HomeMy WebLinkAbout06449 ORD - 03/07/1962s
AH:1 -24 -62
AN ORDINANCE
GRANTING TO HERTZ REM- A-CAR, A FRANCHISE TO
ENGAGE IN THE BUSINESS OF OPERATING A "DRIVER-
LESS AUTOMOBILE" BUSINESS FOR THE OPERATION OF
"DRIVERLESS AUTOMOBILES" ON AND OVER'THE PUBLIC
STREETS WITHIN THE CITY.LIMITS OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI; PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF AN
ADMINISTRATIVE FEE OF $120.00, RENTAL FEES OR FEES
WHICH MAY SUBSEQUENTLY BE LEGALLY IMPOSED UPON
SUCH A BUSINESS; AND SETTING OUT CERTAIN CONDITIONS
UNDER WHICH SAID BUSINESS IS TO BE OPERATED AND
PROVIDED FOR THE FORFEITURE OF SAID FRANCHISE.
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 HERTZ RENT -A -CAR, 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 "DRIVERLESS AUTOMOBILE"
BUSINESS FOR THE PURPOSE OF OPERATING DRIVERLESS AUTOMOBILES ON AND OVER
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 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 "DRIVERLESS AUTOMOBILE" BUSINESS AND REGU-
LATING THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLES USED IN SAID BUSINESS.
B. THAT THE GRANTEE OWN ALL VEHICLES OPERATED BY HIM IN SAID
BUSINESS AND THAT SAID GRANTEE HOLD LEGAL TITLE TO SAID
VEHICLES IN HIS NAME.
C. THAT THE GRANTEE PAY BEFORE BECOMING DELINQUENT ANY CHARGES,
AD VALOREM TAXES OR OTHER FEES AND OBLIGATIONS WHICH THE CITY
MAY NOW OR SUBSEQUENTLY BE AUTHORIZED BY THE LEGISLATURE TO
IMPOSE AND COLLECT WHICH ARE OR MAY BE IMPOSED BY AN ORDINANCE
DULY AND LEGALLY ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS.
i
D. IN CONSIDERATION FOR GRANTING THIS FRANCHISE BY
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, GRANTEE AGREES TO PAY
UNTO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AN ADMINISTRATIVE
FEE OF ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DOLLARS ($120) PER YEAR
FOR THE COST OF ADMINISTERING THE PROVISIONS OF
OF CHAPTER 36, ARTICLE 11, SECTION 36 -92 OF THE
CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, 1958, AS AMENDED BY
ORDINANCE N0. 5815•
SECTION 3. ANY WILFUL INFRACTION OF THE TERMS OF THIS
ORDINANCE OR ANY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI REGULATING
THE BUSINESS OF OPERATING A DRIVERLESS AUTOMOBILE BUSINESS OR THE
OPERATION OF SAID VEHICLES USED IN SUCH BUSINESS SHALL BE CAUSE FOR
THE FORFEITURE OF THIS FRANCHISE, PROVIDED THAT THE QUESTION OF WHETHER OR NOT
THE GRANTEE HAS GIVEN CAUSE FOR FORFEITURE OF THIS FRANCHISE SHALL BE A
QUESTION OF FACT TO BE DETERMINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL UPON HEARING DULY
HELD BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND AFTER AT LEAST FIVE (5) DAYS NOTICE IN
WRITING HAS BEEN GIVEN TO THE GRANTEE OF THE DATE AND PLACE OF SAID HEAR-
ING BY THE CITY SECRETARY.
SECTION 4. THIS FRANCHISE SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE AFTER ITS
PASSAGE ON THIRD READING THEREOF AND PUBLICATION THEREOF AS REQUIRED BY
CHARTER AND PROVIDED GRANTEE DELIVER 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
GRANTEE.
THAT THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE WASVFAD FOR TH F RST TIME AND
PAS D O ITS SECOND READING ON THIS THE DAY OF
BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE.-
BEN Fe MCDONALD
Tom R. SWANTNER
DR. JAMES Le BARNARD
JOSE R. DELEON
M. Pe MALDONADO
W. J. ROBERTS
JAMES Ho YOUNG
THAT THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE WAS EAD FOR THE ND '1 ME AND
PA8 qTO ITS THIRD READING ON THIS THE DAY OF
19 t D% , BY THE FOLLOWING VOTES
BEN Fe MCDONALD
Tom Re SWANTNER
DR, JAMES Lo BARNARD
JOSE Re DELEON
M. Pe MALDONADO
We Jo ROBERTS jp
JAMES H. YOUNG
THAT THE FORE NG ORDINAN S READ OR HJFy THIRD TIME AND PASSED
FINALLY ON THIS THE BAY OF 1g ��" n BY THE FOLLOWING
VOTES /T
BEN F. MCDONALD
TOM Re SWANTNER
DR, JAMES Le BARNARD
Jose R. DELEON
Mu Po MALDONADO
We J. ROBERTS
JAmes H. YOUNG
PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE DAY OF c? tg
ATT J
CITY SECRET Y
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FOZ THIS
91 DAY OF
NN
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, EXAS,