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AN ORDINANCE WHEREBY THE CITY OF JONESBORO OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS AND THE SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, A MISSOURI CORPORATION, AGREE THAT THE TELEPHONE COMPANY SHALL CONTINUE TO OPERATE ITS TELEPHONE SYSTEM AND ALL BUSINESS INCIDENTAL TO OR CONNECTED WITH THE CONDUCTING OF A TELEPHONE BUSINESS AND SYSTEM IN SAID CITY, AND ERECT AND MAINTAIN ITS PLANT CONSTRUCTION AND APPURTENANCES ALONG, ACROSS, ON, OVER, THROUGH, ABOVE AND UNDER ALL PUBLIC STREETS, AVENUES, ALLEYS, PUBLIC GROUNDS AND PLACES IN SAID CITY, THAT THE CITY SHALL RECEIVE AN ANNUAL PAYMENT FROM THE TELEPHONE COMPANY, AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND AGREEMENTS IN CONFLICT HEREWITH (NOTE: THIS ORDINANCE WAS AMENDED BY ORD-71:2473 ON DECEMBER 20, 1971; ORD-75:2267 ON MAY 5, 1975; ORD-78:1966 ON DECEMBER 4, 1978)
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WHEREAS, the City desires to enact and impose upon the Telephone Company a tax which shall be in lieu of all other licenses, charges, fees or special taxes other than the usual general or special ad valorem taxes, and
WHEREAS, the City recognizes and concurs in the purpose and intent of an order of the Arkansas Public Service Commission entered on December 10, 1957, in Docket U-1281 relating to the treatment by the Telephone Company of all City special taxes;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, State of Arkansas that:
SECTION 1: The Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, its successors and assigns (herein referred to as “Telephone Company”) shall continue to operate its telephone system and all business incidental to or connected with the conducting of a telephone business and system in the City of Jonesboro, State of Arkansas, (herein referred to as “City”). The plant construction and appurtenances used in or incident to the giving of telephone service and to the maintenance of a telephone business and system by the Telephone Company in said City shall remain as now constructed, subject to such changes as may be considered necessar...
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