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TUESDAY JANUARY 25, 1983 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA, THAT: TITLE I SECTION 101. Short Title. This Franchise Ordinance shall be known and may be cited as the "Electric Franchise Ordinance". SECTION 102. Definitions. A. For the purpose of this Franchise Ordinance, the following terms, phrases, words, and their derivations shall have the meaning given herein: (1) "City" is the City of Martinsville, Commonwealth of Virginia; (2) "Company" is Appalachian Power Company, grantee of rights under this Franchise Ordinance; and (3) "Council" is the City Council of the City of Martinsville. B. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future, words in the plural number include the singular number, and words in the singular number include the plural number. C. The word "shall" is always in the mandatory sense. SECTION 103. Grant of Franchise. A. The Company is hereby granted the right, privilege, franchise and authority to construct, erect, operate and maintain, in, above, under, across and along the streets, thoroughfares, alleys, bridges and public places of the City, lines for the transmission and distribution of electric energy either by means of overhead or under- ground conductors, with all necessary or desirable appurtenances, for the purpose of supplying electric energy: (1) to its present customers within the City; and (2) to residential, commercial, industrial and other users beyond the limits of the City, for light, heat, power or any other purpose or purposes for which electric energy is now or may hereafter be used. B. The right, privilege, franchise and authority granted by subsection 103.A. shall not be exclusive, and the City reserves the right to make similar grants to any person or corporation at any time. SECTION 104. Users and Customers Under the Franchise Ordinance. The Company shall have the right to furnish electric energy for lighting, heating, and power purposes for its own use as well as the use of the following six of its present customers located within the City, their successors or assigns: (1) The Lester Group, Liberty Street; (2) Sale Knitting Company, Franklin Street; (3) Pulaski Furniture Corporation, East Church Street; (4) Hooker Furniture Corporation, East Church Street; (5) W. M. Bassett Furniture Compar;, Rives Road; and (6) The Prillaman Company, Stultz Road.