Nogales international., 1938-04-02
LEGAL NOTICE

Treasurer the amounts hereinafter
designated, to be by him kept
throughout the period during which
the consumers making such deposits
shall use or consume water, and
such amounts shall be returned to
such consumers as they may from
time to time discontinue such con-
sumption, providing, however. that
at the time of such discontinuance
such consumers shall have fully
paid for all water heretofore fur
niShed or delivered to them. The
City Clerk and Treasurer shall have
the power and authority to apply
the deposit of any consumer to the
payment, in part or in full, Of any
delinquent and unpaid amount by
such consumer owing upon account
of water to him supplied and de-
Hvered. Such deposits shall not
bear interest.
(b) The following amounts shall
be collected as such deposits:
I. Residential consumers $500
2. Commercial consumers $500
g. Commercial consumers
averaging $4,000 or more
gallons per month $1,000
(c) All consumers now being
served shall be permitted a period
of thirty 900 days from and after
the effective date of this ordinance
within which to make proper de-
posits as herein provided. Prospec-
tive consumers shall make such de-
posits in advance of receiving water
from the City
Cd Except as provided in para
graph Co of this section, no con-
sumer shall receive any water from
the City until he shall make q
proper deposit with the City Clerk
and Treasurer and pay all other
charges which are conditions prece-
dent to the receipt of such water.
(e) In the event that water con-
Sumers are fee owners of the
premises where such water Is deliv-
cred and consumed such deposit or
deposits shall not be required.
Section 4. Water service connec-
tions shall be restricted to one me-
ter or connection to each building,
residence, or premises. Residential
services to apartment houses or resi-
dence groups on one premises and
housing more than four families,
shall be charged a service fee of
fifty (50c) cents per family per
month, in addition to all charges
for water consumed, when the total
consumption of such service
amounts to less than $4,000 gallons
per month.
Section 5. This ordinance shall
not apply to nor affect contracts
for water to be used outside the
City and already existing, nor 10
any contracts now in being or to be
executed, concerning water to be de-
livered in Mexico.
Section 6. The Mayor and Board
of Aldermen may promulgate from
time to time such regulations as
may be necessary and proper to
administer, and insure full, free,
and efficient operation of, this ordi-
nance, and may alter or change the
rates, costs and charges and/or
regulations herein provided, from
time to time, by resolution author
izing and providing revised rate
schedules and/or regulations. Pub
lication of revised rate schedules
and/or regulations shall be by the
posting of copies thereof on the City
Hall bulletin board and in the Of
flee of the Water Department.
Section 7. Water consumers shall
be billed on or about the 30th clay
&c to1. oG
during the previous monthly meter
reading period. All accounts shall
be paid en- or before the 18th day
of the month following the date Of
billing. A delinquent penalty of
ten Q0%6) per cent on the first
$1,000 and two (285) Ger cent on
the balance of all monthly bills for
water consumed, may be charged
on accounts repeatedly delinquent
after the 18th day of each month
A service or reconnection charge OF
$500 shall be collected upon any
and all services closed for delin-
quency, before such service may be
resumed.
Section 8. The operation and
physical maintenance of the Water
Department shall be vested in the
Public Works Department of the
City of Nogales.
Section o. The accounting COL
lection and control of all accounts
and funds of the Water Department
shall be vested in the Finance De-
partment of the City of Nogales,
subject, however, to all provisions
of the City Charter.
Section TO- Ordinance No. 76-A
and Ordinance No 5-B of the City
of Nogales are hereby repealed; and
all other Ordinances or parts OF
Ordinances in conflict with this
Ordinance are hereby repealed to
the extent of such conflict.
Section II. WHEREAS, the pres
ent Ordinances governing water
rates of the City of Nogales are
inadequate, and the immediate
preservation of the public peace.
health and safety Of, and a sound
fiscal and financial policy for, the
City of NogaleS, require that this
Ordinance shall become immediate
ly operative, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, and this Ordi-
nance upon receiving the affirma-
tive vote Of SO of the members of