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ORDINANCE NO.r�y' AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 3913 (AS AMENDED) (ELECTRICAL INSPECTION) BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA: SECTION I. That Section 5 of said ordinance be amended in the following manner: Section 5. Electrical Examining Board Created, be completely deleted and the following Section be adopted: SECTION 5. ELECTRICAL EXAMINING BOARD CREATED. There is hereby created an Electrical Examining Board of the City of South Bend, hereinafter designated as the "Board ", which shall consist of one (1) Class A Electrical Contractor, one (1) Jaurneyman electrician, one (1) Member of the City Council, one (1) professional engineer, and the Chief Electrical Inspector who shall be Chairman of the Board. All members, except the Chief Electrical Inspector, shall serve for a term of one year. All members of said Board shall be appointed by the Mayor, and the Chief Electrical Inspector shall remain on said Board until such time that he may resign or be replaced by the Mayor. All members except the Chief Electrical Inspector shall receive Ten ($10. 00) Dollars for each day during which he has attended a meeting of the Board. The Board shall keep a record of all examinations and shall have printed a manual of its rules and regulations for the conduct of examinations. Each applicant shall have the right to review his examination papers upon request. SECTION H. That Section 7 of said ordinance shall be amended in the following manner: SECTION T. STANDARDS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT. That immediately following the last paragraph of said Section 7 shall be added the following paragraph: Thin wall conduit cannot be used when exposed to weather, or in wet locations. All services installed in one story, no basement type houses must be located in gable end of building.