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Sec. 493(13). The city electrician is authorized to enter
property or premises for purposes of inspection.

The City Electrician or his duly authorized representative is
hereby authorized and empowered to enter upon any building
or premises in the City for the purpose of seeing that the laws,
rules and regulations in regard to electrical installations are
complied with. Any person, firm or corporation preventing the
City Electrician or his duly authorized representative from entering
any building or premises in the performance of their official
duties or obstruct or hinder them in the performance of
such duties shall be punished as provided in the next subsection.