Legal Documents of Halls

All bills, fees, and charges for natural gas shall be as fixed from time to time by the board of mayor and aldermen and shall become due and payable on the first day of each month next following date of meter reading and when said fees and charges are not paid on or before the 10th of each month, following the due date, there shall be added thereto a penalty of ten percent of the gross amount of the fees and charges, and the same shall be billed by and collected by the recorder from the persons, firms, corporations, or legal entities owing the same. It is provided further that natural gas service and natural gas shall be discontinued, at the discretion of the recorder, if the bill and charges are not paid for fifteen (15) days after the due date thereof and the discontinuance of said service and gas shall be done as herein provided without notice. In case service is discontinued for nonpayment of the bill, thereafter no gas shall be furnished such consumer until all accounts owed for gas, plus a shut-off and turn-on charge shall be paid. (1980 Code, § 13-307)