HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1925 ORDINANCE NO. ju�'
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS II
AND III OF ORDINANCE NO. 591, THE
SAME BEING AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING
GASOLINE STATIONS ON SECOND, EIGHTH,
NINTH, THIRTEENTH AND FIFTEENTH
STREETS, DESIGNATED AS FIRE CROSS-
INGS; AND PROVIDING FOR A CHARGE
FOR GASOLINE STATIONS OCCUPYING AND
USING STREETS AND SIDEtJALKS AS A
MEANS OF INGRESS AND EGRESS TO SAID
STATIONS ON A PER PUMP BASIS, AND
REQUIRING SUCH CHARGE TO BE PAID IN
ADVANCE; PROVIDING FOR THE TRANSFER
OF LICENSES; PROVIDING FOR REFUND OF
LICENSES HERETOFORE PAID UNDER CER-
TAIN CONDITIONS; DISCLAIMING REFUNDS;
PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE; AND PRO-
VIDING FOR ITS VIOLATION.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION I.
That Section II of Ordinance No. 591 be amended to read
as follows, to wit:
That an annual charge on a per pump basis
of Five Dollars ($5.00) for the first gasoline
pump, Three Dollars (43.00) for the second gaso-
line pump, and Two Dollars ($2.00) for each ad-
ditional gasoline pump used, maintained or
situated on the premises is hereby made against
each and every gasoline station installed, operat-
ing and making use of any street or sidewalk or
any portion thereof within the City of Fort
Worth, or using any portion of any street or
sidewalk for the purpose of ingress or egress
of automobiles in connection with such gasoline
station from and after the passage and publica-
tion of this ordinance. The charge herein pro-
vided for shall be payable in advance at the of-
fice of the Tax Collector of the City of Fort
Worth by any person, firm or corporation desiring
a permit to establish and use a gasoline station
on any street or sidewalk or part thereof where
any part of any sidewalk is used for the purpose
of ingress or egress of automobiles in connection
with such gasoline station, and upon the payment
of the charge provided for herein, it shall be
the duty of the Tax Collector to issue said per-
mit. Any person subject to the charges levied
by this ordinance shall be required to obtain
a license as of the effective date of said ordi-
nance if such gasoline station was in business
and in operation as of that date.
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SECTION II.
That Section III of said Ordinance No. 591 be amended
to read as follows, to wit:
That a separate license must be obtained
by each and every gasoline station operated or
maintained, and any such license so gbtained
shall be transferable only to a transferee,
which transfer shall be good for the location
for which it was originally issued and none
other; provided, however, that the transferee
shall bring such license to the office of the
Assessor and Collector of Taxes of the City
of Fort Worth and have such transfer noted
thereon for the purpose of making a record of
such transfer. That there shall hereafter be
no refund of any license fee paid under the
provisions of this ordinance.
SECTION III.
That any person, firm or corporation operating and main-
taining any gasoline station and making use of, in connection
therewith, for ingress or egress, any street or sidewalk or
portion thereof within the City of Fort Worth, who has hereto-
fore paid the Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00) license fee, shall
present such license to the assessor and Collector of Taxes
of the City of Fort Worth for cancellation and reissuance of a
new license, and such person, firm or corporation shall be en-
titled to a refund on the said license in the event the fee
charged on the basis provided for herein in Section I is less
than the Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00) heretofore paid, and the
Assessor and Collector of Taxes shall issue a new license on
the basis of the charge herein provided for, and all persons,
firms err corporations whose annual charge on the basis pro-
vided for in section I of this ordinance shall exceed the
Twenty-four Dollars (�24.00) heretofore paid shall be entitled
to a credit for such payment, and then said Assessor and Col-
lector of Taxes shall issue a new license on the basis of the
charA provided Ar herein.
SECTION IV.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the
terms of this ordinance or operating a gasoline filling sta-
tion without first paying the charges provided for herein
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding Two Hundred
Dollars (�200.00), and each day+s violation shall constitute
a separate offense.
SECTION V.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict here-
with are hereby repealed.
SECTION VI.
Should any section, article, provision or part of this
ordinance be declared to be unconstitutional and void by a
court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall in no way
affect the validity of any of the remaining parts of this or-
dinance, unless the part held unconstitutional or void is in-
separable from and indispensable to the operation of the remain-
ing parts. The City Council hereby declares that it would
have passed those parts of this ordinance which are valid and
omitted any parts which may be unconstitutional if it had known
that such parts were unconstitutional at the time of the pas-
sage of this ordinance.
SECTION VII.
This ordinance shall be in force and take effect from
and after its passage and publication as required by law.
APPROVED I� LEGALITY:
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