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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1924-092County of Hawaii, Territory of Hawaii. Ordinance No. 92 AN ORDNANCE RELATING TO 7'HE WATER AND SEWER UE- PAHTMENTS OF THE COUNTY ON` HAWAII. Be it ordained by the Board of Sup- ervisors in and for the County of Ha- waii: SECTION 1. Appointment oY Sup- erintendents oT Water Works. The Chairman and Executive Officer of the County of Hawaii shall appoint a Superiniendent of ~i'ater Works for each and every District within the County, where Water Arorks Depart- ment are or hereafter may be estab- lished, and said appointment shall be submitted to the Board of Supervis- ors for approval. SECTION 2. Regulation oL Rates. The Superintendent of each Water Works Department may from time to dme with the approval of the Board of Su- pervisors of the County oY Ha- waii, rsgulate the rates t0 be p~iid for water or sewer privileges, and when- aver such rates shall be changed, no- Gen thereof shall be given in writing To conemner nr emrsumers; provided, that in the City oY Milo, if the change iu rates are genera.], then notices of said eha nge shall be published in the Hawaiian and English languages in two or more newspaper; puhliehed in the city of Hilo; and he may publish said notice in such other languages as he may deem advisable. SECTION 3. Pay of Superinten- dents. Tho Superintendent of each Water Works Department shall re- s;ive such salary as may be fixed by the Board OP 9uperyls0l's. SECTION 4. Bonds of Superin- tendents. Each Superintendent of Water Works steal] furnish to the County of Hawaii a bond for the faithful accounting of al] moneys received and the faithful performance of his duties as snrh superintendent: and the amount of bonds shall be as follows:- Sttperintendent oY Water Works and Sewers, City of Hilo, $3,000.00, and all other Superintendents, $1,000.00 exch. SF, C,TION 5. Applications for wa4 er or newer connoctione. All applica- tions for mater suPPly or for sewer connection shall be in writing, and signed by tbo applicant. Such applica- tion shall be mx printed form supplied by the Superintendent of Water Works, and shall contain a statement of the terms and conditions upon which water and sewer may be used. If per- mission shall be granted, the applicant shall be furnisher) with a duplicate form n[ appliaati nn, and be entitled to wits or :ewer privilege as epecifled in such ,a ppliration. SECTION 6. Rates payable semi- annually. All water and sewer rates shall be payable semi-annually in ad- vance on the first day of January and the first day of July in oath year at the office of the County Treasurer. SECTION 7. Notice to pay water and sewer rates. The Superinten- dent of Water Works oY the City of Hilo, shall at least ten days be~tore such water or sewer rates become payable, notify all persona then holding water and sewer privileges u.a aforesaid, by mailing each a notice, and also by advertisement in one or more newspapers published In the Englis}r and Hawaiian languages that such rates are payable o^ the first day oP Jauuary and July, next follow- ing such notice; and in other districts the Superintendent shall mail written notices to persons holding water pri- vileges xt least fifteen (15) days be- fore water rates become payable. SF.CTIOPS 8. Penalty for non-pay- ment of water or sewer rates. If any water or sewer rates remain unpaid fif- teen (15) rlnys after [he same becomes due a.nd payable, it shall become de- Linquexxt and Ten (10) per centum in addition Thereto shall be charged, which will be collected as part of such rate. In all cases in which water or sewer rates have become delinquent, the Superintendent may canes the mater or sewer to be shut r.8 from ouch privilege, and charge the expense of the same to the holder of We pri- vilege; the water or sewer so shut nH from such privilege shall not be turned on again until Che rates from such privilege a.nd all penalties and ex- penees have been paid. SECTION 9. Penalty for ecnnect- ing water and sewer connections with- out permission. Any person or persona, firm or corporation, oonuecting any water or sewer pipe with the govern- ment water or sewer pipes without permission shall be guilty oP a mis- demeanor and upon conviction there- of shall be punished by a fine not ex- ceeding One Hundred ($100.00) Dol- lars, in the discretion of the Court. SECTION 10. Penalty for trea- passiug on water sources or reserva- tions. Any person trespassing upon any Water anllreea, shed Or reserva- tion without permission from the Su- perintendent o£ Water Works shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereot :;hall be pun- ished by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred ($500.00) Dollars in the dis- cretion of the court. SECTION 11. This Ordinance shall take e8ect from and after the date of its approval, Introduced by Supervisor: (Sgd.) A. M. CABRINHA, Date of Introduction: June 6th, 1924. Approved: August 8th, 1924. (Signed) SAMUEL M. SPENCER, Chairman and Executive Officer, Board of Supervisors, Count? of llawaii. TERRITORY OF HAWAII ) COUNTY OF HAR'AII ) SS L hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was regulaely considered at a meeting of the Board of 9uper- visore of the County of Hawaii, held at the County Seat upon the 8th day of August, A. D. 1929, and upon being put to vote said Ordinance was adopt- ed by a. majority of the Supervisors at said meeting. IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the sea.] of the County of jlawaii upmi this Rth day of August, A. D. 1924. [SF,AL1 fSgdJ A. A. HAPAI, County Clerk, County of Hawaii.