Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-15
AN ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO
 PLUMBERS.

Be it ordained by the Board of Alder- men of the City of Waterbury: | Section 1. Any person, persons OF corporation desiring to engage in the business of plumbing as master | plumber, or master plumbers, before l receiving a license to do so, shall file l in the office of the Board of Health a petition i'll writing, giving the name | of the person, persons, firm or cor | poration, and the place of business of said person, persons, firm or corpor- ation, petitioning to become a licensed master plumber or master plumbers,
 and agreeing that he or they will abide by the rules and regulations of the Board of Health and the city or dinanceS
 This section shall not apply to any
 person, persons or corporation now en-
 gagged in the business of plumbing as
 master plumber or master plumbers. Section ?. On and after the first
 day of May, 1902, no person shall do any work appertaining to plumbing within the limits of the City of Wa terbury, except in the capacity as
 helper to a regularly licensed plumber,
 or upon his own premises, or upon the
 premises of any corporation or other person, of whom he is q regular em- p1oye, unless he shall have first
 passed satisfactory examination as to his qualifications as a journeyman
 plumber before a Board of EXamin- CTS as hereinafter provided, and re- ceived a certificate of his qualifica- tions as a journeyman plumber from said board
 Section 3. Said Board of Examin- CTS shall be composed of two members of the Board of Health, one of whom shall be the chairman of said board, the Building Inspector of said city, two master plumbers and two journey men plumbers; said four latter mem bers of said board shall be citizens of the City of Waterbury, and together with the members from the Board of Health, other than the chairman, shall be chosen by the members of said Board of Health Said Board of Ex- aminers shall be appointed on or be- fore May 1, 1902, and shall continue in office until February 1, 1904, and until their successors are duly ap- pointed and qualified, and shall serve without compensation Appoint ments of members of said Board of Examiners after the first appointments made as aforesaid, shall be made dur ing the month of January, 1904, and biennially thereafter in the month of January. and said members shall hold office for two years, from the first day of February following their ap- pointment and until their successors are duly appointed and qualified.
 Section A. Every person passing such examination to the satisfaction of said Board of Examiners, shall, upon the payment of the sum of fifty cents to the Building Inspector receive from said board a certificate of his qualifications as a journeyman plumb- CT. together with a metal badge bear inc the nuslber of his license, which said badge he shall at all times wear E when engaged in the business of plumbing.
 Section ,. Any licensed tourney man plumber surrendering his license and badge to the Building Inspector shall be entitled to receive back from the city, upon the order of the Board of Health, the fee paid therefor.
 Section 6. Said Board of Examin- CTS may revoke any license or certifi- cate issued by them, for cause, after notice to the licensed party to appear and be heard.
 Section ' Nothing in this ordin- ance shall be construed as repeating or modifying the provision of the or dinance entitled An Ordinance Con- corning Plumbing" or the amendments to said ordinance, or the provisions of the rules and regulations of the Bu- reau of Water.
 Section s. Every person or per- sons who shall violate any of the pro- visions of this ordinance shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars.
 Adopted by the Board of Aldermen March 3, 1902.
 Operative March 14, 1902.
 Attest:
 MICHAEL J. RYAN, City Clerk.