13382ORDINANCE NO 13,382
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING IN PART SECTIONS 2 AND 3
OF ORDINANCE NO. 11,3.45 TO PROVIDE FOR LEVYING
ADDITIONAL PRIVILEGE TAXES TO BE PAID BY SOUTH-
WESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY FOR THE YEAR 1978;
PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF; DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
WHEREAS, the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company (hereinafter
sometimes referred to as Ctelephone company ") is duly authorized by
ordinance to operate its telephone system and all business incidental
to or connected with the conduct of a telephone business and system
in the City of Little Rock all beneficial to the inhabitants thereof
residing in said municipality; and
WHEREAS, the telephone company is now and will be occupying the
streets and alleys of this City for the purpose of operating and main-
taining its telephone system and service to the municipality and the
inhabitants and customers residing in said municipality; and
WHEREAS, the City is entitled to receive just and reasonable taxes
from the telephone company which the City may lawfully impose and tele-
phone company is entitled to pay.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.
SECTION 1. In addition to the annual privilege tax paid or to be
paid to the City of Little Rock by the Southwestern Bell Telephone
Company for the privilege of doing business in the City of Little Rock
for the year 1978, as provided for by Section 2, Ordinance No. 11,345,
dated December 17, 1962, there is hereby levied and Southwestern Bell
Telephone Company shall pay to the City the sum of Five hundred, forty -
one thousand, five hundred forty -three dollars ($541,543.00).
SECTION 2. Payments to the City by Southwestern Bell Telephone
Company for the net additional taxes as provided for in Section 1
hereof shall be made monthly by the 15th day of each month covering
the preceding calendar month.
SECTION 3. The City recognizes and accepts the purposes and
results of an Order of the Arkansas Public Service Commission entered
on December 10, 1957 in Docket U -1281 relating to the treatment by the
telephone company of all city special taxes.
v
V1
-2-
In so recognizing, the City expects that the said net additional
taxes, together with cost of collection thereof, provided for by
Section 1 hereof, may be passed on to the customers of the telephone
company in keeping with the provision of the said Order of the Arkansas
Public Service Commission.
SECTION 4. All Ordinances and parts of Ordinances that conflict
herewith are hereby repealed. Provided, however, Ordinance No. 11,345
is repealed only to the extent that same is in direct conflict herewith
and nothing herein shall be construed to otherwise alter or change the
terms or conditions of the present privilege authority under which the
telephone company is operating.
SECTION 5. It is hereby found by the Board of Directors that there
is an urgent need for additional revenues for the City. Therefore, an
emergency is hereby declared to exist and this ordinance being necessary
for the preservation and advancement of the public peace, health and
safety, shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its
approval.
PASSED: December 1, 1977
ATTEST:
City Cler
I CT�\&k
APPROVED:
Mayor