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ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR TAXICAB STANDS IN THE CITY OF STEPHEN-
VILLE; PROVIDING FOR APPROVAL BY CITY COUNCIL, FIXING RENTAL
TO BE PAID THEREFOR; PROVIDING FOR REVOCATION UPON FAILURE TO
PAY RENTAL AND PROHIBITING THE PARKING BY OTHERS THAN TAXICAB
OWNER OR OPERATOR AND PROVIDING PENALTY THEREFOR AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STEPHENVILLE:
Section One
Taxicab stands may be fixed for the use of those owning
and operating taxicabs within the city of Stephenville by the
city council upon application of such person or persons which
stands shall take up only one regular parking space and shall
in no instance be at the front entrance of any place of business.
Section Two
Upon the designation of any parking space on the streets
of the City of Stephenville as a taxicab stand, the person or
persons applying therefor shall pay the rental of one month
in advance to the City Secretary of the City of Stephenville
which rental is hereby fixed at the sum of �12.00 per month and
the City Secretary shall issue to such person a receipt therefor.
Upon the failure of the holder of any taxicab stand permit to
pay such rental in advance, the right of such person or persons
to use such taxicab stand shall be automatically revoked and
terminated and further use of such stand by such person or per-
sons after such automatic termination and revocation of said
right shall be a misdemeanor and subject said person or persons
to a fine of not to exceed ''25.00 with each day's separate use
of said stand as a taxicab stand constituting a separate offense.
Section Three
After the granting of any application and designation of
any parking space within the city of Stephenville by the City
Council as a taxicab stand of any person or persons so applying,
the Chief of Police shall cause appropriate sign to be placed at
such space plainly designating such space to be a taxicab stand,
which sign shall remain so long as said stand is used and the
rental paid monthly in advance therefor. Said right to use such
space by any person or persons may be revoked by the City Council
to become effective at the end of any calendar month and notice
thereof shall be given by the Chief of Police to said holder of
such right and any further use by him after the end of the period
shall subject him or them to a fine of not to exceed $25.00 with
each such separate day's use to be a separate offense.
Section Four
It shall be unlawful for any person to park in the space
designated as a taxicab stand other than the person or persons
to whom such space has been rented and any violation of this
provision shall subject any such person to a fine of not to ex-
ceed $25.00.
Section Five
The fact that the City Council of the City of Stephenville
desires to put into effect the provisions of this ordinance because
of the need therefor creates an emergency and an imperative public
necessity that same go into effect immediately from and after its
passage and publication as provided by law.
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Section Six
This ordinance shall be in effect immediately from and after
its passage and publication.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 23rd day of July, 1957.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Secretary
I do hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the above
and foregoing ordinance was duly published in e Stephenville
Daily Empire in the issue of the day of 1957.
Publisher, Stephenville Daily Empire
SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED before me this the day of
_ 1957.
Notary Pub i , F.ra h C nty, Texas
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