The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-06-06

| The following ordinance was presented
I and cad and Mr.. Hanscom moved the adoption
| OF the 'dinance which motion prevailed; ayes,
| Hanscom, Rosevear, Wright:
AN ORDINANCE
Providing for the appointment of City Elec-
trical Inspector, Regulating Electric Wiring
and the Use of Electricity, and Prescribing
Penalties for it's Violation.
The City of Owosso Ordains:
| Section I. That on the first Monday of May
| the Commissi on of the City OF Owosso shall
appoint an electrical inspector who shall have
| the supervision of the installation of AL cleo
| trical wiring, connections and apparatus in or
| on any building in the city of Owosso, and all
| elec rical equipments h. reafter erected, added
| or ait red within said ity. He shall hold office
for one year or until his successor Is appointed,
unlt SIS sooner removed by the Commission, and
| shall ctiVe n salary of $4,000 per yearf pay
able Semiannually.
Section =. All electrical equipment installed,
used or erected within the city shall conform
to the latest edition of the National Electrical
Code, together with its supplements.
Section 3. 1t shall be the duty of he cleo
trical inspector to examine each electrical
equipment used, erected or installed, and make
a record and reported the same for the use of
the Commission of tie City of OwoSso, which
report shall be made weekly. Stat whether
it is in compl ance with the rules referred TO in
Section 3, and all such rept RS shall be kept on
file in the Office of the CITY Clerk and furnished
TO the Commission of the City of Owosso on
request. The said inspector shall issue rerti-
fcate TO the person installing said equipment
which shall certify that the conditions OF this
ordinance have been complied with, bit no
such certificate shall be granted untd said
equipment Is made to conform to the rules OF
section g and it shall be unlawful to use any
such equipment for lighting. power, or any
other purpose, or to furnish electrical current
for the same, until a certificate has been fur
nished in accordance with the terms OF this
ordinance.
Section 4. No person, firm or corporation
shall quip any building with wiring or appar-
atuS coming under the terms of this ordinance
without securing permit from the City Clerk
of the City OF Owosso, and paying to said clerk
the fees mentioned In this ordinance, and when
the work mentioned In the said permit is in
readiness for inspection, 10 notify the city clerk
OF the same, when reasonable time shall be
allowed for oppoi tunity for inspection before
the wiring is concealed. The fee for such per
NIT and inspection shall be 81 so and 10 permit
nor inspection certificate shall issue until such
fee has been paid.
Section 3. ANY person who shall violate any
of the provisions or this ordinance shall, on
Coz viction thereof, be punished by q fine OF not
more than 5000 and costs of prosecution or by
imprisonment not exceeding sixty days, or by
both fine and Imprisonment at the discretion OF
the court, and upon failure to pay such tine and
costs of prosecution, may be imprisoned for any
3 ime not exceeding sixty days. unless payment
thereof be sooner made, and IL IMPRISONMENT
be adJudged in any case 1t shall be in the county
jail OF the county of Shiawassee, Michigan
Section 6. There being am urgent necessity
for this ordinance for the preservation of the
publ sa ETY., tits hereby ordered to take Inn
mediate effect.
Passed and approved June 4, 1919.
Attest:
A. t. WRIGHT +.
e. r. CONANT,
City Clerk.