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ORDINANCE NO. 1131 (#3 · 00)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NOS. 892, 865, 845, 805, 759,
AND 727; AMENDING FRANCHISE FEES PAID BY GENERAL
TELEPHONE TO THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE; DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY; AND, FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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w- :~:AS, due to tle amendments in ,7ecera aw regarding tle amounts due
for _Dca franc,ise ,7ees, t,e City Counci ,as reviewec t,e current eve 0,7 franc,ise ':ees
~aid by Genera~ Te_e,J~'one (GT -=) to t.,e City 0,7 Jac~<sonvi e, Ar.<ansas. A'ler (oing so,
the Council has determined that GTE's franchise fee for,)roviding te'ecommunication
services within the City should be reducedn
NO IfI, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS:
S 2CTO ~ 0 :~:: T le sa e, furnis ling, transmission, and c istri Jution 0':
te 'ecommunication services JY GT: wit ,in t,e City is ,ere JY dec arec to Je a s )ecia
JrivLege. ~:or suc_, .JrivLege, GT -= S_lap Jay to t,e City an assessment amounting to: An
amount equal to Four and One Fourt, .Jercent (L_. ~OIO) of t,e gross revenue fees
collected from GTE customers located within the City limits. The )ayments shall be
made on a mont 1 Y Jasis and shal be due on the first of the following month based upon
the previous mont,~s consum",Jtion of te'ecommunications services JY GT: customers
~ocated within r,e City :imits of Jac"<sonvi !e.
SECTION TWO: The City agrees that the consideration paid hereunder shall
~Je paid and received in ieu 0.7 any tax, "icense, c large, fee, street, or a ey renta or any
ofler c ,aracter or c~'arge for use and occu)ancy of the streets, a eys, and JU J ic ) aces
of r,e City.
S :CT 0 ~ T i ~: :: ~otling lerein containec s la )e construed as giving to the
Teecommunications Com,)any any exclusive ,Jrivileges of business oJeration within the
City"
S ::CT 0 ~ ;=OU ,~: T le rig :,ts, powers, limitations, duties, and restrictions
herein )rovided for s ',al inure to anc' Je Jinding u ,Jon t,e ,Jarties ',ereto and u Jon t ,eir
respective successors and assigns.
SECTION FIVE: If any section, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance
is for any reason held to be illegal, ultra vires or unconstitutional, such invalidity shall not
affect the vaJdity of tle remaining ,Jortions of tlis Ordinance.
S~CT'O_~ S!X: A: Ordinances or ,Jarts of Ordinances in con,7~ict ~'erewitl
are ilereby repea:ed to t:le extent of such con,-:cict.
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Ordinance ~o. 1131 (#3 - 00)
JanuaLY , 2000
Jage Two
S-=CTOu~ S-=VE ~:3ecause tle passage 0'; tlis Ordinance is necessary for
)u) ic )eace anc sa' :ety 0'; t le citizens o'~ Jac <sonvi e, an emergency iSlere ;)y c'ec 'ared.
T.lis Ordinance Sla ta<e e':ect immediate.y U Jon )assage and )uJication, as )rovided
by and subject to the requirements of a) )Iicable law.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS ;JO~ DAY OF JANUARY, 2000.
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