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AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A FRANCHISE TO JONESBORO CABLE TELEVISION, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING, ACQUIRING, OPERATING AND MAINTAINING A COMMUNITY ANTENNA TELEVISION SYSTEM IN THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS; PROVIDING CONDITIONS, REQUIREMENTS AND REGULATIONS THEREFORE; PRESCRIBING PENALTIES AND VIOLATIONS OF ITS PROVISIONS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES (NOTE: THIS ORDINANCE WAS AMENDED BY ORD-80:1901 ON OCTOBER 6, 1980)
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BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas:
Section 1: That Jonesboro Cable Television, Inc., its successors and assigns be, and is hereby granted the right and/or franchise to construct, acquire, operate and maintain a community antenna television system in the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas for the purpose of furnishing direct wire reception of television programs to the citizens and residents of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas that subscribe to said service, by means of the establishment of a master antenna system utilizing a special tower and antennas, a master control unit and necessary amplifiers in relaying television signals directly into the individual television receivers of those who subscribe to aforesaid service. That said company is further granted the right and privilege to construct, erect, maintain and operate antenna television transmission facilities under, over, across, through and above the public streets, avenues, alleys, roads, bridges and highways and other public places of the City for the purpose of receiving, amplifying and distributing television signals to the citizens and residents of the City of Jonesboro and subsequent additions thereto.
Section 2: The term of this franchise shall be for twenty (20) years from the date of the passage of this ordinance and this franchise is made and is to be enjoyed subject to reasonable regulations and ordinances of a police nature as City may deem proper to adopt not destructive of the rights herein granted.
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