St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-05-01
Mayor,
City Clerk.

AuOJoL
ATTEST:
City Clerk.
The above ordinance after hav.
ing been read section by section
and adopted in a like manner, was
adopted as a whole by the follow
ing vote:
Yeas: Gosselin, Fields. Sicily ane
Eastman.
Nays: None.
Adopted April 9th, 1915. .
AN ORDINANCE.
Ordinance Number Four of 1915.
To regulate the construction and
installation of all electrical
wires, material and apparatus
for heat, light and power or
other purposes in the City of
OpelOusas, La.
Section One. Be it ordained by
| the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
| of the City of Opelousas, in regu-
lar session convened, that no cleo
trical work for light, heat OF pow
er shall be placed in or on any
buildings or structure within the
corporate limits, unless said work
be done in accordance with the
rules and requirements of the Ma
1Ional Board of Fire Underwriters
as published under the title Of the
National Electrical Code. All
electrical devices, fittings or mate
rails used shall be those approved
by the National Board of Fire I'm
derwriters and listed in the List
of Electrical Fittings as issued by
the Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
Said National Code and said List
of Electrical Fittings as they now
exist and as they may in future
be amended r hereby adopted
and made a part Of this ordinance.
Section Two. Be it further or
dained, etc. That it shall be the
duty of the Supt. Of the Electric
and Water Works to INSPECT
electrical work hereafter done
the corporate limits for
lighting, power or heating. and
cause to be corrected any deviation
therein from the requirements of
this ordinance and to issue approy-
IN writing when said require
ments are found to be satisfied.
de shall keep a proper and perma-
nent record of all electrical work
inspected. He is hereby empower
cd to cut out the current from any
electrical equipment which by rea-
son OF deviation from the require
nents of this ordinance is danger
us 70 lif. or property: and to pre-
vent the connections to the supply
mains of any installation unsafe for |
he use intended.
Section Three. Be it further or
iained, etc. That it shall be unlaw-
ul for any person firm, or cOrpor-
ltion to begin any new electrical
work or any repairs. alterations or
of any existing cleo
rical work in or on any building
r structure within the corporate
units, without first making a writ
application to the Supt. of Elec-
rlc Light and Water Works de-
cribing such work and requesting
Inspection thereof.
Section Four. Be it further or
etc, That no persons re-
or altering buildings, put
ing up signs, doing plumbing
York, painting or any other con-
truction or decoration work what
oeyer, shall break, cut, d~isarrange
r interfere in any manner with
ny electrical wires or apparatus
whatsoever inside or outside Of
ny building without due notice to
re Supt. of Electric Light and |.
later Works. The Supt. OF Elec-
tic Light and Water Works shall
len direct that the necessary al
,rations in the electrical wiring
2 done in conformance with this
'dinance, and shall inspect the
ork before same is covered. 3
Section Five. Be it further or
aimed, ETC., That any person vio- !.
ting any of the provisions. of this !
'dinance shall, upon conviction, !
fined not more than fifty dollars ]
imprisoned not more than Z
tirty days, or both fined and inn t
'isoned within the above limits at c
discretion of the City Judge. c
i ordinances or parts of ordi-
noes inconsistent herewith are
'reby repealed. r