HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE NO. 49ORDINANCE NO. 49
AN ORDINANCE LEVYING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION FEE AND SERVICE
CHARGE UPON ANY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION OPERATING A
TELEPHONE EXCHANGE WITHIN THE TOWN OF OWASSO, IN THE
STATE OF OKLAHOMA, TO COVER THE COST INCURRED BY SAID TOWN
AND TO COMPENSATE SAID TOWN FROM SERVICES RENDERED IN THE
POLICE SUPERVISION AND CONTROL OVER TELEPHONE CONSTRUCTION
IN THE STREETS, ALLEYS, HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC GROUNDS OCCUPIED
AND TO BE OCCUPIED IN SAID TOWN; PROVIDING THAT THE
CHARGES LEVIED HEREBY SHALL BE IN LIEU OF CERTAIN OTHER
CHARGES AND CONCESSIONS; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCE OR
PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, by grants made by and under general laws operative
in Oklahoma, the owners of telephone lines in oklahoma
are granted the rigth to use public grounds, streets, alleys and
highways in Oklahoma subject to the control of the proper municipal
authorities under their poice powers as to what grounds,
streets, alleys or highways said lines shall rund over and across
and place the poles to support the wires are located; and,
WHEREAS, in the proper performance of the police power
of the Town of Owasso, Oklahoma, in exercising such control of
the use of the strets, alleys and highways in said Town of
Owasso, and in the inspection of the construction of said telephone
lines and equipment and the location thereof, both over
and under ground, said Town of Owasso incurs expense and renders
services in connection therewith which should be borne and compensated
for by the owners of said telephone lines;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE TOWN OFOWASSO, OKLAHOMA:
Section 1. That from and after the effective date of this
ordinance there i hereby levied an annual inspection fee and
service charge upon each and every person, firm and corporation
operating a telephone exchange in the Town of Owasso, Oklahoma,
in an amount equal to two per cent (2%) of the gross revenues for
each current year for exchange telephone transmission service
rendered wholly within the limits of the Town of Owasso, to
compensate said Town of Wasso for the expense incurred and
services rendered incident to the exercise of its police
power, supervision, p olice regulation and police control
of the construction of lines and equipment of said Telephone
Company in the Town of Owasso. The said inspection fee
and charge shall be due and payable to the said Town of
Owasso on or before the first day of April, of each year,
commencing with the ist day of April, 1956, for the calendar
year ending December 31, preceding or fractional part
thereof, and shall be paid into and appropriated and expended
from the General Revenue Fund of said Town of Owasso; pro-w
vided, however, that any amount due for a fractional part of
the first year covered hereby shall be payable on the first
day of April, of the year following the year in which this
ordinance is enacted.
Section 2. During continued substantial compliance with
the terms of this ordinance by the owner of any telephone
exchange, the charge levied hereby shall be and continue to be
in lieu of all concessions. nharmas. excisn. frannhisp. linpnw-
privilege and permit fees or taxes or assessments except ad--
valorem taxes; provided, however, that it is not intended hereby
to extinguish or abrogate any existing arrangement whereby the
said Town of Owasso is permitted to use underground conduit,
duct space or pole contacts of said Company for the fire alar-_rr,
and/or police call systems of said Town.
Section 3. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 4. That an emergency exists for the preservation
of the public peace, health and safety, by reason whereof this
ordinance shall take effect from and after its passage, approval
and publication,
PASSED and the emergency clause ruled upon separately
and approved this 22 day of March, 1955.
APPROVED this 22 day of March, 1955.
W J Bryson
President, Board of Trustees.
Attest: Josephine Downey Town Clerk - Auditor