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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2 OF ORDINANCE NO. 1997,
WHICH IS AN ORDINANCE PP60VIDING FOR THE REGULATIO14 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
CHANGE OF FORTY-FIVE CENTS (45¢) MR THE FIRST 740 (2)
NILES, OR A FRACTION THEREOF, AND FIVE CENTS (5¢) FOR
EACH ADDITIONAL ONE-THIRD (113) ID=LE, OR FRACTIONAL
PART THEREOF; DECLARING THE ORDINANCE TO BE CUMULATIVE;
FIXING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF IN A SUM NOT
TO EXCEED TWO 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
follows:
Forty-five cents (45¢) for the first two (2) miles,
or fraction thereof traveled, carrying one, two, three or
four people;
Five cents (5¢) for each additional one-third (1/3)
mile, or fraction thereof, after the first two (2) miles;
Two and one-half cents (22O) 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 3.
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 4o
This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect
from and after the date of its passage and publication as provided by law.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
's stant City Attorney