The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-27

pointmentS to fill vacancies caused py
expiration OF term shall be made in the
same manner, and that said board
shall continue to be constituted as here
inbefore provided. viz: of two (Z master
electricians, two (2) journeymen electri-
clans and one Q municipal electrical IN
spector, and shall be for a period OF live
| (o) years each.
See 2 The members of said board, be-
fore entering upon their duties shall re-
spectively take and subscribe the oath
required by other state officers, which
shall be filed in the office of the secretary
of state, who is hereby authorized to ad-
minister same. They shall have power
to elect out of their own number q preSl-
dent, secretary and treasurer and adopt
such rules and bylaws for the transac-
ton of the business of the board and the
management or It's aIa1rS as tney may
deem eXpedient.
Sec. 3. Each member of said board
shall receive compensation of three 90
dollars per day for actual service ana ten
Q0) cents mile for each mile actually
travelled in attending the meetings OF the
board which COMPENSATION shall be pald
out of any moneys in the hands OF the
treasurer of said board;
Provided. that the said compensation
shall in no event be paid out of the state
Sec 4. Said board shall meet at least
once each year at the capital or the state,
and may hold special meetings as fire.
Quently as the proper and efficient dis
charge of its duties shall require, at
and bylaws of the beard, and the rules
and bylaws of the board shall provide
for the giving of timely notice of meet
ings to every member of the board.
A majority of the members shall at any
meeting organize and constitute quorum
for the transaction of business
Sec. 5. In all counties of this state nav
ing population OF over one hundred and
twenty-five thousand u2o,000) inhabit-
ants, it shall be the duty of any person.
persons or corporation, be they master
electricians, journeymen electricians or
special electricians, engaged in the buSi-
ness or work of installing or repairing
yyrirn n
any building for the transmission of cleo
trical current for arc or incandescent
light, for motors. electrical gas lighting,
electric heating and house annunciators.
burglar alarms, telephone telegraph
systems, messenger call service, electric
lighting fixtures and any other electrical
| apparatus of whatever nature at the
time of the passage of this act, to cause
within six (6l months after the passage
OF this act, his, her, their or it's name
or names and residence and whether
they are master journeymen or special
electricians, and in case of master elec..
tricians, his, her, their or its place of
business, to be registered with said board,
whose secretary shall keep book for the
purpose and enter such registration there
| IN, upon the payment of a fee of two (2)
dollars; and Ii as a master electrician,
upon giving bond as hereinafter provided,
and transcript from such book certified
to by the secretary with the common
seal of said board, shall be evidence in
any court Of this state; and said board
is hereby authorized to adopt and use
common seal and issue such certificates
Sec g. In all counties of this state hav-
ing a population of over one hundred and
twenty-five thousand Q25, ,000) inha abitants,
before any person, persons or corporation
shall hereafter engage in the business of
installing or repairing electrical wires
and apparatus and before any person. per-
sons or corporation now so engaged in
said business, who shall have failed to
register with said board, in accordance
with section five (5) of this act, shall con-
tlnue in said business, such person, per-
sons or corporation shall apply to said
board for a license to practice same,
whereupon the applicant as aforesaid,
shall present himself or herself before
said board at time and place to be fixed
by said board; if the board shall find
upon due examination that the applicant
or applicants are of good moral character,
possessed of skill and knowledge in said
business of installing and repairing cleo
trlcaI wires and devices inside or out
side any building, for the transmission
or electrical current for arc or incandes-
cent l1ght, for motors, electrical gas light
ing, electrical heating and house annun-
gators, burglar alarm, telephone or tele-
gfaph systems, messenger call service,
I eIectTIlcal llghtlng fixtures and other eiec-
IrlcaI apparatus, and have reasonable
knowledge of electricity and the natural
laws appertainlng to and governing same,
the said board shall issue to said appll-
cant or applicants, upon payment of the
fee and giving the bond as hereinafter
provided, license to practice said busl-
ness or installing and repairing electrical
wires and apparatus and shall register
such applicant or applicants as duly
licensed electricians. Provided. this act
snail not apply to Interstate telegraph or
telephone companies, nor shall the en-
ployes OF such telegraph or telephone
companies be required to procure license
from the state board of electricity while
employed in and engaged upon the work
Of said companies; and,
Provided, further, that electricians shall
be divided into three 80 classes namely,
master electricians, journeymen eectri-
clans and special electricians; and no IL
cense shall be granted to any person,
Ia 400 Of tNRyor
except to special electricians. No license
shall be granted to any person, persons
or corporation as master electricians who
mas not taken and subscribed oath,
that he, or In case of a corporation, one
of the principal officers or manager of
such corporation, has had at least three
~ years actual experience in installing
and repairing electrical wires and appa-
ratus, or whose knowledge and expert
ence and habits Of life are not such as to
justify the belief that he is conpetent To
perform all classes of electrical work
No license shall be granted to any per-
son as journeyman electrician who has
) not taken and subscribed an oath, that he
} has had at least three (0 years actual
experience In installing and repairing
electrical wires and apparatus, or whose
knowledge and experience and habits of
life are not such as to warrant the belief
that he is competent to install and repair
electrical wires and apparatus.
No license shall be granted to any per-
son as a special electrician who has not
taken and subscribed an oath, that he
has had at least two (2) years expert
ence in that special kind of electrical
work for which he or she asks d license
or whose knowledge and experience and
habits of life not such as to warrant
the belief that he Is competent to
perform the class and character of cleo
trical work which he or she asks TO be
authorized to engage in by said special
license so asked to be granted to him.
And provided, further, that each applf-
cant at the time of fling his, her, their or
its application shall pay to the treasurer
of said state board of electricity the sum
of five 60 dollars if the application he
(3) dollars, if the application be for q
journeyman electricians license and two
| (2) dollars If the application be for
special electricians license. And pro-
vided, further, that every person. per-
sons or corporation before receiving
master electricians license, which Il
cense shall qualify, authorize and empow-
er him, her, they or 1t to engage in bust
ness as contracting and employing elec-
trician and to hold himself, herself them
selves or itself out to the public as such,
shall execute and deliver a bond in the
penal sum Of five thousand 6 00O) dol
lars, with sufficient surety or sureties to
be approved by and filed with the state
board Of electricity, conditioned for the
faithful performance of any and all work
entered upon or contracted for by said
master electrician; said bond shall be for
the use of and action may be maintained
thereon by any and all persons injured
or damaged by reason of want of skill
or suitable OF proper material used or
employed in the performance Of any work
contracted for or undertaken by said
master electrician or his her, their or its
servants and employees. And provided,
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