HomeMy WebLinkAbout13120ORDINANCE NO 13,120
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 SOUTH-
WESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY FOR THE YEAR 1976;
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 inhabi-
tants 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 reason-
able 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 1976, 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 Five Hundred and Four thousand, Nine hundred,
ninety -eight ($504,998.00) dollars.
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 -21 -81 relating to the
treatment by the telephone company of all city special taxes. bob -9l
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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 tele-
phone 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 con-
flict 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 other-
wise alter or change the terms or conditions of the present pri-
vilege 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 safeth, shall be in full force and effect from
and after the date of its approval.
PASSED: December 16, 1975
ATTEST:
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APPROVED: 4or
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