ORD 1981-58 - Taxicab RatesORDINANCE NO. 81 -58
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 16, TAXICABS, OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES TO ALTER THE RATES AND FARES PERMITTED TO
BE CHARGED FOR TAXICAB SERVICE; MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS
RELATED THERETO; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF UP TO $200.00;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY AND A REPEALING PROVISION; AND
PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS that;
Section 1: Chapter 16, Taxicabs, of the Code of Ordinances
of the City of Huntsville, Texas is hereby amended by the
repeal of Section 16 -39 as presently constituted and by the
adoption of new Section 16 -39 that shall read as follows:
Section 16 -39. Rates and Fares.
(a) No owner or driver of a taxicab shall charge a greater
sum for the use of a taxicab than in accordance with the
following rates:
The fare for one or more passengers picked up from the
same or different points, whether delivered to the same or
different destination, shall be:
(1) $1.20 for the first 1/6 mile;
(2) $1.20 for each mile thereafter;
(3) Waiting Time: $12.60 per hour.
No extra charge shall be made for baggage or parcels
the size of which permits them to be carried in the cab.
(b) A current schedule of all rates and fares charged by
the holder shall always be on file with the City Secretary.
The holder may from time to time propose changes in those
rates and fares with the City Secretary for consideration of
the City Council and left on file for a period of thirty
(30) days. If, within that period, the same have been
approved or have not been acted upon by the City Council, in
whole or in part, the whole or part so approved, or so not
acted upon shall take effect, as proposed; provided,
however, said City Council shall have the right, by
resolution duly passed, to extend the time for action upon
such proposed changes in rates or fares for a reasonable
time and, in such case, the City Council shall give the
holder notice of having ordered such extension prior to the
end of said thirty (30) day period. Any holder of a permit
who deviates from the rates as approved by the City Council
shall be subject to having the permit as issued by the City
of Huntsville cancelled and said holder of said cancelled
permit shall not be allowed to secure another permit without
approval of said City Council.
Section 2: Any person, firm or corporation violating any
provision of this Ordinance or failing to comply with any
requirement of this Ordinance will be guilty of a
misdemeanor and subject to a fine of up to two hundred
($200.00) dollars upon conviction. Each day during or upon
which said person shall violate or continue violation of any
provision of this Ordinance or non - compliance with any
requirement of this Ordinance shall constitute a distinct
and separate offense. The violation of any provision of
this Ordinance or the failure to comply with any requirement
of this Ordinance shall each constitute a distinct and
separate offense.
Section 3: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held
invalid or unconstitutional, such portion shall be deemed a
separate, distinct and independent provision and such
holding shall not affect any of the remaining provisions of
this Ordinance.
Section 4: All Ordinances and parts of Ordinances in
conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby
repealed; provided, however, that such repeal shall be only
to the extent of such inconsistency and in all other
respects this ordinance shall be cumulative of other
Ordinances regulating and governing the subject matter
covered by this Ordinance.
Section 5: The City Secretary is hereby directed to cause
the caption of this Ordinance to be published at least one
time within twenty days. This ordinance shall take effect
ten days after the date of such publication.
PASSED UNANIMOUSLY FIRST READING THIS 15th day of December
1981.
PASSED SECOND READING THIS day of , 1981.
APPROVED THIS 15th day of DPcenih r , 1981.
THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE
BY
ATT
h #eShaw, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
See/ &A-a--
Scott Bounds, City Attorney
Mayor