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AN ORDINANCE FURTHER REGULATING THE USE OF WATER AND OF THE
DISTRIBUTION.SYSTEM OF THE WATER `.•"ORKS IN THE CITY OF' PADUCAH, AND
PROVIDING PENALTDF:S FOR VIOLATION THLRTOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COTAMD�SIONEI_-;S OF THE
CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1.
No person shall take or use any water furnished or supplied
through the water works system of the City of Paducah for domestic or
other nur)oses without contracting for the same as now, or as may
hereafter be nrovided, and until otherwise provided by ordinance, the
terms of the franchise of the Paducah 'Jater ';forks Company which was
purchased by the City of Paducah on the 31st day of October, 1930, shall
,overn the method and manner of contracting for the use of said water.
No person not an officer or an employe of the City of Paducah or of said
water works distribution system, or not h.rving a permit from one duly
authorized to execute the same, shall turn on or off any dater from any
main, distributing pipe, shut-off box or other device; nor open, injure
or otherwise interfere with any shut-off box or water meter; nor shall
anyone permit ti:rater to be taken from his premises by one not having a
permit or license so to take or use s^id water; nor shall anyone injure,
tamper with or unscrew any nut or other fastening device on or ab�-i.,t any
fire )lug. Any p,rson, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the
provisions of this section shall to deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and
shall be fined in any sum not less than Five (;,5.00) Dollars nor more
than One Hundred (�.;100.00) Dollars for each and every violation hereof.
SECTION 2.
It shall be the duty of any and all policemen on all beats to
report- any injury, breakage or damage to any .fire plug or to said water
system in any way, which report- shall be made to the Chief of Police
as promptly and as soon Ps discovered. Any person committing any act
of tresuass or injury to any of the property connected tzith and
belonging to the water works system of the City of Paducah not
specifically defined in the first section hereof shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor and shall be fined in any sum not less than Five
($5.00) Dollars, nor more than One Hundred (5100.00) Dollars.
SECTION 3.
All ordinnnees and parts of ordinances in conflict with this
or•dinan^e are to the extent of such conflict hereby repealed, ^nd this
ordinance shall take effect upon its passage.,
Signed�c��/�.'( -"
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Mayor
Passed by the Board of Commissioners November P4, 1930
Recorded by Hunt Crossland, Clerk, November 25, 1930