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Article IX
Inspector of Wires
ARTICLE IX              INSPECTOR OF WIRES

Section 1
The Town Administrator shall annually, and whenever the office is vacant for any reason, appoint a licensed electrician as Inspector of Wires who shall hold office until his successor is appointed and qualified.

Section 2
The Inspector of Wires shall exercise all powers and duties conferred upon him by General Laws and the By-laws of the Town relating to electric wires, conduits and apparatus.

Section 3
Every corporation or person proposing to place or attach wires designed to carry a current of electricity for lighting, heating or power in, on, or attached to a building, pole, or structure shall give written notice thereof to the Inspector of Wires before commencing work and shall not energize such wires until written permission to do so has been given by said Inspector of Wires.

Section 4
Whenever, in the opinion of the Inspector of Wires, any electrical conductors or apparatus used for the distribution or application of an electrical current in, on, or attached to a building, pole, or structure are in an unsafe or dangerous condition, he is hereby authorized to cause electricity to be shut off if the existing defects are not remedied within a reasonable period of time as determined by the Selectmen.



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