Creating the Office of Electrical Inspector and Prescribing his Duties

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-s- Four (4) members of the Board present at any meeting shall consti- tute a quorum for the transaction of business, but any action' taken at any meeting shall require the affirmative vote of at least four (4) members. SECTION 7. Standards or.the Installation of Elect)-ical Equipment. All installations of electrical equipment shall be reasonably safe to persons and property and in conformity with the provisions of this Ordinance and the applicable statutes of the State of Indiana. Conformity of installations of electrical equipment with this Ordinance and with applicable regulations set forth in the National Electric Code, or electrical provisions of other safety codes, which have been approved by the American Standards Associar/ tion, shall be prima facie evidence that such installations are , reasonably safe to persons and property. The Electrical Inspector shall permit trial installations of new methods of installing electrical equipment. COim UIT Rigid conduit, electrical metallic tubing or other approved raceways shall be used for all wiring installed within the fire and fireproof limits of the City of South Bend, as defined in the City Building Code on fire limits, also on all public buildings, all multi — family buildings housing four families or more, or buildings housing more than twenty people, or commercial garages, all manufacturing concerns, all State, County and City buildings, schools, hotels, motion picture houses, theatres, hospitals, asylums, storehouses, church, and all stores and offices within the city limits. BX cable can be. used only by special permission of the Electrical Inspector, SECTION 8. Licenses Required. Except as otherwise provided in Section One (1), no person, firm or corporation shall in any manner undertake to execute or perform any work of installing, maintaining, altering or repairing any electrical equipment unless such person, firm or corporation is the holder of a Class A Electrical Contractors License or a Class B Industrial Electrical License, as defined, and has a certificate therefore as provided for in Section Nine (9) of this Ordinance; nor shall any person., firm or corporation