The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-23

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payment Of bills for service render.
cd grantee may require and the con.
sImer shall If grantee demands de-
post with him, for which he shall
issue a receipt a sum or amount of
money equal to the estimated serv.
ice for one and half months, upon
which grantee shall pay to such con.
sumer annually interest at five per
cent per annum. And at the time
service is discontinued the deposit
less any money the consumer may
owe to the grantee at that time,
shall be Immediately returned to
the consumer.
Section 2.
The grantee shall have the right
to assign to any person, firm or
corporation the rights and obliga.
tions Of this franchise and any as.
signee thereof, by accepting such
assignment shall be bound thereby,
but in the event of an assignment,
such assignment shall be in writing
and duly authenticated copy there.
of shall be filed with The city clerk
Of the said city.
Section 8.
The franchise hereby granted shall
not be operative unless and until, the
same shall be approved by votes
OF the majority OF the qualified elec.
tors residing in said city who shall
vote thereon at the special election
called under and pursuant to the
provisions hereof; and if the fran
chise hereby granted shall fail TO be
so approved at said election, no
rights shall accrue hereunder, pro-
vided that all expenses of said cleo
ton shall be borne and paid for by
grantee herein.
Section 8.
Gas shall be delivered by the
grantee with suitable and proper
pressure, maintained as uniGormally
as possible and natural gas shall be
brought to limits OF said city in
pipe not less than six inches ID
diameter.
Section 10.
A special election is hereby called
Tor the purpose OF submitting to the
qualified electors residing within
said city the question OF the approv-
Il or disapproval Of the franchise
hereby granted which election shall
% held on the 3rd day of September,
918. between the hours of 6. A. NJ
md r. M. The Mayor of said
'ity is hereby authorized and di-
'ected to issue a call for and no.
ice Of Such special election to be
leld on such date for such pur-
'oses and the proper officers of said
ity are hereby directed to give due
nd lawful notice of said election
nd to take all steps that may be
ecessary for the holding Of said
lection and for the submission OF
uch question at said election to
he electors of the city
Section II.
In case the franchise hereby
ranted shall be approved at said
lection the said grantee shall file
18th the clerk of said city within
ftocn days after date of such ap- -,
royal, a written acceptance OF this I,
rdinance and upon failure of the +,
rantee to file such acceptance then
o right whatever shall accrue to !,
le grantee hereunder If the fran n
hise hereby granted shall be ap.
roved at said election and the gran n
,e shall within fifteen days after e
ate Of said approval file with the
ERIK Of said city his written ac- b
3ptance thereof, active work there
ldcr shall commence within thirty
ays thereafter and said work shall
3ntiuue with all reasonable dill
snco, and natural gas shall be sup
led Hereunder as soon as possbls'
1T not later in any event than Feb
larry 1st 1919, unavoidable acci- :
,nts and delays excepted.
Section 12.
The Mayor and Council and their
shall at all time have
,wer to impose all needful aud
asonable regulations for the pro
ction of the interest of the inhabi-
nts of the city, and among other
ings, shall have power, after full r
caring, TO require extensions of
rvice where it can he done with
It financial loss to the grantee.
Section 10.
extension of said gran
e's system, whereby gas maybe
divided for heating purposes and
e lighting of buildings, streets and =
bile places that are now unlighted, r.
@ in the Judgment of the Mayor