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<br />OR))INANCjo~ no 2.42.___
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<br />AN OlillII'!A,NCE .AJII:::rmIHG OHDINll'CE NO 220t , PASSJ!.'D BY THE CITY
<br />COUUCIL OF TH1: CIl'Y OF LA POliTE, 'i'EX.!1.~J~~Y 4':L1H,1928 AS .A:...iEH~ED
<br />BY ORDn~..\ACE ;'~O 240, PASSEj) BY THE CI'i'Y COIDWIL Ob' TIill CI11Y 0F
<br />LA PO.l.tTii, TEXA~ OCTOBER 12TH, 1931, );;RESCRIBING 'i'lill HATE, luof.l)
<br />:J:li:FOSIT F~LS ;U~'1 Co:r:NECTI0N CliArlGES TO BE CHAHGl1'D FOR j~r1L~UR:u,
<br />G,.l.S 11'0 D01iEtiTIC \::ONSUhIERS BY "ii.,L rBRSOI~S, FIID!!iS. CORPORATIO:~S, OR
<br />H:;lCEIVliliS FUREf:ISHING OR SELLING HA~UHAL GAS :'ITHIN THE CITY LI1~I~S
<br />OF T~ CITY OF ~l PORTE, lLlRRIS COUNTY, TE~L\S; PRESCRIBITIG ~'~L~LTIES
<br />FOl'! ~H:..: VIOLATIOl.'iJ ~REOF; REPE.ALING ALL OR1)IN",\HCES :~D :;',RT3 OF
<br />0.;,{))IH.lUJCES HI CG.a'LICT HERE~n~H; PROVIDIlqG THAT T:HlJ nIVALIDITY OF
<br />&!Y P...~RTluH OF Tj,US ORDINANCE BlL\L:U l'JOT AFF~CT THE RKJ~IJ.:UEH .:'.]ill
<br />:llBCL:~HII~G ;\IT EL'w.i.{GUWY.
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<br />. BE If lJRDAIUED BY ~HE CITY COUHCIL OF Tlill CITY OF L..\ J:ORTE, TA:Ui.S;
<br />~ection 1: That ord~nance number 220! passed by the City Council
<br />of the City of La Porte, Texas, 1~y 4th, 1928 as amended by ordinance
<br />l:l'\lll1ber 240 passeC. by the City Council of the City of La Porte, Te:l::as,
<br />Ootober 12th, 19~1, be and the same is hereby amendei, so as to
<br />hereafter read as follo\"/s:
<br />~11 persons, firms, corporations, or reoeivers furnishing or
<br />Elelling n!= tural gas to dOI:i1estio consumers wi thin the oi ty limits
<br />of the City of La ~orte, Harris County, Texas, shall charGe such
<br />c.omestic COnSULleI'S for domestio gas cons'Wiled the following rate for
<br />gas OOnSUUleo. and the follov/ing deposit fee for meter and re-oonneotion
<br />charge, and no more:
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<br />~even and one-half oents (7i;) per 100 oubic feet of natural
<br />gas actually oonsW1led; provided, hO'lid'ever, that a discount of. one
<br />oent (1st) per 100 oubic feet of natural gas so consUl:lled shall be
<br />a.llo.,.reL e~ch custolJler who pays for said gas so consumed wi thin ten
<br />a.ays after the mu,iling by person, firm, corporation or rec~,1ver
<br />1'urnishing o~ sellins nat~~al gas, o~.Q statement sh~!in~lcorrectly
<br />the a...aount of gas consull.lea., which sta1ielllent shall be prope'r'ly
<br />a.6.dressed. J~o the consumer at the a2,ciress wi t:l1in the Oi ty of La Porte
<br />~mere said consumer's meter i~ looated. To each monthly bill ~or
<br />gas so sent ou~ there shall be au.ded the sum of Fif"iiy cents (50;'! as
<br />e. "ready to serve" charge. I!'ive JJollars (.;5.00) ma~r be reQ.u1reCl as
<br />d.e-,')osi t fee for meter. frO fee shall be charged for connection
<br />Ilrovicled, ho\"!ever, \vhere service has been discontinued on acoount of
<br />non-payment of bil1ii>1.OO fee for re-connection may be charged.
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<br />Seotion 2:
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<br />nomestic consumers as herein referred to shall inolude
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<br />the following and none others:
<br />~ l~ ~ll those consumers using na>>uxal Bas for he~tin5J lighting and
<br />cooking in private homes, boarding houses and apartment houses,
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