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ORD lNA.NCE NO. 2-6 Q _
AN ORDINANCE REQ.UIRING THAT ALL PURCHASERS AND PROSPECTIVE PURCRL\SERS
OF WATER FROM THE CITY SHALL N.t1i.KE DEPOSIT WITH .TEE CITY BEFORE .RE-
CE!VING FROM' THE CITY ANY WATER CONNECTION OR/~llATER; PROVIDING THAT
UPON REQ,UEST, WATER CONSUMERS N...AY HAVE REFITNDEP SUCH DEPOSIT AFTER
SUCH DEPOSITS HAVE BEEN HELD BYTRE CITY ~[ORE'THAN FIFTEEN MOl\1THS,
PROVIDED NO. DELINQ,UENCY HAS. OCCURRED IN TEE WATER OR SEVrER ACCOUNT
OF SUCH APFLICANTDURING SUCH FIFTEEN MOl\1TH PERIOD.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COlt;MISSION OF THE CITY OF WEST
UNIVERSITY PLACE,TEXAS~
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That the City of West University Place shall require all
applicants for connections to the City's water system and applicants
, for water service within the city limits of the City to ,deposit with
the City of West University Place the sum of Five Dollars ($5.00)
. before any water connection shall be made with the water system of
the City for such applicant and before any water shall be delivered
or sold to any such applicant;. provided each such Five Dollar ($.5 .00)
-deposit shall be security for the payment of any and all amounts due,
or that may become due, to -the City by such applicant for water pur-
chased, and to be purchased, from the City and the prompt payment by
" such applicant or consumer of such person's sewer charges and sewer
account with the City.
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That, if, after such Five Dollar ($5.00) deposit has been
in the hands o:f the City for a continuous period of fifteen (1.5)
months without any delinquency occurring in the water account or the
sewer account of such depositor with the City, and such depositor or
consume~ shall, after said time, make application in writin~ for the
refund of such $5.00 deposit, then such Five Dollars ($,.00) shall
be refunded to such applicant or consumer, if no delinquency has
occurred during such time; otherwise, if any delinquency in any such
account shall have occurred within fifteen months prior to any such
application for refund, such Five Dollar ($,.00) deposit shall con-
~inue :Co be held by the City" and no refund shall be made.
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All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed insofar as such conflict or conflicts exist only.
PASSED AND APPROVED, this
vote of 5 ayes and 0 noes.
]0 dAY of Ma~, A. D. 1943, by a
. U ~ 4--e ~~.r
Mayor, C~ty of Nest Unlverslty
Pla ce, Texas
ATTEST:
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R: B.ll~ , Secretary.
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