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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,
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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 /
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, , 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,
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/�/ CITY CLERK
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