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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2 OF ORDINANCE NO, 1997,
WHICH IS AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE REGULATION AND
OPERATION OF PUBLIC VEHICLES IN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH,
TEXAS, BY CHANGING PROVISIONS SPECIFYING THE RATES TO
BE CHARGED BY ALL TAXICAB. OPERATORS; PROVIDING FOR A
CHARGE OF FORTY-FIVE CENTS (450) FOR THE FIRST TWO AND
ONE-HALF MILES OR FRACTION THEREOF, AND TEN CENTS (10¢)
FOR EACH ADDITIONAL ONE-HALF MILE OR FRACTION THEREOF;
DECLARING THE ORDINANCE TO BE CUKJLATIVE; FIXING A PENALTY
FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF IN A SUM NOT TO EXCEED T110
HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00), AND PROVIDING EACH VIOLATION
TO BE A SEPARATE OFFENSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION 1,
That Section 2 of Ordinance No. 1997 be amended to read as follows:
That the prices to be charged by all taxicab operators
in the City of Fort Worth, which prices are hereby declared
to be fair and reasonable for such services, shall be as fol-
lows:
Forty-five cents (450) for the first two and one-half (2j)
miles or fraction thereof traveled, carrying one, two, three
or four people;
Ten cents (100) for each additional one-half (1/2) mile
or fraction thereof after the first two and one-half (2j)
miles traveled;
Two and one-half cents (2j¢) per minute for waiting time;
and
Two Dollars ($2.00) per hour for driving time on special
trips or sightseeing tours.
SECTION 2,
This ordinance shall be and is hereby declared to be cumulative of
all other ordinances of the City of Fort Worth affecting traffic on its
streets, and shall not operate to repeal or affect any such ordinance or
ordinances except insofar as they are in conflict or inconsistent with the
provisions of this ordinance.
SECTION 3a
Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall,
upon conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not to exceed Two Hundred Dol-
lars ($200.00), and each violation thereof shall be and is hereby declared
to be a distinct and separate offense and punishable as such,
SECTION k.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in Hill force and effect from
and after the date of its passage and publication as provided by law.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Ass' City Attorney
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