The Chief Inspector and each of the duly appointed Inspectors of the
New York Board of Fire Underwriters or other authorized agency are hereby
authorized and deputized as agents of the Town of Marlborough to make inspections
and reinspections of all electrical installations heretofore and hereafter
described and to approve or disapprove the same. In no event, however, will
the cost or expense of such inspections and reinspections be a charge against
the Town of Marlborough.
It shall be a violation of this chapter for any person, firm or corporation
to install or cause to be installed or to alter electrical wiring for light,
heat or power in or on properties of the Town of Marlborough until an application
for inspection has been filed with the New York Board of Fire Underwriters
or other authorized agency. It shall be a violation of this chapter for a
person, firm or corporation to connect or cause to be connected electrical
wiring in or on properties for light, heat or power to any source of electrical
energy supply prior to the issuance of a temporary certificate or a certificate
of compliance by the New York Board of Fire Underwriters or other authorized
agency.
Any person committing an offense against any provision of this chapter
shall be guilty of a violation punishable by a fine not exceeding two hundred
fifty dollars ($250.) or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding fifteen
(15) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. The continuation of an offense
against the provisions of this chapter shall constitute, for each day the
offense is continued, a separate and distinct offense hereunder.