From and after the passage and taking effect of this subchapter, the City Council shall have the power, in times of water shortage, which it is deemed to be either dangerous to either public health or safety, to declare an emergency to exist, and to provide for and regulate the consumption of water by all users from the city’s water works company, its successors and assigns, and for that purpose, the city shall have police powers to carry into effect all regulations and directions imposed by resolution, duly passed and adopted by its governing body, and to delegate such powers to any officer or employer of the city in order to carry into effect any and all of such regulations so adopted and may permit penalties.
(Prior Code, § 1-9-1)