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Sec. 7-l. Sec. 7-2. Sec. 7-3. Sec. 7-4. Sec. 7-5. Sec. 7-6. Sec. 7-7. Sec. 7-8. Sec. 7-9. Sec. 7-10. Sec. 7-11. Sec. 7.12. Chapter 7 ELECTRIC UTILITY* Supervision of maintenance, operation, etc. Terms and conditions of service generally. Application for service. Information to be furnished by electric department; service not to be provided for certain apparatus or equipment; correction of deficient installations. Introduction of service. Service connections to existing private lines. Meters required; exceptions. Connection charges, service rates, etc. Operation and maintenance of privately. owned lines and equipment over or through which service furnished. Damaging, removing, etc., meters, switches or other fixtures. Unauthorized use of electricity. Liabilities. Sec. 7.1. Supervision of maintenance, operation, etc. The director of the electric department shall, subject to the direction of the city manager, have active charge and control of the maintenance, operation and construction of the entire city electrical system, including the sale and distribution of electricity. (Code 1971, ~ 5-3) ~"'--" Sec. 7.2. Terms and conditions of service generally. Electric service rendered by the city shall be subject to the electric service terms and conditions approved by the council on December 23, 1980, and as subsequently amended, and nothing in this Code or the ordinance adopting this Code shall affect such terms and conditions and the same are hereby recognized as continuing in full force and effect. (Ord. No. 2004-10, 6-8-2004) Sec. 7-3. Application for service. All applications for a supply of electricity to be furnished by the city shall be made at the office of the city treasurer, either in person or by a duly authorized agent of the applicant and on forms furnished by the electric department. No such application shall be approved or accepted on behalf of the city until any such indebtedness as may exist on the part of the applicant toward the city against the electrical utility system is liquidated. Such application, *Charter reference-Authority of city relative to electric utility, Ch. 1, ~ 2(12)-(16). Cross references-Posting or attaching advertising matter on utility poles, ~ 3-1; notice to electric utility and removal of meters, etc., as prerequisite to demolition or removal of building, ~ 6-3; tax or purchasers of electric service, ~ 21-28 et seq.; discontinuance of electric service for failure to pay tax thereon, ~ 2 1-35. State law reference-Municipal utilities, Code of Virginia, ~ 15.1-292 et seq. Supp. No. 58 435