The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-01-03
CHAPTER X.
Franchises.

Section "a. Franchise Defined The word "fran-
chise used in this chapter shall be construed to
any special privilege granted for the purpose of profit
any person, co-parnershp corporation in
under of the highways public places of the City
hereafter be granted by the City, by the State Min
nesota The terms public service corporation,
ship or person. as used in this chapter shall be construed
to mean any person corporation exercising fran
chise within the City of Sank Centre except those opera
ing steam railroads.
Section IS. Franchise Ordinances. The council
may by ordinance adopted by the affirmative vote of
majority of all it's members grant rights in over upon
under any highway public place for the purpose of
constructing operating street and other railways
for teephonng telegraphing transmitting electric
ty transporting by pneumatic tubes, for furnishing
to the City it's inhabitants any portion thereof
ter light heat for any other purpose, but
subject always to the limitation and conditions in this
chapter prescribed. .@,
Section &C. Term Limited. No perpetual franchise
shall be granted shall any franchise be granted
for longer term than twenty-five years 1t shall be
feature Of every franchise granted that the maximum
price for the service charge shall be stated in the
grant.
Section 81. Publication of Franchise Every
dinance granting any franchise shall contain all the
terms and conditions of the franchise and shall be pub
shed verbatim in the official of the City at least
week for four successive weeks after its passage
and shall take effect thirty days after it's last final
publication and acceptance by the grantee subject to the
vote of the people of Sank Centre under the referendum
provisions of this charter.
Section SO. Power of Regulation Reserved The
City of Sank Centre shall have the right and power to
regulate and control the exercise by any person, CO.
partnership corporation of franchise whether such
franchise has been shall hereafter be granted by the
City of Sank Centre or by the state.
Section &c. Council to Fix Charges The council
may regulate and CONTROL by ordinance, the maximum
price to be charged by corporation or person exerc
ing any franchise for the service rendered by 1t to the
City and to other person or corporation nut sucn
price shall be fair and reasonable such public servce
corporation person and to the public When any per-
son corporation against whom order is directed
under the provisions this section shall deem such order
be unjust and unreasonable, he or 1T may test lts
commenced within thirty days after the service OF such
order and in such action such order shall be entered in
the premises shall be warranted by the facts developed
upon the trial and the law applicable thereto.
Section co. Arbitration of Labor Disputes If any
dispute disagreement shall arise between
any public service corporation or person
operating in the City, and its employees, which, In the
opinion of the council nterferes threatens to interfere
with the service which such public service
owes to the City, its inhabitants the council shall nave
to submit the same arbitration under such
as may be provided by ordinance and the innings OF sucn
arbtra authority shall be advisory mandatory as sucn
authority may determine in each case
Section g. Conditions in Every Franchise Every
franchise, which does not contain the provisions pre-
scrbed in this section shall be absolutely void and IN
capable of ratification by estoppel or otnerw1se Every
franchise shall contain provision: ss.s
l. That the grantee shall be subject to and will per-
form its part all the terms OF sections SS 81 and w
of this charter.
2. That the council shall have the right:
ta, To hear and determine what are just fair and
r,escnabls rates rss and charges for public service