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ORDINANCE NO. 6 9 3
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 EMER-
GENCY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
WHEREAS,
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company is duly autho-
rized 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 im-
posed 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, trans-
mission and distribution of natural gas and energy by the Ar-
kansas Louisiana Gas Company within the City is hereby declared
a special privilege and for such privilege the Arkansas Louisiana
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ORDINANCE NO.
693
Gas Company shall pay to the City as follows:
IIFor the year 1983 the Arkansas Louisiana Gas Conlpany shall
pay in monthly installments beginning January 1983, the sum
of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00).11
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with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed, including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 Numbers 303-A, 342, 423, 467, 527,624,658 and 668.
SECTION 3. 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
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of Ja nua ry
, 1 983 .
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ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK '
APPROVED AS TO FORM: