The Glasgow courier., 1916-09-22

BY order TO the Board.
w. B. SHOEMAKER,
1914 Clerk and Recorder.
ORDINANCE NO. 1928
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING
FOR THE INSPECTION OF ALL
APPLIANCES, WORK, WIRING
AND APPARATUS USED FOR
ELECTRIC LIGHTS OR POWER:
PRESCRIBING RULES AND RE-
QU1REMENTS FOR THE install
LATION OF ELECTRICAL WIRING
AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRIC
LIGHTS. HEATING AND POWER;
PENALTIES FOR
VIOLATIONS OF THIS ORDIN-
ANCE; REPEATING ALL ORDIN-
ANCES AND PARTS OF ORDIN-
ANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH;
AND DECLARING THIS AN EMER-
GENCY ORDINANCE.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLAS-
COW, MONTANA:
Section /. The inspection of all
electrical construction, all material
and appliances used in connection with
electrical apparatus in buildings IN
the City of Glasgow, shall be in con-
formity with the regulations set forth
in the National Electrical Code, being
rules and requirements for the install
lation of electrical wiring and appar-
atus for electric lights, heating and
power, as the same are now establish
ed.
Section 2. Upon the completion
of the wiring of any building, it shall
be the duty of the person, firm or cor
poration doing the same to Immediate
ly notify the City Engineer of such
wiring. The City Engineer shall as
soon as possible and within forty eight
hours after notice, Sundays and legal
holidays excepted, inspect or cause to
be inspected, the said work, and if
approved by him, he shall issue GER
tificate of satisfactory inspection,
which shall contain the date of such
inspection and an outline of the re-
suits of such examination. Electric
current shall not be turned on to such
appliances, wiring or work until such
certificate of satisfactory inspection
shall have been issued, and in case
of any changes, alteration or extern
sion of the wiring of any building af-
ter such inspection, the same notice
to the City Engineer shall be given
and the same inspection and certificate
shall be required, as in the case above
mentioned The provisions of this
section apply to electric signs, as we'll
as to buildings, and electric current
shall not be turned on to any appl,-
ance, wiring or work used for light
ing any sign or signboard until GER
tifcate of satisfactory inspection shall
have been granted as hereinabove pro-
vided
Section 3. Any person interfering
with or refusing the Inspector acces:
to any building containing any wiring
work or appliance, used, or to be used
for electric light or power, for tn.
purpose of inspecting the same; OF
any person who shall turn on any
, electric current to any appliance
work or wiring without first obtaining
a certificate of satisfactory inspection
Of such appliances. work or wiring a:
hereinabove provided; or any person
who shall continue to use for elec
trio light or power any appliance
work or wiring after having been or
dered to discontinue the use of an,
such appliance, work or wiring by tn
said inspector, or who shall refuse o
fail to remove such appliance, work O
wiring after having been ordered b,
:, the said inspector to remove the same
u shall be punished by the fine of no
! less than $500 nor more than 5000
or by Imprisonment for not more thai
thirty days, or by both such fine an
Imprisonment.
Section 4. All ordinances and part
of ordinances in conflict with this or
dinance are hereby repealed.
Section 6. AND WHEREAS, tn
said City of Glasgow and building
therein situated are in imminent dang
er of fire because of the existence i
said City improper appliances, wor
ring and apparatus used for elet
trio light and power, and whereas i
e order to preserve the safety of tn
said city, it's buildings and it's ir
habitants, it is necessary that an i'm
d mediate inspection be made of all az
S pliances, work, wiring, and apparatu
+, in said City used for Electric ligh
d and power, this ordinance is hereb
n declared an emergency ordinance, an
shall be in full force and effect fror
= and after the passage and approve
y hereof.
Passed by the Council and approve
y by the Mayor, this 18th day of Ser
Y tember, 1916.
: Attest: Mayo