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ORD1 NMJC1? NO ~ ~(,l ~~_-----
AN ORDINANCE AME:ND7 NCi ORllI NANCE NU . 87'l , •
DATED, JANIJIIRY I'0, 7.9'(7, I'ROHTI?I~I'I~NG 'i'N~:
AC'1' Oh' TAMPf~:f~TN~f W1`I'll ItN l~;I,f~'C`I'RICAL, tIAS UII ,
WATER METER, UR I~'IRE HYDRANT, INCRFl1.".>ING
THE PF'NAL`1'IES THERF:h'OR, DI?ChARTN(, AN
.~.,~, EMERGENCY A.ND h'OR OTHIr;R I'URPUSES
f3E I`1' ORDAINED I3Y `I'f lf? C l'PY COUt~JC 1 h Uh' `I'Hf~: CITY Q,h' ~
WL:ST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS:
SECTION ONE. Section Twu of Urd_i_nance Pdo. 877, dated,
January 20, 1.x77, i.s amended as fellows:
"It sha11 be unlawf'u7 for rrri,y per:~ori, f~~trtnE~r h~ p,
assoc~lation, firm c>r corE.~~r<at,ic~rr within i;h~~
City Lltnit;:; of W~~:~L f~~~trrthhi:•,, 1lrkrln.~a:>, L~> trl[rmt.r,
with arr elect:ric~tl , ,';a.;, or' writer mete^r, r.~r f9re Yiydrant
that, i:'. owned r~t~c1 c~I>~~r~rt~~cl h,V t.h~~ C1t,y cal' ~~dc~st MF~mhhj:7,
Ark;iii: a,, , c~r~ ~~tvr~~:~~f ~lr~~_l ~~E,~~~rrit~~cl fey Lh~~ Ark,rn:~a:,-I,cau 1 ,, 1 r+.t~ri
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l;au ~c~m~ulr~v, or' ,u~y ~,Lh~~r ~,r~r.,f,~•rt,,y o{~r~.r~,zt~~~l by LI~c~
Wc:~,t M~~rnf~~hi;_ lit l l it,v 1?~~{,;lrirr~~~ui ,,,
SEC'T`ION 'T'W0. ;'~~ctlon 'I'ht~c~:~ ~.;f' Or~~Iinri»ce Ido. 87'l, dat,•d,
January ~>_0 , 19'i 7 , i.> rtrr~c~n~iccf t1:~ 1'~.~ l l ;~!^r;~ .
"When muter trtrnpcr9 nf~ i:, d i ;,covered by Rrhre:~ent~a.t;1 vE's
of the Utility llepar~t.me-rt ~~r the Ar~fcan.~a:>-Louish~ana
Gas Go. , l.oc~~t~~d on the prczmi,~c~;; of a person,
partnershil;, association, i'irm or c.orl,or~ttion, there
is crt~it;cd ~~. prc~:,urnf~t;lorr tfrnt. :.rtid t<a,mf~,crirrf=, wa: d~rie
by the occupant (.~) , ownrr , t~c~-~cc~n , or tc~r~ant , wf~3 ch
shall be prima fae ie evidence . f're:~umpt i ors of
tamperinf; may Lie rc'btit,ted c,n c~vfdence :;ati.:fact;ory
to the Court.
Wh~.~n arty person, pat~tn~.~rr,l~il~, rc:'~r~c~c1~_ttlon, firm or
corporation connects '.:o the 1' re hydrant without the
permission of t;he bleat Mc~mf~}~9,~ Utiltt,y I)r~f,artment
there i:~ f~resumpt ion tl~aL :;each act wa:; cfonc without;
_ the permission oi' the W<~;,t M~~mf>h i:~ Ut, 1.~1i ty Dehartm~~r~t; ,
unless sati: fr_tetor,y f~roof' i.. furnished the Utilit~~
Department on rcqui~;~t; that, :,~.rc~h ccrr~in~~ctic~n wits
authori~E~d" ,
SECTION Tiif~EP~. ;~c~:t:'t~)tl 1' iv~~ of Ordl.nanc~~ Nc,. 87'r, ~i;~tc.c1,
January ~ U, 1977 , i s am~_~n~,lect rtr f'c, I 1 ow;. :
~ "Ar~,y v ~f c~ fat: Io,~ of t:h~~ f,r;,v i ,,i orr:, of t,hi ;~ Ord inancc .~l~ra.ll
be a "ClclU.. I;,' Mi.:,~jetn~~,tn~~r~, tvl~i~rfi .is f~uni.,fir~t~]_~:. t:;,~ 't
fine ,. ~r~c1 `v5UO.0~) c,r- im~~ricorrmt~r,t of
,~iaL to c'Xcc
nint.t;~~ d,:,y.~ (~U) ~I;i~ .~ ~_>r t,nth i n the d t :~~; r~ ~t 1 on of thf
Court".
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SI?;CTIOi1 1~UUR. I,rncr~;ency_ Cl_~u:_e_~_ Tt havi.ng been found
and determined by t;he City Cot.rnci] of the City of r,Jest Mempr:lU,
Arkansas, ghat an increasf~d number of meter tamperings are
being di:~covered by the West Mf~mE;hts utility Dep~~.rtment, and;
tt~eref'ore, t;h~zt st,ep:: should h~~ t,~ikf:n try correct; this matter,
rrn r~mer~;enc,v j.. (ir~cll.lr~~~~i t~, ~~x t.'.t rrt~~i t,hi;; Ord it~ancr~ being
n~'~ce:;s~tr~~ fc~r the prr~s~~rv~rt,i~~r~ ~(' t,hE~ n~.ahl to peace, health,
:>af't:t;/ ~rr~l w~~l farr~ of t;hr~ citlzc~ir., of the C~Lt-,y of 'J7E~st Memphi:~,,
~1rl~~an:~r~~, :~h~il ] her Sn 1'u l l 1'~_~rr,~~~ rtr~d r~i'fect from an~:l after
the date of it;s passage and :~pprov~rl..
PA;~;>i~;I) ANll API'ROVI~a t,lii:> d~iy of C t~ ~~~u~~' _ ,
1980.
CITY C'LI~;hK
~~PON:'~NEP RY
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