The Tupelo journal., 1916-12-22
AN ORDINANCE

Providing for the regulation and install
lation of the electrical work and
equipments in the City. of Tupelo.
Mississippi. and to provide a penalty
for the violation thereof:
Sec. l.. Be it ordained by the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of the City of
Tupelo that the City Electrician is
hereby authorized, empowered and
directed to regulate and determine the
placing of electric wires or other ap-
pliances for electric light, heat or
power in the city of Tupelo. Miss and
to cause all such wires and appliances
to be so placed, constructed and graded
as not to cause fires and accidents, and
not to endaneer life or property.
Sec. 2 The CITY Electrician shall
have the right in the discharge of his
duties to enter any building. manhole
or subway. or to climb any pole. for
the purpose of examining and testing
the electrical appliances therein or
thereon contained And for that pur-
pose he shalt be given prompt access
to all buildings, public and private.
and to all manhJles, subways or poles,
on application to the individual or COM
pany owning or in charge of same.
And whenever an electric wire or ap.
p'iance shall be defective through i'm
proper or insufficient insulation, or for
any other reason. he shall at once
cause the removal of such defect or
defects at the expense of the owners
of such wires or appliances.
Sec. B. No alteration shall be made
in the wiring of any building for light
heat or power. or increase in the load
carried by such wires, nor shall any
building he wired for electric lights,
motors or heating devices withou: a
written permit therefor from the CITY
Electrician.
Sec. 4. Upon the completion of the
wiring Of any building for light, heat
OF power, it shall be the duty of the
company, firm or individual doing the
same to notify the City Electrician.
who shall at once inspect such wiring
and appliances: ard. if approved by
him, he shall issue a certificate of sat
isfactory inspection. which shall con-
tain the date of such inspection and
An outline of the result of his examin-
alton; but no such certificate shall be-
issued unless snch electric wiring and
appliances be in strict conformity to
the rules and regulations prescribed or
required by these ordinances, nor shall
current be turned on such installation
until said certificate be issued.
Sec. S. All e,ectric construction, all
material and all appliances used in con-
nection with electrical work, and the
operation Of all electrical apparatus
VIII hin the City Of 1upelo, Miss. shall
conform to the "Rules and Require
nents of the National Board of Fire
Underwriters for the installation OF
wiring and apparatus for electrical
purposes, as they r now established
1r NAV hereafter be amended; and the
said Rules and Regulations are hereby
adopted and ap .roved as q part of thus
ordinance.
Sec. 6. Every person. firm or cor
p0rati0n desiring to engage in the hus-
mess Of electrical c nstruc ion " d of
the installation Of wiring n d aDparatu<
for electric light. heat DE- power IN the
City of Iupelo, Miss shall. before do
ing so. obtain q license therefor. the
fee for winch shall be Five Dollars,
which shall be paid into the treasury
of the citv bafore such license shalt
become effective Said licenfe shall
be issue d by the City Clerk after pay
ment of the fee above mentioned.
Any person. firm or corporation found
doing electrical work in the City OF
Tupelo. Miss. without such license
shall be subject ia a fine o. One Hun
dred Dollars or imprisonment for thirty