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ORDINANCE N0. 5 2 7
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 (hereafter referred to as "City "), to the
City of Jacksonville, Arkansas, and to the citizens residing therein;
WHEREAS, said Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company is now providing
gas service to the City and its inhabitants and is occupying the
streets, alleys and other public property of the City of Jackson-
ville, Arkansas, pursuant to said authority;
WHEREAS, the City requires additional revenues for payment of
increased salary requirements for City employees and other municipal
functions and service and desires 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 municipalities 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 Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company
within the City is hereby declared to be a special privilege and for
such privilege the Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company shall pay to the City,
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in addition to current payments being made to the City in the form
of $2.00 per meter setting, an additional special assessment, tax,
charge, or imposition as follows: the company for the year 1979
shall pay an additional sum of Forty Thousand and no /100 Dollars
($40,000.00), payable in approximately equal quarterly installments
beginning January 1, 1979. Payments shall continue in succeeding
years unless sooner modified.
Section 2. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict
with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed, including
Ordinance No. 303 -A, and Ordinances No. 342, No. 423, and No. 467.
Section 3. It is hereby found by the 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,
safety and welfare, shall be in full force and effect from and after
the date of its approval.
APPROVED this 14th day of December , 1978.
AYOR
ATTEST:
CITY �LE�K
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
RON MILLS, CITY ATTORNEY