1832 ORD GRANTING LONE STAR GAS CO A FRANCHISE TO FURNISH/SUPPLY GAS TO GENERAL PUBLIC IN COP

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"AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO TEXAS CITIES GAS COMPANY THE RIGHT TO PRODUCE, Mf3NUFACTURE, SELL, FURNISH AND SUPPLY GAS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AND ITS ENVIRONS, AND THE RIGHT TO-LAY,.ERECT AND MAINTAIN ALONG AND UNDER THE STREETS, ALLEYS OR OTHER PUBLIC HIGHWAYS SUCH PIPES, PIPE LINES AND AP- PURTENANT EQUIPMENT AS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR SUCH PUR- POSEi AND THE RIGHT TO DIG UP PAVEMENTS AND PARKWAYS UNDER NAMED CONDITIONS, PROVIDING COMPENSA.TION THEREFOR, EXPRESSLY REPEALING ALL PREVIOUS ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PARIS AND AMENDMENTS THEREOF IN ANYWISE CONFLICTING WITH THE PROVISIONS HEREOF.'r and that certain amendatory franchise ordinance No, 1234 passed and approved on January 8, 1951, recorded in Ordinance Book 5, page 466 of the City of Paris, and being styled: "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AN ORDINANCE PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY-OF PARIS ON THE 13TH DAY OF JULY, 1942,,ENTITLED 'ORDINANCE NO. 1090. AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO TEXAS CITIES GAS.COMPANY THE RIGHT TO PRODUCE, MANUFAC- TURE, SELL, FURNISH AND SUPPLY GAS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AND ITS ENVIRONS, AND THE-RIGHT TO LAY, ERECT AND MAINTAIN ALONG AND UNDER THE STREETS, ALLEYS OR OTHER PUBLIC HIGHWAYS SUCH PIPES, PIPE LINES AND APPURTENANT EQUIPMENT AS MAY SE NECESSARY FOR-SUCH,PURPOSE, AND THE RIGHT TO DIG UP PAVEMENTS AND PARKWAYS UNDER NAMED CONDITIONS, PROVIDING COMPENSATION THEREFOR, EXPRESSLY RE.• PEALING ALL PREVIOUS ORDINANCES,OF THE CITY OF PARIS AND AMENDMENTS THEREOF IN ANYWISE CONFLICTING WITH THE-PROVIS- IONS HEREOF.' BY ADDING THERETO AND INCORPORATINGTHEREIN SECTION 6a PROVIDING FOR IAYMENT TO THE CITY OF PARIS BY THE OWNER AND HOLDER OF THE RIGHTS AND PFZIVILEGES GRANTED IN SUCH ORDINANCE OF TWO PER CENT (2%) OF-THE ANNUAL GROSS RECEIPTS OF-SUCH UTILITY DERIVED FROM THE SALE OF GAS WITHIN THE CITY OF PAAIS, PROVIDING FOR CREDITING ALL AN- NUAL PAYMENTS . UNDER PRE-EXISTING - CON'CREICTS THIREON, PRO- VIDING FOR FILING VERIFIED-REPORTS OF GROSS RECEIPTS AND THE-EXAMINATION OF BOOKS AND RECORDS OF THE OWNER AND HOLDER OF SUCH RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOR, AND REPEALING-AL.L ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH." SECTION 13. Company shall file its written acceptance of this franchise ordinance within sixty (60) days after the effective date of this ordinance as provided in the Charter of the City of Paris, Texas. SECTION 14. This ordinance shall become effective sixty (60) days afterthird and final reading at three separate regular meetings of the City Council of the City of Paris, the last of which shall take place not less than thirty (30) days from the first. INTRODUCED AND READ at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Paris at the Council Chambers thereof on the 8th day of May, 1967, read at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Paris at the Council Chambers thereof on the 12th day