The record-union., 1898-01-07


THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
City of Sacramento ordain as follows:
Section l. No person, firm or corporation
shall in the City of Sacramento engage IN
or work at the business of plumbing, eth
er as a master or 1ourneynan plunper,
unless such person, firm or corporation
shall have first obtained a license therefor
from the Board OF Health OF said CITY, AS
hereinafter provided
Section T. The term master or ''prac-
ticaI plumber, as used in this ordinance,
shall be deemed to mean a person who has
learned the business of plumbing by work
ing at the same for at least three 90 years
as an apprentice or under verbal agree
ment for instruction, and who has then
worked for at least one year as a first
class journeyman plumber. The term
| 'jCurneyman plumber. as used in this or
dinance, shall be deemd to mean one who
personally does any work in plumbing
which is subject to inspection under any
ordinance, rule or regulation adopted by
the Board of Trustees or the Board OF
Health of said City of Sacramento.
Section 8. No person, firm or corporation
shall carry on business or labor or per-
form any work as master or journeyman
plumber within the limits of the City of
Sacramento until such person, firm or
corporation shall have obtained from the
Board of Health of said city q license au-
thorizing him to carry on such business,
or labor as such mechanic. A license so TO
do shall be issued only after satisfactory
examination by the Board of Health OF
each applicant upon his qualifications to
conduct such business, or to so labor; Such
examinations shall be held at the office OF
the Board of Health and at such times as
said board may direct. In the conduct of
such examinations the said board may, in
its discretion, invoke the aid and assist
ance of one or more competent plumbers,
who have a license to carry on business
or labor as a master or journeyman
plumber in said city, and who shall, for
SO aiding and assisting the Board OF
Health in such examination, receive no
compensation.
Section l. All applications for license
shall be accompanied by an affidavit OF
the applicant, setting forth the name, age,
nativity and place of business OF such ap-
pIcant or the name and place of business
of the person, firm or corporation employ
ing such applicant, and also stating the
number of years during which such ap-
plicant has carried on business or Iabored
as a master or journeyman plumber. All
licenses issued shall state the name in
full, age, nativity and place of residence
of the applicant so licensed. 1t shall be
the duty of the Secretary of the Board of
Health to keep a record of all such licenses
issued, together with an alphabetical in
dex to the same, and the name, age and
address of each person, firm or corpora
ton so licensed
Section s. No person who has not attain
ed the age of 21 years, and who is not
practical plumber, shall receive a license
as a master plumber from said Board of
Health.
Section 6. No license shall be granted by
said Board of Health authorizing a mas
ter or journeyman plumber to carry on
business or labor as such in said City of
Sacramento for a longer period than one
year, and all licenses shall expire upon
the first Monday in January of each. year,
unless sooner revoked by said Board of
Health. Upon the expiration of the an
nual license every master and journeyman
plumber carrying on business or laboring
said city shall, within thirty days after
the expiration OF bis license apply to the