Every public utility, and every owner of a public utility grant, shall file with the City certified copies of all such grants owned or claimed, or under which any such utility is operated within the City. Certified copies of all public utility grants, and of all amendments, renewals and extensions thereof, made subsequent to the taking effect of this section shall be filed with the City by the grantee within ten days after acceptance thereof. No grant to construct or operate a public utility shall be transferable except with the approval of the Council expressed by ordinance; and certified copies of all transfers, mortgages, and other documents affecting the title or use of public utilities shall be filed with the City within ten days after their execution. The certified copies of grants and other documents required by this section to be filed with the City shall be filed and preserved as a public record in such office thereof as the Council may by ordinance provide.
(Effective November 9, 1931)