A. Prohibited: It shall be unlawful for any person being the owner, lessee, manager, superintendent or managing agent and having possession, charge or control of any water ditch, flume, water main or pipe or other artificial watercourse or channel through which water is being conveyed in this city, to wilfully, maliciously, negligently or carelessly allow or permit water to run or flow therefrom into, under, upon or over any public street, avenue, alley, sidewalk or highway within the city so as to injure it or any part thereof or so as to make it or any part thereof impassable or inconvenient to travel. (Prior Code § 18-7)
B. Notice To Offenders: Before a conviction shall be had for an offense under subsection A of this section, it shall be incumbent upon the prosecution to show that notice, in writing, was served upon the person complained of, calling attention to the fact of the violation of subsection A, giving in a reasonably definite manner the location of the place where such violation is occurring. The prosecution must also show that twenty four (24) hours have elapsed since the service of such notice and that such violation still continued. Service of notice shall be made in the same manner as service of summons in civil actions under the laws of this state. (Prior Code § 18-8)