2111 ORD GRANTING TO TX POWER & LIGHT CO

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Section 7. It is expressly agreed that the rate charged the domestic consumers in the City of Paris shall never be higher than the domestic standard rate charged by Texas Power & Light Company in cities of the same class served by it. Section 8. The failure or refusal of said Company within thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice from the City of Paris of Company's failure to comply with any, either or all of the provisions of Sections 4, 6, 7 and 8 of this ordinance shall authorize the City of Paris to cancel this franchise by repealing this ordinance. Section 9. This franchise is subject to all of the rights, privileges and powers granted the City of Paris by its Charter. Section 10. When this franchise ordinance shall have be- come effective, all previous ordinances of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, granting a franchise to Texas Power & Light Company for electric light, heat and power purposes, shall be automatically cancelled and annulled, and the same, together with any existing street rental agreement between the City and Grantee shall be of no further force and effect, the Grantee having, with the consent of the City, surrendered the franchise heretofore granted to it by the City Council of the City of Paris on February 8, 1954, such surrender being contemporaneous with the effectiveness of this ordinance and being evidenced by an acceptance by Grantee of the terms hereof. Section 11. The invalidity, in whole or in part, of any provision or provisions of this ordinance shall in nowise affect or impair the remaining terms hereof, but, as necessity may re- quire, the provisions of this ordinance shall be construed either as if the invalid provisions had never been incorporated herein, or as if kept within all legal limits. Section 12. This ordinance shall become effective on November 10, 1972, the same being sixty (60) days from date of passage, and upon the filing by the Grantee with the City Clerk of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, of its written acceptance of the terms and conditions hereof within ten (10) days after such effective date. Introduced, read and passed on first reading on July 10, 1972 at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Paris; second reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on August 14, 1972; and final reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on September 11, 1972, the same being three (3) separate regular meetings of the City Council of the City of Paris, the last being not less than thirty (30) days from the first. Passed and adopted this 11th day of September, 1972. ATTFST : J~~ el'I A~ 'A 4,W,0=%W IV . C. Greene, City Clerk AP F.'; AS O FORM: T. K. ayne City Attorney !~V. V. gll. C. Westfall, M or Pro Tem