The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1912-07-11
AN ORDINANCE
Concerning Rules, Regulation,
and Rates Governing Water
In Town of kinIStree,
South Carolina.

and Rates Governing Water
In Town of Kin0Stree,
South Carolina.
Be it ordained by the Town Council
of the Town of Kingstree in regular
session assembled, and by authority of
the same:
That the following Rules, Regula-
tions and Rates Of the Water Plant of
the Town of Kingstree, S. c., adopted
by the Commissioners of Public Works
of said town on the 25th day of June,
1912, be and they are hereby made
ordinances of the Town Of kingstreee
and shall have the same force and
validity as other valid ordinances
| thereof.
Section l. That on and after the
passage of this ordinance, it shall be
unlawful for any person or persons to
deface or injure any house, fence,
bridge, wall, street main sluice pipe,
gate value, stop valve, fire hydrant,
machinery or any other fixture pertain
ing to the Water Plant, of the Town OF
Kingstree, or in any way to prevent
the proper use thereof, or climb upon
or into the reservoir, ascend the stand
pipe or tamper with any of its fixtures,
or place advertisements or placards on
the standpipe, or upon any wall or
fixture of the Water Plant. Any per
son or persons violating any OF the
provisions of this section shall, on con-
viction, be fined in a sum not exceed
ing one hundred dollars, or be imprison-
ed for term not exceeding thirty days.
Section 2. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person or persons, except those
duly authorized, to tap" or take wa
ter from the street main or service
pipes or lay service pipe or set a cock
| hydrant or any other fixture by which
water may be taken from said mains or
service. Any person or persons vlo-
lating any of thesprovisions of this sec
| ton shall, on conviction, be fined in a
sum not exceeding one hundred (SlOO) dol
| lars or be imprisoned for term not ex-
ceeding thirty (30) days for each offense.
Section 3. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person or persons to mallclously
trespass in the buildings or on the
grounds of the power house and any
person or persons violating the pro-
visions of this section shall, on convlc-
ton. be fined in a sum not exceed
ing one hundred (Sl00) dollars or be i'm
prisoned for a term not exceeding
thirty days.
Section a. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person or persons, except those duly
authorized, to open or tamper with the
| fire hydrants of the town: Provided,
however, that firemen may open and
use fire hydrants in case of fire or any
other time for the purpose of washing
their hose or testing their engines or
for training themselves in the use OF
the same. Any person or persons vlo-
lating any of the provisions of this sec
ton shall, upon conviction, be fined IN
sum not exceeding one hundred ($lOO)
dollars. or be imprisoned for a term
not exceeding thirty days.
Section 5. 1t shall be unlawful Tor
any person or persons, except those
duly authorized, to shut down any gate
valve in any part of the town or inter
fere in any way with the supply OF wa.
ter required for the extinguishment OF
fires, or to neglect or refuse upon an
alarm of fire to shut off water from
their fountains, sprinklers or garden
hose. Any person or persons violating
any of the provisions OF this section
shall, upon conviction, be fined in sum
not exceeding one hundred (SlOO) dollars
or be imprisoned for term not exceed
ing thirty days.
Section 6. 1t shall be unlawful for
any water tenant to let the water from
his ward hydrant, faucets or other fix
lures run to waste. and said tenan
shall notify the Superintendent of Public
Works of all leaks caused by broken
pipe or loose fixtures, and the water
shall be turned off until said fixtures
are properly repaired by said tenant.
Any person violating the provision of
this section shall, upon conviction, be
fined in sum not exceeding ten (SlW
dollars for each day that such waste is
continued and shall also be liable to
have the water cut off, by order of the
Commissioners, until proper repairs
have been made at the expense of said
tenant: Provided that when said tenant
certifes that all pipe and other fixtures
are in good condition and laid accord |
ing to the rules of the Commissioners
of Public Works and all further require
mentS of said rules have been complied
with, then it shall be the duty of the |
Superintendent Of Public Works to have
water turned on and ascertain whether
or not said tenant has an adequate sup
ply of water in accordance with the |
original permit by which the use of the !
water was granted.
Done and ratified this, The 25th day of
June, A. D., 1912.
l.. P. KINDER,
M H. JACOBS. MAYOR.
CLERK.