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AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO GULF STATES UTILITIES COMPANY, AND ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
THE RIGHT, PRIVILEGE AND FRANCHISE TO CONDUCT WITHIN THE CITY OF VIDOR, TEXAS, AN
ELECTRICAL LIGHTING AND POWER BUSINESS AND TO ENTER UPON, ERECT, CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN,
OPERATE, USE, EXTEND, REPAIR, REPLACE AND REMOVE UNDER, UPON, OVER, ABOVE, ACROSS
AND ALONG ANY AND ALL THE PRESENT AND FUTURE PUBLIC ROADS, HIGHWAYS, PARKS, STREETS,
LANES, ALLEYS, AND OTHER PUBLIC AREAS, OF THE CITY, AND OVER, UNDER, ABOVE, ALONG
AND ACROSS ANY AND ALL STREAMS, CANALS, BAYOUS, EMBANKMENTS AND BRIDGES NOW OR HEREAFTER
OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY IT, A SYSTEM OF POLES, POLE LINES, TOWERS, DISTRIBUTION LINES,
TRANSMISSION LINES, WIRES, GUYS, CABLES, CONDUITS, TRANSFORMERS, AND OTHER DISTRIBUTION
AND TRANSMISSION INSTRUMENTALITIES, FACILITIES AND APPURTENANCES (INCLUDING TELEPHONE
AND TELEGRAPH POLES AND WIRES FOR SAID COMPANY'S OWN USE) NECESSARY OR PROPER FOR
THE TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION, OR FOR THE TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITY
INTO, IN, WITHIN, FROM, ACROSS, AND THROUGH THE CITY OF VIDOR, AS NOW EXISTING, OR
AS SAID CITY LIMITS MAY HEREAFTER BE EXTENDED; AND GRANTING GULF STATES UTILITIES
COMPANY, AND ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, THE AUTHORITY TO USE SUCH FOR THE PURPOSE
OF TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION, DELIVERY AND SALE OF ELECTRICITY TO THE MUNICIPALITY,
AND TO THE INHABITANTS, OF THE CITY OF VIDOR AND TO ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY,
GOVERNMENTAL SUBDIVISION, PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION, WHEREVER LOCATED WITHIN OR
WITHOUT THE CITY LIMITS OF VIDOR TO BE USED BY SUCH PURCHASER OR PURCHASERS, FOR LIGHTING,
COOLING, HEATING, POWER OR ANY OTHER PURPOSE OR PURPOSES FOR WHICH ELECTRICITY MAY
BE USED; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING THAT THIS FRANCHISE SHALL BE EFFECTIVE
FOR A PERIOD OF 50 YEARS COMMENCING UPON AND EXTENDING FROM FINAL PASSAGE HEREOF;
PROVIDING FOR THE TEMPORARY REMOVAL, RAISING OR LOWERING OF WIRES AND OTHER APPURTENANCES;
PROVIDING FOR COMPENSATION TO BE PAID THE CITY; PROVIDING THAT THIS FRANCHISE SHALL
NOT BE EXCLUSIVE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; RESERVING ALL POWERS OF REGULATION;
MAKING MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATIVE TO THIS GRANT OF FRANCHISE; AND PROVIDING
FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF THIS FRANCHISE ORDINANCE BY COMPANY
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE Board of Aldermen of the City of Vidor, Texas:
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