§ 6-315. Collection of charges; penalty; termination of service.

(a)

Bills for gas used shall be dated and sent out at the times directed by the town. The bills shall include all charges owned by any customer for water or sewer services rendered by the town as provided in section 6-203(h) of this Code.

(b)

A penalty of ten percent of the total gas bill per month shall be charged for any gas bill which is not paid by the date when payment is due.

(c)

The gas supply may be shut off from any premises for which the gas bill remains unpaid for a period of 30 days after the bill is due. The town shall give advance notice to the customer by mailing a notice to him at his address notifying him when the service will be shut off if payment is not received. When shut off, gas shall not be turned on except upon the payment of the fee specified in section 6-310 of this Code.

(d)

Charges for gas shall be a lien upon the premises. If the gas customer whose bill is unpaid is not the owner of the premises, and the town clerk has notice of this, then notice shall be mailed to the owner of the premises, if his address is known to the clerk, whenever a bill remains unpaid for a period of 60 days after it is due.

(e)

Property subject to a lien for unpaid gas charges shall be sold for nonpayment, and the proceeds of sale shall be applied to pay the charges, after deducting costs, as in the case of the foreclosure of statutory liens. Foreclosure shall be by bill in equity in the name of the town. The town attorney is authorized and directed to institute proceedings, in the name of the town, in any court having jurisdiction over these matters, against any property for which a gas bill has remained unpaid 60 days after it is due.

(Ord. No. 50, 3-11-46; Ord. No. 401, 9-20-2011)

Cross reference

Shut off of water or gas service for nonpayment of any utility charge, § 6-203(h).