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shall be made by the Company as ordered in writing by the City without claim for reimbursement. If the City shall require the Company to remove, relocate or disconnect any portion of its Distribution System or in any way to alter the placement or location of the Distribution System,to enable any other Person to use said Rights-of-way of the City, as part of its permitting or approval process, the City shall require the Person desiring or occasioning such removal, relocation, disconnection or alteration to reimburse the Company for any loss, cost or expense caused by or arising out of such removal, relocation, disconnection or alteration of any portion of the Distribution System. The Company further agrees that it will not intentionally interfere with, change, or injure any water pipes, drains, or sewers of said City unless it has received specific permission from the City or its duly authorized representative. SECTION 10: FRANCHISE FEE Subject to Section 11 below, within thirty (30) days after the close of the first full billing month following the effective date of this Franchise Agreement, and each month thereafter during the term of this Franchise Agreement,the Company, its successors or assigns, shall pay to the City, or its successors, a sum of money equal to six percent(6%)of the Company's Gross Revenue, less any adjustments for uncollectable accounts, from the sale of Natural Gas to Customers within the corporate limits of the City. The franchise fee payment shall be deemed paid on time if post- marked within thirty (30) days of the close of the preceding billing month. SECTION 11: IDENTIFICATION OF CITY RESIDENTS If the City adds,annexes, acquires or consolidates new territory,the City shall provide such geographic boundary information(including City limit streets and block numbers) as is needed by the Company to determine which of its customers are located within the City limits no less than thirty (30) days prior to the effectiveness of any change in said geographic boundaries of the City, whether by addition, annexation, acquisition or consolidation. The Company shall be relieved of any obligation to pay franchise fees to the extent the City has failed to provide the geographic 5