Ord 2842 11/20/1973r
ORDINANCE NO. 06W_2
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION IV
OF ORDINANCE NO. 1631, AS AMENDED,
INCREASING THE RATE OF FARE TO BE
CHARGED BY TAXICABS, AND ADDING A
NEW SECTION 31-59 TO THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES REQUIRING ANNUAL FINAN-
CIAL REPORTING BY TAXICAB OPERATORS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. Section IV of Ordinance No. 1631, as amended,
is hereby amended so that it shall read as follows:
"SECTION IV: RATES. Beginning the 1st day of December,
1973, the following schedule of rates and fares shall become
effective and shall supersede the schedule of rates and fares
heretofore provided for, and such rates or fares are as follows:
(1) The rate of fare for one person shall be $.55 for the
first one-fifth mile or fraction thereof traveled by him, and
$. 10 for each additional one-fifth mile or fraction thereof
traveled by him; for each additional passenger transported on
the same trip, the charge shall be $ .30, provided all passen-
gers are in the same party.
(2) For each one minute of waiting time during each trip,
the rate shall be $. 10.
(3) Trunks: $.25 for each trunk carried.
(4) Handbaggage shall be carried at no charge to the
passenger. "
SECTION 2. The Code of Ordinances is hereby amended by
adding Section 31-59, which section shall read as follows:
"Section 31-59. Annual financial reporting required.
Each taxicab operator in the city shall, within sixty
days after the close of its fiscal year, furnish to the City
Clerk annual financial statements for such fiscal year, which
statements shall be certified by an officer of the taxicab
operator or by a certified public accountant. "
SECTION 3. This ordinance is declared to be an emergency
measure, and it shall become effective on December 1, 1973.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS TH „/ DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1973.
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