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ORDINANCE NO. 12,573
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING IN PART SECTIONS
2 AND 3 OF ORDINANCE NO. 11,345 TO
PROVIDE FOR LEVYING ADDITIONAL PRIVILEGE
TAXES TO BE PAID BY SOUTHWESTERN BELL
TELEPHONE COMPANY FOR THE YEAR 1972;
PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF;
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
WHEREAS the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company (hereinafter
sometimes referred to as "telephone 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 in-
habitants 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 maintaining 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 such just and reasonable
taxes from the telephone company which the City may lawfully impose
and telephone 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 1972, as provided for by Section 2,
Ordinance No. 11,345, dated February 11, 1963, there is hereby
levied and Southwestern Bell Telephone Company shall pay to the
City the sum of Four Hundred Twenty -four Thousand, Two Hundred
eighty four ($424,284.00) dollars.
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SECTION 2. Payments'-'to the City by Southwestern Bell Telephone
Company for the 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 -21 -81 relating to the
treatment by the telephone company of all city special taxes.
In so recognizing, the City expects that the said 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 provisions 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 11,345 is repealed only to the extend that same is
in direct conflict herewith and nothing herein shall be con-
strued 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 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, 1971
ATTEST:
Ci y Clerk
APPROVED:,
Mayo