Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-06-30

An ordluance OF the city OF Las vegas
S.a1Abd 10 water rates and charges ana
axing penalties for excessive charger 10y
water. aud penalties for unlawfuily snu'T
ting or water. j.
~. Il, 0rdainsd by The Giiw colgeN of 'Ns
City Of Las Vegas; .ts.,.fsy
SECTION LII any corporation, Rptson'
tndfyidual or water COMPANY speti Vnsfse.,
or-demand Iayment OF any ui',se" sor asv
snnnlv or use OF water, any sum IN e4eess
or rthe rate ixed by the common .couno's ~
httSf,tv az Lac Vegas FOR such water VI
sucb nae thereof or supply Thereon, sucn
person maklu9 such charge er asnerp ~.
| any Individual or water compe msnd
spSsIiy Z be deemed guasy. 'of vlolstlne
na nrovisions Of this ordinance
.nd shail for every SUCH charge,
49, dhmand, be- liable to. DO nneu, on
Conviction thereof the sum OF not less tnan
$40 or moro tnan $500 or inipriSopsu Lor
| not more than three months 70 .ne u'scIs
1 tiou' Ok tbe coqrtAn wn'cp suSn :
sfo. 2.e-ff any agent, or employees, Of
any corporation. person, lnolv'au cas,.
zen OF the city OF Las Vegas, or OF any
uroperty suw ner, or water consumes OF
pinccb c,iy. of shalt take Or recsiss from
.nv sucn citizen, property owner, or wntei
. consumeryany supi sof mons Jor yn.9r
+ or Tor any supplyor use OF WASH w..nln
such city, any sum In excess OF the Is'e "
futes ixed BY the common oouncn .ss'
or person SO taking or receiving sucf
sum Of money, shall be deemed guiity =! !
v,olation OF this ordinance and on convic'
non thereof shall be liable TO be nned II
anv ann not less han ten. or more tnai
o,e hundred dollars, In the discretion o
the court in which such conviction snai
be bad.
sec. g.. II any corporation, water com
pany. person or individual, or any ageu'
or employee OF such corporation. ws.e
company !, per son or fndlvidusi, snaps ate
snv citizen or property holder, or wAte
teofsumer of the city OF Las Vegas snai
have rendered TO such water compauy
cornoratiun. person, Individual or agen'
or mploye Of such water company, cor
! ,oration, person or individual, tne pric
Az by the common cUlnnit OF tne CITY 9
Las Vegas tor water, or tos 'pe supp,y :
nsr thereof, within the said city OF IA
a EVeoas. turn of. or stop such wafer, or IN
supply or the use thereof, In that even
rhs corporation, water company, person Q
individual, employee or agent OF sucn COZ
nnration, water company, person or Jug
1 vidual so dong. shall De sut9 sce. w pou
vie,ion thereof, to q tine. OF not less tue
: $40 or more than $500, or imprisonment nc
I 10 excsed sixty days, in the discretion 2
The court in which such conviction may o
had.
Sec. 4. ANY citizen Of Las vegas pro
: pe,tv holder or water per shall hay
r the right to tender to any corporation
water company. or person, or to the agen
or employee OF any such corporatior
water compsny or person, sapplying-we ts
or the use thereof within the cry Of La
4 Vegas, the price liked by the city counc'
I of the city OF Las Vegas for such water Q
I, ,he use thereof, andthe right {
demand on : such tender, that, I'd
water and the use thereof for whic
the amount so tepderedwould pay
T, at the rate q xed by said city ~~ceuncai. b
r supplied ia. the person making such de
maud and tender; and In all cases wher
:. such tender is made It shall DO the du'y Q
] the corporation, water company, agent, o
empioyee s TO whom such tender is made
To supply the water for which such tende
ia MAIDS and on failure or refusal soto doth
: corporation, water company ypers son agen'
or employee 30 fniiing, shall on convictio
he liable TO be hned in the sum oil not les
: than tsu-dolfars nor more than three hus
A SEQ. g.. This ordinance shall De in fore
from and after hve days after tts publica
Enacted, June goth, A. D. 1897.
f. E. OLEEY,
Attest: " Mayor.
~ J. e. MOORE. !.
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