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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-219ORDINANCE # 219 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIkHOPE, ALAdAMA; FIRST: All bills for electric and gas service owing to the City of Fairhope shall be due on the first day of each calendar month, and delinquent unless paid on or before the __.Oth day of each calendar month and unless paid on or before delinquency there shall be added to and collected as a part of such bills and to defray the additional costs to the city re- sulting from such delinquency, an,additional sum of 10% of the amount'of such bill, but not less than 500 for each delinquent bill, provided however, such penalty may be waived by the Clerk when it is shown to the Clerk's satisfaction that the person owing such bill did not receive the same within three days before the delinquency date herein provided'or, when it is shown to the Clerk's satisfaction that such delinquent account has not :heretofore been delinquent within the six month period immediately prior thereto, or where the remittance for such bill was mailed on or before the delinquency date. SECOND: This Ordinance shall apply to bills for services rendered subsequent to the November 1952 meter readings. THIRD: All bills more than thirty days delinquent shall bear interest at the rate of 6% per annum, which shall be collected in addition to the amount of the bill and the penalty provided in Section 1 hereof. FOURTH: Services shall be discontinued to any person whose bill shall not have been paid on or before the 15th day of the month, provided the City Clerk may at her discretion waive such discontinuance for any cause provided in Section 1 hereof for, the waiver of the penalty and provided when the City Clerk deems it proper such delinquency may be presented to the City Council for directions before services are discontinued, but such failure to discontinue services shall be reported to the next meeting of the Council. Duly adopted this the 8th day of December, 1952. Attest: City Clerk