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~~~~ <br />to enter any building in the di eoharge oP their of Pi ci al duties, or for the <br />purpo ee oP making any in apeotion, rein specti on or teat oP the in etallatl on of <br />electric wiring, devices, appli encea and eauipment contained therein, and shall <br />have the authority to cut or dl seonnect any mire in oases of emergency where <br />necessary for safety to life and property• Said eleotrl cal inepecto re are <br />hereby authorized to dl econnec t, or order the di econtinuan ce of electrical <br />eervi ce to any electric •wiring, devices, appll an ass or eauipment found to be <br />den gerous to life or property beo au se it ie defec tl ve or defectively in st ailed <br />until such wiring, devi ce e, appliances and sou ipment end their installation <br />have been made safe and approved by said electrical inspector. <br />SECTION ;. PEW~.iITS fu4ll INSPECTIONS. <br />(1) No ale atric wiring, device s, appli en cea or equipment shall be in- <br />stalled within or on any 'ou llding, structure, or premi ee s, nor shall any <br />el.terati on or adds tl on be made Sn any such existing wiring, devi oe s, applianaee <br />or equipment wl thout se oaring a permit therefor end having an inspection <br />th ereoP made by one of the county eleotrl cal inspectors having charge oP that <br />particular tern to ry, except as stated in the following paragraphs a and b 'oelo <br />a. No permit shall be re aui red for minor repair work, such as the re- <br />placement of lamps, or the connection of portable devi cee to suitable re ceptacl <br />which have been permanently Sna tolled. <br />b. No permit eNall be required Por the installation, con etruction, mainte <br />Hance or repair of telephone, telegraph, or signal sys tams by public utilities. <br />(2j In lieu of an Sndi vi duel permit Yor each in etallati on or alteration, <br />an annual permit shall, upon saplicati on therefor, be issued to any parson, <br />firm or corporation re gal er^ly employing one or more el ectri ci one for the instal'. <br />ation and maintenance of electric wiring, devi oe a, nppli ancee and eauipment on <br />premises owned or occupied by the applicant Por the permit. The appli oats on Po'. <br />such annual permit shall be made Sn writing to the Electrical In speator in the <br />particular territory and shall contain a descri.pti on of the premises within mhi <br />work is to be done under the pe rml t. The person, firm or corporation to which <br />an annual permit is issued shell keep a record oY all electric ;vl ring, devi ce e, <br />eop~.iancea and eauipment installed under said permit, and the else tri cal in epeo- <br />tar shall have aces as to such record. Each annual permit shall expire on Decem~ <br />bar 31st of the year in which it was le su ed. <br />(3) No permit, except an annual perml t, Por the in etallatlon or elteratioi <br />of any electric wiring, devi ce e, appliances or equipment shell be issued to any <br />person,flrm or corporation unless such person, firm or corporation Ss the hold <br />of an electrical contractors license issued by the North Carolina State Ba and <br />of Examiners oP Elea tri cal Contractors. <br />(~) Upon completion oY any Sns tai latl on for whi oh a permit and in epeo ti on <br />Se required, it shall ~oe the duty of the Her son installing same to notify the <br />proper Electrical Inspector, who shell Snep act the in etallati on wl thin 24 hours <br />of the time such notice is gl van or as Boon the neaPter sa praati eabl e. <br />(5) }7here the Electrical In spec for finds the Sn etallation to be in contort <br />Sty with the provi alone of the Public Safety Lawe of the 9ta to governing electr: <br />eel wl ring installations and materials end oP this Ordinance, be shell Sesue a <br />certificate of approval in duplicate, one for the utility furnishing the electr' <br />eel service and one for the property owner. <br />(6) The person working in the oapaci ty oP electrician in charge of any <br />fob shall have in hie poeaes sion end on the premises where work is being-per- <br />Yormed ttorkman~s Identlfloation Card, showing fnat he is a queliPled elect ri clot <br />or that he le Sn the employ of a qualified and l.iceneed electrical edntraetor. <br />(7) when s ce rtifi cote oP approval is issued authorizing the conneo tlon <br />and use oP temporary work, ouch certificate shall be issued to expire at a time <br />to be stated therein and shall be revocable by the county electrical Sn epeotor <br />Tor cause. <br />(@) pddi tional in sp actions made necessary through the failure oY any <br />also tri cal contractor, or electrician in charge of Work, to install wiring in <br />the proper manner are hereby de sl gnat ed ^Extra Electrical 2n epectlon s." For <br />each su ah "Extra Electrical Inape eti on" a fee of 62.00 plus mileage aha11 be <br />charged against end paid by said contractor or electrl ci an to the County <br />Electrl cal In epeeto r, Nothing herein shall be construed to require extra Peea <br />for the several inepectl one made necessary Sn the regular order oP electrl sal <br />con stru eti on work. <br />SECTION 4. GUIDE OF ELECTRICAL INSPECTION FEES FOR COUNTiE1. <br />Before a certificate oP approval is granted for any electrical in etallatL <br />the property owner or eleotrl sal contractor shall pay to the county, or its <br />authorized agent, a fee in su an amount as sp eclfied below; <br />t <br />'.J <br />(CONTINUED) <br />