El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-08
Ordinance.

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OF An ORDNANCE PASSED AND AP-
PROVED THE 2Sth DAY OF MAY. 1915
AZ SAD sESllgN RA ar ASdENi Lln ~
/ PROVED ON THE 9th DAY OF AUGUST.
| a. D.. 1918 REGULATING THE OPERA
J TION OF MOTOR BUSES AND PRO-
J VIDING BONDS THEREFOR AND hE-
/ QLIRING A LIGESsE EOK THE OP.ER-
| CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF Ell
| PAsO AND KNOWN AS THE JTTNE OR
BIZ n ORDAINED BY THE CITY CoUN-
! GIL OF THE CITY OF Ell PASO. TEXAS:
/ the 2sth day Of Nav 1918. 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 Jitne
hereinafter TO read follows
Section 10. No license Of the kind pro-
vided for in this ordinance shall be Issued
unless and until the applicant therefor shall
have filed with the City Clerk a bond TO be
! the applicant and a solvent corporation in
corDorated under the laws OF the State OF
business in the State OF Texas which bond
shall be in the sum Of one thousand dollars
(SIOOO.O0l for each vehicle that such aDpli-
cant shall be licensed to operate. and which
bond shall be payable to the Mayor Of the
in office for the use and benefit OF any and
all persons as his or their interests NAV ap-
pear who shall have cause OF action
tue Of the negligence or misconduct OF said
principal. or his or its agents, servants. or
employees. in connection with the operation
OF any such vehicles, and which bond shall
be conditioned for the prompt payment Of
surety bonding company in ahy civil suit
in q court Of competent jurisdiction be con-
demned TO pay on account or the injury TO
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
cense. and any person having q cause Of ac-
ton against said principal as above pro-
vided shall have the right to join with such
principal as n co-defendant the sufety uDon
such bond. or to sue said surety without
the Joining Of said principal upon a show
inc that said prfnciDal is ingoivenf ~ is
beyond the Jurisdiction OF the court. such
ION nffi it shaIl have beer f,,iI,- e,,t ,s,,t4
but IN no event shall the surety or sureties
Of such bond Provided. however that no
person shall be entitled to maintain an ac-
tion against the surety upon said bond I'M
the date when he shall have suffered injury
file with the Permit Clerk Of the City Of
made to receive and file the same a written
notice directed to the principal and surety
Injury has occurred. the general nature
thereof. the day when the same occurred.
the street and location thereon where such
injury occurred. which notice shall be and
constitute public record and remain on
file In the office Of said Permit Clerk OF the
CITY OF III PasO Texas Should such bond
ne partially OF Wholly exhausted by recoV-
cry or recoverles thereon. It shall there
after be unlawful for the principal therein
10 continue TO operate any motor buss or
motor buses upon the streets alleys or pub
lie places in the City Of Ell Paso until the
person operating said motor buss shall have
iirst tled with the City Clerk Of Fl Paso
COUNTY. Texas. a new bond in like sum as
the original bond and in like manner con-
ditloned and approved
The fact that certain Jitnes are Operat-
Ing IN the City Of FL Paso without sat
istaetory bond creates public necessity
1ustlfying the suspension Of the charter rule
recurring all ordinances to be read on two
separate days, and such charter rule is by
unanimous vote of the aldermen present and
with the consent OF the Mayor suspended. and
ms ordinance shall take effect and be in
loISe from ana after its passage. approval
Passed and approved this 9Th day Of April !
Tom Lea
Attest.
j. T. Dawson. City Clerk.