Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-16
AN ORDINANCE E.

the AmOun OF LlcenSe rec 10 De
Charged Each Vehicle in the Jitney
Business; Providing for the Suspen-
sion and Revocation Of License;
Providing Penalties and Declaring
an Emergency.
Section l. The Jitney business is
hereby defined, and wherever the
term "Jitney" Is used in this ordi-
nance It shall be understood to mean,
cover and embrace any use Of the
streets Of the City Of Bryan by any
vehicle for the purpose Of passing
along the streets and carrying passen.
gers and soliciting transportation to
and from the termini or through or
over regular lines Of travel in said
City OF Bryan for pay.
Sec. 2. The word Person" as
used herein shall mean and include
any person, firm. or corporation, asso.
citation, partnership or society.
Sec. 3. It shall be unlawful for
any person to drive. operate or cause
to be driven or operated any vehicle
in the jitney service along. on or over
any street In the City Of Bryan unless
there has been issued to such person
and exists and In full force and effect
a license, and unless same Is operated
in accordance with the provisions of
said license and this ordinance.
Sec. 4. The owner OF all vehicles
operated in the jitney service shall
pay to the City Of Bryan an annual
license In the sum Of Fifty Dollars
$4,000. Said license to run from
January list to December 31st of each
year, and said license payable semi
annually in ~advance-the first install
ment OF Twenty-Five Dollars S25.00)
to be paid before the issuance of the
on the first Of June thereafter, and to
be the necessary prerequisite to the
enjoyment OF such license. Provided
for the year 1916 the license shall run
until December 31st. 1916, and the
person applying therefor shall receive
the same upon paying the proportion
OF Fifty Dollars (s50.00) per annun
which the period between the issu
ance OF the license and the 31st day
of December, 1916, bears to the en-
tire year.
Sec. 5. No person shall operate any
vehicle In the jitney service In the
City of Bryan unless there shall have
been obtained for said vehicle a II
cense. and the license fee therein pro
vided for paid therefor. and no license
shall be issued to any person engaged
|, in said jitney service except upor
filing with said City Council an ap
plication for said license accompanied
by the fee therefor.
Sec. G. The City Council shall havt
the right to designate the route Of
routes of travel between which the
vehicles In the jitney service shall ruI
or ply their business in the City o
Bryan. and any vehicle to be driver
or operated In the City OF Bryan n
the iitney service shall have perma
nently fixed DR. displayed on the same
in large letters. the word "Jitney."
Sec. Z. Any person. firm or corpor
alton engaged In the jitnev servic,
shall not at any time use Dallas stree
fnow College street) In carrying pas
~sengers and soliciting transportation
70 and between points in the City o
Bryan or from any point in the city I,
any point out OF the city limits.
Sec. s. Upon presentation to tn,
City Council OF the application abov'
b. referred to, complying with the RI
:, ouirements OF this ordinance and IN,
deposit Of the license fee herein pre-
: vided for. the City Council may. afte
the Investigation Of such application
. In the exercise OF its discretion. In tn
!, interest OF the public. require the pei
uniting and granting thereof. grant
license as called for therein. and 4
shall be thereafter as long as IN
|. terms OF this ordinance are In force
|, lawful for the person named In thi
license TO operate in accordance wit
> the terms thereof such vehicle or v,
= hicles In the jitney service unles
I such license be suspended or revoke
:. Ias herein provided. and II any sue
vehicle engaged In the jitney servic
In the City OF Bryan fails to compl
with the requirements pertaining I
said business. or fails to give e%fficier
service. or fails to protect the safet
lof passengers or the public In accort
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Texas, and the laws OF the City {
= BRYAN. and the said owner OF such v,
J hicle should he convicted In the Co
poration Court OF the City OF Brya
Of any offense hereunder or under IN
" traffic laws OF the City OF Bryan. sal
Judge OF the Court may. In additio
TO the fine. susnend or revoke the |
cense held by the owner Of said v
lhicIe for its said business.
Sec. q. All persons operating v
hicles In the iitney service In the CT,
'' OF Bryan shall. In addition to the pa
A. ment OF the license fee for the one
sting Of the vehicle for hire over n
routes and between the termini me
toned In the license granted to sue
person. he required TO enter into
rs good and sufficient bond in the su
Of Of Two Thousand Dollars go. q %
IN CONDITIONED. that said licens
VIII indemnify and save harmless q
City Of Bryan and It's officers
or agents from any and all causes Of
ig ton and the costs and expense Of d
Tending same growing out Of the on,
ation Of motor propelled vehicles ov
the streets OF the City Of Bryan. n
10 shall satisfy any and all judgments
IN. any person. firm or corporation I
personal injury or property DANA
caused by the operation Of said
= censed vehicle upon. In and over I
streets and public places In the q
of Bryan, Texas.
Sec. 10. Any person who shall v
late any Of the provisions Of this
lIhinhncn ahnll he dnnmnh rniltv OF