The Tupelo journal., 1910-03-18
An Ordinance

Creating the office of Building Inspec.
tor In the City of Tupelo, Miss, ano
to prov.oe how he shall be elected,
and to define his Iowers and duties,
and to fix his compensation, and how
he shall he paid. and also to provide
the rules and regulations for the con
struction, erection and alteration OF
buildings or structures within the
Corporate limits of said City of Tu-
peio. Miss, ard TO provide a penalty
tor the violation of said Ordinance.
Section1 Be it Ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the
City Of Tupelo. Miss, that the office of
Inspector OF Bu;lGings for the City of
Tppelo is hereby created.
Sec. 2. Said Inspector Of Buildings
81 al be appointed or elected by the
Mayor and Board Of Aldermen OF said
city, and shall hold his office for two
years from the date of such appoint
ment. or until his successor shall be
appointed and qualified, or until re-
moved as provided hereafter.
Sec. 3. That when any person. firm
or corporation shall desire to construct
erect or materially alter any structure
or building within the corporate limits
of the City of Tupalo. Miss, they shall
make application to the Inspector of
Buildings of said G. ty of Tupelo, Miss,
for a permit for that purpose, and
shall furnish said Inspector with a
written statement of the proposed To-
cation of said building or structure,
where situated upon the lot, the mate
rails to be used, and shall either sub
nit the plans and specifications there
for, or furnish said Inspector with a
copy thereof, as said Inspector nay
desire. "
Sec. A.. That said appIiea lon. state
meht and plans ard Specifications shal!
be presented to said Inspector at least
five 81 days before the time specified
at which work shall be begun on said
building or structure, in order that
said Inspector may have a reasonable
time in which to examine same, and if.
after examination. it appears tosaid IN
spector that the ordinances of the sa d
City OF Tupelo, Miss inr fe ence to the
erection, construction or alteration of
buildings ard structures are complied
with in said statement, plans and spec
ifications, said Inspector shall issue a
! permit for the erection, construction or
alteration Of same.
SEC 5. Tn said Inspector shall be
entitled to receive from the party so
& erecting, constructing or repairing said
building or structure, che sum of S. Oh
fer an Inspectors fee for every build
ing or structure to cost not more than
SIS. e09, and for every So, 500 or paeI
thereof over IS. 900 shall receive an ad-
ditonal sum of-S2.5o as such INSPECTOR
fee, which fees1he Shall have the RICH,
to lemand and have paid at the time
Of the fling of the application viii
him
Section 6. The records Of said IN.
spector shall be kept in the City Hal
or Mayors office in said City Of Tupe!o,
Miss. Said Inspector shall keep a rec.
ord of all permits Issued, which shall be
numbered eonseeNtively in the order al
their issuance, ard WHICH said recor,
shall al-o show the materials and cosj
of said buildings or structures, the ma
tnre thereof. for what purpose iateadsg
to be used and of what race the oWnxl
thereof is q member and shall; make /
report to the Mayor ard Board OF AL
deirnen at the December meeting d
said Boarl unless otherwise ordartd.
Section Z. 1t shall be The du4y o,
said Inspector to inspect all buildings