Ordinance No. 2,6866? J� '
ORDINANCE-NO. 2686
AN,ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 29 "TAXICABS ",:OF THE
CODE,OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN BY SETTING
FORTH -THE RATES AND FARES TO BE- CHARGED BY TAXICABS -IN.
THE CITY; ,MAKING IT UNLAWFUL TO - VIOLATE THE-PROVISIONS
OF THIS CHAPTER; CONTAINING A REPEALING CLAUSE; .CON
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TAIN:ING,A,SAVING.S- CLAUSE; AND.PROVIDING'FOR.THE,PUB ='
LICATION AND EFFE,CTIVE.DATE HEREOF.
BE IT- ORDAINED BY-THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAYTOWN, TEXAS:
Section', 1:. 'That the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Baytown, Texas:,, is hereby amended by amending: Chapter 29
® "Taxic;abs" by repealing Section 29 -50 thereof , and the . :same
shall cease.to have force and- effect from.and' after the
effective 'dat'e'-of, this ordinance-.
Sect ion ;2; That. the Code of 'Ordinances herein is
hereby amended'by adding,thereto, a new Section;29 -50,.
Fares,, iris ChapJt'.er -29,' "Taxicabs", which shall. read,. as follows ;
to wit:
- Sec: 29 -50. Fares..
_ (.a) The cit -y `council shall: -have the 'right.. -to 'change or
establish' the rates and fares' to be - charged by taxicabs in
the city ate any time ,it; 0. ams neces "sary- by ordinance. Until.
otherwise chariged"by,,the, city council, th;e following taxicab
rates' an 'd as 'shall ' b`e ef,fect:i've in the city
(1) ;The rate or ?fare :for, one or more passengers picked
up- from:' the'same Po An"a' "'delivered tb =a". common
destination ,.shall ` be one - and - ;15/100 ($1.15 ") dollars .
initial` f are, and sixteen '(16::), cents for each.- one-
- fifth ,(1/5) mile.
.(2) Waiting time cons umed-�.by :the taxicab 'at .thee ±iiisiance
of the p'a'ssenger'shala be .at_ the rate- of twelve
($12,.00) dollars. per- hour .. Wait .ng '.ti.me ;shall be
g
re istered' .on the , taxicab'•. meter.,with the'.', selector
fever in the time
position.
(b) No taxicab shall be-.oper'ated any time with A passenger.,
unless the .meter is, correctly operating. and showing the
rates that are being charged. If At any.:time the - t. ax.ime.ter
stops or.fails to operate -or is operating incorrect y,
.l it
shall be the' duty of -the 'operator of- ,the taxicab,: to immediately
take ;t.he, taxicab to its terminal and,` not'. operate "it until,
the meter has been _fixed' and, :.Adjusted.
6), It: shall^ be the duty of .the operator .of '.eac.h taxicab
to have the -taximeter` inspected at. the same time th`e car is
inspected by the 'city to see that, same is in good working`