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<br />~ .;,11 meter loops and service oonduits for the supplying of service and
<br />il tho installation of eleotrical meters to measure the servioe rendered by the
<br />.l eleotrio 'Publio service oanpany to domestio establishments and buildings oam-
<br />'I! bining danestio establishmer..ts vtith canmercial or industrial usage, shall be in-,
<br />stalled uhere readily accessible on the exterior of the building. Fire-proof
<br />meter cabinets shall be supplied by the electric public service oompany and in-
<br />~ stalled by the electrioian performing the work, s~id meter oab~nets to be lo-
<br />'l cated at points from. five (5) feet to eight (8) feet tLbove the ground.. measured
<br />, from the bottan. of the box tLnd to be readily aocessible to the electrio public
<br />;1 service canpalV sorvice. ~1 servioe outlets shall be located so as to pennit
<br />I placing the electrio public service oompany's service wires without passing
<br />over any buildintS or within four (4) feot of 8.JW door or windO\'T excluding the
<br />point of direct attaohment and be on the wall of the building next; to the supply
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<br />The electric servioe oanpa~ shall navel' require the plaoing of' meter
<br />I on the front or street side of a building, without the written oonsent of the
<br />11 owner.. and where not praotical in the opinion of the City :!:lectrioal Inspeotor
<br />I to place metering devices on the exterior of' the buildings said location shall
<br />II be a.c a point, or points, convenient to the eleotric public servioe oompany's
<br />II sorvice as determined by the City Electrical Inspeotor.
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<br />II SECTI01! 24 - APPROVED lllA':(ERIALS - 110 electrical materials, apparatus,
<br />!. devices, appliances, fixtures or equipnent shall be sold or installed in the
<br />;1 City of La. Porte herea!'ter unless they are in conformity with the provisions of
<br />ij this Ordinance, the Statutes of the State of Texas.. the rules and regulations
<br />;1 issued by the Industrial Camnission of the state of' Texas under authority of the
<br />!i State Statutes. The :ro.a.ker's name.. trade-mark or other identification symbol
<br />Ii shall be placed on all electrioal materials, apparatus, devices, appliances,
<br />ii fixtures and equiy;rnent used or installed under this Ordinance.
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<br />Ii SECTION 25 - The 1940 National Electrical Code, Pamphlet no. 70, of
<br />1'1 the Uational Board of' Fire Underwriters, dated November, 1940, and a~ and all
<br />;, alterations, amendments, additions and ohanges thoreto which are hereaftor :made
<br />II and approved by the l~ational Board of. Fire Underwriters are hereby adop'.;ed as an
<br />! Ordinance of' the City of La Porte, Texas and such rules and regulations shall I
<br />: e:;overn and be observed and followed in all electrical wiring, and construction,
<br />: i.natalla-tion, repair, alteration, operation and maintenance of' electrical vtir-
<br />I': i::J.g, apparatus or fixtures. Suoh rules and regulations shall be known as the
<br />: "Eleotrical Codell. Should there be a conflict between ~ of' tho provisions
<br />, of said electrical oode and t1IlY other provisions of this Ordinanoe.. suoh other
<br />" provisions of this Ordinance shall govorn.
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<br />:1 SECTIOl! 26 - If'....ny section, sub-section, sentence, clause or phrase
<br />I of this Ordinance is for any roason held to be unconstitutional, such unoon-
<br />'I stitutio:nality shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
<br />I Ordinance. The City Council of' tho City of La Porte hereby declares that it
<br />i: would have passed this Ordinance and each seotion.. sub-seotion, sentenoe, clause
<br />~ or phrase hereof, irrespective of the faot that anyone or more sections, sub-
<br />~ aoctions.. s~~ences, olauses or phrases be declared unconstitutional.
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<br />: SECTIOIT 27 - LIABILITY FC1.'1 D.A:.:IAGES - This ordinance shall not be con-
<br />il strue,d to relleyef'ran orJ.essen the responsibility or liability of any party
<br />;, 3;G"g"';i'operating,'or controlli,ng any electric wiring" a~arQtus, devioes,
<br />1 applitI.D.oes, fixtures or equipnent for damagee to person or property caused b~r
<br />, any defect therein... nor shall the City be held uS tLssuming by this Ordinance
<br />any such liaM.lity by reason ot' the inspeOti.:on authorized herein, or the certi-
<br />ficates of' apprqval issued as herein provided, or otherwise.
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<br />J\ll Ordinanoes in oonflict herewith are hereby repealed.
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<br />II The fact that there are no existing Ordinanoes regulatinl!: the instal-
<br />Ilation, maintenance and operation of electrical Vlork, apparatus.and fixtures
<br />constitutes an im~re.tive public neoessity requiring that the rtues providin~ ~o
<br />~ Ordin.!lr.loes to be read u.t three several meetings be sutipended a.r'd t:h",t tl:is
<br />II Ordinanoe be passed as, and take effect as, an emorgenor measure arJ.Ci such rules
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