13-97-Ordinance-Amending the Tampering Fees-10/06/1997CITY OF SANGER, TEXAS
ORDINANCE No. #13-97
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANGER, DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS,
AMENDING CHAPTER 11, ARTICLE 11.300 OF THE CITY OF SANGER
CODE OF ORDINANCES; AND PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
AND, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANGER, TEXAS:
SECTION I
THAT CHAPTER 11, ARTICLE 11.300 (a) OF THE CITY OF SANGER CODE OF
ORDINANCES IS HEREBY AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
(7) Tampering Fee. In the event the user or customer or their agent restores water
services or electric services after service has been disconnected by the City, or the user
or customer or their agent tampers with the water meter or the electric meter or service
line appurtenances in any manner, a tampering fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) shall
be collected in addition to the reconnect fees.
SECTION II
All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are, to the extent of such
conflict, hereby repealed.
SECTION III
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections, paragraphs,
sentences, clauses, and phrases of this Ordinance are severable and, if any phrase, clause,
sentence, paragraph, or section of this Ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid
judgement or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not
affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs, and sections of this
Ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the
incorporation in this Ordinance of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph,
or section.
ORDINANCE NO. 0-97, TAMPERING FEE
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SECTION IV
This Ordinance became effective on October 1, 1997 from and after its passage and the
publication of the caption as the law in such cases provides.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 6th day of October, 1997, by the City Council of the
City of Sanger, Texas.
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Tommy K' cai , Mayor Pro-Tem
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