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C: Section 11. Nothing herein contained shall ever be held or considered as conferring upon Grantee and its suc- cessors and assigns any exclusive rights or privileges of any nature whatsoever. Section 12. In granting this franchise, it is under- stood that the lawful power vested by law in the Grantor to regulate certain public utilities within the City, and to regulate the local rates of said public utilities within the City within the limits of the constitution and laws, and to require all persons or corporations to discharge the duties and undertakings, for the performance of which this franchise •. was made, is reserved; and this grant is made subject to all lawful rights, powers and authorities, either of regulation or otherwise, reserved to the Grantor by its Charter or by the general laws of this State. Section 13. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed; provided, however, that .such repeal shall be only to the extent of such incon- sistency and in all other respects this ordinance shall be cumulative of other ordinances regulating and governing the subject .matter covered by this ordinance. Section 14. This franchise shall take effect and continue and remain in effect for a period of twenty-five • (25) years from and after the date of this ordinance, provided Grantee files a written acceptance of this franchise with Grantor within one-hundred twenty (120) days after final passage of this ordinance. Section 15. If any provision, section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, void, .or invalid (or for • any reason unenforceable), the validity of the remaining portions of. this ordinance shall not be affected thereby, it ._.