El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-11

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an ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 10
or AN ORDINANCE PASSED AND AP-
PROVED THE 2Nth DAY OF MAY. 1872:
An ORDINANCE PASSED AND APP
PROVED on THE 9Th DAY OF AUGUST.
rios Of lIIS05T1SoF BUSES AND pro
NIDING BONDS THEREFOR AND RE-
DURING A LICENSE FOR IHE OP 5ItES-
CITY LIMITS or THE CITY OF Ell
PAsO AND KNOWN AS THE JITNE OR
BEI; IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY CoUN-
Gil OF THE CITY OF Ell PASO. TEXAS;
the 2sth day Of May 1915. as the same was
amended by an amendment passed on Au-
gust 3. 1915. regulating the operation OF mo
tor buses and DroFldinE Tor ponus anq u
ceuses therefor and known as the Jltne
Ordinance. be so changed aud amended as
hereinafter 90 read follows.
Section TO- No license OF the kind Dro-
unless and until tho applicant therelot shqll
have filed with the city clerk q bond TO be
approved by said city CLERK, eNec9iied ny
the applicant and solvent corporation IN
corporated under the laws OF the state OF
Texas or having permit 20 90 9ondlns
business in the state or IeNas. when ppnu
shall be Ga the sum Of one thousand dollars
ts100G-00l for each vehicle that such appl-
cant shall be licensed to operate. ana when
bond shall be payable to the Mayor OF the
city m El Paso. Texas. and his SUCCESSORS
in office for the use and benefit OF any and
pear who shall have cause OF action
against the principal in such bono ~ viz
principal, or mis- or Us agents. servants or
employee In connection with the operation
Of any such vehicles. and which bond shall
be conditioned for the prompt payment OF
all damages which said principal OF the
surety bonding company IN any civil suit.
in court OF competent jurisdiction be con-
demned to pay on account or the inIury %
the person or property or any person or
persons by reason Of the negligence or mis-
conduct Of the said principal his agents,
servants or employees in connection with the
operation Of said vehicle Tor which the said
principal has filed an application for IL
cense, and any person having a cause OF az
tion against said principal as above pro-
vided shall have the right TO Join with such
principal as co-defendant the surety upon
the Joining Of said principal upon show
beyond the jurisdiction Of the court. suoh
bond shall continue subsisting obliga-
ton until it shall nave been iullF eNnausteu-
but IN no event shall the surety or sureles
thereon be liable for more than the amount
Of such bond Provided. however, that no
nerson shall Dc entitled to MAINTAIN an &C
ton against the surety upOn said bond I'M
less such person shall within sixty days from
the date VIXEN he shall have suffered injury
file with the Permit Clerk Of the city OF
FL PHso. Texas whose duty it is hereby
made to receive and file the same. a written
notice directed to the principal and surety
In said bond setting out the fact that the
thereof. the dsv when the same occurred.
with the approximate time OF said DAY ana
the street and location thereon where such
injury occurred which notice shall be and
constitute a public record and remain on
file in the office Of said Permit Clerk OF the
be partially or wholly exhausted by recov-
cry or recoyeriee thereon. il shall there
to continue TO operate any motor huss OF
motor husses upon the streets alleys OF pub
lie places in the CITY OF El Paso until the
person operating said motor buss shall have
first filed with the City Clerk Of FL Paso
County. Texas. q new bond in like sum as
the original bond and i'm like manner con-
ditioned and approved.
The fact that certain Jitnes are oDerat-
ing iu the City OF El Paso without a sat
isfactory bond creates a public necessity
iustifying the suspension OF the charter rule
requiring an ordinances 60 be read on two
separate davs. and such charter rule is BY
unanimous vote Of the aldermen present and
with the consent Of the Mayor suspended. and
this ordinance shall take effect and he in
force from and after its passage. approval
and publication.
Passed and approved this 9Th day OF April
Tom Lea
Mayor.