The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-04-29

| tied to judgment against said company,
and the action shall be dismissed against
| the other defendants.
Sec. 9 In actions brought in justice
court under the provisions of this act
tho plaintiff. if he RECEIVERS jrdg nlent for
| twenty-five dollars or over, shall be en-
titled to recover five dollars COSTS and
on appeals to the district court or any
municipal court and the Judgment IS not
| reduced orDe-half, the plaintiff shall be en-
titled to recover ten dolla,s costs IN that
| court, in addition to the amount allowed
| in justice court
| in force from and after it's passage.
| Approved April Goth, 1899.
CHAPTER s12-H. F.: NO. 57s.
AN ACT to regulate persons and corpora
tons engaged in installing or repairing
| electrical wires and apparatus. in GER
! tain cities of the State of Minnesota
and to provide for licensing persons
and corporations to carry on said ousl-
| ness.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. The governor, by y, and dan With
shall as soon as practical after the pas
| sage of this act appoint five % persons,
two (2) of whom shall be at the time OF
Of whom shall be at time of appointment
| journeymen electricians and one % VINO
| shall be at time of appointment munlc-
ipal electrical inspector OF an incorporat-
| ed city of this state, residents or TINS
State, and said appointees shall constitute
| a. state board of electricity; one of the
one one W year, one for two e. years, one
for three 90 years, one for four az years,
and one for five % years. unless sooner
removed
Appointments to fill vacancies caused
| by death, resignation or removal before
! expiration Of term, shall be made for the
residue Of such term by the p gov n1 an
| pointments to fill vacancies caused py
| expiration of term shall be made in the
same manner, and SO that sald p Ssa1a
| inbefore provided, viz: OF two ~ master
| electricians, two. ca journeymen electrl-
clans and one Q@ municipal electrical IN
| spector, and shall be for a period OF i've
Sec. 2. The members of said board, be-
entering upon thsf the oah
shall be filed in the once Of, the secretary
minister same. They shall have power
to elect out of their own number presl-
| dent, secretary and treasurer and adopt
ton ton Of the the BUSINESS of the board and the
| management of its affairs as they may
. deem eXpedient. .
| Sec. 3. Each member OF SAID ooa 1o1
| shall receive a comp ensation OF three ~
| dollars per day for actual service and ten
| Coz cents a mile for each mile actually
travelled in attending the meGngS he OF ths
!
! out Of any moneys in the hands OF the
| treasurer of said board;
that the Sald &c @f pens ata}e
! treasury.
Sec 4. Said board shall meet at least ss
STATE state, and and may aa hold special meetings as
| frequently as the proper and efficient dis
charge Of its duties shall. REQUIRE, at a
and and BYLAWS t RsS Of the board and the rules
| and bylaws Of the board shall provide
for the giving of timely notice OF meet
J A majority of the members shall at any
| meeting organize and constitute quo
rum for the transaction of business.
ing a population Of over one hundred and
| twenty-five thousand Q25,000) inhabit-
ants it shall be- the duty Of any person,
electricians, journeymen electricians or
special electricians, engaged in the bust
ness or work of installing or repairing
add fos of eec
light, for motors. electrical gas Lighting ling
esgap a ala tee a or Telegraph
Systems, messenger call service electric
lighting fixtures and any other electrical
"a 5 Of of tba e to
within six 90 months after the passage
Of this act his, her, their or, its name
or names and residence and whether
electricians, and in case Of master cleo
tricians his, her, their or its place OF
business, to be registered win sald 20 ooa 1
! purpose and enter such registration there
in, upon the payment of fee OF TWO ~
dollars; and If as a master electrlela n
and a transcript from such book certified
to by the secretary with the common IN
any court of this state; and said board
is hereby authorized to adopt and use
common seal and issue such certificates.
Sec. 6. In all counties of this state nav,
| ing a population Of over one hundred and
! twenty-five thousand Q25,O00) inhabitants,
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
| with section five (5) of this act. shall con-
tinue in said business such person, per,
| sons or corporation shall apply to said
| whereupon the applicant as aforesaid,
shall present himself or herself, before
sad at me te board 50 sha
| 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
trical wires and devices inside or out
side any building, for the transmission
of elHctrcal current for are or 1nea 1St
ing, electrical heating and house annun-
! ciators, burglar alarm telephone or tele-
| graph systems, messenger call service,
| electrical lighting fixtures and other cleo
! trical apparatus, and have reasonable
| knowledge of electricity and the natural
laws appertaining to and governing same,
| the said board shall issue to said appl-
| can't or applicants, upon payment of the
! fee and giving the bond as hereinafter
provided, a license to practice said bust,
! ness Of installing and repairing electrical
| wires and apparatus and shall register
| such applicant or applicants as duly
| licensed electricians. Provided. this act
| shall not apply to interstate telegraph or
| telephone companies, nor shall the en-
! ployes of such telegraph or telephone COM
| panies be required to procure a. license
| from the state board of electricity while
employed in and engaged upon the work
! of said companies; ana,
| Provided further, that electricians shall
| be divided into three (3) classes namely
| Master electricians, journeymen electri-
| clans, and special electricians; and no Ii
cense shall be granted to any person,
except to special electricians. No license
| shall be granted to any person, persons
| or corporation as master electricians who
| has not taken and subscribed an oath,
that he, or in case of a corporation one
( of the principal officers or manager of
such corporation, has had at least three
] 90 years actual experience in installing
| and repairing electrical wires and appa-
ratus, or whose knowledge and experience
! fy the belief that he is competent to per-
| form all classes of electrical work.
4 NO license shall be granted to any per-
son, as Journeyman electrician who has
not taken and subscribed an OATH that
experience in installing and repairing
| electrical wires and apparatus, or whose
knowledge and experience and habits Of