The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-03
CHAPTER 319-H. T. NO. 100.


AN ACT to prevent incompetent persons
from working as JOurneyman plumber
or conducting the business of plumbing
in any city or town having population
of ten thousand 100000 inhabitants
more, which has a system of sewer or
water works in the State of Minnesota.
Be il enacted by the Legislature OF the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. That it shall not be lawful
for any person. persons, firm or corpora
ton engaged in the plumbing business in
any city or town having a population OF
ten thousand 100000 inhabitants or more,
which has a system of sewer or water
works in the State of Minnesota, to en-
ploy as journeyman plumber in said bust
ness any person, or persons, except those
qualified TO work as registered plumber;
and no person shall be qualified to work
as a registered plumber, or to act as
plumbing inspector, unless said persons
have (person has made application and
received from the state board of commits
sioners of practical plumbing a certificate
of competency, and has complied with
the provisions of this act.
Sec. >. That if any person or persons,
after the passage of this act, shall engage
in, or work at the plumbing business as
journeyman plumber in any city or town
having a population of ten thousand
10000 inhabitants or more which has
system of sewer or water works in the
State of Minnesota, without first comply
ing with the provisions of this act, such
person shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor, and subject to a fine of fifty
t50) dollars for each and every violation
of said act, said fine to be sued for in the
name of the state, and before any quail
fed justice of the peace in said state.
See. 8. That the governor shall appoint
biennially five 90 persons, who shall con-
stitute a board of commissioners, which
shall be known and designated as 1.-The
State Board of Commissioners of Prac-
teal Plumbing and VINO shall be elected
as follows
Five Co practical plumbers, two CO of
whom shall be master plumbers engaged
in the plumbing business, and resident
freeholders of the state, two CO shall be
journeymen plumbers and freeholders Of
the state the fifth (5th) to be one Of the
plumbing inspectors of any tlrst-claSs city
in the state possessing the same quall1ca-
lions. whose duty it shall be to faithfully
and impartially execute. or cause to be
executed, all the provisions and require
ments of this act; that they shall upon
application and in such manner and at
such place as they may determine, pro-
vided said place of examination shall be
within the limits of the State of Mime
sota examine each and every person who
shall desire to work at the plumbing busl-
ness, touching his competency and qualifi-
cations; and upon being satisfied that the
person SO examined is competent and
qualified to work at said business, they
any three CD of them, shall grant such
person a certificate of competency, under
the provisions Of this act and register
him in their books as practical plumber,
which shall operate as full authority to
him to conduct and engage in the said
business of plumbing.
Sec. t. That the commissioners ap-
pointed under this act shall hold their
several offices for the perioo of two CO
years, without compensation, commence
ing from the first QsD day of May, next
succeeding the date of the passage of this
act, and thereafter until their successors
have been appointed and qualified; said
commissioners shall within thirty 800
ment, each subscribe to an oath before
the clerk of the supreme court of
the State of Minnesota, to i'm
partially and faithfully discharge the
duties prescribed by this act; a failure to
qualify on the part of any appointee,
within the time and manner named, shall
shall Immediately proceed to fill by the
appointment of some other practical
plumber as required by the provisions of
this act, as also in cases of death or res
Sec 3. That the said board of commits
sioners shall demand and receive from
each applicant for a certificate of COM
potency, whom they examine and pass,
the sum of three 90 dollars at the time
of the issuance of said certificate, and the
sum of one % dollar for the renewal
on or before the first day Of May; pro-
Vided, that no person who shall be en-
gagged in the general plumbing business at
the time of the passage of this act, shall
certificate of competency for the period
of one o. year from the date of the pas
sage of this act, commencing with the
first day of May, next succeeding the
passage of this act. Any person making
application for examination under the
provisions of this act and rendering the
fee herein required, shall be permitted to
practice said occupation of jouruevman
plumber until the first meeting of the
board after the filing of such application.
Sec. 8. That the money received under
the provisions of the foregoing section
shall be used and applied by said COM
missioners to defray the expenses ac-
cruing or arising under this act, and all
surplus over and above the necessary eX-
penses under this act shall be returned to
the state treasurer for the use Of the
state.
Sec Z. That the said board Of commits
sioners are hereby empowered to make
such rules and regulations from time to
time, for the proper execution of the pro-
visions of this act as in their judgment
they may deem necessary and requisite;
and that they shall be required to make
a report of the condition of the board to
the governor biennially, on or before the
first day of February.
Said board shall hold public eXamna-
ton at least four 90 times a year in
cities of over fifty thousand 100000 in
habitants successfully at such times as it
may determine, and shall give notice of
such meetings by publication thereof at
least twenty 600 days before such meet
ing is to be held
Sec. s. That this act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.
Approved April %, 1897.