The record-union., 1894-12-13
MISCELLANEOUS.
ORDINANCE NO. SIS.
Providing for the Collection of Water
Rates, and Providing 4 Penalty for
the Violation Thereof
ri1HE BoARD oF TRusTEEs oF rHE

rjNHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
L city OF sacramento ordain as follows:
Section i. All water rates shall be collected
1rom the owners OF the premises TO which
water - supplied by the city; provided
however, that the Committee on Water
Works may authorize the collection of water
providing the owner OF the premises fur
nIsneS good and sufficient bond in q sum
equal to one years water rate; said bond TO
lie nIed III the oince OF the City Collector.
section :. All water rates shall Ue payable
monthly IL advance.
Section 3. Ii the amounts due for water
rates are not paid to the City Collector at his
ONCE. or within thirty days after the same
snail become due, the City Collector shall, in
writing, within ten days thereafter notify
tie City Iapper OF Sucn default; and ii shall
be the duty OF the City Tapper, within ten
days after receiving said notice, to cause the
water 10 be shut OIL from said premises in the
following manner To wit:
II the service pipe leading to the premise
is directly connected with the water main, by
means OF the StOp-cOck at the main: when
the service pipe leading to the premises is not
directly connected with the water main but
has been connected with another ser vice pipe,
ana the water Is supplied through such other
serNice pipe, by disconnecJing the service
pipe OF delinquent from such other service
pipe.
section /. In no case shall the water be re-
stored TO any premises, when shut OF as pro-
Nided In TINS ordinance, unless the pipe lead
ing thereto is directly connected with the
city mains, and uHcOnnected with any other
service pipe leading TO any other premises
and except on payment OF all aryearages and
the additional sum OF five dollars tor shut
ting OF and letting on the water; provided
that in case OF poverty the Board of Trustees
may remit the salo additional sum of five
dollars.
Section 5. If any person refuses to allow
the CITY Taper to enter the premises OF said
person, for the purpose OF dIscounecling. the
service pipe OF u delinquent Water-taker from
the service pipe OF SAID person. the City Tap
per shall Immediately cause the water to be
smut Oh from the premises of the person 50
refusing III the manner provided for shutting
OH water from u delinquent Water-taker, and
said person shall thereafter, in all respects, be
deemed o be and treated Il delinquent
WateT-taker
Section q. No person having permit to
use city water shall supply water TO any other
person or family not having a permit or al
low them 10 use said water from the hydrant.
section I. Amy person Violating any OF the
PROVISIONS of this ordinance, snail, for the
Arst OfIeHSe, be lined In the sum of twenty
five dollars, and tor each succeeding otfease
lie fined the SUM of fifty dollars, and in de-
fault of payment Of said fine shall be impris-
oned in thc Cjty JAIL not less than ten, or
more than twenty-five days.
Section 8. This ordinance shall take effect
nom and after the first day OF July, 1894.
Passed July rs, 1894.
". ID. LAWTON,
President Board OF Trustees.
o. S. FLINT, City Clerk. d11-3t