HomeMy WebLinkAbout03258 ORD - 05/06/1952AN ORDINANCE
GRANTING TO L. C. MC CLAUGHERTY, UNDER THE FIRM NAME
OF HERTZ DRIV -UR -SELF SYSTEM, A FRANCHISE TO ENGAGE
IN THE BUSINESS OF OPERATING A "DRIVERLESS 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
ANY FURTHER CHARGES, RENTAL. FEES, OR FEES WHICH MAY SUB-
SEQUENTLY BE LEGALLY IMPOSED UPON SUCH A BUSINESS; AND
SETTING OUT CERTAIN CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH SAID BUSINESS
IS TO BE OPERATED_ AND PROVIDING FOR THE FORFEITURE OF
SAID FRANCHISE.
NOW THEREFORE, 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 L. C. MCCLAUGHERTY, UNDER THE FIRM NAME OF HERTZ DRIVE -UR -SELF
SYSTEM, 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 AUTO-
MOBILE" BUSINESS FOR THE PURPOSE OF OPERATING TWELVE (12) "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 ANY CHARGES, RENTALS, STREET RENTAL FEES
OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS WHICH THE CITY MAY NOW OR SUBSEQUENTLY
BE AUTHORIZED BY THE LEGISLATURE TO IMPOSE AND COLLECT AND
WHICH ARE OR MAY BE IMPOSED BY AN ORDINANCE DULY AND LEGALLY
ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS, SUCH CITY PERMIT FEE BEING TWO (2,%) PER CENT OF GRANTEE'S i
GROSS RECEIPTS PER ANNUM.
SECTION 3: ANY WILFUL INFRACTION OF THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE OR OF
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
A 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
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FRANCHISE SHALL BE A QUESTION OF FACT TO BE DETERMINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL UPON
A 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 HEARING BY
THE CITY SECRETARY.
SECTION 4: THAT THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE WAS READ FOR THE FIRST TIME AND
PASSED TO ITS SECOND READING ON THIS THE #1ZaZ -D AY OF , 1952, BY
THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
LESLIE WASSERMAN
JACK DE FORREST
SYDNEY E. HERNDON
GEORGE L. COWMAN
FRANK E. WILLIAMSON
THAT THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE WAS READ FOR THE SECOND TIME AND PASSED TO
ITS THIRD READING THIS THE DAY OF 1952, BY THE
FOLLOWING VOTE:
LESLIE WASSERMAN
JACK DE FORREST
SYDNEY F. HERNDON
GEORGE L. LOWMAN
FRANK E. WILLIAMSON '
THAT THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE WAS READ FOR THE THIRD TIME AND PASSED
FINALLY ON THIS THE (O DAY OF �� , 1952, BY THE
FOLLOWING VOTE:
a LESLIE WASSERMAN
JACK DE FORREST
SYDNEY E. HERNDON
GEORGE L. LOWMAN
FRANK E. WILLIAMSON 1 "'
PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE(/L /-DAY OF ,
A. D. 1952. h
MAYOR
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
ATTEST:
CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: I
CITY ATTORNEY