Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-12-13
ORDINANCE
THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL
Rockville, Maryland

Be it enacted and it is hereby
ordained by the Mayor and Council
of Rockville, by virtue of the mower
vested in it by the Act of 1912.
Chapter 100 of the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland, that,
Section 1. A minimum rate of six
dollars ($6.) per annum be CHARGED
against the owner or owners of each
premises supplied with water
through meters, which allows the
use of twenty thousand 100000. !
gallons of water during the fiscal
year; water used in excess of This
quantity will be charged for at the
rate of thirty cents 1.3O) per each
one thousand (1,00O.) gallons of ex-
cess; and shall be due and collectable
semi annually January 1st and
July LIST.
Section 2. In all cases of failure
to pay the above charges semi-an-
nually within sixty days from the
rendition of the bill, a penalty of
one dollar shall be added to the bill
and in case of failure to pay within
ninety days of the rendition of the
bill, the water shall be cut off and
the flow not again restored until all
charges due are paid and one dollar
additional penalty for restoring the
flow of water to the premises in
volved, making a total penalty of
two dollars ($2.) where the water
is cut off before it can be cut on
again.
Section 8. No water from the
mains shall he introduced or used
on premises supplied through meters
excepting that which passes through
the meter.
Section 4. Free access to all prem
ises supplied or to be supplied with
water by meters shall be granted at
all times to such inspectors or other
persons as the Mayor and Council
may employ for the purposes of in
speeding, removing, installing, testing
or reading of meters.
Section 5. In case of deficient
supply through water meters or anv
cause of complaint report should be
to the Mayor and Council, that the
difficulty may be investigated and
corrected.
Section 6. Meters shall be read
semi-annually and at such other
times as the Mayor and Council shall
determine.
Section z. Where meter fails
to register correctly or bears evil
dence of having been tampered with,
q charge wiN be made for an aver
age consumption of water, unless
the supply be cut off as herein pro-
vided. Where a customer desires
his meter tested, the Mayor and
Council shall have such test made
and should the meter prove to be
correct a charge of one dollar shall
be paid by such customer to said
Mayor and Council.
Section 8. Whenever a meter shall
be damaged by freezing, improper
plumbing, heat or any other cause
wherein the customer could have pre-
vented such damage, the whole cost
of repair or the full cost of the
meter shall be charged against him
and shall be collectable the same as
his water rent.
Section 9. No person, persons, cor
poration or corporations shall in any
way disconnect, tamper, or interfere
with any water meter or its appur-
tenances. Any person, persons, cor
poration or corporations who shall
violate any of the provisions of this
section or Sections or 4, shall, upon
conviction thereof, forfeit and pay a
sum not less than five dollars ($5.)
nor to exceed twenty-five dollars
($25.) for each offense, at the dis
erection of the Mayor of Rockville
or the Police Justice who may try
the case, and the water supply be
stopped until such fine and costs be
paid.
Section 10. And be it further en-
acted and ordained that any ordi-
nance or part of any ordinance in
consistent with this ordinance be and
the same is to the extent of such
Inconsistency repealed.
Section IL. And be it further en-
acted that this ordinance shall be
effective from December 81, 1884.
DOUGLAS M. BLANDFORD,
Mayor.
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