The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-30

payment or bills for service render
ed grantee may require and the CON
sumer shall if grantee demands de-
posit with him, for which he shall
issue a receipt a sum or amount Of
money equal to the estimated serv-
ice for one and a half months, upon
which grantee shall pay to such con.
sumer annually interest at Give 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 a duly authenticated copy there
of shall be filed with The city clerk
Of the said city.
Section 8.
The franchise hereby granted shall
not DO operative unless and until the
same shall be approved by votes
OF the majority OF the qualified cleo
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
tion shall be borne and paid for by
grantee herein.
Section o.
Gas shall be delivered by the
grantee with suitable and proper
pressure maintained as uniformally
as possible and natural gas shall be
brought to limits of said city in
pipe not less than six inches IN
diameter.
Section 10.
A special election is hereby called
for the purpose of submitting to the
qualified electors residing within
said city the question of the APPROX
al or disapproyal of the franchise
hereby granted which election shall
be held ON the 3rd day of September
1918, between the hours of 6. A. NJ,
and Z p. M. Tie Mayor of said
city is hereby authorized and di-
rected to issue a call for and no.
tice OF such special election to be
held on such date for such pur
poses and the proper officers OF said
city are hereby directed to give due
and lawful notice of said election
and to take all steps that may be
necessary for the holding of said
election and for the submission OF
such question at said election to
the electors of the city
Section II.
In case the franchise hereby
granted shall be approved at said
election the said grantee shall file
with the clerk of said city within
fifteen days after date OF such ap-
proyal, a written acceptance OF this
ordinance and upon failure of inc
grantee to file such acceptance then
no right whatever shall accrue to
the grantee hereunder II the fran
chise hereby granted shall be ap-
proved at said election and the gran
tee shall within fifteen days after
date OF said approval file with tho
clerk Of said city his written ac-
ccptancc thereof, active work there
under shall commence within thirty
days thereafter and said work shall
continue with all reasonable dill
gence. and natural gas shall be sup
piled hereunder as soon as possible |
but not later in any event than Feb
ruary 1st, 1919, unavoidable acct |
dents and delays excepted.
Section 12.
The Mayor and Council and their
shall at all time have |
power to impose all ncedful and |
reasonable regulations for the pro
lection of the interest of the inhabi-
tants Of the city, and among other
things, shall have power. after full
hearing, to require extensions Of
service where it can lie done with
out financial loss to the grantee.
Section 10.
Immediate extension of said gran