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-ANT ORDINANCE ALMDT, x SECTION-1 OF ORDINANCE NO. 1366, PASSED
AND APPROVED Oiv THE 17TH DAY OF AUGUST, A.D. 1941, AND PROVIDE' FOR
THE RMTOT_ATIOPj OF LICENSES ISSUED rY SAID CITY TC OP1�4TE AUTCI�OBIZES
FOR HIRE TH�`�iEITd, SO AS TO LORE FULLY PROVIDE FOR Tr=OCATION OF SUCH
11"IEi�S22 :.1A AT SO TO PROVIDE FOR THE REVOCATION OF CHAUFFEUR IS LICaTQES
IIICr, :RE -UTHORI ED i0 BL ISSU11-M L7 DER? S_JCTION 6-1509 TO S 0TION 6-1509,2
OF_'SAID CODIFICATION OF ORDIty NCES, AND DECLARING AN 'LffiGFu,1CY.
BENT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDEPIMT OF THE CITY OF "JIC
FALLS, TEXAS HITA
SECTION 1. That Section 1 of Ordinance no. 1366 passed and
approved on the 17th day of Au-ust, A.D. 1943, be and the same is hereby
amended, so as to read as follows to—wit:
.,M licenses issued under the provisions of this chapter to
operate automobiles for hire upon the streets of the City of ,richita Falls
may be revoked by the Board of Aldermen whenever any such licensee shall
wilfully or presistently and negligently violate, or permit to be violated
by Pny other person, any of the provisions of this chapter, and after such
revocation, the licensee shall not again under said revoked license be
authorized or permitted to engage in the business of operating automobiles
for hire within said City. Q.
Chauffeurs licenses authorized to be issued hereunder may be re—
voked by the Board of Aldermen where it has been deterrdned, after a proper
hearing as hereinafter set out, that such chauffeur:
(a) Has been responsible, as a driver, for any accident resulting
in the death or personal injury of another, or serious property
damage.
(b) has committed any offense for which b-i:s State license is sus—
pended.
(c) Is an habitually reckless or negligent driver.
(d) Is an habitual violator of the traffic laws and ordina.rres.
,e) Has permitted an unlawful or fraudulent use of his City
chauffeur'- license.
(f) Has failed or refused to report m-Cr accident in which he is
involved, as recuired by State laws and City ordinances.
(g) Is guilty of exceedir the speed limits et in the City of
1`"Iichita Falls, Texas.
(h) Is guilty of being drunk.
(i) Has violated any of the provisions of this chapter.
(j) Has been uilty of operating a motor vehicle when under the
influence of intoxicating liquor.
W Has been convicted for a violation of any penal ordinance of
the City of 'Jichita Falls or zny penal Statute of the State of
Texas.
71hen it shall come to the attention of the Chief of Police, any Police officer,
or any other person, that an automobile for hire is being operated or has been
operated in such manner that the license to operate same should be revoked, or
that any chauffeur licensed under the provisions of this chapter has been
guilty of conduct that would Justify the revocation of his license under the
provisions of this section, then such person shall file a complaint or charges
with the Clerk of the Corporp.tion Court of the City of ?7ichita Falls who shall
cause such person to be notified to appear before said Court for a hearing
upon such complaint or charges. After service of such notice upon such person,
the Corporation Court shall, at the next session of Court after the
service of the notice, hold a hearing thereon and make its findings as
to the truth or falsity of such complaint or charges. In the event
�� of an affirmative finding by the Court, the Chief of Police shall take
up the license of the licensee and deliver the same to the Judge of
the Corporation Court and the Judge of said Court stall report his
findings with said licenses to the Board of Aldermen through the Chief
of Police and upon such affirmative findings and after said report
has been received by the Board of Aldermen, the Board of Aldermen shall
revoke such licenses.
SECTION, 2. The fact that present ordinances of the City of
Nichita Falls do not make specific provisions for the revocation of
cha,u.ffeur's licenses for a violation of, and conviction under all penal
ordinances of the City of Richita Falls and penal Statutes of the State
of Texas, and the further fact that many persons are now operatingp
automobiles for hire as chauffeurs who are unfit to operate such cars
creates an emergency and the rule requiring the reading of ordinances on
three separate days is hereby suspended; and this ordinance shall take
effect immediately upon its passage and
Llwlroval,
PASSED AND APPROVED this G �
y of May, n.U. 1946.
ATTEST-
CITY CLERK
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