The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-07-02
I. LOUISIANA. THURSDAY JULY 1914

than fifteen inches under the surface O
: the streets, alleys or public grounds
that the grantee will not interfere witt
a the water or such pipes now laid, tha
: if the streets are graded the pipes o.
the grantee will be lowered at thei
expense, their successors or assigns.
SECTION VI
! Be 1t further ordained, ETC.. that
the said grantee, its successors or as.
F signs shall be supplying gas to said
city of Natchitoches, within period
not exceeding twelve months from
the acceptance of this ordinance by
said grantee, provided however, that
anv delay in laying pipe in, or through
said town caused by injunction, legal
proceedings OF any other cause be
y0nd the control Of the grantee shall
. not be counted as part OF the period
herein specified. Failure to supply
the CITY with gas a. herein stipula-
ted shall render this ordinance null
and void and forfeit all rights gran
ted the grantee hereunder.
SECTION VII
BE it further ordained, etc. that
within sixty days from and afteI the
time this ordinance shall take effect
and become law, the grantee
through its proper Officers. shall file
with the City Clerk of said city it's
written acceptance of the provisions
hereof and in case of failure to file
such acceptance within tnp time
herein specified phen this ordinance
shall ipSQ factp cease and become
null and void.
SECTION VIII
he it further ordained, ETC., that
! this ordinance shall be in full force
and effect from ld after its passage.
subject to the conditions in sections
six and seven, and % years there
after.
1t shall lie a.,d u is hereby made
the duty Of this grantee and of its
SUCCESSES or assigns, while operating
hereunder in Natchtoches, f. vuffa,n
from Observation-Disclosures against any Ter
sol, Of corporations within said city,
1t is further hereby made the duty
OF this granta9 ahG lta assigns or sue
cesSQES, 70 supply, while under this
franchise, gas 10 every person and
corporation within II reasonable time
after regular and formal written de-
mand, upon equal and exact terms
for the same class of services. Pro-
rided grantee shall not be required to
run its service pipes bevond the pro-
perty line.
Provided however, that the grantee
.of this franchise or its Successors or
assigns. shall not Ire required to run
mains or service pipes a distance of
exceeding three hundred feet, unless
the person, firm or corporation de
manding such gas service shall first
guarantee in manner satisfactory
to said grantee, or its successors or
assigns, that the consumption of
gas from such main or service pipe
shall not be lass than QHe hundred
tSltD0al dollars per annum for each
three hundred (3O) feet of pipe So
laid, and
Provided further, that saiu person.
firm or corporation, demanding such |
service shall use gas so furnished by |
the grantee for their own legitimate |
use and purpose and not for resale
SECTION
BE it further ordained ect that |
this ordinance shall take effect i'm
mediately upon its passage; and shall
be submitted to the qualified voters
of the city of Natchitoches, Louis
lana at special election held for
that purpose as provided by Section
Eleven lll of Act l4S of the General
Assembly of 1912.
SECTION
BE it further ordained etc. That a
special election is hereby called for
the City Of Nstchltpches, Louisiana,
to be held at the usual polling places
in said City on Monday July E, 1914,
1t which election all qualified voters
residents of the CITY of Natchitoches
La, shall vote, on the question of the 7
adoption or rejection Of this ordin- !
ance. At said election there shall be
printed on the tickets, this whole or
with proper space thereon
or the voter to declare by his vote
or or against the grant herein. Such
space shall contain the word "For"
md the space under the word For
hall contain the word against"
70 vote in favor of the grant the vo- 1
er shall atfiX a cross mark i'm the
pace containing the word "For". n
md to vote against the grant the
'oter shall attiX cross mark in the |
pace containing the word Against. e
The commissioners and Clerk Of O
election shall be appointed as proyid-
"a by law, Tickets shall be provided
~ the Mayor for Use at said election.
The commissioners and Clerk shall :.
,ount the votes cast and make their y
eturn thereof to the Mayor and 0
Commissioners and to the Clerk and Z
supervisor, and the boxes containing
and Clerks and deposi-
ed in the Clerks Office of the Parish
II NatchitocheS Louisiana, until the
lext day to-Mit, July I 1914 at the
lour of Ten O'Clock a. m, at which
lour the Mayor and Commissioners
hall meet and shall proceed to open
aid boxes and count the vote, and
hail by proclamation make public
he result OF said election Which
shall be published in
he official journal. and shall also be
Inscribed on the minutes Of the Mayor .
nd Commissioners. The Clerk Of /
Jourt and Supervisors Of elections {
hall also issue their proclamation of 9
he result of said special election. a
MI expenses attending the execution O
# thus ordinance including the print t
ng, publishing, recording and pro- n
tanning the result of the election
hall be borne by the grantee. O
Yeas: kile and Boydstun L
(AdOpted) c
Approved May %, 1914 L
(Signed) GEO W. KILE,
MaunP Ia