HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 2921 ORDINANCE NO® 2921
AN ORDINANCE dVTNNDING ORDINANCE NO. 2661 WHICH
IS AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE OPERATION OF
TAXICABS BY PROVIDING RATE OF 35 FOR THE FIRST
ONE-HALF it+TILE Oh- A FL'kCTION THEREOF; 100 FOR EACH
ADDITIONAL ONE—HALF MI1 ; OR a FRACTION THEE EOF,
100 FO-11 EACH !ADDITIONAL PASSENGE{,R, EXCEPT 11INCRS
NOT 1JORE THAT 12®Y�.U10 OF AGE- 100 FOR EACH TNO
11INUTES OF 'JAIT G TIME; AND $3.00 PER HOUR FUR
SPECIAL TRIPS Or( SIGHTSEEING TOURS, AND NO
DD]TION L CHARMS FOR ORDINARY LUGMGE OR
01 INi1RY BACIS OR PARCELS; REPEALING ORDINANCES
IN CONFLICT HERMNITH AND PROVIDING :� PENALTY NOT
TO .FXCE:ED $200.00 FOR EACH VIOLATION HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH,
Ti'X AS c
SECTION 1®
,article IV of Ordinance No. 2661 is hereby amended so that
hereafter it shall read as follows, to-wit:
ARTICLE I "
Section A. Rates: The maximum price to be charged by a.11-taxi-
cab
i-cab operators in the City of Fort Worth, which prices are herebydeclared to
be fair and reasonable for such services, stall be as follows:
1® Thirty-five cents (35�.) for the first one-half mile or
fraction thereof traveled
2® Teri cents (100) for each additional one-half mile or
fraction thereof after the first orae-half mile traveled,
3. rein additional ten, cents (10 ) for each additional
passenger beyond the original passenger carried, except
that this ten cent charge shall not be made for an additional
passenger carried if said additional; passenger be a minor
not more than twelve years of age;
4. Ten cents (100) for each two minutes of waiting time, or
each additional fraction thereof; and.,
5. Three Dollars ( 3®00) per hour for traveling time on
special trips or sightseeing tours.
There shall be no additional charge made for ordinary luggage or or-
dinary bags or ordinary panels being carried by such passenger or passengers®
It shall be unlawful for any driver of a taxicab to demand or receive a fee
or charge for taxicab services in excess of the ordinance rates above speci-
fied. However, nothing herein contained shall be construed as requiring a
taxicab to carry trunks, very= large packages, very lame parcels, or articles
or objects likely to .injure or damage the taxicab, it being the intent hereof that
there be no additional chane rale for any ordinary baggage or ordinary parcels®
Each and every taxicab operated on the struts of the City of Fort
'iorth shall have affixed thereto at a location in plain view of any passen-
ger therein a placard setting out the maximum legal rates for taxicab
service, as hereinabove provided, and such rates shall be so shown thereon as
to be readily visible to and readable by any occupant of such taT,_icab®
SECTION 2®
This ordinance shall be and is hereby declared to be cumulative of
all other ordinances of the City of Fort eiorth affecting traffic on its
streets, and shall not operate to repeal or affect any such ordinance or
ordinances except in so far as the provisions of such ordinance or ordi-
nances are inconsistent or in conflict with the provisions of this ordi-
nance, in which instance or instances such conflicting provisions in said
other ordinance or ordinances shall be and are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3.
ny person violating any provision of this ordinance shall, upon con-
viction thereof, be fined in any sum not to exceed Two Hundred Dollar
(;$200.00), and each violation thereof" shall be and is hereby declared to
be a distinct and separate offense and punishable as such;
SECTION 4.
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 �,S TO FORLM:
Assistant City Attorney