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ORDINANCE 1878
,1\\; ORDINANCr OF TTP-: CIT'{ OF -\SHL:,\~'Tn, ORFGO)..} GT?A'\~TT\JC
TOT 1- n~ ASH LA \ J D F L Fe T R I C TJ T L T T Y C (]~. I P ANY, I T ~~ ~~ u C C F c; S () P S
j\~~D ASSICNS, THF FRA\CHISr PRIVILT:CE T0 ~t'\I1\;TAIN A\J
ELECTRIC SYSTE\J UPON PUBLIC PPJ"))'FRTY IVIT1{I\J SAID CI.-r'y,
n,lPOS ING A FRANCHISF TA,X, l\\!D DFCLART'H~ ,\\,1 F!1fRG~\JC1:T.
THE PFOPLI~ OF THF CITY OF ASHLI\'JDD!) 01?i)AI).,J AS FnLL(\W,~:
SECTION 1. Pursuant to the authori t)l f1ranted to the ~favoY and Ci t;T
founcil in Article IV, Section 1(5) of the Constitution of the State
of Oregon, and the Ashland City Charter, there is hereby granted ~v
the City of Ashland to t h eA s 111~t n d T71 e c t: r i cUt i 1 i t Y Co nm H n v, its
sue c e s S 0 r s a Ii d ass i F n s, the r i Q h tan d r> r i viI e ,0: e to' m a in t a i_ n a Ii
electric system UP0; p,',1)lir:- P!';.~Y'E'rt;T wi. t}: ir~ siLi.0 city for the furn-
ishing of all electric enerBY. lighting, and heating purposes.
SEe T 10 .'J 2. I n con sid era t ion 0 f t 1" e r ig 1--1 t s, p r i v i 1. er; e san c1 f ran c ~ i s e
~e r~e \T ':;:-Y:l I, + P (.::J S r, i (-1 r;l"" .." t D. P ^ C" 1, 1 ar'1 (1 r: "1 e C t ~r 1, C TTt"j -I 1, t\T r()1nn 'J n\T 1, t S
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successors and ass igns, shall p to t]!E' Ci ty of AsrLland on June 30
o f e a. c h year t" f f e c t i v e J un e3 n, 1 ~I 7 6, a f ran c 11 i s e tax in t ~ e S l1.Jn 0 f
ten per c e n t ( 1 0 ~i ') eft he g r 0 sse 1 e c t r i ere v e n '.J e s r e c e i ve c! l'v i t h in the
corporate lim:its of the City of "t1..shland for t1--1e preceding twelve
months provided however, that revenues paid directly by the United
States of America or any of its agencies, shall not be subject to
said franchise tax.
2~ C T I Q \J 3. Sue h t e 11 per c en tel 0 %) f ran chi set 8. X P a ym en t T~ a deb y
the g r :3 n tee w i 11 b e ace e p t e d by t 1t (" C i t Y 0 f As h 1 a!1 d f r ()f}] t '1 e Bra n t C' e
also in payment of any license, privilege or occupation tax or fee
for revenue or reQulation, or any permit fees or similar charges,
Or"f"ol' " 11 \iT nt1'~e1" 'p~'Ul'rl~)SPC: pyr'r:.fii- 1>1-"E' t'>l~arc;fpr lOT) 11"('11 Of t;),~C-
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required by OP.S2Z"S. 270, h;hich i~. HOl,\T or '1ereafter may be im~qosed by
the City of As~land UDon t~e !~rantee during the term of t~is franchise.
_SECT:~Q.\J 4. Inasmuc1. as it is necessary to extend the tax ~iereiT1
imposed for the fiscal year ]975-7~ in order to pro~ote the public
health, peace and safety of t~e citizens of Ashland, an emergency
i S "1 ere b v d e c 1 are d toe xis tan rl t '(1 i s 0 r r1 i n a f' c C S ;1 a 11 h e in f u 11
force an~ effect from and after its nassa~e bv the rounci] and annrova]
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by thei\iayor,
SEe T I 0 \~ 5. T 1'1 i s 0 r din an c e s h a 11 r e n~ a in in f u 11 for c e an c! e F f e c t 11 n t i 1.
term .i Ii ate rl by the C i t Y 0 f /\ s h 1 :1 r. d aft e T fir s t g i v j n g six (6) 111 0 nth s
notice to the franchisee.
The foregoing ordinance was
and duly PASSED ancl ADOPTFD
first read on the
t h i S'.~" d av 0 f
----/f day 0 f Ap r iI,
,.~- 1976.
1976,
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J~seph M. Butler ----.-
City Recorder
SIG~ED and APPROVFD this
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day 0 f
1976.
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Gary '-L .
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Prickett
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