The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-06-27
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION ON
ELECTRIC FRANCHISE. CITY OF
uhRrArnuIA M~ISSIS9IPPI

NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION ON
ELECTRIC FRANCHISE CITY OF
pAscACouLA. MISSISSIPPI
Notice is hereby given TO the quail
fled electors of tile City of Pasca-
goaia, Mississippi. that a special cleo
ton shall be held in the City OF Pas
cagou1a, on Tuesday. the FIRST DAY
Of July, ls47. on the following propo-
I sition;
! Do you approve OF disapprove the
action OF the Mayor and Board OF
Counciimen Of he City of PascaBoula,
Mississippi. in adopting an ordinance
entitled, IAN ORDINANCE GRANTING
AN ELECTRIC FRANCHISE 70
MISSISSIPPI POWER COMPANY, ITS
SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, IN THE
CITY OF PAScAGouLA. MISSISSIPPI
Pr whereby an electric franchise was
granted 10 Mississippi Power Com
pany, its successors and assigns, as
per the terms of said ordinance which
WAS passed by the Mayor and Board
Of councilmen on Friday the 3otn day
Of May, l947. and which SAID oroi-
nance reads as follows;
ORDINANCE NO. Q. l047
AN ORDINANCE
GRANTING AN ELECTRIC FRAN
CHISE TO MISSISSIPPI Pc "
COMPANY. IT'S SUCCESSORS AND
ASSIGNS. IN THE CITY OF PASCA-
AOOL6t AAA1@A'1hA
BE 1T ORDAINED. by he Board q
Mayor and Councilmen of the CITY OF
Paseagoula. mississippi
SECTION /. In consideration OF the
benefits that will accrue 10 the CITY
of P~ascagoula, and h inhabitants
Grantee 10 the City of a sum OF mon
ey equal to two per cpntuu1 t2Fal per
wear of the total revenue of the Gran
Tee from the sale OF electric energy ex,
cepting therefrom sales for resale ana
tales In interchange of energy VITA
others. within The e1rpufiite limits Of
the City, or the sun OF two hInu ed
dollars. $4,000 PEE year. whenever -
tne greater. payab 9 quarterly on or
before thirty days following Inc close
Of each calendar quarter during such
period as the Grantee operates In said
CITY. hut not to exceed twenty-five t2gb
wears from the effective date of this or
dinance. Mississippi Power Company.
its successors n assigns. herein ie-
ferred to as the GRANITE. IS hereby
given and vested with the right. au-
fhority, easement, privilege and fran
chise to construct. erect, suspend,
install, renew repair, MAINTAIN, oper-
ate and conduct in the City a plant or
plants and system for the
ture. distribution and transmission
of electric energy for all iurposes
whatsoever.
SECTION 2. The Grantee is hereby
further given n vested with
right, authority. easement, privilege
end franchise to construct. erect sus-
! pend install. renew. repair, maintain,
operate and conduct in the City a sys-
tenr OF poles, towers, conduits, cables.
conductors. transforming stations, fit
tings and ell appliances or appurte-
Iiances necessary or desifable 40 eh ne
electric energy for all purposes what
soever in, over, under, along, upon
and across all streets, avenues. alleys.
ways, bridges, and public places In
the City as they now exist or may
Hereafter be laid out or extended, to-
rether with the further right. privi-
lefe and franchise to construct, erect,
Suspend. install. renew. repair. main
tain and operate such poles. towers
conduits, cables, wires
transforming stations. fittings n all
appliances and a~opurtenances neces-
sRIy OF desirable 10 the transmits
sion within. into, through, over ana
beyond the City and furnishing, sup
pIying and distributing TO he CITY
and to the inhabitants ands corpora
lions both within and beyond the Inn
its thereof. electric energy for llghtinE,
Nesting, power and all other purposes
for which electric energy may be used
now or hereafter. and for the purpose
~ extending its lines and furnishing
electric energy beyond the limits OF
the City.
SECTION 3. The poles. towers, CON
duits, cables, conductors. transform.
ing stations. fittings, appliances ana
sppurtenances shall be so e~onstructeu
as not unreasonably To interfere with
the proper use of the streets, \
slleys. ways, bridges and public places
hi the CITY and shall be maintained
all in a reasonably good condition ana
repair -. c..a.aa
shall cAuse any opening or alteration
10 be made in any of the streets, ave
nues, alleys, ways, bridges or pupic
places of the City for the purpose
of installing. maintaining. operating,
OF repairing any poles. towers. n
duits, cables and other appliances.
the work shall be completed within
a reasonable time the Grantee
shall upon the completion of sleh
work restore such portion OF the
streets, avenues. alleys. ways, bridges
OF other public places 20 as good con
dition as il was before the opening
or alteration was so made. :
SECTION s. The Grantee shall hold
the City harmless from any and all
liability or damages resulting from the
negligence of the Grantee IN the con.
%Rtruction. maintenance or operation OF
It's poles, towers, eonduits, wires. ca
bies and other appliances,
SECTION 6. The Grantee may, from
time TO time, declare. make and en-
force reasonable rules and reguia
tlons as conditions for the sale and
DISTRIBUTION by II of electric energy 10
any nersons. firm or corporation.
SECTION 7. In h event the supply
Of electric energy should be inter
rrpted or fail BY reason of accident
or otherwise beyond the control of
the Grantee, the Grantee shall restore
the service within a reasonable uhe
and such interruption shall not con
stitife a breach Of this frsnchtse. nor
shall the Grantee be liable for damages
by reason of such interruption or
failure.
SECTION 8 Wherever in this ordi-
nance either the city or the Grantee Is
named or referred TO- II shall be
deemed 10 include the respective sue
cessor. successors or assigns Of either,
and All RIGHTS. privileges and obltsa
lions herein conferred shall bind and
u to the benefit OF such successor,
successors or assigns OF the cry OF OF
SECTION Q. This franchise is in lieu
of A franchise granted nv the CITY
Of PasesFoula. 20 Mississippi owe
Company, its successors and assiens bN
9 ordinance dated the 6 dav of October,
1oa5. recorded in Minute BOOK y.
PAGES 1871 inc. and Ordinance BOOK
a Pages iq7-lqq. inc of the CITY. now
held ard owned by the Grantee, whifh
unon the effective date Of this ordi-
nance hv mutual consent of the par
ties thereto shall he no longer IN
force and effect. This franchise is in
ABOLITION to end supplemental 10 any
fnd all such rights as the Granite max
have by virtue IF the provisions OF any
section of the Mississippi Code Of 1912
end its aerertanee ard exercise Nv the
Crantee shall never be construed as a
waiver nor abandonment of nor AZ =
limitation upon the rights now vested
IN or being exercised BY the Grantee
under any statute of h state OF Ms
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