0805
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ORDINANCE NO.
8 0 5 (#38-85)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCES NUMBER 727 AND 759, FIXING AND
IMPOSING THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF FEES, CHARGES AND SPECIAL TAXES
TO BE PAID THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS, BY THE GENERAL
TELEPHONE COMPANY OF THE SOUTHWEST AND THE METHOD OF PAYMENT
THEREOF; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE,
ARKANSAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. It is hereby declared that Ordinances Number
727 and 759 should be amended as set forth below.
SECTION 2. Section 6 of said Ordinance Number 727 and
Section 2 of said Ordinance Number 759 are hereby amended to read
as follows:
liThe sale, furnishing, transmission and distribution of the
telephone service by General Telephone Company within the City is
hereby declared to be a special privilege and for such privilege
General Telephone Company shall pay to the City an assessment
amounting to:
For the year 1986, the General Telephone Company
of the Southwest shall pay in monthly install-
ments beginning January 1986, the sum of One
Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00).
The payments shall continue in succeeding years unless sooner
modified."
In all other respects, said Ordinances shall remain unchanged.
SECTION 3. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in
conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby
repealed.
SECTION 4. It is hereby found by the Jacksonville 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
DAY OF
, 1985.
JAMES G. REID, MAYOR
ATTEST:
LULA M. LEONARD, CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
KEITH VAUGHAN, CITY ATTORNEY
FRANCHISE TAX ~emai~ the ~ame ~ adopted in 1985 60~ 1986 and eaeh yean th~ea6t~
un;til modi6ied by Cay Counc.il, th~e60/te O/tdinanee 8 0 5 i.6 not neeu~a/ty.