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TEXAS:
AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2204 PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE
30TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1947, ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE REGU-
LATING ELECTRIC WIRING WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, FOR SAFEGUARDING
PERSONS AND PROPERTY AND PROMOTING THE WELFARE OF THE
PUBLIC; CREATING THE OFFICE OF CHIEF ELECTRICAL INSPEC-
TOR AND PRESCRIBING HIS DUTIES, RIGHTS AND AUTHORITY;
ESTABLISHING STANDARDS FOR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND FOR
ITS INSTALLATION AND REQUIRING CONFORMITY THEREWITH;
MAKING IT UNLAWFUL TO UNDERTAKE,THE INSTALLATION OF
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT WITHOUT A- PERMIT THEREFOR, EXCEPT
AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED; PROVIDING FOR THE REGISTRATION
OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS AND CONTRACTORS; ESTABLISHING
INSPECTION PERMIT FEES; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE
VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE AND REPEALING ORDINANCES
IN CONFLICT WITH THIS ORDINANCE ", AS AMENDED, BY AMEND-
ING SUB- SECTION (D) OF SECTION 5 -7 SO AS TO PROVIDE
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FOR REINSTATEMENT IN CTAIN INSTANCES WITHIN TWO YEARS
FROM THE DATE OF EXPIRATION OF REGISTRATION; CONTAINING
A SAVINGS CLAUSE; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
SECTION 1. THAT ORDINANCE NO. 2204, PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE
30TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1947, ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE REGULATING ELECTRIC
WIRING WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS,
FOR SAFEGUARDING PERSONS AND PROPERTY AND PROMOTING THE WELFARE OF THE
PUBLIC; CREATING THE OFFICE OF CHIEF ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR AND PRESCRIBING
HIS DUTIES, RIGHTS AND AUTHORITY; ESTABLISHING STANDARDS FOR ELECTRICAL
EQUIPMENT AND FOR ITS INSTALLATION AND REQUIRING CONFORMITY THEREWITH;
MAKING IT UNLAWFUL TO UNDERTAKE THE INSTALLATION OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
WITHOUT A PERMIT THEREFOR, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED; PROVIDING FOR
THE REGISTRATION OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS AND CONTRACTORS; ESTABLISHING IN-
SPECTION PERMIT FEES; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDI-
NANCE AND REPEALING ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT WITH THIS ORDINANCE "x AS
AMENDEDI BE AMENDED BY AMENDING SUB - SECTION (D) OF SECTION 5 -7 TO HERE-
AFTER READ AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 5 -7: CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION:
"(D) A CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION SHALL EXPIRE DECEMBER
31 OF EACH YEAR AND UNLESS RENEWED THE HOLDER SHALL BE DEEMED
UNREGISTERED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDED
HOWEVER THAT REINSTATEMENT AND RENEWAL CAN BE DONE BY PAYMENT
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OF THE ANNUAL FEE WITHIN 6 MONTHS OR,WHERE THE CERTIFICATE
HOLDER HAS SECURED THE CERTIFICATE BY EXAMINATION BY PAYMENT
OF TWICE THE ANNUAL FEE WITHIN 2 YEARS OF THE DATE OF
EXPIRATION. FAILURE TO SECURE REINSTATEMENT AND RENEWAL
WITHIN 2 YEARS FROM THE EXPIRATION DATE SHALL REQUIRE A NEW
APPLICATION AND EXAMINATION AS IN THE FIRST INSTANCE."
SECTION 2. IF FOR ANY REASON ANY SECTION, PARAGRAPH, SUBDIVISION,
CLAUSE, PHRASE, OR PROVISION OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE HELD INVALID, IT
SHALL NOT AFFECT ANY VALID PROVISIONS OF THIS OR ANY OTHER ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO WHICH THESE RULES AND REGULATIONS RELATE.
SECTION 3. ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH SHALL BE AND ARE HEREBY REPEALED.
SECTION 4. PUBLICATION SHALL BE MADE IN THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION
OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ONE TIME, WHICH PUBLICATION SHALL CONTAIN THE
CAPTION STATING IN SUMMARY THE PURPOSE OF THE ORDINANCE AND THE PENALTY FOR
VIOLATION THEREOF.
SECTION 5. THIS ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT FROM AND AFTER THE
DATE OF ITS PASSAGE.
SECTION 6. THE PUBLIC IMPORTANCE OF THIS ORDINANCE IN PROVIDING
FOR REINSTATEMENT IN CERTAIN INSTANCES WITHIN TWO YEARS FROM THE DATE OF
EXPIRATION OF REGISTRATION CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE
PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE PROVIDING
THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS
INTRODUCED, AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE
SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR HAVING DECLARED THAT
SUCH PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND PUBLIC NECESSITY EXIST, AND HAVING REQUESTED
THAT SUCH CHARTER RULE BE SUSPENDED, AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE TAKE EFFECT
AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORD-
INGLY SO ORDAINED.
PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS 7 DAY OF MAY, 1958.
ATTEST:
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CITY SECRETARY �
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS
THE DAY OF MAY, 1958:
CITY ATTORNEY
MAYOR"
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
CO PUS CHRISTI,, TEXAS
195$
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
GENTLEMEN;
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FORE-
GOING ORDINANCES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE
SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLU-
TION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE I . T IS INTRODUCED AND THAT SUCH
ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE -READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY
COUNCIL; I, , THEREFOREy HEREBY REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE
OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRO -
DUCEDp OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
MATOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTES
FARRELL D. SMITH
W. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO
CHARLIE J. AILLS
ARTHUR R. JAMES
ODELL INGLE
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
FARRELL D. SMITH
W. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO .�[[
CHARLIE J. AILLS Gtao
ARTHUR R. JAMES
ODELL INGLE
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