The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-10-15
An Ordinance to declare The occu-
G. W TREHER,
Recorder.

An Ordinance to declare the occu-
pat on of plumbing privilege
and to fix a license thereon.
Be it enacted by the council OF
the city of Texarkana, Arkansas.
Sec ion l. That the occupation
of plu mbing is hereby declared to
be a privilege and any person firm or
cooperative persons, following said
business, within the limits of the
city Of Texarkana, Arkansas, shall
be required to pay a privilege
tax or license for exercising said
privilege in the sum of fifty dellars
per annum, payable'annually
Section 2. Every person, firm or
corpo alton desiring TO obtain Ii
cense for plumbing shall present to
the city council his or their appli-
cation in writing therefor, stating
there the full names and residen.
ces of all persons composing suchfirm
or interested in the business there
Of, and also execute a bond
to the city of Texarkand,
Arkansas, int he sum of one thous-
and dollars, with two or more suffic-
lent lreities to be approved by the
city council, and conditioned that
all plumbing aud drain laying done
by hill or them shall be done in a
workman like manner and in ac-
cordance with the ordinances of
this city and rules and regulations
adopted and prescribed in pursu-
ance hereof by the Inspector of
sewers and plumbing, and to pay all
DANA ges which the city of Texar-
kama, Arkansas, or any owner of
property therein may sustain by
reason Of The unSkill(uluess or neg
ligenoe of any such plumbers or his
employees in the performance of any
work lone by him or them, and shall
also fie Herewith the receipt of the
city collector Tor the license fee,
and thereupou the city Recorder
shall i5sue such person, firm or cor
porat on a license permitting him
or them to engage in the business
Of plu nbing for the period of one
year, such license shall not be as
signaDle or transferable.
Sec lion 3. Any person following
the business Of plumbing within the
limits OF the city Of Texarkana,
Arkansas, without FIRST having OBJ
tanned a license therefor, as requir-
ed by this ordinance, shall be deem
ed guilty OF a msdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof, shall be
fined in any sum not exceeding
twenty five dollars.
Sec Ion 4, That any person, firm
or COZ poration, following the busi.
ness Of plumbing, who shall fail to
CONFORM TO the ordinances rulesand
regulations prescribed by the coun-
Gil an the Inspector of sewers aud
plumbing, shall forfeit his license
and snail be ineligible to relicense
for ore year.
Sectio 5, That all laws and
parts OF laws IN conflict with this
ordinance are hereby repealed and
that this ordinance shall take effect
from and alter It's passage,
STATE or ARKANSAS, }
COUNTY OF MILLER, :
CITY or TExARKANA.. }
!, G. w, Treher, Recorder within
and for the city of Texarkaua, Ark.
ansas. do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing ordinance en-.
titled an ordinance, to declare the
occupation of plumbing a privilege
and to fix a license thereon was
duly and regularly passed by the
council Of the aforesaid city on 0c.
tober llth, 1895, the same being an
adjourned session Of said coun.
Gil,
In witness whereof | hereunto
set my hand, and cause the seal OF
said city to be affixed this, l4th day
Of October, 1895,
q, w, TREuER,
Dnaau1a.