Ordinance No. 4,332Published in: THE BAYTOWN SUN 51212 -2
Monday, December 16, 1985
Tuesday, December 17, 1985
ORDINANCE NO. 4332
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 31, "UTILITIES," OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN BY AMENDING
SECTION 31- 54(bX1), "WATER DEPOSITS AND REFUNDS;" PROVIDING
A REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE
HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1: That Section 31- 54(b)(1) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Baytown, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 31 -54. Water deposits and refunds.
(b) Amount of deposits.
(1) Residential consumers occupying single family dwelling
houses shall be required to place on deposit the amount of
$50.00.
Section 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the terms
of this ordinance are hereby repealed, provided however, that such repeal shall be
only to the extent of such inconsistency and in all other respects this ordinance
shall be cumulative of other ordinances regulating and governing the subject matter
covered by this ordinance.
Section 3: If any provision, section, exception, subsection, paragraph,
sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance or the application of same to any
person or set of circumstances, shall for any reason be held unconstitutional, void or
invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of
this ordinance or their application to other persons or sets of circumstances and to
this end all provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
Section 4: This Ordinance shall take effect from and after ten (10) days from
its passage by the City Council. The City Clerk is hereby directed to give notice
hereof by causing the caption of this ordinance to be published in the official
newspaper of the City of Baytown at least twice within ten (10) days after the
passage of this ordinance.
INTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City
Council of the City of Baytown, this the 12th day of December, 1985.
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NETT O. HUTTO, Mayor
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ILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
APPF�VED:
ANDA L B. STRONG, Attorney