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AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING JEFFERSON CABLE CORPORATION, A
<br />CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE
<br />STATE OF VIRGINIA, AND HAVING ITS PRINCIPAL PLACE OF
<br />BUSINESS IN CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA, ITS SUCCESSORS I\ND •
<br />ASSIGNS, THE RIGHT AND PRIVILEGE OF ERECTING AND MAINTAINING
<br />WIRES, CABLES, AMPLIFIERS AND OTHER APPLIANCES AND EQUIPMENT
<br />OVER, UNDER AND ALONG THE STREETS, ALLEYS AND PUBLIC PLACES
<br />FOR THE PURPOSE OF OPERATING A COMMUNITY TELEVISION ANTENNA
<br />SYSTEM FOR THE USE OF RESIDENTS AND CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF
<br />CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA, AND IN SO OPERATING TO USE THE
<br />PROPERTY OF OTHER HOLDERS OF FRANCHISES, AS MAY BE AGREED UPON.
<br />BF IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE:
<br />THAT IN CONSIDERATION OF THE ANNUAL FEE OF 710 OF 10 OF THE COMPANY'S GROSS ANNUAL REVENUES
<br />DERIVED FROM ITS OPERATION UNDER THE FRANCHISE, WITH A MINIMUM GUARANTEE OF $500.00 ANNUALLY, SUCH
<br />MINIMUM AMOUNT PAYABLE ON OR BEFORE THE IST DAY OF OCTOBER OF EACH YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 1962, IT
<br />IS BY THIS ORDINANCE PROVIDED AS FOLLOWS:
<br />SECTION 1. THERE IS HEREBY GRANTED TO JEFFERSON CABLE CORPORATION, HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE
<br />"GRANTEE", ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, FOR THE TERM AND SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS HERE-
<br />INAFTER STATED, THE RIGHT AND AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH, CONSTRUCT, OPERATE, MAINTAIN AND REPAIR A COMMUNITY
<br />TELEVISION ANTENNA SYSTEM IN THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA, HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE "CITY", •
<br />AND IN CONNECTION THEREWITH THE RIGHT TO ERECT, STRING, MAINTAIN AND USE WIRES, CABLES, AMPLIFIERS AND
<br />OTHER APPLIANCES OR EQUIPMENT OVER AND ALONG THE STREETS, ALLEYS AND PUBLIC PLACES IN THE CITY IN ORDER
<br />TO DISTRIBUTE WIRES AND CABLES, AND ALSO TO REPLACE, ENLARGE AND EXTEND THE SAME, AND TO CARRY ON THE
<br />BUSINESS OF RENTING AND LEASING WIRES AND CABLES TO AND INSTALLING WIRES AND CABLES IN HOME`', SCHOOLS,
<br />APARTMENTS, PUBLIC BUILDINGS, STORES AND OTHER RESIDENCES OR BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS WITHIN THE CITY FOR
<br />THE PURPOSE OF SUPPLYING AND SELLING TELEVISION SIGNALS, SOUNDS AND IMAGES ORIGINATING FROM LICENSED
<br />TELEVISION TRANSMITTERS WITHIN THE CITY'S CORPORATE LIMITS SUBJECT TO THE ORDINANCES, RULES AND REGULATIONS
<br />OF SAID CITY. HOWEVER, THE GRANTEE IN SO ERECTING, STRINGING, MAINTAINING AND USING WIRES, CABLE, AMPLI-
<br />FIERS AND OTHER APPLIANCES OR EQUIPMENT SHALL CONFINE ITSELF TO THE POLES MAINTAINED BY THE HOLDERS OF
<br />THE TELEPHONE AND ELECTRIC P0ldER FRANCHISES, UNLESS THE CITY MANAGER SHALL APPROVE OF THE ERECTION OF
<br />ADDITIONAL POLES BY THE GRANTEE.
<br />SECTION 2. THIS FRANCHISE IS CONDITIONAL ON THE GRANTEE ARRANGING WITH THE HOLDERS OF THE TELEPHONE
<br />AND ELECTRIC POWER FRANCHISE FOR THE CITY, THEIR SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, FOR THE JOINT USE OF THEIR POLES
<br />FOR SUPPORT OF THE GRANTEE'S WIRES, CABLES, AMPLIFIERS, APPLIANCES AND EQUIPMENT OVER AND ALONG THE STREETS,
<br />ALLEYS AND PUBLIC PLACES OF THE CITY AS WELL AS FOR THE JOINT USE OF THEIR CONDUITS OR SUBWAYS IN AND UNDER
<br />THE STREETS, ALLEYS AND PUBLIC PLACES IN THE CITY. THE CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
<br />OF GRANTEE'S WIRES, CABLES, AMPLIFIERS, APPLIANCES AND EQUIPMENT IN, OVER OR UNDER THE STREETS, ALLEYS AND
<br />PUBLIC PLACES IN THE CITY SHALL BE UNDER PROPER SUPERVISION. APPROVAL BY THE CITY MANAGER SHALL BE DEEMED
<br />COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PROVISION. •
<br />SECTION 3. THE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES HEREIN SET FORTH AND GRANTED ARE CONFERRED UPON THE GRANTEE
<br />UPON THE EXPRESS CONDITION AND UNDERSTANDING, THAT IT WILL RENDER TO THE PUBLIC IN THE CITY WITHIN THE
<br />TERRITORY SERVED BY THE GRANTEE, AT ALL TIMES DURING THE TERM OF THIS ORDINANCE, AN EFFICIENT COMMUNITY
<br />TELEVISION ANTENNA SERVICE WHICH SHALL DISTRIBUTE AND TRANSMIT TELEVISION SIGNALS, SOUNDS AND IMAGES
<br />ORIGINATING FROM LICENSED TELEVISION TRANSMITTERS OF A MINIMUM OF THREE (3) TELEVISION CHANNELS, AND THAT
<br />IT WILL MAINTAIN ITS PROPERTIES, WORKS AND STRUCTURES LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY IN GOOD ORDER THROUGHOUT
<br />THE TERM OF THIS GRANT, AND TO THAT END WILL MAINTAIN A FORCE OF ONE OR MORE RESIDENT AGENTS AND EMPLOYEES.
<br />SHOULD ANY TELEVISION STATION OR STATIONS, DURING THE PERIOD OF THIS FRANCHISE, PROVIDE BROADCASTING
<br />STUDIOS AND A GRADE A SIGNAL, AS SUCH SIGNAL IS DEFINED BY THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, TO
<br />CHARLOTTESVILLE AND ALBEMARLE COUNTY, THEN THE SIGNAL OF SUCH STATION OR STATIONS SHALL BE CARRIED ON THE
<br />CABLE OF THE GRANTEE.
<br />SECTION 4. THE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES GRANTED HEREIN ARE EXPRESSLY SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS, LIMITA- •
<br />TIONS AND PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN THE GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY IN FORCE RELATIVE TO THE USE OF WIRES,
<br />POLES AND APPURTENANCES ON STREETS AND ALLEYS AND ALSO PERTAINING TO THE STREETS, ALLEYS AND PUBLIC PLACES
<br />OF THE CITY SO FAR AS THEY MAY BE APPLICABLE TO THE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES HEREIN GRANTED AND ANY AND ALL
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