1171 ORD TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO 1076 SO THAT SUCH ORDINANCE SHALL HEREINAFTER READ AS FOLLOWS:

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a Adk Adikk Ak (i) All wiring inatalled in conduit underground or in conerete slabs or ot,her masouxy in direct aontact with moist earth, or in other permanently moist locatioas where sub3eet to condensation of moisture, the aonductors shall be of the lead covered type or of other type speei£ically approved for this purpose. (3) Armored cable, known to the electrical trade as "B%", will not be approved for use as metallic conduit in any new buildings, and only when it ia imposaible to install other types of approved conduits in buildings already eonstructed. SECTION NUMBER OF OUTLETS ALLOWED AND BRANCH CIRCUITS a Not more than ten 10 outlets shall be installed on any one (1) circuit in a residence. (b) Drop cords muat not be installed in clothes closeta or in places where Wearing apparel is likely to be hung; however, aeiling fixtures will be permissable. (c) No mai.n switch or branch block shall be of less than thirty(30) amperes capacity. (d) Al1 lights in bathrooma, toilets and kitchens shall be controlled by wall switehes, exaept pull switches with insulated links may be used over cabinets or mirrors where fixture is fastened rigidly to the Wa].1. (e) On all three wire installations, the load must be balaneed as neaxly as possible with respect to each side of the system. In all residences where the connected load is 4000 xatts or more, a three wire aervice shall be used. (f) 611 3ointg must be soldered and taped when the wire is pulled in, and all fixtures leads shall be soldered or a fixture conneator used. (g) Wlienever a fuse is required by the provisions of this Ordinance, the re- quirement may bs met by the use of an approved cireuit breaker for sueh purpose. Wherever a switeh, or a swi.teh and fuses are required, an approved manually operated aireuit breaker may be used. If a eiraui.t breaker is used, there shall be an avereurrent unit in eaah ungrounded eonductor of the circuit. 5ECTION 50 5ERVICES. Service wi.res shall be in approved metallic conduit. A11 servics sw3.tahes shall hane a capacity of Thirty (30) amperes or moreo No service conduator shall be amaller than No. 8, B. & S. gauge Commeraial and Induetrial installa- tioia and all reaidencea having a connected loa,d of 4000 or more wattsp shall have a three wire ser3rice installed. Except by a special permission of the Elec#rical Inspeator, sernice entrance shall not be less than ten (10) feet or more than twenty-five (25) feet from the ground level. Where one service is installed to supply several installations or customers within the same building, the mai.n cabinet cut-offs must be accessible at all times to each of the occupants or customers supplied from suah service. In the main service entrance there shall be installed a safety awitch arui fuses, and shall not be installed in inaccsessible locationa such as under stairways, in closets, attics, etc., and shall not be installed, unleas by special permission of the Electrical Inspector, lower than fine and one-half (5-J) feet nor higher than six (6) feet from the ground or floor level. Whenever the service kirea to any building in the Fire Limits, the type of wl.ring in which is the ao-ealled "KNOB and TUBE" type, is diseonnected, the service ahall not again be conaeQted to such building until the electrical wiring has been installed in approved metallic eonduit so as to conPorm to the provisions of thia Orcli.nance. Any building regardless oP location, not having the service wires in approved metallic conduit, once disconneeted, shall not aga3n be connected to the source of supply uatil the sernice wires and meter loop shall have been replaced and made conform to the standards of this Ord3.na,nce. The foregoin.g provisions shall also apply to any and all outdoor Neon or electrical signna attached or conneeted to any btii.lding within the City of Pari.s, Texas. SECTI0N 6. ELECTRIC SIGNS. Al.l classes of electric signs whether of the gas tube, siga receptable or refleetor type, including gas tube window signs and outsida building outlining shall be considered electrie signs urithin the meaning of this Ordinance. Portable inside displays or small signs using self-contained transformers wl.th aurrent consumption not to exceed 200 watta may be connected by attachment plug to present circuit providing all other requirements of this Ordinance are complied with. -2-