HomeMy WebLinkAbout02430ORDINANCE NO.��--
An Ordinance amending Section 23 of Ordinance 1110,
as amended, and thereby changing the penalty date for
payment of water bills.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND, IN REGULAR SESSION
ASSEMBLED, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 23 of Ordinance No. 1110, approved Decem-
ber 20-1-939, as amended by Section 1 of Ordinance No. 1172, Section 1,
of Ordinance No. 1369, Section 2 of Ordinance No. 1453 and Section 5
of Ordinance No. 1601, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 23. All bills for water are due and payable on the first
day of each month, being payable in -advance for fixed rate and on the
succeeding month for metered rate, at the office of the City Treasurer,
without any notice whatever to the consumer, provided, however, that
if any such bill is not paid on or before the tenth day of the month
in which it accrues, it shall be considered delinquent and a penalty
of fifty cents shall be added to the charged amount. In the computa-
tion of time for this section, should the tenth day of the month fall
on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, the first working day for the City
Treasurer's office thereafter shall be treated as the tenth day of the
month. In all cases where charges for water are not paid within the
time provided by ordinance, payment may be enforced by shutting off
the water until all charges, including shut-off and turn -on charges,
are paid."
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect on February 1, 1972,
after its passage, approval and publication in the form and manner pro-
vided by law.
Read for the first, second and third times on January 4, 1972,
passed by the Council and approved by the Mayor on said January 4, 1 72,
Mayor
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