EASTON

4621

(C) [; and provided further, that no
public utility now owned or hereafter acquired by the
town] NO MUNICIPALLY OWNED PUBLIC UTILITY shall be sold,
leased or in any other manner disposed of, nor
(notwithstanding general authority may elsewhere in the
Charter be conferred) shall the council contract with or
grant a franchise, or other license to, any individual,
company, or present or prospective corporation, for the
performance of any public service which may now, or
likely hereafter be brought in commercial or other
competition with any municipal utility now owned by the
town or likely to be created, without the previous
approval of three—fourths of all registered voters of the
town, as evidenced at a special election held for that
specific purpose, after due publication of all the
details and conditions of the proposition by newspaper
advertisement in some newspaper published in the Town of
Easton once in each of four successive weeks, the last
insertion being at least ten days before the date fixed
for such election. THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS SHALL NOT
BE CONSTRUED IN ANY WAY TO LIMIT THE AUTHORITY OF THE
TOWN TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY INTERESTS IN COMMON WITH ANY
PRIVATELY OWNED PUBLIC UTILITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF
SECURING AN ENTITLEMENT TO A PORTION OF THE OUTPUT OR
PRODUCTION OF THE JOINTLY OR COMMONLY OWNED FACILITIES
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CUSTOMERS OF ANY OF THE TOWN'S
MUNICIPALLY OWNED PUBLIC UTILITIES, OR TO CONTRACT WITH
ANY SUCH UTILITY TO PERMIT IT TO OPERATE ANY JOINTLY OR
COMMONLY OWNED PLANT OR FACILITIES.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the
date of adoption of this Resolution is May 20, 1974, and
the amendment of the Charter of the Town of Easton hereby
enacted shall become effective on July 9, 1974 unless a
proper petition for a referendum hereon shall be filed as
permitted by law, provided a complete and exact copy of
this Resolution shall be continuously posted on the
bulletin board of the Town Hall until the expiration of
forty (40) days after the date of adoption hereof and
provided further that a copy of the title of this
Resolution shall be published in one or more newspapers
of general circulation in the Town of Easton not less
than four (4) times, at weekly intervals, within a period
of forty (40) days after the adoption hereof,

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the
Mayor of Easton is hereby specifically enjoined to carry
out the provisions of Section 2 hereof and, as evidence
of said compliance, the Mayor of Easton shall cause to be
affixed to the minutes of this meeting appropriate
Certificates of Publication of the newspaper or
newspapers in which the title of this Resolution shall