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rn <br />ORDINANCE NO. G " <br />.rr" <br />AN ORDINANCE WHEREBY THE CITY OF BATVS'vILLE OF THE <br />STATE OF ARKANSAS AND THE SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, <br />A MISSOURI CORPORATION, AGREE THAT THE TELEPHONE COMPANY SHALL <br />CONTINUE TO OPERATE ITS TELEPHONE SYSTEM AND ALL BUSINESS IN- <br />CIDENTAL TO OR CONNECTED WITH THE CONDUCTING OF A TELEPHONE <br />BUSINESS AND SYST34 IN SAID CITY, AND ERECT AND MAINTAIN ITS <br />PLANT CONSTRUCTION AND APPURTENANCES ALONG, ACROSS, ON, OVER, <br />THROUGH, ABOVE AND UNDER ALL PUBLIC STREETS, AVENUES, ALLEYS, <br />PUBLIC GROUNDS AND PLACES IN SAID CITY, THAT THE CITY SHALL <br />RECEIVE AN ANNUAL PAYMENT FROM THE TELEPHONE COMPANY, A14D RE- <br />PEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND AGREEMENTS IN CONFLICT HEREWITH: <br />WHEREAS, the City desires to enact and impose upon the Telephone <br />Company a tax which shall be in lieu of all other licenses, charges, <br />fees or special taxes other than the usual general or special ad valorem <br />taxes, and <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City <br />of Batesville State of Arkansas that: <br />SECTION 1. The Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, its successors <br />and assigns (herein referred to as "Telephone Company") shall con- <br />tinue to operate its telephone system and all business incidental <br />to or connected with the conducting of a telephone business and <br />system in the City of Batesville , State of Arkansas, <br />(herein referred to as "City"). The plant construction and appur- <br />tenances used in or incident to the giving of telephone service and <br />to the maintenance of a telephone business and system by the Telephone <br />Company in said City shall remain as now constructed, subject to such <br />changes as may be considered necessary by the City in the exercise of <br />its inherent powers and by the Telephone Company in the conduct of <br />its business, and said Telephone Company shall continue to exercise <br />its right to place, remove, construct and reconstruct, extend and <br />maintain its said plant and appurtenances as the business and purpose <br />for which it is or may be incorporated may from time to time require, <br />along, across, on, over, through, above and under all the public <br />streets, avenues, alleys, and the public grounds and places within <br />the limits of said City as the same from time to time may be established. <br />