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ORDINANCE NO. 1151
AN ORDINANCE PRESCRIBING RATES FOR LA PORTE TAXI COMPANY; CONTAINING
A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND A REPEALI1'1G CLAUSE; pROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON
VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A
MISDEMEANOR AND UPON CONVICTION SHALL BE FINED IN ANY SUM NOT MORE
THAN TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00) AND EACH DAY OF VIOLATION SHALL
BE DEEMED A SEPARATE OFFENSE; AND ,PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY CO~1ISSIbN Of THE CITY OF LA PORTE:
Section 1. La Porte Taxi Company is authorized to charge
the following rates for its services:
Destination
Base Rate Additional Persons
$ 1. 50
3.00 OVER
3.00
3.00 FOUR
6.50
6.50 PASSENGERS
7.50
3.00 ONE
7.00
10.00 AND
25.00
25.00 ONE-HALF
30.00
20.00 TIMES
15.00
12.00 BASE
12.00
15.00 RATE
10.00
10.00
15.00
Local
Morgan's Point
Lomax
Shore acres
Deer Park
Seabrook
Kemah
Tunnel
Bay town
Pasadena
Houston (Downtown)
Galveston
Airport (Intercon't1)
Texas City
Galena Park
Green's Bayou
Jacinto City
Channe1view
NASA
Webster
South Houston
Destinations not listed will be figured by DRIVER according
to mileage, and stops, and waiting time, if any.
City stops 25~ no waiting (3 minutes)
Out of town 50~ no waiting (3 minutes)
Waiting time $8.00 per hour.
Driving time (long trips) $15.00 per hour.
Section 2.
The City Commission of the City of La Porte has
approved the above rates for La Porte Taxi Company, upon its
application. This rate schedule shall be prominently displayed
in each taxi cab.
Section 3.
The invalidity of any section or provision of
this ordinance shall not invalidate other sections or provisions
thereof.
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Section 4. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 5. Any person, firm, corporation, association, partnership,
trustee, or any agent, servant or employee thereof who shall violate
any provision of this ordinance, shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not to
exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00). Each day any violation of this
ordinance shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.
Section 6. This Ordinance shall be effective fourteen (14)
days after its passage and approval. The City Clerk shall give
notice of the passage of this ordinance by causing the caption
. hereof to be published in the official newspaper in the City of
La Porte at least twice within ten (10) days after the passage of
this ordinance.
Section 7. This ordinance repeals Ordinance No. 903, passed
and approved on the 15th day of November, 1971.
PASSED AND APPROVED, tpis the 18TH day of
APRIL
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1979.
CITY OF LA PORTE
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~1". J. Meza, Ma or
ATTEST:
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APPROVED:
City Attorney
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