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JANUARY 25, 1983 TUESDAY SECTION 302. Corporate Limits of City. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Franchise Ordinance shall apply only within the corporate limits of the City as constituted on the effective date of this ordinance and not to any areas which may subsequently become a part of the City by any annexa- tion proceedings or by merger or consolidation with other governmental bodies. SECTION 303. Prior Agreements. This Franchise Ordinance supersedes any franchise rights granted to the Company in all prior Franchise Ordinances or similar agreements between the City and the Company. SECTION 304. Franchise Term. The franchise herein granted shall take effect and be in force from and after the final passage hereof, as required by law, and upon the filing of acceptance by the Company with the office of the Mayor, and shall continue in force and effect for an initial term of ten years from the effective date of this Franchise Ordinance, and it shall be automat- ically renewed for successive terms of five years each unless either party gives the other party written notice of its intention not to renew the franchise at least six months prior to the end of the then current term. This Franchise Ordinance shall be accepted by the Company within sixty (60) days from the date of the passage of the same or the provisions of this Franchise Ordinance shall be null and void. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect ten (10) days after its final passage. Upon a call for an aye and nay vote, the same stood as follows: Eliza Severt Aye W. C. Cole, Jr. Aye Henry C. Reed Aye Francis T. West Aye L. D. Oakes Aye Council unanimously accepted for introduction--and for continuation and/or probable adoption at its forthcoming February 8th meeting--an ordinance (recommended by City Manager Edmonds) to revise and amend Article II of Chapter 15 of the City Code, as it pertains to requirements for the numbering of lots and buildings within the City. In a report from City Manager Edmonds, supplementing his report of July 26, 1982, with regard to the construction by the City of curb-and--gutter and/or sidewalks, both under the City's present policy and under a revised policy, if approved, Mr. Edmonds recom- mended, as follows: