[Abilene City Ordinances: 1985] Page: 148
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ORDINANCE NO. 54-1985
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ABILENE, TEXAS, ESTABLISHING THE
COMPENSATION TO BE PAID TO THE CITY BY TELEVISION CABLE SERVICE OF
ABILENE, INC., FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF EXERCISING ITS FRANCHISE
HERETOFORE GRANTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Abilene, Texas, in
compliance with the procedures prescribed by the City Charter, granted
a Franchise to Television Cable Service of Abilene, Inc., d/b/a United
Cable Television of Abilene, to use the public streets, highways,
alleys, bridges, public ways and other public places for the purpose
of distributing cable television to residents of the City of Abilene,
and, under the provisions of the ordinance granting the Franchise,
provision was made to require Television Cable Service of Abilene,
Inc. to make payment to the City of Abilene, for the privilege of
exercising its Franchise, such sums of money as the Council may, by
ordinance, determine, which such rate of compensation should be
increased; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ABILENE, TEXAS:
PART 1: That Television Cable Service, Inc. be, and and the same
is hereby, directed, under the provisions of Section 11 of Ordinance
Number 86, to pay to the City of Abilene annually five percent (5%) of
its annual gross receipts, from and after the 1st day of June, 1985,
as defined in Section 11 of said Franchise Ordinance, and in full
compliance with all the terms and provisions thereof. As heretofore
set by ordinance, passed August 24, 1967, the rate of compensation to
be paid by Television Cable Service of Abilene, Inc. shall be three
percent (3%) of such annual gross receipts, prior to June 1, 1985.
PASSED ON FIRST READING this 9 day of May , A.D. 1985.
PASSED ON SECOND AND FINAL READING this 23 day of May ,
A.D. 1985.ATTEST:
CITY SECRETARY MAYOR
APPROVED:
CITY ATTORNEY
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Abilene (Tex.). [Abilene City Ordinances: 1985], legal document, 1985; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth638195/m1/152/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Public Library.