Plumbing Code of the City of South Bend, Oridance No. 3208 as Amended 1937

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and legal publication of this Ordinance, and in all buildings both public and private, ereoted prior thereto wherein ohanges in or addition to the plumbing or drainage are made or are hereafter to be msde and oon» damn same, it not in accordance with the provisions hereof. And he shall have the power to enter any building in the performance of his duties, and it shall be unlawful for any person to deny or refuse hitn admission. Section 34: The plumbing inspector is hereby also authorized and directed to promptly condemn poor workmanship and to order the removal of or to remove any defective material or any work done other than in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance, and, thereafter, it shall be unlawful for say person or persons to sue said material until such material or work is reconstructed in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance. such Inspector shall immediately after such eondennation, notify the plumber doing such work and the owner of the property that gnah work has been condemned, and state briefly the grounds of such oondemnatiom• Such notices may be mailed to such person-or persons or delivered in person, provided, however, the giving of such notice or the failure tb give such notice shall in no way affect or alter the liability of sue Ih person or persons, or any other person or persons to a fine or penel%r for any violation of any of the provisions of this Ordinance, The authority, paver and duties imposed on such Inspector and the provision of this Ordinance shall extend to and include any plumbing or house drainage, private sever, or cesspool work about to be done or being constructed on any premises, and the some for the purposes of this Ordinance, shall extend over all premises and to the curb line of the public ways. Section M The Ohief Plumbing Inspector and any of his authorized and duly appointed deputies are hereby empowered, between sunrise and sunset, to enter any building There there is good and sufficient reason to believe that the sanitary condition of such premises is such as to endanger the public health for the purpose of making such inspection as may be necessary to ascertain the condition of same upon showing their authority.