to its terminal and not operate the same until said meter has been fixed and adjusted. It shall be the duty of the operator'of each taxi - ,cab under this ordinance to have the taximeter in- spected at the same time said car is inspected by the City.to see that same is in good working order - and free of mechanical' defects. -The City- shall- have the right to inspect said taximeter at any time it so desires. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and -the Chief of Police shall have the power and author- ity to cancel the license of the person so operating said taxicab in violation of this section.44 PASSED by the City Council this 6th day of May, A. D. - Mayor -