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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law 1425BY- L A W -NUMBER 1 4,2 5 Of The Corporation of The Township of Pickering A BY-LAW PROVIDING FOR A REDUCTION OF THE TERM OF SUBSISTING CONTRACTS FOR THE SUPPLY OF RLNCTRIC SERVICE I'; THE RURAL POWER DISTRICT OR DISTRICTS OF WHICH THE TOWNSHIP OR ANY THEREOF FORMS A PART, FROM TWENTY YEARS TO FIVE YEARS IN CERTAIN CASES. ?t g in pursuance of The Power Commission Act, and of By- w No. 1244, the Municipal Corporation agreed with the Hydro-Elootrio Pow+r Commission of Ontario hereinafter referred to as the Commission, under date of the 4th day of August, 19250 for the supply of electric power or energy to the Corporation, and to customers within the Township as thorein provided; AND , in pursuance of such agreement, the Municipal Corporation has procured contracts in the standard form for electrical service in rural power districts which are effective for a period of twenty years from the date on which the Corporation was ready to serve such customers; AND WHEREAS it seems desirable to reduce this said period of twenty years in certain cases to a period of five years; AND WHEREAS the Commission has given it$a approval to such reduction in such oases under date of April 13, 1934; NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Pickering ENACT§ AS FOLLOWS: 1. Except as hereinafter provided, and notwithstanding anything contained in any such contract, any customer under contract with the Corporation for the supply of electric power or energy in any Rural Power District of which the Corporation or any portion thereof forms a part, may, after the expiration of five years from the date on which the customer commenced to take and use electric energy thereunder, give notice in writing of his desire to be relieved of the said contract, and thereupon such contract shall terminate after the expiration of one year from the date of such notice. 2. Except whore notice is given as provided by Clause 1 hereof, all such contracts shall remain in force in accordance with their original terms. 3. This By-law shall not apply - (a) until after the repayment in full of any loan obtained by the customer under The Rural Power District Loans Act, being 20 George V, cap. 14; (b) totguaranteel contracts which were entered into by the customer for the purpose of making guarantees to sake possible the building or extension of any transmission line in any Rural Power District. (c) where the customer has taken electric power or energy thereunder for less than five years. (d) where the customer desiring to be relieved is in default for any sum or sums payable under his contract, whether the sums became due prior to or subsequent to the giving of the notice provided for in Clause 1. 4. The Commission as trustee for the Municipal is hereby authorised and empowered to do all such acts, matters and things on behalf of the Corporation which may be necessary to give effect to the provisions and intent of this By-law, and the doing of any such acts, matters and things shall not be deemed in any way a breach by the Commission of the provisions of the hereinbefore recited agreement between the Corporation and the Commission dated the 4th day of August 1925. By-Law No. 1428 - 2 - 5. This By-law shall not come into force in any Rural Power District of which the Corporation or any portion thereof forms a rt# only upon the passing of similar By-laws by all of the Municipal Corporations which in whole or in part comprise tha particular Rural Power District. Dated at the Township of Pickering and finally passed this Seventh day of May$ A.D. 1934. Reeve "Donald R. Beaton" Cle rk