Creating the Office of Electrical Inspector and Prescribing his Duties

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ORDINANCE NO: 3913 (AS AXWED) i AN ORDINANCE FOR SAFEGUARDING PER80II8 Al✓D PROPERTY AND PROMOTIiIG TY.E WELFARE OF THE PUBLIC: CREATIKG THE OFFICE OF ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR AND PRE.. ".CRIB1110 HIS DUTI : ES- TABLISHING STANDARDS FOR ELEOTRIC.JL EQUIP - MENT AIJD FOR ITS INSTALLATION AIID REQUIR- II✓G CO iFORL"ITY THEREWITH: HAYING IT VYLA67- FUL TO UNDERTAKE THE IR'STALLATI011 OF ELEC- TRICAL EQUIPMENT iITHOUT A PERMIT THEPEFORE, AND CREATIFG AN ELECTRICAL EXAMINI1I0, BOARD AND A BOARD OF REVIEW A11D PRESCRIBING THEIR DUTIES: PROVIDING FOR THE LICEIJSIIIG OF PERSOIIS, FIRIVI AND CORPORATIONS UNDERTAK- ING THE INSTALLATION OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, AND OPERATORS OF MOVII✓G PICTURE PROJECTORS, AND ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS AIID DEALERS IF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, AND HAZING IT UNLAW- FUL TO UNDERTAKE THE INSTALLATION OF ELEC- TRICAL EQUIPMENT OR OPERATION OF MOVING PICTURE PROJECTORS WITHOUT A LICEIISE EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED: PILOVIDIiYG PElfALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDIYAIJCE, AND REPEALING ALL ORDINAIICES AIJD PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN OOWFLIOT HERP1ITH. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COIiiC0N COU11CIL OF 2HE CITY OF SOUTH BEYD, INDIANA THAT. SECTION 1. Application of Provisions of this Ordinance. The provisions of this Ordinance shall apply to all installations of electrical conductors, fittings, devices, appli- ances and fixtures, hereinafter referred to as "electrical equip- ment" within or on private and public buildings and premises, with exceptions as prmvided in Section 8 and with the following general exceptions: The provisions of the Ordinance shall not apply to installations in railway cars, commercial or governmental radio transmission beyond the point of energy to the individual units, nor to installations and equipment employed by an electrical supply or communication agency in the generation, transmission or distribution of electrical energy or for the operation of signals or the transmission of intelligence in the exercise of its function as a utility. As used in this Ordinance, "reasonably safe to persons and property" as applied to electrical installations and electrical equipment, means safe to use in the service for which the Install- ation or equipment is intended without unnecessary hazard to life, limb or property.