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Article XVI, Section 1
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Section 1.
Public Utilities - Water WorksThe City of Ashland, a municipal corporation,
shall have the power to provide the residents of said City with such services as water,
sewer, electric power, public transportation and such other public utilities as the people
desire by majority vote; and to exact and collect compensation from the users of such
public utility; provided, however, that any and all water and water works and water rights
now owned or which may hereafter be acquired by said City, for the purpose of supplying
the inhabitants thereof with water shall never be rented, sold or otherwise disposed of;
nor shall the City ever grant any franchise to any person or corporation for the purpose of
supplying the inhabitants of said City with water.
Alternative #1
Section 1.
Public Utilities - Water WorksThe City of Ashland, a municipal corporation,
shall have the power to provide the residents of said City with such services as water,
sewer, electric power, public transportation and such other public utilities as the people
desire by majority vote; and to exact and collect compensation from the users of such
public utility; provided, however, that any and all water, water works and water rights
now owned or which may hereafter be acquired by said City for the purpose of supplying
with water, the inhabitants thereof, or any business or corporation located within the City
for their business purposes which shall not include the resale of water as a principal
commodity, shall be never rented, sold or otherwise disposed of; nor shall the City ever
grant any franchise to any person or corporation for the purpose of selling water as a
principal commodity or for the purpose of supplying the inhabitants or businesses of said
City with water.
Alternative #2
Section 1.
Public Utilities - Water WorksThe City of Ashland, a municipal corporation,
shall have the power to provide the residents of said City with such services as water,
sewer, electric power, public transportation and such other public utilities as the people
desire by majority vote; and to exact and collect compensation from the users of such
public utility; provided, however, that any and all water works and water rights now
owned or which may hereafter be acquired by said City for the purpose of supplying the
inhabitants thereof with water shall be never rented, sold or otherwise disposed of; nor
shall the City ever grant any franchise to any person or corporation for the purpose of
supplying the inhabitants of said City with water.