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<br />TUESDAY <br /> <br />NOVEMBER 23, 1982 <br /> <br />TITLE I <br /> <br />SECTION 101. Short Title. <br />and may be cited as the !I <br /> <br />This Franchise Ordinance shall be known <br />Franchise Ordinance." <br /> <br />SECTION 102. Definitions. <br /> <br />Ordinance, the following terms, <br />have the meaning given herein: <br /> <br />A. For the purpose of this Franchise <br />phrases, words, and their derivations shall <br /> <br />(1) "City" is the City of Martinsville, Commonwealth of Virginia; <br />(2) "Company" is , grantee of rights <br />under this Franchise Ordinance; and <br />(3) "Council" is the City Council of the City of Martinsville. <br /> <br />B. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the <br />present tense include the future, words in the plural number include the <br />singular number, and words in the singular number include the plural number. <br /> <br />C. The word "shall" is always in the mandatory sense. <br /> <br />SECTION 103. Grant of Franchise. A. The Company is hereby granted <br />the right, privilege, franchise and authority to construct, erect, operate <br />and maintain, in, above, under, across and along the streets, thoroughfares, <br />alleys, bridges and public places of the City, lines for the transmission <br />and distribution of electric energy either by means of overhead or under- <br />ground conductors, with all necessary or desirable appurtenances, for the <br />purpose of supplying electric energy: <br /> <br />(1) to its present customers within the City; and <br />(2) to residential, commercial, industrial and other <br />users beyond the limits of the City, <br /> <br />for light, heat, power or any other purpose or purposes for which electric <br />energy is now or may hereafter be used. <br /> <br />B. The right, privilege, franchise and authority granted by <br />subsection 103.A shall not be exclusive, and the City reserves the right <br />to make similar grants to any person or corporation at any time. <br /> <br />SECTION 104. Users and Customers Under the Franchise Ordinance. The <br />Company shall have the right to furnish electric energy for lighting, <br />heating, and power purposes for its own use as well as the use of the <br />following six of its present customers located within the City, their <br />successors or assigns: <br /> <br />,- <br /> <br />(1) <br />(2 ) <br />(3) <br />(4) <br />(5 ) <br />(6) <br /> <br />The Lester Group, Libert Street; <br />Sale Knitting Company, Franklin Street; <br />Pulaski Furniture Corp., East Church Street; <br />Hooker Furniture Corp., East Church Street; <br />W. M. Bassett Furniture Company, Rives Road; and <br />The Prillaman Company, Stultz Road. <br />