DEPOSIT

Batesville Code of Ordinances ch. 14, art. IV, div. 2

in effect

Batesville Code of Ordinances § 14-116 Residential.

Sec. 14-116. - Residential. There shall be fixed and assessed a meter deposit fee in the sum of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for homeowners and two hundred dollars ($200.00) for renters to be paid in cash by and collected from each residential applicant for gas service by the natural gas distribution, system of the city. The meter deposit fee shall be collected in advance and shall be paid to the city at the time the applicant makes written application for gas service. (Ord. No. 83-227, § 1, 7-29-81; Ord. No. 2018-04-850, § 1, 4-3-18)

Batesville Code of Ordinances § 14-117 Commercial and industrial—Monthly bills not exceeding two hundred dollars.

Sec. 14-117. - Commercial and industrial—Monthly bills not exceeding two hundred dollars. There shall be fixed and assessed a meter deposit fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) to be paid in cash by and collected from each commercial and industrial applicant whose monthly bill, as estimated by the city, does not exceed the sum of two hundred dollars ($200.00). The deposit fee shall be paid by and collected from each such applicant at the time the applicant makes written application for gas service. (Ord. No. 83-227, § 2, 7-29-81; Ord. No. 89-07-373, § 1, 7-18-89)

Batesville Code of Ordinances § 14-118 Same—Monthly bills exceeding two hundred dollars.

Sec. 14-118. - Same—Monthly bills exceeding two hundred dollars. There shall be fixed and assessed a meter deposit fee in a sum equal to twice the monthly bill of the applicant hereinafter described, as estimated by the city, such deposit to be paid by and collected from each commercial and industrial applicant whose monthly bill, as estimated by the city, exceeds the sum of two hundred dollars ($200.00). The deposit shall be made in cash or by a bond approved by the city and payable to the city in a penal sum equal to twice the aforesaid estimated monthly bill of such applicant. Provided that at the end of the first twelve (12) months of such continuous gas service the city shall review the gas usage of the applicant and revise the deposit by requiring an additional deposit or by reducing the deposit previously made, all in accordance with the provisions of this section. (Ord. No. 83-227, § 3, 7-29-81; Ord. No. 89-07-373, § 2, 7-18-89)

Batesville Code of Ordinances § 14-119 Same—Increased usage.

Sec. 14-119. - Same—Increased usage. If a commercial or industrial applicant which has made a one hundred dollar ($100.00) deposit under section 14-107 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Batesville, Mississippi, shall increase its usage of natural gas to the extent that its monthly bill exceeds the sum of two hundred dollars ($200.00), then such applicant shall be required to give a meter deposit fee as provided in section 14-108 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Batesville, Mississippi. (Ord. No. 83-227, § 4; 7-29-81; Ord. No. 89-07-373, § 3, 7-18-89)

Batesville Code of Ordinances § 14-120 Refunds.

Sec. 14-120. - Refunds. When the applicant ceases to use the meter for which the deposit fee is paid, such applicant shall be refunded the amount of its deposit less any amount that the applicant may owe the city for gas used through the meter or any other meter used by the applicant. (Ord. No. 83-227, § 5, 7-29-81)

Source: City of Batesville, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/batesville/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH14UT_ARTIVGA_DIV2DEFetched: 10/31/2026