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ORDINANCE NO. $3-18
Ad ORDINANCE AJMENDING AND CHANGING P FRANCHISE ORDINANCE ENACTED
BY THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN , _ WILLIAMSON _I LINTY, TEXAS, OW
_JANUARY 10 , 19 78 AND BEING PARTLY STY -LOLL), "AN ORDINANCE
GRANTING TO LONE STAR GAIS COMPANY, A CORPORATION, ITS SECCESSORS
AND ASSIGNS, A FRANCHISE TO FURNISH AND SUPPLY GAS TO THE GENEFAL
PUBLIC IN THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN _, WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TEXAS";
AND PROVIDING FOR A MODIFICATION OF THE DEFINITION OF THE TERMS
"SERVICE LINES" AND "YARD LINES" REFERENCED IN SECTION 4
THEREOF.
BE IT ORDAIN' D BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS:
SEC`!'IOI9 1. As of the effective date of this amendatory
ordinance, and upon acceptance by Lone Star Gas Company of the
00 provisions hereof, Section 4 of the aforesaid captioned
franchise ordinance enacted on January 10 , 19 78 , si,a:i I be
CD strick,_r., cancelled and nullified and there shall be substituted
'q in lieu thereof a new provision readinq as follows:
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Q "STjC'1'ION 4. In addi`;ion tc the rates charged .`:ter a�;
Q supplied; Company may cake and enforce re ..:.c:n:nb1e ci:arc- :s,
rules e -,d regulations for service ren+lered in the cora..,,
of its businc,*a including a charge for services re;na >re6
4.n the inaugvration of natural gas service, an -v.�y
»u _re, beftira f.,rnishing s^rvice, the a xec,itrc:, of a
..ract therefor. :.o=m any sna l l have t-hc. r iz, it co .-cnt;: ac+:
wish a;i,-I, ca --stoner k►it':, re=ference to the
nd pavwQi,,_ for, any and Li_1 of the gas pip!--iq froom 0.:,
con;.ection thereof with ti. -e Compaq's ma.:Ii in Ln,
or alleys to and thrr?ugho%at the consumer t� c: rr,,._�^s .
Compzn%- shill own, operate and maint:ai.n z-11 :ierv-i�_
-which iiare di. :inf:d as the srgF.ly lines exter i nc:
Company's main to the cus tcinmer l a wber. a gas is
measurQe by Company. The ccnsumsr sr.all c.%..,n, open ar
and maintain ai) yard .lines a.nu '.:_,Use p�t•i.. a `i'.a) [� _r:
arede: ined as the underground F•uppl.y 14i.?; Exte..c4�_:
the point of connection with Compeny's
the point of eonnecti.an with consumer's :ho -,!se rte:*.v!
SECTION 2. Enactment of this amendatory c: dinenc�_-
in no way ever ba construed so as to diminish or impO.ir an%, _:-
sumer's ownership interest in ssrvice lines (or portions i:heren«
instailed prior to the effective date of this amendatory ordinan.-e
SECTION 3. The terms and provisions of this amendatory
ordinance shall be deemed to be severable, and if the validity
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