HomeMy WebLinkAbout03879 ORD - 09/22/1954AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1691 ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE REGU-
LATING AND LICENSING `DRIVERLESS AUTOMOBILES'; DEFINING .
CERTAIN TERMS; PROVIDING FOR PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE
POLICIES OR DEPOSIT OF CASH OR SECURITIES; PROVIDING
PENALTIES; PROVIDING METHOD OF PROSECUTING INDIVIDUALS
AND OTHERS FOR VIOLATING THIS ORDINANCE; REPEALING ALL
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; CONTAINING A SAVING CLAUSE;
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY ", AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE NO.
3764 PASSED AND APPROVED THE 2ND DAY OF JUNE, 1954, BY
REDUCING THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF INSURANCE POLICY REQUIRED
FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE PUBLIC AND BY REDUCING THE AMOUNT
OF CASH OR SECURITIES WHICH MAY BE DEPOSITED IN LIEU OF
INSURANCE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT ORDINANCE N0. 1691, PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ON JUNE 27, 1944, AND RECORDED IN VOLUME 114,
PAGE 1, OF THE ORDINANCE RECORDS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, THE CAPTION
OF WHICH READS AS FOLLOWS- "REGULATING AND LICENSING 'DRIVERLESS AUTOMOBILES']
DEFINING CERTAIN TERMS; PROVIDING FOR PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE POLICIES OR
DEPOSIT OF CASH OR SECURITIES; PROVIDING PENALTIES; PROVIDING METHOD OF
PROSECUTING INDIVIDUALS ANS OTHERS FOR VIOLATING THIS ORDINANCE; REPEALING
ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; CONTAINING A SAVING CLAUSE; AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY" AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE N0, 37614 PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE
2ND DAY OF JUNE, 19514, IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLO WS;
THAT SECTION 10 OF SAID ORDINANCE NO. 1691 ENTITLED "PUBLIC LIABILITY
INSURANCE ", SUBSECTION (A) AND SUBSECTION (B), IS HEREBY AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS, TO -WIT:
(A) BEFORE ANY LICENSE SHALL BE ISSUED TO ANY OWNER OR OPERATOR
OF A "DRIVERLESS AUTOMOBILE ", HEREINABOVE DEFINED, OR BEFORE RENEWAL
OF ANY LICENSE, THE OWNER OR OPERATOR SHALL BE REQUIRED TO FILE
WITH THE CITY SECRETARY OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, AND THERE-
AFTER KEEP IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT, A POLICY OF PUBLIC LIABILITY
INSURANCE, WHICH SAID POLICY MUST MEET THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY
SECRETARY AND CITY ATTORNEY AS BEING ADEQUATE AND SUFFICIENT TO
PROTECT THE PUBLIC WITHIN THE INTENT AND PURPOSE OF THIS ORDINANCE,
IN A COMPANY TO BE AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS,
AND PERFORMABLE IN NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, INSURING THE PUBLIC AGAINST
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ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE THAT MAY RESULT TO ANY PERSON OR PROPERTY FROM
THE OPERATION OF SUCH VEHICLE OR VEHICLES WITH UNSAFE BRAKES OR
OTHERWISE DEFECTIVE, OR NEGLIGENCE OF THE OWNER OR ANY PERSON
DRIVING SUCH VEHICLE, AND SUCH POLICY SHALL PROVIDE A MAXIMUM
AMOUNT OF RECOVERY IN'SUCH POLICY AS TO EACH AND EVERY VEHICLE
TO BE NOT LESS THAN FIVE THOUSAND ($5,000) DOLLARS FOR INJURY
OR DEATH OF ANY ONE PERSON AND NOT LESS THAN TEN THOUSAND
($IO,OOO) DOLLARS IN ANY ONE ACCIDENT; AND NOT LESS THAN FIVE
THOUSAND ($5,000) DOLLARS FOR THE INJURY TO OR DESTRUCTION OF
PROPERTY IN ANY ONE ACCIDENT.
(B) PROVIDED, HOWEVER THAT SUCH OWNER OR OPERATOR OF SUCH
"DRIVERLESS AUTOMOBILE" MAY, IN LIEU OF THE AFORESAID POLICY
OF LIABILITY INSURANCES MAKE A CASH DEPOSIT OR PLACE AS COLLATERAL
SECURITY WITH THE CITY SECRETARY OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS, UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT BONDS, UNITED STATES TREASURY
CERTIFICATES, OR BONDS ISSUED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS, COUNTY OF
NUECES, CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI OR CORPUS CHRISTI INDEPENDENT
SCHOOL DISTRICT; AND - AMOUNT OF SAID CASH OR SECURITIES SHALL BE
WHERE SUCH PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION, ASSOCIATIONS PARTNERSHIP
OR SOCIETY OWNS AND OFFERS FOR HIRE ANY NUMBER OF SUCH "DRIVERLESS
AUTOMOBILES" SUCH CASH OR SECURITIES IN THE SUM OF TEN THOUSAND
($10,000) DOLLARS.
UPON DEPOSIT OF SUCH CASH OR SECURITIES, THE CITY SECRETARY
OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI SHALL ISSUE A RECEIPTS COPY OF WHICH
SHALL BE FURNISHED TO DEPOSITOR AND ANOTHER TO THE "INSPECTOR OF
TAXICABS ".
THAT SAID CASH AND /OR SECURITIES.DEPOSITIED WITH SAID CITY
SECRETARY IN LIEU OF THE AFORESAID POLICY OF LIABILITY INSURANCE
SHALL STAND AND BE LIABLE FOR THE AMOUNT OF RECOVERY ON ANY VEHICLE
BEING OWNED OR OPERATED WITH DEFECTIVE BRAKES OR OTHER DEFECTIVE
EQUIPMENT AS A "DRIVERLESS AUTOMOBILE" AND HIRED OR LEASED, OR OF-
FERED FOR HIRE OR LEASES BY SAID DEPOSITOR; SUCH LIABILITY SHALL
BE IN AMOUNTS OF NOT MORE THAN THE FOLLOWING, SUMS TO -WIT:
FOR INJURY TO OR DEATH OF ANY ONE PERSON IN ANY
ONE ACCIDENT, FIVE THOUSAND ($5,000) DOLLARS.
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FOR INJURY TO OR DEATH OF MORE THAN ONE PERSON IN ANY
ONE ACCIDENT, TEN THOUSAND ($$10)000) DOLLARS.
FOR INJURY OR DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY IN ANY ONE ACCIDENT
FIVE THOUSAND (:5,000) DOLLARS.
THE ABOVE- DESCRIBED PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE, OR THE
CASH AND/OR SECURITIES IN LIEU THEREOF SHALL BE FOR THE PRO-
TECTION OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC$ SAVE AND EXCEPT SERVANTS
AGENTS OR EMPLOYEES OF THE PERSON SO FILING OR DEPOSITING THE
SAME AS TO THE NEGLIGENT ACTS OF ANY OWNER; OPERATOR OR DRIVER.
SECTION 2. THIS ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS
PUBLICATION ONE TIME IN THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
WHICH PUBLICATION SHALL CONTAIN THE CAPTION STATING IN SUMMARY THE PURPOSE OF
THE ORDINANCE AND THE PENALTY FOR VIOLATION THEREOF.
SECTION 3. IF ANY SECTION, OR PROVISION OF ANY SECTION OF THIS
ORDINANCE SHALL BE DECLARED TO BE VOID2 INEFFECTIVE, OR UNCONSTITUTIONAL
THE HOLDING OF SUCH SECTIONS OR PROVISION OF ANY SECTIONS TO BE VOID, INEF-
FECTIVE� OR UNCONSTITUTIONAL FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER SHALL NOT AFFECT THE
VALIDITY OF THE REMAINING SECTIONS AND PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE.
SECTION IF. THAT THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE WAS READ FOR THE FIRST
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TIME AND PASSED TO ITS SECOND READING ON THIS THE T ✓'O AY OF SEPTEMBER,
1}54, BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
- P. C. CALLAWAY aAfe
ELLROY KING
JAMES S. NAISMITH
W. JAMES BRACE
F. P. PETERSON, JR.
THAT THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE WAS REA FOR THE SECOND [ME AND
PASSED TO ITS THIRD READING ON THIS THE ��D AY OF
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1954, BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
P. C. CALLAWAY
ELLROY KING
JAMES S. NAISMITH
W. JAMES BRACE
F. P. PETERSON, JR.
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THAT THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE WAS READ FO THE HI RD TIME AND
PASSED FINALLY ON THIS THE DAY OF 1954, BY
THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
P. C. CALLAWAY
ELLROY KING
.JAMES S. NAISMITH
W. JAMES BRACE
F. P. PETERSON JR.
ATTEST:
CITY SECP.ETA Y
APPROVED PS TO LEGAL FORM:
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CITY ATTDRtE
387
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THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI