The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-10

action. and default for sixty days, any
such franchise shall. without further pro-
ceeding, become forfeited. and all rights
granted by the ordinance granting the
same shall terminate.
The section not ct adopted reads:
Sec. %. Every corporation or person
exercising any franchise or privilege In.
over, under or upon any of the streets
or public places or elsewhere in the CITY
OF St Paul. shall pay into the treasury
first Monday of March, a license fee I'm
sum equal to at least 5 per cent Of the
gross earnings derived or accruing from
ment within said city of any such fran
ch1se or privilege during the previous
calendar year.
The other sections are:
Sec 3d. No extension, modifica ton or
change OF any franchise or privilege
heretofore granted or of any condition or
limitation affecting such franchise or
privilege, shall be valid or effectual
unless the person or corporation holding
such franchise or privilege shall, in writ
ing agree that such franchise or priv
modlhcation Or change, shall be held and
used subject to all the conditions and
limitations in this charter prescribed. in
Guiding the payment of a license fee of
at least per cent OF the gross earnings. =
Sec. 81 No franchise or privilege shall
be granted to any person or corporation
now holding or hereafter acquiring any
franchise or privilege heretofore granted
by said city, unless such person or cor
poration shall in writing agree that said
franchise or privilege so held or acquired,
as well as said new franchise or privilege,
shall both be held and exercised subject
to all the conditions and limitations In
this charter prescribed, including the pay
ment OF a license fee of at least ) per
cent OF the gross earnings.
Sec. 81 The common council shall have
the power TO regulate and control the
poration, or person exercising any privi-
lege or franchise in the city for the serv-
ice rendered by 1t to the city, aud to any
other person or corporation;, but such
price snail be fair and reasonable.
sec. 80. Every ordinance granting any
franchise or privilege as aforesaid. shall
provide for the termination and forfeiture
Of any franchise or privilege aforesaid,
FOR any breach or failure to comply with
any Of the terms limitations or eondI-
tons thereof; and in all such cases tho
clare the termination and forfeiture OF
any such franchise or privilege the same
as though In each instance such power
was expressly reserved.
Sec. 81. No person or corporation shall
occupy or have any rights In over upon
or under any street, highway, alley, pub
nc grounds or levees Of said city for the
purpose of constructing or operating
street railways. or for telephoains or
teleSraphtng, or transmitting electricity
or transporting by pneumatic tubes or
Tor furnishing to the city or it's inhabi-
tants, or any portion thereof. water. lieht
or heat or power, or for any other public
purpose until an ordinance shall have
been duly passed by said common coun-
Gill; and approved by the mayor. IN the
manner and subject to the conditions
and limitations prescribed In this charter.
Sec. %. No franchise 70 construct or
operate any steam. dummy, or elevated
railway of any description on any strpar
highway, alley, public grounds or Ieveess
of said city, shall be granted. except
upon the petition OF the owners of more
than half of the property fronting on tho
me OF such pToposed4pad.
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