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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04401 ORD - 11/23/1955MEM:11 /21/55 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 4335, PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 7TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1955, AND ENTITLED bAN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE REGULATION AND LICENSING OF PERSONS IN THE BUSINESS OF PRIVATE DETECTIVES OR CONDUCTING PRI- VATE DETECTIVE AGENCIES; PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF CERTAIN FEES FOR LICENSES; CONTAINING A SEVERANCE CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY; AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION„ BY AMENDING SECTION 6 THEREOF TO PROVIDE FOR THE COLLECTION OF A JUDGMENT OBTAINED AGAINST THE PRINCIPAL IN SAID BOND; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. THAT ORDINANCE NO. 4335, PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 7TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1955, ENTITLED *AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE REGULATION AND LICENSING OF PERSONS IN THE BUSINESS OF PRIVATE DETECTIVES OR CONDUCTING PRIVATE DETECTIVE AGENCIES; PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF CERTAIN FEES FOR LICENSES; CONTAINING A SEVERANCE CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY; AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION- BY AMENDING SECTION 6, THEREOF, TO READ AS FOLLOWS: "SECTION 6. BOND REQUIRED. BEFORE ANY LICENSE SHALL BE ISSUED AS PROVIDED IN THIS ORDINANCE, THE APPLICANT SHALL FURNISH TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI A GOOD AND SUFFICIENT SURETY BOND OR INSURANCE POLICY; IN THE EVENT OF A BOND TO BE SIGNED BY SOME GOOD SOLVENT BONDING COMPANY AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE, AND IN THE EVENT OF AN INSURANCE POLICY, TO BE EXECUTED BY SOME SOLVENT INSURANCE COMPANY AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE, AND DELIVER THE SAME TO THE CHIEF OF POLICE FOR HIS APRROVAL. SAID SURETY BOND OR INSURANCE POLICY SHALL BE IN THE SUM OF THREE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($3,500.00) AND SHALL BE CON- DITIONED THAT THE OBLIGOR THEREIN WILL PAY TO THE EXTENT OF THE FACE AMOUNT OF SUCH SURETY BOND OR INSURANCE POLICY ALL JUDGMENTS WHICH MAY BE RECOVERED AGAINST SAID PRIVATE DETECTIVE AGENCY BY REASON OF THE WRONGFUL OR ILLEGAL ACTS OF ITS SERVANT, OFFICER, AGENT, OR EMPLOYEE COMMITTED BY THEM IN THE COURSE OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT. SAID SURETY BOND OR INSURANCE POLICY SHALL FURTHER BE CONDITIONED THAT SUCH PERSON 50 INJURED SHALL -1- HAVE THE RIGHT TO SUE DIRECTLY UPON SUCH SURETY BOND OR INSURANCE POLICY IN THEIR OWN NAME, FOR THE COLLECTION OF A JUDGMENT OB- TAINED AGAINST THE PRINCIPAL IN SAID BOND, AND THE SAME SHALL BE SUB- JECT TO SUCCESSIVE SUITS FOR RECOVERY UNTIL A COMPLETE EXHAUSTION OF THE FACE AMOUNT THEREOF. EACH SUCH PRIVATE DETECTIVE SHALL, ON OR BEFORE THE DATE Of THE EXPIRATION OF M S LICENSE TO DO BUSINE55 IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, FILE A NEW SURETY BOND OR INSURANCE POLICY CONTAINING THE SAME TERMS OR OBLIGATIONS OF THE PRECEDING SURETY BOND OR POLICY AS TO PROVIDE CONTINUOUS SECURITY TO PERSONS 50 INJURED, AND IN THE EVENT ANY SUCH PRIVATE DETECTIVE FAILS TO EXECUTE ANY SURETY BOND OR INSURANCE POLICY IN THE FIRST INSTANCE, OR TO EXECUTE ANY NEW SURETY BOND OR INSURANCE POLICY, OR TO FILE THE SAME WITH THE CHIEF OF POLICE AS PROVIDED HEREIN, IT SHALL CONSTITUTE GROUNDS FOR REVOKING THE SAID LICENSE. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO AUTHORIZE A PRIVATE DETECTIVE TO HAVE THE POWER OF PEACE OFFICERS IN THIS CITY UNLESS SUCH POWER BE CONFERRED THEREON UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SUCH OTHER LAW OF THIS STATE OR ORDINANCE OF THIS CITY." ScCTION Z. THE FACT THAT IT 15 NECESSARY TO PROVIDE FOR THE COLLECTION OF A JUDGMENT OBTAINED AGAINST THE PRINCIPAL IN SAID BOND CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND A PUBLIC IMPERATIVE NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION 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 EXIST, AND HAVING REQUESTED THAT SUCH CHARTER RULE BE SUSPENDED, AND THAT TH15 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 TH15a< DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1955. AT� MA THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS CITY SECRET Y I� APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FOR NOVEMBER 1955: CITY AT ORNEY Corpus isti, Texas y U 1955 TO TIE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL Corpus. Christiy_Texas Gentlemen: For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing ordinance, 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, MAYOR 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 Culli W, J, Roberts l B, E. Bigler Manuel P, Maldonado H�D�