When the water has been shut off on account of nonpayment of its bills or for violation of any of the rules and regulations of the city, it will not be turned on again until all the arrears are paid together with an additional payment of an amount set by the City Council and on file at the office of the Finance Officer, to cover the expense of shutting off and turning on. If any person from whose premises the water has been shut off for any of the reasons herein provided shall turn the water on or cause the same to be turned on without authority from the City Council, he or she shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Prior Code, § 10-2-26)