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Section 5. The City shall, so far as possible, and within its corporate powers, adopt and enforce ordinances that will protect the Company in the safe and unmolested exercise of its franchise and rights hereunder, and against fraud and imposition, and against injury to the Company's property, and waste of water by consumers, and the Company may make and enforce, as part of the conditions upon which it may supply water to consumers, all necessary and reasonable rules and regulations governing the consumption of water, tapping of mains and the operation of works, not inconsistent with this Ordi- nance, it being understood that such rules and regulations must have been approved by the Public Service Commission before they become effective. Section 6. This Ordinance shall take effect as, from, and after its passage by the Council, and approval by the Mayor, provided that within sixty (60) days thereafter, the Company, by proper order and resolution of its Board of Directors, shall accept the terms and provisions of this Ordinance and shall sign and deliver an appropriate deed of acceptance thereof binding itself to carry out the terms and provisions of the franchise as herein embodieds. Section 7. . Neither acceptance of nor compliance with the provisions of this ordinance, nor exercise of any right granted hereby, shall in any way impair or affect, or constitute or be construed as a relinquishment or waiver of, any right, permission or authority which the Company, its successors or assigns, may have independently of this Ordinance. Nor shall any use by Company, its successors or assigns, of public property or places in the City, as authorized by this Ordinance, or service rendered by said Company, its successors or assigns, in the City, be treated as use solely of the rights, permission and authority provided for by this Ordinance or as service refer- able solely to this Ordinance or to any obligation of service consequent upon acceptance thereof or as in any way indicating non-use of, or non-compliance with any obligation incident to, any right, permission or authority vested in the Company, its successors or assigns, independently of this Ordinance; and the acceptance provided for in Section 6 of this Ordinance, and each and every compliance with the provisions of this Ordinance or with any obligation arising from acceptance thereof, shall be subject to, and conditioned by, the 3