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Home My WebLink About06172 ORD - 06/07/1961IMS:JxHa+ -73 -61 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO INLAND LIMOUSINE SERVICE, INC., A FRANCHISE TO ENGAGE IN THE BUSINESS OF OPERATING A SIGHTSEEING SERVIC ON AND OVER THE PUBLIC STREETS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF CORPUS CHRISTI; PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF OF THE GROSS RECEIPTS PER MONTH, AND PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF AD VALOREM TAXES CHARGES, RENTAL FEES OR OBLIGATIONS FEES WHICH MAY BE LEGALLY IMPOSED UPON SUCH BUSINESS; AND SETTING OUT CERTAIN CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH SAID BUSINESS IS TO BE OPERATED, AND PROVIDING FOR THE-FORFEITURE. OF SAID FRANCHISE AND THE JETHOD OF REIN- STATING SAME; _PROVIDING FOR A WRITTEN ACCEPTANCE TO BE DELIVERED TO THE CITY SECRETARY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS HEREIN SET FORTH, THERE IS HEREBY GRANTED TO INLAND LIMOUSINE SERVICE, INC., FOR THE PERIOD OF FIVE (5) YEARS FROM THE PASSAGE OF THIS ORDINANCE THE RIGHT AND PRIVILEGE OF ENGAGING IN THE BUSINESS OF OPERATING A SIGHT- SEEING SERVICE OVER AND ON THE STREETS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI. SECTION 2. THE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES GRANTED HEREIN MAY BE EXERCISED ONLY IF GRANTEE COMPLIES WITH THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS: A. THAT THIS FRANCHISE COVERS THE OPERATION OF A SIGHT- SEEING SERVICE BY THE USE OF LIMOUSINES, PASSENGER CARS, STATION WAGONS OR OTHER TYPE MOTOR VEHICLES FOR CARRYING PASSENGERS WHICH DO NOT HAVE A CENTER AISLE. B. THAT THE GRANTEE OBEY AND COMPLY WITH ALL OF THE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI WHICH ARE NOW IN EXISTENCE OR WHICH MAY SUBSEQUENTLY BE PASSED REGULATING THE BUSINESS OF OPERATING A SIGHT - SEEING BUSINESS AND REGU- LATING THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLES USED IN SAID BUSINESS. C. THAT GRANTEE SHALL EITHER OWN ALL VEHICLES OPERATED BY HIM IN SAID BUSINESS AND SHALL HOLD LEGAL TITLE TO SAID VEHICLES IN HIS NAME, AND UPON DEMAND THEREFOR SHALL EXHIBIT CERTIFICATES OF TITLE OF ALL VEHICLES TO ANY AUTHORIZED REPRE- SENTATIVE OF -THE CITY OFCORPUS CHRISTI, OR MAY LEASE SUCH • VEHICLES AND SHALL DISPLAY A COPY OF SUCH LEASE UPON DEMAND BY ANY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI. D. THAT THE GRANTEE SHALL REPORT AND PAY WHEN DUE AND BEFORE BECOMING DELINQUENT AD VALOREM TAXES CHARGESp RENTALS STREET RENTAL FEES OR OBLIGATIONS CONTRACTUAL OR OTHERWISE DUE AND OWING TO THE CITY AND THE FAILURE TO DISCHARGE THESE OBLIGATIONS, OR ANY ONE OF THEM, SHALL OPERATE AS A REVOCATION OF THIS FRANCHISE AND ALL PERMITS AND LICENSES ISSUED THEREUNDER. E. IN CONSIDERATION FOR THE GRANTING OF THIS FRANCHISE BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, THE GRANTEE SHALL PAY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI 2% OF HIS GROSS RECEIPTS PER MONTHS PAYABLE ON THE LOTH DAY OF EACH MONTH. (1) NOT LATER THAN THE 10TH DAY OF EACH MONTH A MONTHLY REPORT OF THE GROSS RECEIPTS OF SUCH "SIGHT-SEE- ING SERVICE" BUSINESS SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTIp ON A FORM TO BE PRESCRIBED BY THE CITY AND CONTAINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS A LIST SHOWING THE NUMBER OF VEHICL'ESp TOGETHER WITH THE MAKES MODELS MOTOR AND LICENSE NUMBER OF EACH VEHICLE OWNED OR OPERATED BY GRANTEE, AND THE CITY SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT UPON DEMAND THEREFOR TO INSPECT THE BOOKS AND RECORDS OF GRANTEE'S AT ANY TIME UPON REASONABLE NOTICE. THE FOREGOING MONTHLY REPORT SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A CHECK COVERING THE AMOUNT DUE UNDER THE PROVISION OF THIS FRANCHISE. F. INLAND LIMOUSINE SERVICE SHALL POST SUCH INDEMNITY BONDS OR CARRY PUBLIC LIABILITY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE INSURANCE FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE PUBLIC UPON ANY AND ALL MOTOR VEHICLES OPERATED UNDER THIS ORDINANCE IN THE AMOUNTS AND TYPES AS PRE- SCRIBED BY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI REGULATING TAXICAB OPERATION OR SPECIFICALLY ENACTED FOR OPERATION OF SUCH SIGHT - SEEING SERVICES. SECTION 3. ANY INFRACTION OF THE TERMS OF THIS FRANCHISE OR ANY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI REGULATING THE BUSINESS OF OPERATING -2- • A "SIGHT- SEEING SERVICE" BUSINESS OR THE OPERATION OF SAID VEHICLE USED IN SUCH BUSINESS SHALL BE DEEMED A FORFEITURE OF THIS FRANCHISE IRRESPECTIVE OF ANY NOTICE OR ACTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL; PROVIDED HOWEVERy UPON THE CITY'S GIVING NOTICE TO GRANTEE THAT IT CONSIDERS THE FRANCHISE TO BE FOR - FEITED2 SETTING FORTH GENERALLY THE REASONS THEREFOR2 GRANTEE SHALL HAVE TEN (10) DAYS WITHIN WHICH TO CORRECT OR REMEDY SUCH DEFAULT OR DEFAULTS AND TO APPEAL TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO WAIVE SUCH DEFAULT OR DEFAULTS AND REINSTATE GRANTEE'S FRANCHISE AFTER WHICH TIME GRANTEE MUST CEASE TO DO BUSINESS IF NOT REINSTATED BY THE COUNCIL. SECTION 4. THE FRANCHISE GRANTED BY THIS ORDINAL SHALL NOT BE AND IS NOT INTENDED TO BE AN EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE. SECTION 5. IF ANY PART OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE HELD INVALID NO VALID PARTS SHALL BE AFFECTED THEREBY. SECTION 6. THIS FRANCHISE SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE AFTER ITS PASSAGE ON THIRD READING THEREOF AND PUBLICATION THEREOF AS REQUIRED BY CHARTER AND PROVIDED GRANTEE DELIVERS WRITTEN ACCEPTANCE THEREOF IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY SECRETARY, WHICH ACCEPTANCE SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS A CONTRACT TO PERFORM THE OBLIGATIONS HEREIN PROVIDED ON THE PART OF THE GRANTEE. • THAT THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE WA8 E D FOR THE + TI E AND PASSED TO ITS SECOND READING ON THIS THE DAY OF 19, Lr • BY THE FOLLOWING VOTES BEN F. MCDONALD Tom R. SWANTNER DR. JAMES L. BARNARD / Jose R. DELEON ✓ M. P. MALDONAD.O ✓ W. J. ROB TO JAmes H. :DUNG ✓ �Q THAT THE FOREGOING ORDINANCL' WAS AD FOR THE OND TIME AND PASS TO ITS THIRD READING ON THIS THE WAS OF 19 / . BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE,1 BEN F. MCOONALD Q� Tom R. SWANTNER DR. JAMES L. BARNARD Jose R. DELEON M. P. MALDONADO W. J. ROBERTS 77 JAMES H.. YOUNG THAT THE FORE ING GROIN NC WAS READ FOR NE THIRD TIME AND PASSED FINALLY ON THIS THE DAY OF BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE BEN F, CDONALD Tom R. SWANTNER DR. JAMES L. BARNARD Jose R. DELEON ✓ M. P. MALD.ONADO W.. J. ROBERTs JAMES H. YOUNG PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE / DAY of 19�. ATTEST, CITY 5ECACTXRY APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM Tills La DAY OF 1961 t ✓ vr MAYOR ,e., r THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. %11TY ATTORNEY T-- n THAT THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE WAS READ FOR THE FIRST TIME AND PASSED TO ITS SECOND READING ON THIS THE DAY OF 19_____, BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE' BEN F. MCDONALD TOM R. SWANTNER DR, JAMES Le BARNARD JOSE R. DELEON M. P. MALDONADO W. J. ROBERTS JAMES Ho YOUNG THAT THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE WAS READ FOR THE SECOND TIME AND PASSED TO ITS THIRD READING ON THIS THE DAY OF 19______, BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE' BEN F. MCDONALD TOM Re SWANTNER DR, JAMES L. BARNARD JOSE R. DELEON M. P. MALDONADO W. J. ROBERTS JAMES Ho YOUNG THAT THE FOREG NG ORDIN NC WAS READ FOR /?HE THIRD TIME AND PASSED FINALLY ON THIS THE DAY OF �V 19 (, , BY THE FOLLOWING VOTEC BEN F. C NALD L TOM R. SWANTNER DR. JAMES L. BARNARD M. P. MALDONADO J09E R. DELEON W. J. ROBERTS JAMES H. YOUNG PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE DAY OF 19�, ATT 1 ITY SE ET RY APPROVED S TO LEGAL FOR THIS DAY OF p 196_' l MAYOR CITY ATTORNEY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, y 4 � INL fi 1E SERVICE -- ,BOX 8 CORPUt- OHR1Wr-1f T9-XA s June 27, 1961 Mr. T. Ray Bring City Secretary P. 0. Box 1622 Corpus Christi, Texas Dear Rays This will acknowledge your letter of June 22nd concerning the recent franchise "#6172" granted to Inland Limousine Service for a sightseeing service. As president of this corporation, I acknowledge receipt of a copy of the Ordinance, the recorded vote of the three separate council meetings, and your certification of the papers. We will begin operation July let, 1961, and will render our franchise tax from that date. RHI;rr Sincerely, INLAND LIMOUSINE SERVICE, INC. R. H. n 6fld, Jr. ?�'- * - °1 ju„ 1,361 RECSIVED CM Secreiary y PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT STATE OF TEXAS, County of Nueces. Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came ............. . ........... Leland G. Barne is ....... . . . ......... . .. . Lq ...... ....... who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that he the --GlaaBIf.LeA-Adu.er.tLLaing-Xanager-• of the Corpus Christi Caller and The Corpus Christi Thnes, Daily Newspapers published at Corpus Christi, Texas, in said County and State, and that the publication of riti ng to operate a sightseeing service-- - of which the annexed is a true copy, was published in TbA onthe 3 . ...... day of..MBZ . . . . ....................... 19-bl, and ..2-44."a ...... thereafter 10,1961 ...... . ... 3--.—Timm. $ ........ -.83.06 . ....... if ie ofi iegdQ&e6'rtisin4gn er Subscribed and sworn to before me this.. 3-9 day of ........... JAme --- - -------- - -- . ........... 19...._63 �- Louise Vick ��900-t�w �j!�Nuecw 6��unty, �exas 7 GRANTING TO INLAND LIMOU. SINE SERVICE, INC., A FRAN. CHISE TO ENGAGE IN THE anaabl .e .0 n 1— il manmly report shcl pmded W &-k mniw ..„- ......,...,....,. ,,.e Nv, er m• r g antes I ghpg That the Porepoing ardlnml® read for the flrat time mnl pywa} dmin Ian M • r' b Its second rmdingg an Po7� Al! dw of Aprll, 1W1, by the Al. afar lawln Ie: M GAMY, T al1 R. SW I_ the Ilia Dr. James L Barngrd Aye Jose odo pmlN Big py_j M. P. R.bE W. J. Rahcris AYe Jam® H. Ywng wye W the tv or- reams the fsregai1 ardlnonrn d for the s ad lime and T. Rw Kring y rf aP fhfe Cliy Secretory 1 hHtl Invalitl, Im APPROVED AS TD LEGAL FORM re aneatetl thmt- thls 13 day of Apr11 }pal. Porsengare wman m not have c I tee, mid the [Iry �ahol' have' on third raidlRp Theiml mub�4 I Ben F. M AoY�Igtl canter alale. tlm rl¢ht upon demmld }her , to L yeT(ea }lrerm} as n TN6 CI7y OP B. That The g!amn abet' and Irepeet tha Boob and remrda e} er and prwtdedgrantee de I�vmrta CORPUS CHRISTI, TFD(gS. M