HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 75-21 - Utility Meters-AN .ORDINANCE PROHIBITING'DAMAGING',
DESTROYING, TAMPERING, ADJUSTING
OR IN ANY WAY .INTERFERRING WITH
THE OPERATION OF' ANY UTILITY METERS
INCLUDING SEALS
BE ;IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN,
TEXAS;
That hereafter it shall be unlawful for any person,
firm or corpora�ion to damage, destroy, tamper or otherwise
in: any way interfere with the operation of utility meters
within the corporate limits of the City of Georgetown; including
but not limited to the tampering., adjustment, breakage or
removal of'any seals and including any hookups or connections
that have the effect of bypassing a meter or meters so that
a customer is receiving utility service, of any character
by virtue of such hookup or connection without same being
metexed,.
Violations of this ordinance shall be punishable by a
.fine of'not less than $2S.00,nor more than $'M,00,
There shall be a presumption that the utility customer
as shown by City records shall be presumed to be�the party
who has damaged, destroyed, or otherwise tampered with such
meter or appurtenances as herein prohibited but such presumption
shall be rebuttable.
The Secretary of the City of Georgetown is hereby
directed to publish this ordinance in;acco:rdance with the
requirements of the law.
Passed on first reading this // day of September,
19750 by unanimous vote. of all members of the Council and
passed on second reading bye unanimous vote of the Council
on the Z day of
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AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING DAMAGING, DESTROYING, TAMPERING,
ADJUSTING OR IN ANY WAY INTERFERRING WITH THE OPERATION
OF ANY UTILITY METERS INCLUDING SEALS
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS:
That hereafter it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to damage, destroy,
tamper or otherwise in any way interfere with the operation of utility meters within the corporate
limits of the City of Georgetown, i nc) udi ng but not limited to the tampering, adjustment, break-
age or removal of any seals and including any hookups or connections that have the effect of
bypassing a meter or me0.rs so that a customer is receiving utility service of any character by
virtue of such hookup or connection without same being metered.
Violations of this ordinance shall be punishable by a fine of not less -than $25.00 nor more
than $200.00.
There shall be a presumption that the utility customer as shown by City records shall be pre-
sumed to be the party who has damaged, destroyed, or otherwise tampered with such meter or
appurtenances as herein prohibited but such presumption shall be rebuttable.
The Secretary of the City of Georgetown is hereby directed to publish this ordinance in
accordance with the requirements of the law.
Passed on first reading this 11th day of September, 1975, by unanimous vote of all members
of the Council and passed on second reading by unanimous vote of the Council on the 13th day
r— of October, 1975.
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ATTEST: Joe E. Crawford, Mayor, City of Georgetown
City Secretary