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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0462_457457 March 31, 1984, and shall equal in amount to four percent (4%) of the gross receipts derived from exchange access rates from the date of passage of this Ordinance to December 31, 1983; and thereafter payment shall be made annually on March 31, as herein provided. The Telephone Company shall certify to the City each March 31st the gross receipts derived from exchange access rates for the period covered by the payments called for herein on such date, and the City shall have the right to designate representatives to confirm the amount of such receipts by reviewing the records of the Telephone Company. SECTION 7. PAYMENT OF CASH CONSIDERATION TO BE IN LIEU OF ANY OTHER W PAYMENTS EXCEPT USUAL GENERAL OR SPECIAL AD VALOREM TAXES co d- That the City agrees that the consideration set forth in the preceding section herof shall be paid and received in lieu of any tax, license, charge, Q Q fee, street or alley rental or any other character of charge for use and occupancy of the streets, alleys, and public places of the City, in lieu of any pole tax or inspection fee tax; in lieu of any easement or franchise tax, whether levied as an ad valorem, special or other character of tax; and in lieu of any imposition other than the usual general or special ad valorem taxes now or hereafter levied. Should the City not have the legal power to agree that the payment of the foregoing cash consideration shall be in lieu of the taxes, licenses, charges, fees, rentals, and easement or franchise taxes aforesaid, then the City agrees that it will apply so much of said payment as may be necessary to the satisfaction of the Telephone Company's obligations, if any, to pay any such taxes, licenses, charges, fees, rentals, and easement or franchise taxes. SECTION 8. NO EXCLUSIVE PRIVILEGES CONFERRED BY THIS ORDINNACE That nothing herein contained shall be construed as giving to the Telephone any exclusive privileges. SECTION 9. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS That the rights, powers, limitations, duties and restrictions herein provided for shall inure to and be binding upon the parties hereto and upon their respective successors and assigns. SECTION 10. PERIOD OF FRANCHISE That this agreement shall be in full force and effect for the period beginning with the effective date hereof and ending Twenty (20) years after such date. I\