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<br />ORDINANCE NO. 1974 - 33
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<br />AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR AN ELECTRICAL
<br />CODE TO GOVERN WIRING AND DESIGN PROTECTION,
<br />WIRING METHODS AND MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT FOR
<br />GENERAL USE, SPECIAL OCCUPANCIES, SPECIAL
<br />EQUIPMENT, SPECIAL CONDITIONS, AND COMMU-
<br />NICATIONS SYSTEMS; PROVIDING FOR THE ADMIN-
<br />ISTRATION OF THIS ORDINANCE; REPEALING ALL
<br />ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING
<br />A SEPARABILITY CLAUSE; ESTABLISHING
<br />PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS; AND DECLARING AN
<br />EMERGENCY.
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<br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
<br />SAN MARCOS, TEXAS:
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<br />Section 1. That there is hereby adopted by the City
<br />of San Marcos, Texas, for the purpose of establishing rules
<br />and regulations governing wiring and design protection,
<br />wiring methods and materials, equipment for general use,
<br />special occupancies, special equipment, special conditions,
<br />and communication systems, that certain electrical code
<br />known as the "National Electrical Code," 1971 Edition,
<br />thereof, now and as hereinafter amended, of which a copy of
<br />said code has been and is now filed in the office of the
<br />City Secretary of the City of San Marcos, the same is hereby
<br />adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out in full length
<br />herein, and from the date of which this Ordinance shall take
<br />affect, the provisions thereof shall be controlling in the
<br />aforementioned specifications, materials, and methods within
<br />the corporate limits of the City of San Marcos, Texas, and
<br />its extraterritorial jurisdiction, subject to the laws of
<br />the State of Texas.
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<br />Section 2. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances
<br />inconsistent with the terms of this Ordinance are hereby
<br />repealed; provided, however, that such repeal shall be only
<br />to the extent of such inconsistency and in all other respects
<br />this Ordinance shall be cumulative of other ordinances regu-
<br />lating and governing the subject matters covered by this Ordi-
<br />nance.
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<br />Section 3. That if any section, clause, paragraph,
<br />sentence, or phrase of this Ordinance shall, for any reason,
<br />be held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such invalid section,
<br />clause, paragraph, sentence, or phrase is hereby declared to be
<br />severable and any such invalid or unconstitutional section,
<br />clause, paragraph, sentence, or phrase shall in no way affect
<br />the remainder of this Ordinance, and it is hereby declared
<br />to be the intention of the Council that the remainder of this
<br />Ordinance would have been passed notwithstanding the invalidity
<br />or unconstitutionality of any section, clause, paragraph,
<br />sentence, or phrase therof.
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<br />Section 4. That any person violating any provision of
<br />this Ordinance within the corporate limits of the City of
<br />San Marcos, Texas, or its extraterritorial jurisdiction,
<br />subject to the laws of the State of Texas, shall be guilty
<br />of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined an
<br />amount not exceeding Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00). Each
<br />day that such violation continues shall be a separate offense.
<br />Prosecution or conviction under this provision shall never
<br />be a bar to any other remedy or relief for violations of this
<br />Ordinance.
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