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The town reserves the right to, at any time, without notice, shut off the water from its mains for the purpose of making repairs or extensions or for other purposes, and no claim shall be made against the town by reason of any breakage whatsoever, or for any damage that may result from the shutting off of water for repairing, laying or relaying mains, hydrants or other connections, or for any other reason whatsoever. (1980 Code § 14-124)
A. Use Of Water Without Payment Prohibited: It shall be unlawful for any person, by himself, family, servants or agents to use the water coming through the water mains without first paying therefor as provided in this chapter. (1980 Code § 14-135)
B. Tampering With Water Supply Prohibited: It shall be unlawful for any person, by himself, family, servants or agents without authority to open any stock cock, valve or other fixture attached to the system of water supply, or in any way to injure, deface or impair any part of appurtenance of the waterworks, or to cast anything into any reservoir or tank belonging to said works. (1980 Code § 14-136)
C. Turning On After Being Turned Off Prohibited: It shall be unlawful for any person, after the water has been turned off from his premises on account of nonpayment of rates or other violation of the rules and regulations pertaining to the water supply, or for any reason, to turn on or allow the water to be turned on, or use or allow the water to be used without authority from the superintendent of the public works. (1980 Code § 14-137)
D. Unlawful To Waste Water: It shall be unlawful for any user of the town water system to waste or cause to waste any waters coming from the culinary water system. Failure to abide with this law shall cause shutoff of all water to the premises, plus a fine to be decided by the superintendent of the public works office. (1980 Code § 14-139)
E. Mutilation Of Signs Prohibited: It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to deface, mutilate, tear down or in any way destroy any signs erected by the department of public works. Penalties will be levied. (1980 Code § 14-168)
F. Bathing In Streams Prohibited: It shall be unlawful for any person to bath or swim in any of the waters, reservoirs or streams within the limits of the town, except in public or private bath houses. Penalties will be levied. (1980 Code § 14-169)
A. Authority: In the event of the scarcity of water, whenever it shall, in the judgment of the mayor and the town council, be necessary, the mayor shall by proclamation limit the use of water for other than domestic purposes, to such extent which may be required for the public good. (1980 Code § 14-138)
B. Violation Of Proclamation Prohibited; Additional Penalty: It shall be unlawful for any person by himself, family, servants or agents to violate any proclamation made by the mayor in pursuance of this section, and if any violation thereof shall occur, then in addition to any other penalty thereof, the water supply to the premises upon which such violation occurs shall be shut off and if shut off on that account it shall not be turned on again until the payment of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each violation of the said proclamation. (1980 Code § 14-140)
It shall be the duty of the superintendent of waterworks to cause the water supply to be shut off of the premises of any water taker who shall fail to make application and pay the charges therefor for the installation of water meter within fifteen (15) days after notice in writing from the superintendent of waterworks so to do, and the water shall not be turned on for use on such premises until meter has been installed and all charges and rates paid in full, together with the required charge for turning on the water. (1980 Code § 14-151)