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ORDIEA~TCE HO. 285
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11 B!~ IT o:mAIl1ED BY Trl3 CITY COUHCIIJ Or;' TI-:E C1'.4'Y ~:;' LA PO~TI~, ~E:":A.S:
;i Sectior. 1. It shall be Ul~a'ITf'u1 for any person Jco do "01eotrica1 1-;ork"
}Ji thin tJo.e City or La Po,.;,e, Texas, unJ.e s s such pers cn is a :iaster ;~lectrici.an,
!~icensed undor th~ provisions of the Ordinanoes of suoh City, or unless such per-
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:!son does S".loh eleo';jrica.:'.. \'Torle uM.E1r ....;;he supervision., direction v.nd oon'.:;rol or a
!~'~aster Electrioian, 1ioensed under the provisions of 'che Ordinances of said Ci'ty.
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Bjr 'the term "e1eo'trica1 "'!'fork" as used in this Scction is !l1oant the in-
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~stalling, IlO.intaini:1g. altering, repe.irin@; or creatin@; any electrical wiring,
Ilap~tlratus. devioe, app1ianoe, :t.'ixture or eaui'P-'nent for ,'Jhioh a ponnit from the
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:City Seoretary of said City is required undar the ter.ms and provisions of tIle
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,Ordinp.,nces of said City.
P:eotion ::~. It shall be unle."rful for a~r person to install, within the
fCity Limi~s of said City, any wiring, poles, ducts, lines, {r,uy n.nohors, apparatus
tevice, appliance, fixture or equipnettb ror 'ote transmission_ uis~ributicn, or
l~ti1iza'l;ion of' electrical energy ror any purpose. or to nake any alteration or
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fddition to an;y suo:: existing ,'.'"iring, poles, dtlctS, lines, guy anchors, ap:nraJ;;us
ipevioe. appliance, fi:lttt,re or oqui~ent, withot':c f:i.rst havinr; securod a porn,it
1;~herCf'or frar.l '~he City Seoretary of said City, in suoh instances nhere such a
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!jenP-it is required by the Ordinanoes of said CH~!.
II The permi"t issued by the Ci t~ Ceoretary for electri,cal "Tor:: shall be
~,iS-;?layed in 0. roadily aooessib1e locc:cion as directed b:' "'~he Ci t:r :::-:leol;rica.l
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r!nspeotor, .:;hroughou...u the time such installati on as is covered b~' the pernit is
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bei~G installed.
I Seotion 3..
It shall be unla'wf'u1 for any person to refuse J.:o pcnait the
lCity ~.aectrioal Inspector of the City of' La Porte to enter any building betv.reen
ithe hours of 8:00 ,A. ...:. and 5:00 1'. j'. on an,v day, in the disoha.rge of hie
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:0:'fic101 duties, or for 'tho purpose of roakin~: an.v inspection. re-insC16otion or
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lbest of the installation of' e1eotrical...virin[;, apparatus, device, ap)liance.
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, ixture a:1d electrioal equipment oontained "'(;horoin, and it shall be unl9.1.";i'ul :f:or
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i any person to in an;:r r~anner hinder or interfere ,'lith said Inspector in mal::ing
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Ii suoh inspeotion, re-inspection or test.
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II "riring insta.llatio~ conoealed or hidden from view by D. permanent placoment of
!i parts of a building unless ane. until the City :Jleotrical Inspeotor M.B :i,nspeo'bed
Seotion 4.
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i; and approved suoh i70rk or installation.
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ji Seotion 5. tro person SAall in any manner interfere with f.\.rr;J electrio
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11TIiringinstalled, or being installod, in or on, ~~thin or without, any struoture
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! or bu:.lding.
Section 6. It shall bo unlavnul for any person, fir.n, corporation or
public service oompany to install any olectrical conduit, vdring, ducts, poles
or equipment of any oharaoter for the ~ransmission, distribution or utilization
of electrica.l energy, or for the operation of si~nals or the transmission of
irri:;elligonoe on, o'V'er or under the public streets, hieh'rro.ya and. ~.,arJ.;:s or o"l;her
public property in the City of La Porte thnt does not operate under a franchise
gra.n:'ced OJ' t:1.e Ci-l:;~' of La Porte, wi -thout first hav-lnr; obta.ined frOl~l the 01 t~r
COlJ.ncil or said City a franohise, right or grant :Cor the particular installation
I or oper9.tion so d.esired to be lnade.
Sectioll 7. It shall be unlat'r.f'ul for any public utility corporation
furnishinG the electrica.l service, or the person, rim or corporation sU11plyi!lg
the enert:'t, Or a~,r ser-v'llnt, emplo;,;'ee or e.gent thereof, to make flI\.V cOlmection
from a source of' eleci;rical energy to a.ny electrical work, insta.llation, i'.ri.rinG"
ap:!?8-ratus, device, appliance, fixture or equipr.tent, without first ha.ving re-
ceived a final certificate of approval issued. by~he City ::lectr:tcnl Inspector.
Seotion 8.
Upon the failure of' ~che holder of a. l:aster :~lectl'ician's
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~ ~icensa, issued under t4e Ordinances of said City, ~.ri.thin ton (10) uays after
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the fi~1al certifioate of approval is granted on the installation Or alteration
of' electrioal wiring, appara;l:;us, device, appliance, fixture or equip1:lent, to
pay to the City of La Porte, in full, the fees prescribed by the OrdinancE"s of
i sa.id City, the Licnese of said I.:aster Electrician, witi"l.out action O!l the part 0'
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~1e ~lec~rical Board, shall be autacatiof.\.lly suspended and shall be of no force
a.nd effect and said Licr.ese ~1all be suspended and nullified until such time as
such fees are paid in full; provided, however, that no License uhieh shall have I
bgen suspended under the terms a.nd provisions of this Section for as l"I.t1ch as si1
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(6) nonbhs +':b:t.e shall be ren8'\7ed"
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Ii a.nd oondi"tions as provided by the
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except upon re-examination" upon the sWQe termt
Ordinanoes of said Ci"ty in the case of orieine_t
Seotion 9.
:'Jj~lliaster J';leotrioian1s Lioense provided for ~)y tho Ordi-
~ l1L\.l1Ce s of so.id Oi ~,;y lUY" after hearine; by the 131ectrioal B09.rd" be b;',- it sus-
i' pended or revoked" upon its finding that the person holding suoh Lioense Me
I! rrillf\llly" maliciously, or b~' reason of' inccnpetenoe" violated. on r.lore t;lM onel
\ 00 easion. this Ordino""e. a"O' other Ordi.'U1ll.oe of said City. re gnlntinr, .lootriol
,,.ri.ri!lg, installation" ap:?8-ra'tus" applianoe anu devioe" or any amendment there'to.
Seo'tion 10. ~y person" firm or oorpo~ation, agent, serve~ffi, employee
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A. ,I reoeiver or 'lrustee of such corpora'tiol'l." viola"ting any of t.he pro*doions or 'this
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'I Ord:l.nnnoe shall, l..1pOn conviction t:lereof, he pW1ished by a fine m'? no~; less .bhan
II ~en Dol19.rs (~10.oJO) nor r,lore than One Hundred Dollars (~~lOO.OO).
~ Seo'tion 11. If any Seotion" Sub-Section, sentenoe" clause or phra.se
I of titis Ordinance is ror a~ reas on held 'to be invalid" such invulidi':;~.r shall
I' not effeot the va1idi"by of the remaining portions of tM.s Ordi:nance. The City
I Council of ~;;ho City of La Porte hereby declares tl1at it '\'1ould have passed this
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Ordinal!ce, and each section, sub-sec'bion, sentence, clauso and phrase 'chereof
irrospective of t:r'le fac't tha.t any one or more sections" sub-sections, sentences,
olauses or phrases be declared invalid.
:.>ection 12. ':rhe faot tha't there are no exis'bing penal Ordil'l1l.nces
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regulating the installation, lil.ain:'conanoe and operation 0:(' electrioal -ilOr:::,
apparatus and i'iJct;'.1Tes, constitutes an imperative public necessit;;r req.uirinr;
:\ the.t tho rules providing for Ordinanoes to be read at three sevoral neet5.ngs be
I suspended and 'that this Ordinance be passed as, and tal~e effect as, an e.mergenc~
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II Measure, a::-Ld suoh rules and regulations are accordinGl:r suspended and this Crd:i,
" ::lance is :?8-ssed and shall 'take effoot as an emergency lllellsure and s~:n.ll be in
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full force and effect bmnedia'tely f~an and aftGr its passage and public~bion
~lld it is DO ordained.
Fassed and a;)proved this 't.he
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