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11 BILL NO.
IIINTRODUCED BY COUNCILMAN
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, PRESCRIBING
A NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION
AND ENFORCEMENT THEREOF, CREATING THE OFFICE OF ELECTRICAL
INSPECTOR, PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT, TERM OF OFFICE,
QUALIFICATIONS, BOND, POWERS, AND DUTIES THEREOF, THE ISSUANCE
OF LICENSE TO ELECTRICIANS, EXAMINATIONS THEREOF, CREATING AN
ELECTRICAL BOARD OF REVIEW, REGULATING ALL ELECTRICAL WORK
AND THE INSPECTION OF THE INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE IN
BUILDINGS OF ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, PROVIDING FEES TO BE
CHARGED, PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS , PROVIDING AN
APPEALS PROCESS AND PROVIDING A VALIDITY CLAUSE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON,
MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS :
SECTION 1. 0. ADOPTION OF AN ELECTRICAL CODE
There is hereby adopted by the City Council of the City
of Jefferson, Missouri, for the practical safeguarding of per-
sons and of buildings and their contents from hazards arising
from the use of electricity for light, heat, power, radio,
signalling and for other purposes the 1975 Edition of the
National Electrical Code (see attached booklet) . This Code
covers the electrical conductors and equipment installed within
or on public and private buildings and other premises, including
yards, carnival and parking lots, and industrial substations;
also the conductors that connect the installations to a supply
of electricity, and other outside conductors adjacent to the
premises; also mobile homes and recreational vehicles. This
ordinance shall be known as the electrical code of the City of
Jefferson, Missouri, may be cited, and will be referred to in
this ordinance as the electrical code.
SECTION 2. 0. ELECTRICAL INSPECTION
The administration and enforcement of this ordinance shall
be the responsibility of the Director of Code Enforcement or
his designated representative, the Electrical Inspector, who
is hereby authorized to take such action as may be reasonably
necessary to enforce this ordinance.
SECTION 2. 1. QUALIFICATIONS OF ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR
The Electrical Inspector shall be over twenty-one (21) years
of age. He shall be a person of good moral character and
physically able to carry out all of the provisions of the
electrical code. The Electrical Inspector shall have had six
(6) years of experience as a journeyman in his trade, or have
two (2) years training in a recognized college of electrical
engineering, and in addition thereto, shall have had at least
four (4) years of practical experience in electrical construc-
tion. The Electrical Inspector shall be a certified journeyman
electrician, but shall not be actively engaged in the electrical
business nor associated with the operation of any person, firm
or corporation engaged in the electrical business.
SECTION 2. 2. APPOINTMENT OF THE ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR
The Electrical Inspector shall be appointed by the Mayor
with the consent of a majority of the members of the City
Council. Applicants for the position shall be interviewed by
the Director of Code Enforcement prior to confirmation and
approval of the City Council.
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SECTION 2. 3. ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR'S BOND
{ The Electrical Inspector shall be required to give bond
in the sum of One Thousand ($1, 000. 00) dollars conditioned
upon the faithful performance of his duties.
j SECTION 2. 4. DUTIES OF THE ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR
i It shall be the duty of the Electrical Inspector to enforce
the provisions of the electrical code and to make all inspections
that are required thereunder, and to issue all permits, collect
all fees and keep all records required under this ordinance.
The Electrical Inspector shall also have the duty to perform
all tasks and services delegated to him by other ordinances,
the Mayor, or other supervisory personnel.
SECTION 3. 0. BOARD OF ELECTRICAL EXAMINERS & REVIEW,
APPOINTMENT, TERM OF OFFICE
The Board of Electrical Examiners and Review hereby is
created. The Board shall consist of five (5) members; one of
whom shall be the Electrical Inspector of the City of Jefferson,
who shall ex-officio chairman of said Board of Electrical
Examiners and Review; one of whom shall be the chairman of
the Public Utilities Committee of the City Council ; one of
whom shall be a representative of the local Power and Light
Company; one of whom shall be an electrical contractor; and
one of whom shall be a journeyman electrician. The last three
mentioned members of the Board shall be appointed by the Mayor
with the consent of a majority of the members of the City
Council, for a term of two (2) years and they shall serve until
their successors are duly appointed and shall have qualified.
The appointments of the Board of Electrical Examiners and Re-
view shall be made on or before the second regular meeting of
the City Council after the general city elections in the year
1975 and every two (2) years thereafter and they shall serve
without pay.
SECTION 3. 1. DUTIES OF THE BOARD OF REVIEW
3. 1. 1. The Board of Review shall be charged with the
responsibility of acting on grievances referred to their Board
iby an applicant for an electrical permit, the holder of an
electrical permit, or the owner, and/or agent of a building
or structure wherein electrical work is to be installed. Such
referral shall be an appeal from the decision of the Electrical
Inspector or his authorized agent or representative, refusing
to grant a modification of provisions of the electrical code
governing the installation or materials to be used in the in-
stallation. Application for appeal will be received by the
Director of Code Enforcement of the City of Jefferson, or his
authorized representative, when it is claimed that:
a. The true intent of the Electrical Code or the
rules adopted thereunder have been incorrectly
interpreted.
b. The provisions of the Electrical Code do not fully
apply.
At such time as the Board of Review meets to act on such an
appeal, the Electrical Inspector shall not have a vote. If
one of the members of said Board is the appellant, he shall
not have a vote. A simple majority of those voting members
of the Board shall constitute a qualified decision. In the
event the voting members of the Board are evenly divided, the
decision of the Electrical Inspector shall be affirmed.
3. 1. 2. The Board of Review and Examination shall re-
view the Electrical Code at least once a year. They shall
transmit to the City Council any and all recommendations and/or
changes that are necessary to update the Electrical Code.
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!! SECTION 3. 2. MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF EXAMINERS & REVIEW
The Board of Examiners and Review shall meet at such inter-
vals as may be necessary for the proper performance of its
i duties, upon call of the Board Chairman, but in any case not
less than twice a year. Three members of the Electrical Board
of Examiners must be present at every examination. Minutes of
all meetings will be kept on file.
'I SECTION 4. 0. LICENSES
No person, firm or corporation shall engage in the business
of electrical work in the City of Jefferson unless licensed as
an electrical contractor. Each person, firm or corporation
engaged in the business of electrical work shall be or have in
its employ at least one (1) Journeyman Electrician. The
business of electrical work shall mean the supplying of labor
and materials for the installation, alteration or repair of
electrical systems. No person, firm or corporation shall cause
any electrical work to be done, altered or repaired by an
apprentice electrician unless the apprentice electrician works
directly under the supervision of a licensed journeyman elec-
trician. An Apprentice Electrician Certificate shall authorize
the grantee to perform electrical work only when under the
immediate supervision of an electrician holding an unsuspended
license. The ratio of apprentices to journeymen while on the
® job shall not exceed one (1) Apprentice to one (1) Journeyman.
SECTION 4. 1. APPLICATION FOR LICENSE, CONTENTS
Every person desiring to be licensed as an electrical con-
tractor shall make written application to the Board of Examiners
and Review. No examination is required. Any person desiring
to be licensed as a Journeyman Electrician shall make a written
request to the Board of Examiners and Review. Such appli-
cation shall contain the name, business name and address of the
applicant and be accompanied by a examination fee of forty
($40. 00) dollars.
SECTION 4. 2. FEES FOR LICENSE
A fee of seventy-five ($75. 00) dollars is required to ob-
tain an Electrical Contractors License. This license is re-
newable annually for a fee of seventy-five ($75. 00) dollars
and said license shall be renewable during January of the
following calendar year. The calendar year of each licensing
period ends on December 31. The Board of Examiners and Review
shall issue a Journeyman's Electricians License to an applicant
after he successfully passes the required examination and the
necessary payment of ten ($10. 00) dollars is paid to the
Electrical Inspector. Said license shall be a permanent license
subject only to the revocation section hereof. The Board of
Electrical Examiners and Review may grant reciprocal certifi-
cates to a duly licensed electrician of another city of the
State of Missouri on the same terms and under the same condi-
tions of such city will grant reciprocal licenses to a duly
certified electrician of the City of Jefferson, Missouri; pro-
vided the applicant has been licensed by a city having adopted
an electrical code and an electrical examination equivalent
to the electrical code and examination of the City of Jefferson,
Missouri.
SECTION 4. 3. APPRENTICE LICENSE AND REQUIREMENTS
To become eligible for application for Journeyman Electri-
cian License, an Apprentice should complete a minimum of four
thousand (4 ,000) hours electrical experience. It shall be
mandatory for an Apprentice Electrician to acquire a yearly
temporary permit from the Electrical Inspector for the fee
of five ($5. 00) dollars. This temporary permit shall be
renewable in January of each calendar year. Each application
for temporary Apprentice permit shall contain the name, home
address and telephone number, and the number of hours of
work performed, also employer' s name and address.
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SECTION 4.3.a.
A Maintenance Electrician Certificate shall authorize
the grantee to perform routine electrical maintenance for a
specified employer. This Certificate shall be issued after
oral examination by the Electrical Inspector.
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SECTION 4 . 4. ELECTRICAL SIGN WORK
All, electrical cork relating to the installation of signs
shall be performed by a licensed electrician with the excep-
tion of electrical wiring that is an intrical part of the
�l construction of the sign. ,
i SECTION 4 . 5. LICENSES, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION
The Board of Electrical Examiners may suspend or revoke
the license of any Journeyman Electrician when charges are
preferred against them by the Electrical Inspector, and the
Board finds that the person charged is incompetent or had
willfully violated the provisions of this ordinance. Before
any action is taken by the Board, the person charged shall be
given at least ten (10) days notice of the time and place of
a formal hearing on said charges and the person charged shall
be appraised of the nature of the charges preferred against
him. The person charged shall be given the opportunity to
appear, in person or with an attorney of his choice, in order
that he may be heard, and lie shall have the burden of showing
cause why his said license should not be suspended or revoked.
The Board shall render its decision within five (5) days. The
decision shall be final. No appeal shall be allowed therefrom.
The decision of the Board may permit the person charged to
continue his trade and act as a dismissal of said charges, or
the Board may suspend the license of the person charged for
such period as to the Board seems proper under all of the facts
and circumstances, or the Board may permanently revoke the
license of the person charged.
SECTION 4. 6. ASSIGNMENT OF LICENSE
No person who has obtained a Electrician' s License shall
allow his name to be used by another person either for the
purpose of obtaining permits, or for doing business or work
under the license. Every person licensed shall notify the
Board of the address of his place of business, if any, and the
name under which such business is carred on and shall give
immediate notice to the Board of any change in either.
SECTION 5. 0. HOMEOWNERS PERMITS
A permit may be issued to any person to do work in a single
family dwelling used exclusively for living purposes, including
the usual accessory buildings and quarters in connection with
such building, provided that the person is a bona fide owner
of such dwelling and that the same will be occupied by said
owner for a period of not less than one (1) year and that
said owner shall personally purchase all materials and perform
all labor in connection therewith, and that the applicant shall
file an affidavit certifying that these conditions are correct
before the issuance of the permit.
Work performed under any permit shall be subject to all
applicable regulatory provisions of this code.
SECTION 6. 0. EXAMINATIONS FOR JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIANS
Applications for examinations for a Journeyman Electri-
cian' s License shall be made in writing to the Electrical
Inspector and by him referred to the Board of Electrical
Examiners. The application shall state the name of the appli-
cant, the home address and telephone number. Each application
for an examination or re-examination shall be accompanied by
a fee of forty ($40. 00) dollars. Upon receipt of the written
application requesting an examination for a Journeyman Elec-
trician's License, the Board shall within twenty (20) days,
give to the applicant an examination at a place and time to be
designated by the Board of which the applicant shall be notified.
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�j The examination shall be in two (2) parts:
E 1. A test of the knowledge of the theory of the trade.
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2. A test of skill in the practice of the trade.
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The examination shall be of a basic and elementary character
but sufficiently strict to test the qualifications of the
applicant. The Board shall grade said examinations and notify
each applicant. The Board shall grade said examination and
notify each applicant of the grade he made within ten (10)
days of the taking of the same and issue the appropriate
license concurrently therewith. The grade shall be computed
as follows :
Each part of the examination shall have a maximum grade
of one hundred (100%) percent. The grades on both parts
of the examination shall be added and then divided by
two. A minimum grade of seventy (70%) percent shall be
necessary to pass said examination.
SECTION 6. 1. RE-EXAMINATION
Any person who fails to pass the examination, as prescribed
by the Board, may apply for re-examination after the expiration
of thirty (30) days. If the applicant fails on re-examination,
he may not reapply until a period of six (6) months and shall
be considered a new applicant.
SECTION 7. 0. ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR, ADDITIONAL POWERS & DUTIES
The Electrical Inspector shall. have the powers and duties
hereinafter stated:
7. 1. Permits. He shall issue permits for the
performance of electrical work. Applications for such
permits, describing the work to be done, shall be made
by the person, firm or corporation to perform said on
such forms as may be prescribed or approved by the Elec-
trical Inspector. Permits must be taken out before any
work is started. If additional permits are required
this must be applied for before final inspection is made.
In the event the Electrical Inspector finds work being
performed without the required electrical permit, a
charge of ten ($10. 00) dollars or double the amount of
the permit shall be charged.
7. 2. Inspections. The Inspector shall have the
right, during all reasonable hours, to enter any building
in the discharge of his official duties, or, for the pur-
pose of making an inspection, or to test new installations
of electrical wiring, devices or materials contained there-
in.
7. 3. Disconnection. The Electrical Inspector shall
have the authority to cause the turning off of all elec-
trical current, and he may cut or disconnect, in cases of
emergency, any wires where such electrical current is
dangerous to life or property or where said wires may
interfere with the work of the fire department.
7. 4. Conductors. Conductors used to carry current
being of a size smaller than #4 AL shall be copper. The
use of AL conductors smaller than #4 AL will be approved
only as designed and recommended by a registered professional
Oengineer or registered architect.
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7. 5. Certificates of Inspection and Approval. Upon
±� the completion of the installation of the wiring and/or
y; electrical. equipment, for which a permit is required, it
shall be the duty of the person, firm or corporation in-
H stalling the same to notify the electrical inspector who
shall inspect the installation within twenty-four (24)
hours of the time such notice is given; and if it is
J H found to be fully in compliance with this ordinance and
does not constitute a hazard to life and property, then
upon the payment of the proper fees as hereinafter de-
signated, the electrical inspector shall issue to such
person, firm or corporation for delivery to the owner of
the premises a Certificate of Inspection and Approval
that authorize connection to the electrical service and
turning on the current. When any part of a wiring in-
stallation is to be hidden from view by the permanent
placement of parts of the building, the person, firm or
corporation installing the wire shall notify the Director
of Code Enforcement and such part of the wiring installa-
tion shall not be concealed until they have been inspected
and approved by the Director of Code Enforcement or until
twenty-four (24) hours (exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays
and holidays) shall have elapsed from the time of such
notification, providing that on large installations, where
the concealment of parts of the installation proceeds con-
tinuously, the person, firm or corporation installing
the wiring shall give the Director of Code Enforcement
due notice and inspection shall be made during the pro-
MW gress of the work. Failure of any Electrical Contractor
to notify the Electrical Inspector of a rough-in inspec-
tion will result in the fine of ten ($10. 00) dollars to
be paid in addition to the regular permit fee.
7.6. Water Pipe Electrode. Where available on the
premises, a metal underground water pipe shall be used as
the grounding electrode, regardless of its length and
whether supplied by a community or a local underground
water piping system or by a well on the premises. Where
the buried portion of the water pipe (including any metal
well casing effectively bonded to the pipe) is less than
ten (10' ) feet long or where the water pipe is or is likely
to be isolated by insulated sections or joints so that the
effectively grounded portion is less than ten (10 ' ) feet
long, it shall be supplemented by the use of an additional
electrode of a type specified by Section 250-82 or 250-83.
The interior metal cold water piping system shall always
be bonded to the service-equipment enclosure, the grounded
conductor at the service, the grounding electrode con-
ductor where of sufficient size, or to the one or more
grounding electrodes used.
Expanding use of nonmetallic piping for water systems and
insulating couplings on metal water systems makes it more
important that water piping within a building be adequately
grounded without depending on connections to an outside
piping system.
7.7. Commercial Buildings, Change of Occupancy, Procedur
The Electrical Inspector shall make a thorough inspection
or re-inspection of the installation of any commercial
building, where a change of occupancy takes place, of all
the electrical wiring, devices, and/or materials and issue
a Certificate of Inspection and Approval to the new
occupant (s) authorizing connection to the electrical ser-
vice and turning on of the current. When the installation
of any such wiring, devices, and/or materials is found to
be in an unsafe or dangerous condition, the person, firm
or corporation, using or operating the same shall be noti-
fied and shall make the necessary repairs or changes re-
quired to place such wiring, devices, and/or materials
in a safe condition and they shall have such work com-
pleted within fifteen (15) days or any longer period
that may be prescribed in the notice of the Electrical
Inspector. The Inspector is hereby empowered to dis-
connect or order the discontinuance of electrical ser-
vice to such wiring, devices and/or materials until the
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the installation of such wiring, devices and/or materials
has been made safe as directed by the Electrical Inspector.
Afik 7. 8. Records. The Electrical Inspector shall keep
complete records of all permits issued and inspections made
and other official work performed under the terms of this
ordinance.
Notices of violation shall:
1. Be put in writing
2. Include a statement of the reasons why it is being
issued
3. Allow a reasonable (specified) period of time for
the performance of any act it requires
4. Be served upon the owner or his agent, or the
occupant, as the case may require; provided that
such notice shall be deemed to be properly served
upon such owner or agent, or upon such occupant, if
a copy thereof is served upon him personally; or if
a copy thereof is sent by registered mail to his
last known address; or if a copy thereof is posted
in a conspicuous place in or about the dwelling
affected by the notice; or if he is served with
such notice by any other method authorized or re-
quired under the laws of this State.
5. Such notice may contain an outline of remedial action
which, if taken, will effect compliance with the
provisions of this ordinance and with rules and
regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
7. 9. Fees. The Electrical Inspector shall collect such
fees for licenses, certificates and inspections as may be
prescribed by this ordinance. All fees are to be credited
to General Revenue.
SECTION 8. PERMITS
A permit shall be required in each of the following cases:
1. For all electrical wiring in structures not pre-
viously wired
2. For all rewiring where additional circuits from the
panel are required and/or the service entrance panel
is being replaced. (This does not include the re-
Aft placement of individual outlets or switches) .
3. For all extensions of or additions to existing wiring
for supplying power loads such as furnaces, air condi-
tioners and laundry appliances
4. For connecting hot air, hot water, steam or electrical
heating plants whether new or old installations
5. For installation and additions to sound, audio-visual
and/or communication equipment.
No permit shall be issued until an application is filed in
writing with the Director of Code Enforcement and until fees
have been paid. Information supplied in the application shall
include the following:
1. Location at which the work is to be done
2. Name and address of the property owner
3. Name and address of the person or firm in charge
of the work
4. A description of the work to be done
S. Capacity (amperes) of the entrance panel to be
installed, (if any)
O 6. Number of circuits to be installed
7. KW rating of all appliances and furnaces and the
square footage of the residence.
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SECTION 9. STANDARDS OF WORK y
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No Certificate of Inspection and Approval shall be
issued unless the electric light, power and heating in-
stallations are in strict conformity with the provisions
of this ordinance, and unless they are in conformity with
the most approved methods of construction for safety to
(� life and property and upon the payment of the proper fees
as hereinafter designated. The regulations as laid down
in the latest annual edition of the National Electrical
Code shall apply to installations made under the provi-
sions of this ordinance.
ii SECTION 10. DISAPPROVAL OF WORK, PROCEDURE
When the Electrical Inspector shall condemn all or
it part of any electrical installation, the owner thereof
may, within five (5) days after receipt of written notice
thereof, from the inspector, file a petition in writing
for a review of said action with the Board of Electrical
AWL Examiners of Jefferson City, upon receipt of which and
after giving notice to all of the interested parties,
the Board shall proceed to determine at a hearing, at
which all interested parties may be present in person
and with an attorney, if the said electrical installa-
tion does comply with the provisions of this ordinance.
The Board shall render its decision in writing within
three (3) days. Said decision shall be final and un-
appealable. When the action or decision of the Elec-
trical Inspector is being reviewed, the Inspector shall
have no vote on the Board, and in the event the re-
maining four members of the Board are evenly divided on
the issue before them, the decision of the Inspector i
shall be deemed affirmed. If upon final inspection
the installation is not found to be fully in compliance
with this ordinance, the Director of Code Enforcement
ishall at once forward to the person, firm. or corporation
installing the wiring, a written notice stating the de-
fects which have been found to exist. Upon completion
of disapproved installation the grantee of the permit
shall notify the Director of Code Enforcement and pay
j a fee of ten ($10. 00) dollars for a re-inspection.
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SECTION 11. RECIPROCAL CERTIFICATES
The Board of Electrical Examiners may grant reciprocal
certificates to a duly licensed electrician of another
city of the State of Missouri, on the same terms and
under the same conditions as such other city will grant
reciprocal licenses to a duly certificated electrician
of the City of Jefferson, Missouri; provided the appli-
cant has been licensed by a city having adopted an elec-
trical code and electrical examination equivalent to the
electrical code and electrical examination of the City
of Jefferson, Missouri.
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SECTION 12. FEES FOR INSPECTIONS
The City of Jefferson shall receive the following fees
for inspections made by the Electrical Inspector:
Service Connectors
Service connectors of any size $ 5.00
Alterations
For alterations of or extensions to existing
wiring $ 4 .00
Circuits
One circuit $ 1 .00
Each additional circuit .50
For each electric heating circuit
(base board, etc. ) each $ 2 .00
For each installation of or addition to
sound, audio-visual and/or communication
equipment $10 .00
Electric Fixtures
One to ten fixtures $ 1 .00
Thereafter each unit of ten fixtures .50
Motor Generator
All size Generators $ 1. 00
Motors
All horsepower $ 1.00
Furnaces $ 1.00
Air conditioner, 2 tons and over $ 5 .00
Electric Signs $ 2 .00
Each Transformer in Sign $ 1 .00
Re-inspections $10.00
11 fees required by this Ordinance shall be made payable to
he City Collector and assigned to the General Revenue Fund
f the City.
ECTION 13. PENALTY CLAUSE
Any person who shall violate a provision of this Code
r shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof,
hall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof,
hall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000 .00 or by
'mprisonment in the City jail not exceeding one (1) year, or
y both such fine and imprisonment. Each day that a violation
ontinues shall be deemed a separate offense.
ECTION 14. DISCLAIMER CLAUSE
This Ordinance shall not be construed to relieve from
or lessen the responsibility or liability of any party
caning, operating, controlling or installing any electrical
firing and electrical systems for damage caused by any
efect therein. Nor shall the City of Jefferson, or any of
is inspectors, agents and employees, including its Electrical
Inspector, be held as assuming any such liability by reason
f the inspection authorized herein or certificate of approval
issued as herein provided.
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SECTION 15. EPPECTIVE DATE
This Ordinance shall be in force and take effect from
® and after its passage and approval.
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Presidentt o t e CoOcii Mayor
ATTEST:
CtyCer
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