The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-24
TEST FOR PLUMBERS.
Board of Examiners Begins It's
Work Today.
FULL TEXT OF THE ORDINANCE.
Third Member OF the Board to Be Eek
amined First-All Plumbers Must
Have Certificates.

The plumbers examining board, re-
Gently established by the city, will COM
mence work today if form of license can
be prepared. and will hold session until
the first of September. The board as con-
stituted consists of Health Officer Spar
ling, Plumbing Inspector Malan and one
practical plumber who has yet to be
designated. In order that the third
member may be duly qualified when
named he Will be examined and given q
certificate. The examinations of appli-
cants will take place in the offices of the
board of health and will be both written
and oral. The test will be practical, and
includes drafting of plans for work OF va
rious kinds. Below is given the full text
OF the ordinance under which the board
will act, it being entitled, "An ordinance
providing for the regulation of the bust
ness of plumbing in the city of Seattle
and the granting of licenses therefor
with penalty:
SECTION !. For the purpose of examining ap-
plicants for licenses plumbers in the city OF
Seattle there Is hereby constituted q board,
which shalt consist of the health officer, the In
spector of interior plumbing and one practical
plumber, to be designated from time to time by
said officer, which board shall be known as the
examining u. sdiu OluCsEs eHaA
not receive any compensation for services rom
dered as members OF said board other than the
general provided by ordinance. The plumber
selected to act as the third member OF
said board shall serve without compensation
The health officer shall be chairman of said
board and shall call meeting thereof from time
to time as shall be found necessary. Any per-
son desiring to engage in the business OF plumb
ing In the city of Seattle shall file with the
health officer a written application for license.
setting forth the time that he has resided in the
city OF Seattle and the number of years expert
ence that he has had in said business, and
shall be examined as TO his qualifications as
plumber. II said board find the applicant quail
ified they shall indorse that fact upon his ap
plication, and the same shall be filed with the
city comptroller. The license fee shall be s.
year, and no license shall be granted for longer
or shorter time than one year Said fee shall be
paid TO the city treasurer, taking his receipt
therefor. and such receipt shall be filed with the
city comptroller, together with said application
and Endorsement When said papers shall have
been filed with the city comptroller he shall
forthwith Issue license 10 the applicant which
license shall be in writing, signed by the city
comptroller, ana shall state that the person
therein named having been found qualified
is licensed TO carry on the business of plumbing
IN the city OF Seattle for one year from the date
thereof. When any person has once been found
duly qualified to receive a license he may pro-
cure a renewal OF said license annually there
after by paying said license fee to the city
treasurer and filing a receipt therefor with the
city comptroller, provided that in case said
plumbers examining board think proper, they
may require such person to appear for examina-
ton at the time OF applying for each renewal
by causing to be deposited with the city comp
trollcr note to that effect.
Sec. 2. When q complaint is made against any
person having license as plumber that he is
negligent in the performance of plumbing
work, or has violated this ordinance or any of
the ordinances of the city relating to the plumb
ing OF buildings, said board shall give such per-
son notice to appear before them at any time
and place, and ii such complaint is found to be
true. said board may revoke the license OF such
person.
Sec. 3. From and after twenty days after the
taking effect of this ordinance no person shall
be engaged in the business of plumbing, or do
any work OF plumbing in the city of Seattle,
without first obtaining license as plumber as
provided IN this ordinance: providing, that if
any person conducting plumber business has
procured license under this ordinance his ap-
prentices, assistant or other employees who can
not procure a license as provided by this ordi-
nance shall not be permitted to do any D. umb-
ing in the city of Seattle unless under the direct
supervision of duly licensed plumber
sec. Any person or persons who shall here
after engage in the plumbing business or do any
plumbing, steam or gas fitting flor other per-
sons than themseives) in the city OF Seattle
without first having procured a plumbers
license provided for in this ordinance shall
be deemed guilty OF misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum
not TO exceed $50, or imprisoned IN the city Jail
for term not 10 exceed one month, or both
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