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have been required, provided such agreement in their judgment gives the city substantially equivalent • security. (g) Beginning A4arsti 1, 1981- July 1. 2005, simple interest shall accrue on all deposits held for more than ninety (90) days at the rate . set annually by the State Corporation Commission for the gas industry. Such interest shall continue to accrue until the deposit is refunded or until a reasonable effort is made to refund it, and this interest shall be paid with such refund. Sec. 31-65. When bills payable; delinquent accounts. (a) All bills for gas service and other charges rendered pursuant to this article shall be payable upon presentation, and shall be considered to be in arrears if not paid prior to the rendering of the next monthly billing. Any amount for which payment has not been received by the next billing date shall be subject to the imposition of a finance charge of One (1) one and one-half (1.5) percent per month for each month until payment is made. The next billing date shall be clearly stated on each monthly statement and shall be not less than twenty-five (25) days after the date of the current billing. Sec. 31-66. Charge for restoring service terminated for nonpayment, and Gharge for Ge"Patien (a) For turning gas on again after it has been terminated for nonpayment, there shall be a charge of twenty dollars ($20. thirty dollars ($30.00), payable in advance. When such restoration of service is required during other than normal business hours, this charge shall be doubled forty-eight dollars ($48.00). •payment of the d8IiRqU8Rt balance is FRAde at the time Of ViRit WithOUt t61FH ng eff GerviGe, there shall be -a gAllAgt Pm fee Of teR dollars ($10600). Sec. 31-69. Complaints against bills; testing meters; re -reading meters. (a) A complaint against a gas bill shall not be accepted as a proper excuse for the complainant not paying the bill when due nor exempt the complainant from the imposition of penalties for failure to pay the bill at the proper time. (b) On request of the consumer, the city shall cause the gas meter to be tested and if the meter is found inaccurate, exceeding two (2) percent, the meter shall be replaced at the expense of the city. If the meter is found to be accurate with two (2) percent, the consumer shall pay fifty dollars ($50.00) for this service for a single family residential meter. For other meters, the fee for this service will be based on the citv's cost ARTICLE III. WATER AND SEWERS GENERALLY Sec. 31-104. Charge for turning on water and other service calls. • There shall be a charge of thirty dollars ($30.00) for turning on water service, either initially or after it has been discontinued during normal business hours and forty-eight dollars ($48.00) outside