The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-19

General Laws of Minnesota for 1887 be.
and the same is hereby amended so as TO
read as follows:
Section 1. That it shall not be lawful
for any person, persons, firm OF. corpora
ton engaged in the plumbing business In
any city or town with a population OF ten
Thousand QO.O0O) or more which has a
system of sewer or water works, in the
State of Minnesota, to employ as Journey
men plumbers in said business any person
or persons, except those qualified to work
as registered plumbers; and 1T shall not
be lawful for any person to work as
plumber in any such city or town for a
fee OF other reward paid either to himself
or to another person for such work or to
act as plumbing inspector in any such
city or town, unless such person has first
made application to and has received
from the state board of commissioners of
practical plumbing, a certificate of COM
potency and has complied with the provi-
sions of this act; and has ALSO complied
with such ordinance or ordinances as may
be in force in any city or town, relating
TO or governing the performance OF
plumbing and sanitary work.
Provided, nothing in this act contained
shall be construed preventing or pro-
hibiting any person from serving regu-
lar Apprenticeship for the purpose of
learning the plumbing trade, under en-
ployment therefor by any person Tegu-
who has complied with the provisions Of
this act.
Sec. ?. That section two Co of said act
be and the same is hereby amended so
as to read as follows:
Section .. That if any person or per-
sons, after the passage. Of this act. shall
engage in or work at the plumbing bust
ness, or as a Journeynan plumber in any
city or town with a population of ten
thousand 100000 or more, having a sys-
tenn of sewer or water works in the State
of Minnesota, without first complying
with the provisions of this act, such per-
son shall be deemed guilty of nlisde-
be fined not less than twenty-five dollars
or more than one hundred dollars
or be confined not less than one month,
nor more than three months in the coun-
ny Jail of the county wherein such conVic-
tdon shall be had; and all fines received
for any violations of this act shall be paid
to said state board of commissioners
of practical plumbing TO defray
the expenses accIuing or arising under
this act. Justices of the peace and the
respective municipal courts shall have
jurisdiction over violations. OF this act.
and it shall be the duty of the respective
county attorneys to prosecute all such
Sec 5. That section four "a of said act
be, and the same, is hereby amended SO
as to read as follows:
Section 4. That the commissioners ap-
pointed under this act shall hold their
several offices for the period of two (2)
years without compensation, commencing
from the first (1st) day of May, next sue
Ceeding the date of the passage of this
act, and thereafter until their successors
have been appointed and qualified; said
commissioners shall within thirty (30l
days after notification of their appoint
ment, each subscribe to an oath before
the clerk of the supreme court of the
State of Minnesota, to impartially and
faithfully discharge the duties prescribed
by this act; a failure to SO qualify on the
part of any appointed. Within the time
and manner named, shall create a va
cancy which the governor shall immedi-
Htely proceed to fill by the anpointment
of some other practical plumber as re-
quired by the provisions of this act, as
also IN cases of death or resignation. The
commissioners appointed under this act
shall receive out of the funds coming into
the possession of said board, under the
provisions Of this act their actual nee
essary expenses and mileage at three
cents per mile, for all distance necessarily
Travelled IN going. to and coming from
meetings of the board, but no part of
suCh expense or mileage Of said commits
Etoners or of said board shall ever be paid
out of the state treasury
Sec 4. All acts and parts of acts that
are inconsistent with the provisions of
this act are hereby repealed
Sec. .. This act shall take effect and be
In force from and after its passage
Approved April 13, 1901