Holmes County herald., 1963-02-28
LEGAL NOTICE
RDINANC

WTdlltIHS an ClCstAAS 'eh
chise to Mississippi Power ~
Light Company, Florida
corporation, its successors
and assigns, in the City OF
Lexington, Mississippi, fixing
the terms thereof, prescribing
the obligations t~hereastO, call
ing and providing for a spe-
cial election thereon, and for
other purposes.
BE 1T ORDAINED by the
Mayor and Board of Alder
men of the City of Lexington,
Mississippi, lawfully assemb-
led:
SECTION /. This Ordinance
was first lawfully introduced
in writing at a regular meet
ing of this body held on the
5th day of February, 1868, and
was thereat duly read by its
Clerk and after being SO read,
has remained on file with the
Clerk for a period of at least
j two weeks before it's lawful
consideration at this meeting.
No objection thereto has been
filed precedently and no OBJ
lection hereto was made at
the date of the passage here
of. All precedent steps by law
required have heretofore been
had as by the law demanded.
SECTION 2. In conSidera-
ton of the benefits that will
accrue to the municipality and
the inhabitants thereof, Mis-
sissippi Power & Light Com
pany, a Florida corporation,
it's successors and assigns
hereinafter called Grantee)
is hereby vested, in accord
ance with law, with full right,
authority, easements, priv
=. leges and franchise to con-
| struct, reconstruct, erect, sus-
pend, install, renew, repair,
maintain, operate and conduct
in said municipality a plant
or plants and a system for
the manufacture or diStrlbu-
ton Of electric current for ali
purposes whatsoever, for a
term of twenty-five years
from date Of passage. The
rights and privileges granted
by this franchise are in addi-
ton to the rights and privileg-
es vested in Grantee under
the terms and provisions of
Chapter 372, Mississippi Laws
of 1856, and this franchise
shall not impair said rights
and privileges under said sta
tute.
SECTION 3. The Grantee IS
hereby further given and vest
ed with full right, authority,
easements, privilege and
franchise to construct, re-
construct, erect, suspend, in
stall, renew. maintain, ope-
rate and conduct in SAID MUM
cipaIity a system of poles,
towers, conduits, cables, con-
ductorS, transformers, fit
tingS, and all appliances and
appurtenanceS now, or mere
after, during the life of this
franchise, necessary or de-
siraDIe to the transmission,
distribution, and/or sale OF
electric current, for all pur-
poses Whatsoever, in, over,
under, along, upon and across
all streets, alleys, ways, brld-
ges and public places and 9th
err municipal property in said
municipality, as they now Elk
list, or may hereafter be laid
out or extended, together with
the further full right, privile-
| &c, easement, authority, and
| franchise to construct, recon
| struct, erect, suspend, install,
renew, repair, maintain and
operate said poles, towers,
conduits, cables, conductors,
transformers, fittings and all
other appliances and appur-
tenanceS now or hereafter,
during the life of this fran
chise, necessary or desirable
for the transmission within,
through and over and beyond
said municipality, and to cleo
tricity consumers, both within
and beyond the limits thereof,
electricity for lighting, heat
ing, power and all other pur-
| poses for which electricity
may be now, or hereafter US
ed, and for the purpose of
extending its system beyond
the limits Of the municipality
as they now may, or may
hereafter exist.
SECTION 4. The poles, to-
wers, conduits, cables, con-
ductors, transformers, fit
tings, appliances and appur-
tenances, whether now in use
or hereafter devised, shall be
constructed SO as not to UNI
reasonably Interfere with the
proper use of the streets, ave-
nueS, alleys, ways, bridges,
public places and grounds IN
said municipality, the munich
pality to approve location of
same, and same shall be NOV
ed at expense of Grantee
when necessary Tor paving,