1779 ORD AMENDING ORDINANCE NO 1274 THE ELECTRICAL ORDINANCE PASSED BY CITY COUNCIL ON NOVEMBER 10 1952

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Any member of the Board may be removed for cause by the City Council upon re- commendation of such removal for a cause by the City Manager, or may be re- moved by said Council without such recommendation if it finds that the removal of a member or members is for the best interests of the public. Upon the failure of any member of said Board to qualify as a mE+mber thereof, or in the event of a vacancy in such Board for any cause, the City Council shall iminediately appoint a qualified person to fill the unexpired term for any such vacancy. The Electrical Board shall select a Chairman and Secretary and shall pre- scribe a procedure and order of business for hearing applications by persons de- siring licenses as Electrical Contractors, or Registration Certificates as Journeymen Electricians, and for hearing appeals from the decisions of the Electric al Insp ecto r. Three members of the Board present at any meeting shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. It shall be the duty of the Eiectrical Board to fix, at reasonable intervals of time, the date of examination for applicants for certificates of registration and licenses, and the Board shall make reasonable rules relating to the method of requiring examinations and re-examinations by such applicants. It shall be the duty of the Board to pass upon the qualifications of all per- sons, firms, or corporations, applying for certificates to do electrical work as defined in this ordinance in the City of Paris. There shall be issued certificates to such persons, firms, or corporations, as shall pass a satisfactory examina- tion as herein referred to, but this c:ertificate shall not authorize any one to enter into a contract for or do any installation, maintenance or repair of any electrical work unless such person shall, have paid his annual registration fee as required by this Code. Any person9 firm or corporation may file an appeal with the Electrical Board for a review of any decision of the Electrical Inspector, provided that such appeal is made in writing within five (5) days after such person9 firm or corpora- tion shall have been notified of such decision by the Electrical Inspector. Such appeal shall be taken by the filing of written notice thereof with the Director of Public Works, upon receipt of which the Director of Public Works shall imme- diately call and arrange for a meeting of said Board, and said Board shall pro- ceed to determine wl.iether or not the action of the Eiectrical Inspector complies with this ordinance and within seven (7) days shall make a decision in accordance with its findings, which decision shall be final. The Electrical Board shall keep a Minute Book in which shall be recorded all transactions and business of the Board. The Minute Book and other records shall be kept in a manner designated by the Secretary. Section 24. The Texas Powzr and Light Company, its agents or employees, shall make all connections from the power lines to the electric service installa- tions. It shall be unlawf_ul for any other person or persons to do so. Section 25. All circuses, carnivals and road shows using portable equip- mPnt shall employ a licensed electrical contractor to supervise all electrical in- stallations. Section 26. It shal], be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to sell, expose for sale, offer to sell, dispose as a premium or offer for rent and repair, any electrical material, conductors, equipment, apparatus or appliance within the City of Paris which is not approved by the Electrical Inspector, or bearing the Underwriters seal of approval. Section 27. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to use slugs, pennies or any method of abridgment of fuses, fuse blocks or in any way defeat the purpose of a fuse or circuit breaker.