Ordinance No. 4,45860522 -Z
ORDINANCE NO. 4458
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAYTOWN, TEXAS, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES,
SECTION 31 -59, "PROCEDURES AND REMEDIES FOR NON - PAYMENT
OF WATER BILLS AND VIOLATIONS OF CITY ORDINANCES," TO
PROVIDE FOR DISCONTINUATION OF WATER SERVICE FOR
PAYMENT WITH A HOT CHECK; REPEALING INCONSISTENT
ORDINANCES; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING
FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1: That Subsection 31 -59(d) of the Code of Ordinances, City of
Baytown, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 31 -59. Procedures and remedies for non - payment of water bills
and violation of City ordinances.
(d) Should any person give the City a check in
payment of water services which is not
honored by the drawee bank for any reason,
the City reserves the right to cut off and
discontinue water service until all charges
due have been paid. An additional charge of
ten dollars ($10.00) shall be charged to the
person giving such check.
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of this ordinance are hereby repealed,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 circurstances and to
this end all provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
Section 4: This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its
passage by the City Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City
Council of the City of Baytown, this the 22nd day of May, 1986.
ATTEST:
C/
L EN P. HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED:
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