Private Acts of 1928 Chapter 137

SECTION 1.  That Chapter 617 of the Private Acts of the General Assembly of Tennessee, for the year 1927, the title to which is set out in the caption hereof, be and the same is hereby amended so as to provide as follows:

That no person, firm or corporation shall begin or do any electrical work without first             applying for and obtaining from the Electrical Inspector a permit to do such work.

That no person, firm or corporation doing or having done any electrical work shall cover or conceal the same by any means such as lathing, plastering, plaster boards, or otherwise, until and after the Electrical Inspector has inspected and approved such work.

That out of the fees collected by the Electrical Inspector, in addition to his salary, he         may deduct the necessary expenses required for the maintenance and upkeep of his automobile, including oil and gasoline, said expenses not to exceed $50.00 per month, while the same is being used solely in his work as Electrical Inspector, all of which expenses shall be set out in detail, and sworn to, in the monthly report of said Electrical Inspector to the County Judge.

SECTION 2.  That any violation of the provisions of this Act is hereby declared a misdemeanor and any persons found guilty thereof shall be subject to a fine of not less than $5.00 nor more than $25.00, for each offense.

SECTION 3.  That in event of a vacancy by resignation or otherwise, in the office of said Electrical Inspector, such office shall be filled at the next succeeding meeting of the Quarterly County Court; and at the expiration of the term of the present Electrical Inspector and each succeeding term thereafter the said office of Electrical Inspector shall be filled by said Quarterly County Court.

SECTION 4.  That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act be and the same are hereby repealed; and that this Act take effect from and after its passage, the public welfare requiring it.

Passed:  February 14, 1929.