St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-04-24
Mayor.
ATTEST:
City Clerk.

City Clerk.
The above ordinance after hay-
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 and
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 reg1l-
lar session convened. that no cleo
trlcal work for light, heat or pow
ef shall be placed in or on any
buildings or structure within the
corporate limits. unless said work
De done In accordance with the
rules and requirements of the Ma
ional 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 sList
Of Electrical Fittings as issued nv
the Underwriters Laboratories inc.
SAD National Code and said List
OF Electrical Fittings as they now
exist and as they may in future
!De amended are hereby adopted
and made a part of this ordinance.
Section Two. Be it further or
dalned, etc, That it shall be the
duty OF the Supt. of the Electric
and Water Works to inspect
all electrical work hereafter done
within 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 APPROX
IN writing when said require
ments are found to be satisfied.
he snail keep a proper and perma-
nent record of all electrical work |
inspected. He is hereby empower
ed to cut out the current from any
electrical equipment which by rea-
son OF deviation from the REQUIRE
OF this ordinance is danger
us - LII. 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
famed, ETC.. That it shall be unlaw-
.ul for any person firm, or corpor-
alton 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
without first making a writ
en- application to the Supt. of Elec-
Tic. 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
work, painting or any other con-
truction or decoration work what
oever, shall break, cut, disarrahge
T interfere in any manner with
ny electrical wires or apparatus
whatsoever inside or outside OF
ny building without due notice to
ne Supt. of Electric Light and
Water Works. The Supt. of Elec-
ric Light and Water Works shall
hen direct that the necessary al
erations in the electrical wiring
done in conformance with this
rdinance, and shall inspect the
'ork before same is covered.
a SeedIoa atc FIVE Tb.t Be sn i furthdG or
lting any of the provisions OF this
rdiIlance shall, upon conviction.
e fined not more than fifty dollars
imprisoned not more than
lirty days, or both fined and i'm
risoned within the above limits at
discretion of the City Judge. \
ordinances or parts of ordi- !.
ances inconsistent herewith are
ereby repealed.