The record-union., 1894-12-12
ORDINANCE NO. 34S.
Providing for the Collection of Water
Rates, and Providing d Penalty for
the Violation Thereof.

TTHHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
/ City OF sacramento ordaiu as follows:
Section l. All wafer rates shall be collected
from the owners OF the premises To which
water is supplied by the city; provided.
however, that the Committee on Water
Works may authorize the collection of water
rates from the occupant Of business premises
providing the owner OF the premises fur
niShes good and sufficient bond. in a sum
equal 10 one years water rate; said bond 10
lie iiled III the Office of the City Collector
section ,. All water rates shall be payable
monthly IL advance.
Section 3. II the amounts due for water
rates are not paid to the City Collector at his
Office. or WITHIN thirty days after the same
shall become due. the City Collector shall in
writing, within ten DAYS thereafter notify
the City Taper OF such default; and it shah
be the duIy OF the City Tapper, within ten
days after receiving sad notice, to cause the
water 10 be smut oil from SAID premises in the
following manner TO wit:
If the service pipe leading to the premises
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 service pipe,
and the water is supplied through such other
service pipe, by utSconnectng the service
pipe OF delinquent rom such other service
pipe.
section 4. In no case shall the water be re-
stored to any premises, when shut OH as pro.
vlded In this ordinances, unless the pipe lead
ing thereto Is directly connected with the
city mains, and unConnected with any other
service pipe leading TO any other premises
and except on payment of all arrearageS and
the additional sum of i've dollars for shut
ting on and letting on the water; provided.
that i'll case OF poverty the Board OF Trustees
may remit the SAID additional sum of five
dollars
Section 5. If any person refuses to allow
the City Iapper to enter the premises OF said
person, for the purpose OF uIsconuecting the
service pipe OF Il delinquent water-taGer from
the service pipe OF said person, the City Tap
per shall Immediately cause the water TO be
smut OF 1rom the premises OF the person so
refusing III the manner provided for shutting
of water from u delinquent water-taker anu
said person shall thereafter, in all respects be
deemed o be and treated as Il delinquent
Water-taker.
Section q. No person having q permit to
use city water shall supply water to any other
person or family not having u permit or al
low them 10 use said water from the hydrant
Section Z. ANY person violating any of The
provisions of this ordinance snail for the
nr>t olielse, be fined in The sum of twenty,
five dollars, and tor each succeeding ofenso
lie fined the sum of fifty dollars and in de.
fault OF payment Of said fine shall be imprls-
oned in the City Jail, not less than ten OF
more than twenty-five days.
Section 8. This ordinance shall take effect
from and after the first day of July, 1894.
Passed July IS, 1891.
W. ID. LAWTON,
President Board of Trustees
o. S. FLINT, City Clerk. d1l-3t