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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02068 ORD - 04/22/1947AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AN ORDINANCE BEING ORDINANCE NO. 1688 RECORDED IN VOLUME 13, PAGE 22, OF THE ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION RECORDS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, ENTITLED "AN ORDI- NANCE REGULATING AND LICENSING TAXICABS, CHAUFFEURS OF TAXICABS AND TAXICAB STANDS; PRO- VIDING FOR REVOCATION OF LICENSES; DEFINING CERTAIN TERMS; PROVIDING FOR PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE POLICIES OR DEPOSIT OF CASH OR SEC- URITIES; PROVIDING LICENSE FEES; CREATING THE OFFICE OF INSrECTOx OF TAXICABS u F THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND PRESCRIBING HIS DUTIES; PRO- VIDING A PENALTY, AND THE METHOD OF PROSECUTING INDIVIDUALS AND OTHERS FOR VIOLATING THIS ORDINANCE; ENACTING THE NECESSARY PROVISIONS INCIDENT TO THE OBJECT AND PURPOSE OF THIS ORDINANCE YMTHER MENTIONED IN DETAIL IN THE CAPTION OR NOT; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND CONTAINING A SAVING CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY" AND DEC- LARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That Section 1 of said Ordinance No. 1688 passed and approved by the City Council on the 20th day of June, 1944, is hereby amended by adding in said Section,after Sub- section(i), Sub - section {j) which Sub- section(j )shall be and read as follows, to- Merit: (j) The term "for hire" as used in Section 1(c) shall mean for money or other thing of value, gratuities, tips and free will offer- ings, whether paid directly or indirectly as compensation or considera- tion for services rendered. SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be cumulative of Ordinance No. 1688 passed and approved by the City Council on June 20, 1944. SECTION 3. The fact that the proper regulation of motor vehicles operating over the streets in the City of Corpus Christi is essential to the welfare of the citizens and the fact that this ordinance is necessary to obtain sufficient regulation of such motor vehicles operating within the city limits creates a public emergency and an imperative public necessity requiring the suspension of the Charter rule that no ordinance or resolu- tion shall be passed finally on the date of its introduction, and that .,�56g said ordinance or resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the City Council and the Mayor having declared that such emergency and imperative public necessity exist, and requested that said Charter rule be suspended, and that this ordinance be passed finally on the date of its introduction, and that this ordinance take effect and be in full force and effect from and after its passage, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED. PASSED and APPROVED this 7,v day of rtk-�P_ A. D. 1947. City of Corpus Christi, Texas ATTEST: City y Secre ary APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: i y Attorney Corpus Christi, Texas April 22 , 1947 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL Corpus Christi, Texas Gentlemen: For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing Ordinance, a public emergency and an imperative public necessity exists for the suspension of the Charter rule or require- ment that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date it is introduced, and that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three, several meetings of the City Council, I, there- fore, hereby request that you suspend said charter rule or require- ment and pass this ordinance finally on the date it is introduced, or at the present meeting of the City Council. Respectfully, A 3� MAY,Rt CITY OF US C ISTI, ]_r TES XAS. The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Wesley E. Seale George R. Clark, Jr. John A. Ferris R. R. Henry Joe T. Dawson 4- The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Wesley E. Seale George R. Clark, Jr. John A. Ferris R. R. Henry Joe T. Dawson CORPUS CHRISTI PRESS suesORIPTION RATE FRANK B. HARRISON, PLJ9 -tR ADVERTISING RATES 51.00 PER YEAR /� / / 109 /%"_-1 /J'. •. J•� A� ON APPL�I CATION WWAM CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS State o£ Texas Cour_ty of Nueces on this the 19th day of July 1947 personally appeared Frank B.Harrisonj known to men who upon his oath says that he is publisher of Corpus Christi Press, a newspapdr printed ever* Thursday in Corpus Christi,Nueces County Texas and entered as second class mail matter at the Corpus Christi postoffice and said Corpus Christi Press being the official newspaper of the City of Corpus Christi and who upon his oath says that ordinance No. 2068 amending an ordinance regulating taxicabs, was published as Fier attached exhibit on April 24,1947 X Frank B.Harrisod Sworn to and suberibed before me a notary public on this the 19th day of July 1947 � ' e-- -- Velma Workman, notary public Nueces County Texas a Co¢pus CLIt ti J�aeas dicta tkE —P—q —t Ci —I.ti— of —4,zq 'W—kil C(„ Bauchi s—. p° P. O. BOX 127 PHONE 6131 CORPUS CHRISTI PRESS SUBSCRIPTION RATE FRANK S. HARRISON, PUBLISHER ADVERTISING RATES e1.00 PER YEAR n� �� ❑N APATIUN &W-0 Wow CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS stag of TOM" County of swags on this the 19th day of JU2y 1947 pe"Qn& 3T appeared Frank 3.Harrison, ionown to nne, ifte upon hsa oath says that be is publisher of Corpus Christi Prssst a newspapda printed ever* Fhnrsday in Corpus Chriouga eaes County Texas and entered as second alaar sail matter at the Corpus Christi postoffles and said Corpus Christi Press being the emei a3, nesspaper or the City of Corpus Christ#, and vho upaa his oath says that ordinance, MD. 2065 smending as orA wMs redid a" taxigabs, US published as far attadwd eshilit can Aril 24,1947 Frank 3.31red; Svorn to and saboribed befors ss a notary public on this the 19th day of JW* 1947 � . a-L � — WAS. Workman, notary Puma laeses Coanty Taws ..4m Corpus Lfgtii£i o%aa £he -C—g -£ eitcuiattou of cony `11'— Iq V2'.pet & 9-- ':"