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FIFTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. H. Ch. 1602. 1904. 307 Columbia. not inconsistent with existing laws, as in their judgment will rm afford safetyand convenience to the public; and the Commissioners of said District are further authorized and empowered to prescribe such fees for the examination of the electrical wiring, machinery, and appliances in buildings as they may deem proper, to be aid to the collector of taxes of the District of Columbia, and any such rules and regula- · tions shall after promulgation have the eifect and force of law: Pro- Promovided, That not ing in this Act contained shall appl to the power ,.£'{§?,‘§,’,‘h°?,{l,§°?,°f3'§Z plants or buildings of incorporated companies engaged1in the produc- f,’(§§§$;_,§’,§,‘{’“” ° “°° tion and distribution of electric current for pxublic service or use. rmpscmi. ‘ Sec. 2. That the electrical engineer who s all be chief inspector of electrical work and his assistants are hereby empowered and re uired, under the direction of the Commissioners, to inspect any building in course of erection and during reasonable hours to enter into and examine any building where electrical current is produced or utilized for lighting, heating, or for power, for the purpose of ascertaining _ violations of any of the provisions of this Act; and upon finding any ,,,X§';}§f,‘j{‘ 0}‘°‘f§§,,1‘f devices aforesaid defective or dangerous shall cause to be delivered a tionswritten notice of an violation of any provisions of this Act, or of any regulation of said Commissioners u y adopted, to the constructing contractor, owner, or agent of any building directing him or them to remove or amend the same within a period to be fixed in said notice; and in case of neglect or refusal on the part of the party so notified P‘“’““’”· to remove or amend the same within the time and in the manner prescribed by the chief insgctor of electrical work, and approved by the Commissioners of the istrict of Columbia, the party so offending shall pay a fine of not more than twenty-tive dollars for each and every day’s failure or ne lect to remove or amend the same after so notiif& and in. degult of payment of such (ine such person sha be confi in the workhouse o the District of Columbia for a eriod not exceeding one month; and all prosecutions under this Act sllall be in the police court of said District, in the name of the District of Columbia. _ _ Sec. 3. That in the place of the present electrical engineer now car- audm °“"“‘°°' ried on the per diem roll there be, and is hereby, established, under PM.1>-39¤- the direction of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, the office of electrical engineer, and the Commissioners of said District are hereby authorized and directed to appoint an electrical engineer, at a sala of two thousand five hundre dollars per annum, and said elec- Sm"' triczlly engineer shall be an expert electrician, possessing a thorough knowledge of the most modern methods for the production, use, and control of electricity and electrical appliances, construction, wiring, and insulation, as well as such executive ability and adaptability to office work as is requisite for the eilicient management of the said office. And the Commissioners are authorized and directed to appoint nnpscwes two electrical inspectors to assist in the work regiuired by the authority of this Act, at a salary of one thousand two hun red dollars per annum each, who shall perform such clerical duties as may be reqnnred by the mc. 4. it s un w u or an rson, com ny, or cor- rmpemon mm U°s”miSSi°i]iii' hall be la f l f ration generating current for electric light? heat, or Iplower in the °“"°“""“’"”h°°‘ District o Columbia to connect its system and furnish current for electrical lpurposes to any building or premises, the wiring of which shall not ave been inspected and approved by the chief inspector of electrical wor·k. Any person, company, or corporation violating the provisions of vmmnm. this section shall, upon written notice from the chief inspector of - electrical work to do so, immediately remove said connection and cut off the current, and shall not again supply said current until author- 1ZCd by the said inspector. For failure to comply with said notice p,,,,my_