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ORD INANCE NO. 7 2 8
AN ORDINANCE FIXING AND IMPOSING AN ASSESSMENT TO BE PAID
THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS, BY ARKANSAS LOUISIANA
GAS COMPANY AND THE METHOD OF PAYMENT THEREOF; DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
WHEREAS, Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company is duly authorized
to construct, operate, maintain and extend a gas system and to
sell, furnish, transmit and distribute natural gas and energy
in the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas, (hereinafter referred to
as "City"), and to the citizens residing therein; and
WHEREAS, said Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company is now pro-
viding gas service to the City and its inhabitants and is
occupying the streets, alleys and other public property of the
City, pursuant to said authority; and
WHEREAS, the City requires additional revenues for pay-
ment of increased salary requirements for City employees and
other municipal functions and service and desire to increase
the payment of special taxes, charges and assessments paid by
the said Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company pursuant to the right
of the City to levy such additional assessments; and
WHEREAS, the City recognizes and accepts the purposes and
results of decisions of the Arkansas Public Service Commission
and the Arkansas Supreme Court requiring that the charges for
service by a utility to customers in the City be adjusted to
adequately reflect any additional amounts of assessments imposed
by the City in excess of a standard level paid in other munici-
palities to avoid discrimination among customers of the utility.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. The manufacture, sale, furnishing, transmission
and distribution of natural gas and energy by the Arkansas Louisiana
Gas Company within the City is hereby declared a special privilege
and for such privilege the Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company shall
pay to the City as follows:
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ORDINANCE NO.7 2 8
"For the year 1984 the Arkansas Louisian,a, Gas
Company shall pay in monthly instal1ments
beginning January 1984, the sum of Fifty-
Five Thousand Dol1ars ($55,000.00)."
Payments shall continue in succeeding years unless sooner modified.
SECTION 2. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in con-
flict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed,
including Ordinance Numbers 303-A, 342, 423, 467, 527, 624, 658,
668, and 693.
SECTION 3. It is hereby found by the Jacksonvil1e City
Council that there is an urgent need for additional revenues for
the City. Therefore, an emergency is declared to exist, and this
ordinance being necessary for the preservation and advancement of
the public peace, health and safety shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage.
APPROVED THIS 15th
DAY OF
DECEMBER
1983.
EFFECTIVE DATE: JANUARY 15, 1984
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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