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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTIONS 24-26, 24-27, 24-34~ 24-35, 24-44 AND 24-45, AS AMENDED. OF CHAPTER 24 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSmOUTh, VIRGINIA, 1951, PERTAINING TO THE PORTSMOUTH WATER DEPARTM~{T, SERVICE CONTRACTS THEREWITH, AND ITS BILLING AND COLLECTION PROCEDURES. Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia° Section 1: That Sections 24-26~ 24-27, 24-34, 24-35, 24-44 and 24-45, as amended, of Chapter 24 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, t951, be amended and re-ordained, to read as follows. Sec° 24-26~ Execution of contract as prerequisite to water service; owner's liability for water furnished tenant. The o%mer of any premises desiring water ~o b~ supplied to such premises shall be required to sign a contract upon a printed form prepared for the purpose in the office of the water department containing the provisions and in the form as set forth in section 24-34 or in section 24-35 of this chapter. A separate contract shall be required for each premises as defined in section 24-42 of this chapter. However, an owner shall not be required to pay for water furnished to a tenant, where the owner does not also reside on the premises served by such meter, for more than four month's water bill. Sec, 24-27. %%~en cash ueposit required as prerequisite to service° ~enever the owner of a premises refuses ~o sign the contract mentioned ~n the preceding section or repudiates or cancels a contract previously signed by him~ no water shall be supplied at the premises until the owner or tenant applying for the water shall deposit with the superintendent of the water department a cash deposit equal in amount to the average bill for the premises~ including charges for sewage disposal service and utility taxes based thereon, if any, for four months if it be a quarterly account~ or 5wo months if it be a monthly account; provided, however, the deposit shall not in any case be less than ten dollars. The o%~er may make deposit for the tenant.