El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-10
Ordinance.

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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 70
OF AN ORDINANCE PASSED AND AP-
PROVED THE 2Sth DAY OF MAY. 1873.
AN ORDINANCE PASSED AND AP-
PROVED on THE 5th DAY OF AUGUST
ton OF MOTOR BUSES AND PRO
NIDING BONDS THEREFOR AND RE-
DURING A LICENSE FOR THE OPE4KS--
CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF FL
PAso AND KNOWN AS THE JITNE OR
BE 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-
tor buses and providing for bonds and IL
censes therefor. and known as the Jltne
ORDINANCE. be so changed and amended as
hereinafter to read as follows:
Section 10. No license OF the kind pro-
vlded for in this ordinance shall be issued
unless and until the applicant therefor sh9+l
have filed with the City Clerk bond to be
approved by said City Clerk. executed ny
corDorated under the laws OF the state OF
Texas OF having a permit TO do bonding
business in the State Of Texas. when ponu
shall be In the sum OF one thousand dollars
fs100000l for each vehicle that such appu-
cant shall be licensed to operate and whlch
bond shall be payable 70 the Mayor Of the
City Of 81 PasO, Texas. and his successors
in office for the use and benefit Of any and
all persons as his or their interests may ap-
pear who shall have cause OF action
against the principal in such bond by viz
tue OF the negligence or misconduct OF said
principal. or his or its agents servants or
emDioves 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 or the
surety bonding company in any civil suit.
in a court Of Competent jurisdiction be con-
demned to pay on account OF the injury 20
the person or property Of 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 for which the said
principal has filed an application for a IL
tion against said principal as above pro-
vided shall have the right 10 Join with such
principal as a co-defendant the surety upon
such bond. or 20 sue said surety without
the Joining Of said principal upon a snow
ing that said principal is insolvent or is
beyond the Jurisdiction Of the court. such
bond shall continue a subsistinE obltga-
ton until il shall have been fully exhausted.
but in no event shall the surety or sursties
thereon be liable for more than the amount
person shall be entitled to maintain an ac-
ton against the surety upon said bond IN
less such person shall within sixty uays from
the date when he shall have suffered injury
file with the Permit Clerk OF the City OF
FL Paso. Texas. whose duty It IL hereby
made 10 receive and file the same a written
notice directed 10 the principal and surety
in said bond. setting out the fact that the
thereof the day when the same occurred.
with the approximate time OF said day and
the street and location thereon where such
injury occurred which notice shall be and
constitute a public record ana remain on
file in the office OF said Permit Clerk OF the
CITY OF El Paso Texas. should such bond
be partially or wholly exhausted by recov-
cry or recoveries thereon. It shall there
after be unlawful for the principal therein
to continue to operate any motor buss or
motor buses upon the streets alleys or pub
lie places in the City Of Fl Paso until the
person operating said motor buss shall have
first filed with the City Clerk Of III Pas0
County. Texas a new bond in like sum
the original bond and In like manner con-
ditfOned and approved.
The fact that certain Jitnes are oDerat-
ing in the City Of FL Paso without a. sat
isfactory bond creates a public necessity
justifyinE the suspension u the charter rule
recurring all ordinances to be read on two
separate days and such charter rule Is BIZ
unanimous vote Of the aldermen present and
with the consent Of the Mayor suspended. and
this ordinance shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage, approval
and publication.
Passed and approved this sth day Of April,
1916
Tom Lea.
Mayor.
Attest,
]. p Dawson City Clerk.