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ton or operation Of said plant and

ton or operation Of said plant and
system.
SECTION 4. Said Grantee, it's
successors and assigns shall furnish
to said City Of Lexington, Missouri,
a penal bond in the sum Of S1,000,O0
guaranteeing the performance Of the
promises and obligations on its part
to be performed in Section 2 and 3
hereof with good and sufficient Sc
curity to be subject to the approval
Of the Mayor and City Council, said
bond to be furnished within ten days
from date this ordinance is ratified
by vote of the people.
SECTION 5. That the MISSOURI
GAS AND ELECTRIC SERVICE
COMPANY, its successors and as
signs, will during the period Of this
franchise furnish to said City free
Of charge all Gas used for lighting
the City Hall, or any other building
owned by said City and used for
public purposes.
SECTION 6. The rates to be
charged for service furnished here
under shall be the lawful rates fix
ed or approved from time to time by
the Public Service Commission Of
the State of Missouri or any regula-
tory body that may succeed to the
power of said Commission to fix rates
in the City Of Lexington. The rates
Of the Grantee in force in the City
of Lexington at the time this fran
chise becomes effective, however,
shall be the rates to be charged by
the Grantee hereunder until the same
are charged by order of the said
Commission or other regulatory body.
SECTION Z. All rights and priv
ileges granted by this ordinance are
granted for the term Of 20 a
from and after the adoption and ap-
prevail Of this ordnance by the Coun-
Gil and Mayor of the City and the
authorization or approval thereof by
a majority Of the electors of the City
voting thereon at an election held
for that purpose as provided by law.
SECTION 8. All provisions Of
this ordinance which are obligatory
upon, or inure to the benefit of the
said MISSOURI GAS & ELECTRIC
SERVICE COMPANY, shall also be
obligatory upon and shall inure to
the benefit of all successors and as
signs of said MISSOURI GAS &
ELECTRIC SERVICE COMPANY,
and the word Grantee, whenever US
ed in this ordinance shall include and
be taken to mean not only MISS0U-
RI GAS & ELECTRIC SERVICE
COMPANY, but also all successors
and assigns of said MISSOURI GAS
q ELECTRIC SERVICE COMPA-
NY. All privileges hereby granted
to MISSOURI GAS & ELECTRIC
SERVICE COMPANY, its successors
and assigns, may be assigned and
transferred by said MISSOURI GAS
& ELECTRIC SERVICE COMPA-
SECTION 9. This ordnance shall
be submitted to the voters Of the
City of Lexington at an election to
be held on the 3rd day Of July, 1922.
The ballots to be used at such cleo
ton shall have printed thereon, "For
the ordnance granting g gas franchise
to the MISSOURI GAS & ELECTRIC
SERVICE COMPANY" and "a
gainst the ordinance granting q Gas
franchise to the MISSOURI GAS
& ELECTRIC SERVICE COMPA-
NY" The votes cast for and against
the ratification Of this ordinance
shall be canvassed and returned in
the same manner as votes cast for
City Officers. In the event that a
majority Of the qualified voters of
the City of Lexington voting at such
election shall ratify and consent to
this ordinance the result Of said vote
shall be certified in writing to the
Grantee by the City Clerk Of said
Municipality.
SECTION 10. This ordinance shall
be in force from and after its pas
sage by the City Council and appro-
val by the Mayor and the authorize
ton or approval thereof by a major
ity of the electors Of the City voting
thereon as provided by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the
City Council Of LEXINGTON, MIS-
souri,, this 9TH day of June, 1922.
LOUIS MINOR, JR.,
Mayor of the City of Lexington, Mis-
Attest: G. C. WRIGHT,
City Clerk of the City Of Lexington,
Missouri.
(SEAL)
APPROVED this 9TH day of June,
1922,
LOUIS MINOR, JR.,
Mayor of the City of Lexington, Mis-
souri,.
(SEAL)
l, G. C. Wright, City Clerk of the
City of Lexington, Missouri, certify
that the foregoing is a true and cor
rect copy of an ordinance passed by
the City Coucil of said City and APP
proved by the Mayor thereof, June
9TH, 1922, as the same appears on
file and of record in my Office.
Witness my hand and the seal Of
said City this June 14th, 1922.
G.. G. WRIGHT,
City Clerk of the City Of Lexington,
Missouri.