Sutter County Municipal Code Ch. 1000 Pacific Gas and Electric Company

The right, privilege and franchise of laying, maintaining and using, for the purpose of conveying, distributing and supplying gas to the public and particularly to the inhabitants of said County of Sutter for light, heat, power and all lawful purposes, gas pipes, mains and conduits in so many and in such parts of the public highways, streets and alleys in said County of Sutter as the grantee may elect to use for the purpose aforesaid, and adjacent to or in the vicinity of the City of Yuba City, State of California, are hereby granted by the County of Sutter for the term of 50 years from and after the time when this ordinance shall take effect to Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a California corporation, its successors and assigns.

(Ord. 71, Sec. 1; June 4, 1923)

All gas pipes, mains and other conduits which shall be laid and used under and pursuant to the provisions of this ordinance and in the exercise of the right, privilege and franchise herein granted shall be of iron, or other suitable material, and shall be of such dimensions as the owner for the time being of said right, privilege and franchise shall determine. All such gas pipes, mains and conduits shall be laid in a good and workmanlike manner and at least 18 inches below the surface of the said highways, streets and alleys, under the direction of the Road Commissioner of the District in which such highways, streets and alleys are.

(Ord. 71, Sec. 2; June 4, 1923)

The owner for the time being of the said right, privilege and franchise shall, immediately upon laying, replacing or repairing the said gas pipes, mains and other conduits, or any part thereof, at its own cost and expense, place said highways, streets and alleys or so much thereof as may have been damaged thereby, in as good order and condition as that in which they were before being disturbed or excavated for the purpose of laying, replacing or repairing said pipes and other conduits.

(Ord. 71, Sec. 3; June 4, 1923)

The owner for the time being of said right, privilege and franchise shall have the right to maintain, repair and replace any or all of such gas pipes, mains and other conduits from time to time as may be necessary and proper.

(Ord. 71, Sec. 4; June 4, 1923)

The grantee of the aforesaid right, privilege and franchise, its successors and assigns, shall during the term for which the same is granted, pay to the said County of Sutter two per cent of its or their gross annual receipts arising from the use, operation or possession thereof, which gross receipts shall be deemed to be all sums received by said grantee, its successors and assigns, from the sales of gas sold and delivered by means of the gas pipes, mains and conduits laid hereunder in said County of Sutter outside of municipalities; provided, however, that no percentage shall be paid for the first five years succeeding the date of the grant of said right, privilege and franchise, but thereafter such percentage shall be payable annually, and if such payment shall not be made, such right, privilege and franchise shall be forfeited.

(Ord. 71, Sec. 5; June 4, 1923)

The said right, privilege and franchise are granted under and pursuant to the provisions of the laws of the State of California which relate to the granting of rights, privileges and franchises by counties.

(Ord. 71, Sec. 6; June 4, 1923)