1236 ORD APPROVING CERTAIN RATE SCHEDULES FILED BY TX POWER & LIGHT COqRD?^uAtTcE N-o, 1 3 ~
An prdinance approvinE, certain I'ate Schedules fileci bv iexas Power ~
Light Compan,}r in the Cit; of Paris, Te:cas, and provida_nr, conditions
under 7rhich such nate Schedules maJ be cha.nged, mociJ1.fied5 amended
or withdrawn:
T+' , Texa.s Fouuer Light Compan;% has a franchise for the
d.istribution of elec 'vric povTer and energy to custoLiers wit~:.n the
City of Paris, TExas, and is entit le d to c har-qe f o r s u c h s e i~ v i c e i t s
regular rates for the character oi' service rendered ay it, and as
the samc may be herea:fter chanc-ed, modified or amended in a re;ular
and lawiul manner; and
MHER:r;Ail, Texas Power 8c Light Company on February 27, 1951, filed
with the City Cl.erk of the Cit,y of' Paris, its rate book T:o. C-51-86,
providinr for an avera~;e increase of ap~~roxi.mately 7.2% in its rates as
set out therein, effective April l, 1951, and has requestea tn.e City
Council of tne City of Paris to approve the rate schedule and service
re,;uiations contained tnerein;
"TQ1".' TH11MFORL, Be it oraained b;l t'r.le City Council of the City oi
Alar~s, Texas;
SECT:LUi', l; That Texas Power Li.>~ht Co;-,ipasy, havznr-r filed on the
27th daJ of ='ebrualy, 1951, its Rate Book No. C-51-35 containin, a set
oi electric Rate Scilledules anc' the Service 1te_;ulations rcierr;,-d to there-
i;~, -,Rritl~ the "yt;; Cler'.., of the Cit~~ of i'aris to become e1'iective April
l, 1; "l, the satr~e are i~ereby approved as the ^,clziedules of 11"ates ander
vrhich sai_d Cornnan;r is authorized to collect char. c,es irom its custorners
for the sale of elect-ric power anix enez•:;,r od-tl:in the cor-~)oraze limits
of the City unti:i sucl t?_r^e as sa- 7,ate Schedules and aez-tzice ::e.(-,ula-
tions may be clzarged, riodified, amended or iv:ithdi wayi.
S;,;,TyO;; 2: The Cit;r Council may, bf ordinance, liereaf-ter c'riange,
modify, amerd o-r withdrativ the I?ate Scheciules and/or Service Regulations
herein referred to, or a-V part the-reoi , ~;othinm contained herein shall
be construed to, in azV manner, limit the powez° oi the CitS Council to
fix Gnd re;?ulatc the ~D-rice of electric light, electric pobver or electric
encr,,:!:,/r so_1d wi.th~.n the corporate li,nits oi the CityT oi Paris.
5~:..;TIuI~ 3: Should Texas Power -a Taght Co:npamy, its successors or
assigns, desire to put in ef'fect rrit'riin the City a new Rate Schedule or
netiv Service Re,,ulations, or to change an;r existing ilate Schedule; or Ser-
vice Re^ulation, or to withdraw any Rate Schedule, it shall file v,rith the
City C~ rk such nz:Vd or changed Ra-te Scl-iedules or RegulatioBS or notice of
withdrativai of &-Kr v:istin;; R'ate Scliedule or• Service Regulation, not less
than tnirty (30) days prior to the tzme it desires to make the same effec-
tive. Lve;ry netiv or chanred Rate Schedla.le or Service Regulation, or the
withdratiial of an existin; :~ate Schedule or Service Itereulation, sliiall be-
come effective oni~;- after aoproval by the City Council of the City of
Pari.s 'b:, orclinance du1-y enactecl.
S%CTIt)N 4: It shall be unlaw.f,al for iexas Potiver r;, LihYit Compan;= to
charrre any :ate or ;_;ut irito e:E'f'ec t arr,;r Service IRe,r;ulation not fixed or
ap )roved b;r t:ie City Council.
;:~:'CT~C~~=: 5: All orciinances or nart of ordinances in conylict here-
T,rit: are hercb;;- repellecl.
This Ordinance sl.al1 be in _"ull force ancl eLfect i'rom and a._,'ter the
datc o:E' i'us -assa7,e.
PcS, l_;D ^,ID A i? , at a Pe~;ular T:teeting of the Cit,,T Council oz the
City of °aris, Texas, tl:is the 9th day of April, 1y l.
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ATTF;t7T: !,~.aYor
City. Clerk