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AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF TAXICAB FRANCHISE,
AND ALL RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES THEREUNDER, FROM
ELMORE CRECY, DBA CRECY'S TAXICAB SERVICE TO
JOE EMANUEL, DBA THE STAR CAB COMPANY; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY,
WHEREAS, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS, DID ON THE 22ND DAY OF MAY, 1951, PASS AND APPROVE AN ORDIN-
ANCE GRANTING A FRANCHISE TO ELMORE CRECY DBA CRECYIS TAXICAB SER-
VICE, SAID ORDINANCE BEING NO. 3047 AND OF RECORD IN VOLUME 19, PAGE
365 OF THE ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION RECORDS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS; AND
WHEREAS, THE SAID CRECY's TAXICAB SERVICE HAS RECEIVED THREE
(3) TAXICAB PERMITS NUMBERED 1. 2 AND 4, GRANTED IN CONNECTION WITH
SAID FRANCHISE AND UNDER THE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS; AND
WHEREAS, JOE EMANUEL IS IN THE PROCESS OF PURCHASING SAID
FRANCHISE, BUSINESS, RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF THE CRECY TAXICAB SER-
VICE, WITH SUCH SALE BEING SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THE TAXICAB FRANCHISE AND ALL RIGHTS AND
PRIVILEGES THEREUNDER AND INCIDENT THERETO, WHICH WAS ISSUED AND GRANT-
' ED ELMORE CRECY, DBA CRECY's TAXICAB SERVICE, ON MAY 22, 1951, IS HERE-
BY AUTHORIZED TO BE TRANSFERRED TO JOE EMANUEL, DBA THE STAR CAB COM-
PANY, TOGETHER WITH THREE (3) ACTIVE TAXICAB PERMITS NUMBERED 1, 2 & 4,
NOW HELD BY SAID ELMORE CRECY, DBA CRECY's TAXICAB SERVICE, AND SAID
TRANSFER IS HEREBY APPROVED.
SECTION 2. THAT THE SAID JOE EMANUEL, DBA THE STAR CAB
s COMPANY, SHALL BE BOUND BY ALL THE TERMS, COVENANTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF
THE SAID ORIGINAL FRANCHISE, ALL AMENDMENTS THERETO, AND ALL APPLICABLE
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ORDINANCES NOW IN EFFECT BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, AND
ANY APPLICABLE ORDINANCE THAT MAY HEREAFTER BE ADOPTED BY SAID CITY.
SECTION 3. THAT THE FRANCHISE, RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES, AND
PERMITS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND PERMITTED SHALL BE BINDING ONLY UPON
THE ACCEPTANCE THEREOF IN WRITING BY THE SAID JOE EMANUEL, D6A THE
STAR CAB COMPANY, WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE FINAL PASSAGE THEREOF, -
AND FULL COMPLIANCE BY THE SAID JOE EMANUEL WITH THE TERMS OF THE
EXISTING TAXICAB ORDINANCE NO. 1688 AS AMENDED BY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS,
INCLUDING PARTICULARLY ORDINANCE NO. 3825 AND 3925.
SECTION 4. THE FACT THAT JOE EMANUEL, DBA THE STAR CAB
COMPANY CANNOT LEGALLY OPERATE TAXICABS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, AND CANNOT ACQUIRE THE FRANCHISE, PRI-
VILEGES, RIGHTS AND PERMITS NOW HELD BY THE SAID ELMORE CRECY: D8A
CRECY TAXICAB SERVICE WITHOUT THE FORMAL APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, AND THE FACT THAT IT HAS BEEN
DEEMED DESIRABLE FOR THE PUBLIC INTEREST TO FACILITATE, EXPEDITE AND
APPROVE THE SAID TRANSFER OF SAID FRANCHISE, PRIVILEGES AND PERMITS
CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY RE-
QUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RE-
SOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND
THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL
MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR HAVING DECLARED THAT SUCH
EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXIST, AND HAVING REQUESTED THAT SUCH CHARTER
RULE BE SUSPENDED, AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE
DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND
EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIs / �_o�AV OF AUGUST, 1955.
HiAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
ATTEST-
CITY SECRE RY J
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM AUG. 17, 1955
cy ITY ATTORNEY
CORPUS RISTI, TEXAS
Z 1955
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
GENTLEMEN:
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FOREGOING
ORDINANCES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE SUSPEN-
SION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT 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 MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL: I, THEREFORE
HEREBY REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS
THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
MAY
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
FARRELL D. SMITH
MINOR CULLI
W. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE.
FARRELL D. SMITH
MINOR CULL)
W. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO
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