CHAPTER 1. Franchise Provisions in General [6001. - 6092.]
Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.
§§ 6001–6092 · 22 sections
ARTICLE 1. Manner of Granting §§ 6001–6017 · 19 sections
- § 6001 Every franchise or privilege to erect or lay telegraph or telephone wires, to construct or operate street or interurban railroads upon any public street or…
- § 6001.5 (a) All franchises, licenses, permits, or other privileges granted to a public utility by any city, county, or city and county holding a freeholder’s charter,…
- § 6002 The grantor may, in such a franchise, impose such other and additional terms and conditions not in conflict with this article, whether governmental or…
- § 6003 No clause or condition of any kind shall be inserted in any franchise or grant offered or sold under the terms of this article which shall directly or…
- § 6004 An applicant for a franchise or privilege shall file with the governing or legislative body of the county or municipality an application, and thereupon that…
- § 6005 The advertisement shall state that bids will be received for the franchise and that it will be awarded to the highest bidder. The advertisement shall be…
- § 6006 The publication shall state the character of the franchise or privilege proposed to be granted, the term for which it is granted, and, if it is for a street…
- § 6007 The advertisement shall also contain a statement that the franchise will be struck off, sold, and awarded to the person, firm, or corporation making the…
- § 6008 Each sealed bid shall be accompanied with cash or a certified check payable to the treasurer of the county or municipality for the full amount of the bid, and…
- § 6009 The successful bidder shall deposit with the clerk of the county or municipality, within 24 hours of the acceptance of his bid, the remaining 90 percent of the…
- § 6010 (a) The advertisement may also contain a statement that the successful bidder for any franchise or privilege struck off, sold, and awarded under this article…
- § 6010.1 Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, any franchise heretofore or hereafter granted shall not be invalid or subject to revocation because the…
- § 6011 If the franchise is a renewal of a right already in existence, payment of the percentage of gross receipts shall begin at once upon the granting of the…
- § 6012 If the franchise granted is an extension of an existing street railroad system, the gross receipts shall be estimated to be one-half of the proportion of the…
- § 6013 Work to erect or lay telegraph or telephone wires, to construct street or interurban railroads, to lay gas pipes for the purpose of carrying gas for light,…
- § 6014 Work to construct street or interurban railroads shall be completed within not more than three years from the granting of the franchise, and if not so…
- § 6015 Work under any franchise other than for a street or interurban railroad shall be prosecuted diligently and in good faith so as to meet and fill the reasonable…
- § 6016 The Attorney General, upon the complaint of any county or municipality, or, in his discretion, upon the complaint of any taxpayer, shall sue for the forfeiture…
- § 6017 Any member of a governing or legislative body of any county, city and county, or city, who, by his vote, violates or attempts to violate any of the provisions…
ARTICLE 2. Transportation of Mail Carriers § 6041 · 1 section
- § 6041 In all cases where application is made to the governing or legislative body of a city or city and county for permission and authority to lay railroad tracks…
ARTICLE 4. Steam Heat Franchises §§ 6091–6092 · 2 sections