[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Inspectors, foremen and employees of the Township whose duty
it may be to enter upon private premises to make inspections and examinations
of the pipes, fixtures or attachments used in connection with the
Township water supply will be provided with a badge or such other
credentials as the Township Council may deem proper to identify them
as authorized agents of the Township.
A.
Any officer, inspector, foreman or other authorized
employee of the Township shall, upon the presentation of the badge
or other credentials provided for in the preceding section, have free
access at all reasonable hours to any premises supplied with Township
water for the purpose of making an inspection thereof, including the
examination of the entire water supply and plumbing system upon the
premises.
B.
No person shall refuse to admit the authorized inspectors
or employees of the Township to any premises for any such purpose.
C.
No inspector, foreman or other employee of the Township
shall be entitled to enter upon any private premises unless they carry
and exhibit a proper badge or credentials.
D.
In case any authorized employee is refused admittance
to any premises or, being admitted, shall be hindered or prevented
in making such examination, the Township Engineer may turn off the
water from such premises upon 24 hours' notice to the owner or occupant
of the premises.
A.
No person who is not an authorized officer or employee
of the Township shall have, wear or exhibit any badge or credential
of the Township.
B.
It shall be the duty of every officer and employee
of the Township, upon resignation or dismissal, forthwith to surrender
and deliver to the Township all badges and credentials of the Township.
