The application for water service shall contain a contract on the part of the person making the application:
(A) To pay for the water consumed at the rate prescribed by ordinance at the time the water is consumed;
(B) To recognize the right of the town to change the rate by ordinance at any time;
(C) To recognize the right of the town temporarily to discontinue water service at any time without notice to the consumer, to install, repair, or remove a water meter or for any other proper cause;
(D) Stating that the contract is subject to all the ordinances in effect at the time of making the contract and which may be passed and go into effect thereafter;
(E) Stating that the town shall not be responsible for any damage by water or other cause resulting from defective plumbing or appliances, and that the fact that an agent of the town has inspected plumbing or appliances shall not be pleaded as a basis for recovery in case of damage to the premises from defective plumbing or appliances installed by the owner or occupant of such premises;
(F) Providing that the town shall not be liable for damages resulting from the interruption or failure of the supply of water, regardless of the cause thereof; and that such failure for any reasonable period of time shall not be held to constitute a breach of contract on the part of the town nor relieve the consumer from performing the obligations of his, her, or their contract;
(G) Providing that all meters are the property of the town; and
(H) Providing that the water deposit, or so much thereof as may be necessary, may be retained by the town and applied by the town on any unpaid water bill of the consumer; and providing further that unless the water deposit is claimed by the consumer within 12 months after the consumer ceases to use the water or within 12 months after the water is turned off for any cause by the town, then the consumer forfeits all right, title, or interest in and to the water deposit.
(Prior Code, § 17-204) Penalty, see § 51.99