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O-52-114 .. ORDINANCE NO. ~ AN ORDINAT\CE PROVIDING FOR FIRE PREVENT ION AND PROTECTION IN CONNECTION WITH ELECTRICAL WIRING WITHIN THE CITY OF CLERMONT AND ADOPTING THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE; PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF; AND OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUI\CIL OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT I FLORIDA: Section 1: Adoption of National Electrical Code. There is hereby adopted by the City of Clermont for the purpose of providing for fire prevention and protection in connection with electrical wiring within the city limits of Clermont,that certain code known as the National Electrical Code, recom~ended by the National Fire Protection Association, being particularly the 1951 edition thereof and the whole thereof, save and except such portions as may be hereinafter deleted, modified or amended, of which not less than three (3) copies have been and now are filed in the office of the Clerk of the City of Clermont and the same are hereby adopted and incorpor- ated as fully as if set out at length herein, and from the date on which this ordinance shall take effect, the provisions thereof shall be controlling within the limits of the City of Clermont. Section 2; Definitiòns. Wherever the word "Municipality", "City", or "Municipal Corporation" is used in said code, or by any other reference . might be implied that it is referring to a corporate entity of the state of Florida more commonly known as a municipal corpor- ation, city or town, it shall be held to mean the City of Clermont. Section 3: Validity. The invalidity of any section or provision of this ordi- nance or of the code hereby adopted shall not invalidate other sections or provisions thereof. Section 4: Inconsistent Ordinances Repealed. Ordinances or parts thereof in force at the time that this ordinance shall take effect and inconsistent herewith are not hereby repealed but are to be considered as supplemental to .. existing ordinances and if the requirements under this ordi- nance be higher than those of the existing ordinances, the provisions of this ordinance shall take effect and be the controlling ordinance, it being the intention of the City Council, by the adoption of this code to increase the standards of wiring conditions and buildings within the City of Clermont rather than to decrease them. Section 5: Date of Effect. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its. passage and approval by the Mayor or if in the event of its being vetoed by the I~yor upon its passage over his veto as provided for in the Charter and ordinances of the City of Clermont in such cases' made and. provided. - - - - - - - - -------- - - - - - - - - - - PASSED by the City Council of the City of Clermont at its adjourned Regular Meeting held on December 16, 1952. ¿P.ü~./ President of Cit ,- ,.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . RECEIVED AND APPROVED by me, this December 16, 1952. ßR4~" " , ";/ . " .