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0138 • ORDINANCE NO. /,BS AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE COMPUTATiOI,OF THE OCCUPATION (LICENSE) TAX THAT THE ARKANSAS LOUISIANA GAS COMPANY SHALL PAY TO THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS, FOR THE YEAR 1962 AND FUTURE YEARS; PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF: DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, WHEREAS, THE ARKANSAS LOUISIANA GAS COMPANY (HEREINAFTER SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS THE °GAS COMPANY °) 1S DULY AUTHORIZED BY FRANCHISE ORDINANCE HERETOFORE ENACTED TO OPERATE A GAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND APPURTENANCES THERETO, USED IN, OR INCIDENT TO THE RENDITION OF GAS SERVICE TO JACKSONVILLE, AND THE INHABITANTS THEREOF RESIDING IN SAID CITY, AND WHEREAS, THE ARKANSAS LOUISIANA GAS COMPANY IS NOW OCCUPYING THE STREETS AND ALLEYS OF JACKSONVILLE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF OPERATING, MAINTAINING AND EXTENDING ITS GAS SERVICE TO THE CITY AND THE INHABITANTS AND CONSUMERS RESIDING IN SA10 CITY, AND IS SUPPLYING TO THE CITY AND CONSUMERS THEREIN GAS SERVICE, AND, WHEREAS, THE CITY I8 ENTITLED TO RECEIVE SUCH ,LUST AND REASONABLE TAXES FROM THE GAS COMPANY WHICH THE CITY MAY LAWFULLY IMPOSE AND THE GAB COMPANY IS ENTITLED TO PAY, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS, SECTION I. THE AMOUNT OF OCCUPATION (LICENSE, FRANCHISE, OR OTHER SPECIAL CITY) TAX TO BE PAID BY ARKANSAS LOUISIANA GAS COMPANY FOR THE YEAR 1962 ANO FUTURE YEARS UNTIL CHANGED BY ORDINANCE SHALL BE DETERMINED AS FOLLOWS: AT THE CLOSE OF THE CALENDAR YEAR 1961 AND THE CLOSE OF EACH CALENDAR YEAR THEREAFTER, THE GAS COMPANY SHALL DETERMINE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DOMESTIC AND COMMERCIAL METERS IN USE DURING THE YEAR WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, AND SHALL INFORM THE MAYOR OF THE RESULTS OF THIS CALCULATION, THE TAX FOR EACH YEAR SHALL BE COMPUTED BY MULTIPLYING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF METERS BY $200 PER METER, SECTION 11. SAID TAX FOR THE YEAR 1962'SHALL BE PAID IN EQUAL INSTALLMENTS ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF APRIL, FIRST DAY OF JULY, FIRST DAY OF OCTOBER, AND FIRST DAY OF JANUARY, 1963, AND THE TAX SIMILARLY COMPUTED FOR SUCCEEDING YEARS SHALL BE PAID ON ANNIVERSARIES OF SAID PAYMENT DATES IN EACH SUCCF.EnINO YEAR, • w 2 SECTION 111 NOTHING HEREIN SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO ALTER OR CHANGE THE TERMS OR CONDITIONS OF THE PRESENT FRANCHISE UNDER WHICH THE GAS COMPANY IS OPERATING, SECTION IV, ALL OTHER ORDINANCES, AGREEMENTS AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES AND AGREEMENTS IN CONFLICT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE ARE HEREBY REPEALED, SECTION V, WHEREAS THERE IS A GREAT NEED FOR REVENUES tN THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE TO CARRY ON NECESSARY PUBLIC SERVICE: AND, WHEREAS THE ARKANSAS PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION HAS APPROVED A STANDARD FORMULA FOR COMPUTATION FOR MUNICIPAL OCCUPATION (LICENSE, FRANCHISE, OR OTHER SPECIAL CITY) TAXES WHICH FORMULA IS ADOPTED BY THIS ORDINANCES AND, WHEREAS THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FOR THE PROMPT COMPUTATION AND COLLECTION OF SAID TAXES, THEREFORE, AN EMERGENCY IS HEREBY DECLARED TO EXIST AND THIS ORDINANCE BEINQ NECESSARY FOR THE IMMEDIATE PROTECTION OF THE PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH AND SAFETY SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY UPON ITS PASSAGE AND APPROVAL, MAYOR / • DATE ATTESTS (, i a�. CITY :GLERt , , CITY CLERK FOR THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS, HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF ORDINANCE NO, /S 13 OF THE CITY DF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS, DULY PASSED AND n is 41421-4 ADOPTED THE�,.0 DAY OF ,/ , 1962, n /�/ CITY CLERK DATE �! J , j i ��.-�. / J- '�P / • Y" tl