Sec. 13. (a) All money received from bonds issued under this chapter shall be applied solely to the acquisition of the waterworks and the cost of the issuance of the bonds.
(b) Any holder of the bonds or of any of the coupons attached to them may, by action or other proceeding, compel performance of all duties required by this chapter of the board issuing the bonds or of any officer of the board, including the making and collecting of reasonable and sufficient rates lawfully established for service rendered by the waterworks, the segregation of the income and revenues of the utility, and the application of the respective funds created under this chapter.
(c) If there is any default in the payment of the principal or interest of any of the bonds, a court having jurisdiction of the action may:
(1) appoint an administrator or receiver to administer the waterworks on behalf of the municipality and the bondholders, with power to:
(A) charge and collect rates lawfully established sufficient to provide for the payment of the operating expenses and also to pay any bonds or obligations outstanding against the waterworks; and
(B) apply the income and revenues in conformity with this chapter and the ordinance; or
(2) declare the whole amount of the bonds due and payable and direct the sale of the waterworks.
Under a sale ordered as provided by subdivision (2), the purchaser is vested with an indeterminate permit as defined in IC 8-1-2-1 to maintain and operate the waterworks to supply water to the municipality and its citizens.
As added by Acts 1982, P.L.74, SEC.1.
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