12408ORDINANCE 1\70. 12,408
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING IN PART SECTIONS
2 and 3 of ORDINANCE NO� 11,345 TO PRO-
VIDE FOR LEVYING ADDITIONAL PRIVILEGE
TAXES TO BE PAID BY SOUTHWESTERN BELL
TELEPHONE COMPANY FOR THE YEAR 1971;
PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF; DE-
CLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PUR-
PC SES .
WHEREAS, the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company (herein-
after sometimes referred to as "telephone company ") is duly author-
ized 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 1971, as provided for by Section 2,
Ordinance No. 11,3459 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 Dollars ($424,284000) which shall be considered as payment of
additional taxes for the year 1971.
SECTION 2. Payments tothe City by Southwestern Bell Tele-
phone Company for the additional taxes as provided for in Section
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1 hereof shall be made monthly by the 15th day of each month
covering the preceeding 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 adcitional 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, r�oviled, however, Ordinance
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 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: November 18, 1970
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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1 hereof shall be made monthly by the 15th day of each month
covering the preceeding 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 adcitional 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, r�oviled, however, Ordinance
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 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: November 18, 1970
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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