Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-18
C1TY ORDINANCES.

F6E THE EETXEEs N5NAHEEs9aS r2 &:
CESsEs NAY BE GRANTED ToR
THE DOING OF Pb bUIGlaIoSn "i aNn
PRoHI61TiNa THE p Poi nSso 9E
DULY LICENSED. approved DE-
:, G s; u! dRR Z; 1872 1Nnn nv THE couN
Gil. OF lr4E CITY OF RICHMOND:
l. That board for the examination OF
Plumbers is hereby created. to pc com,
Health OF the city of Richmond: tne IN
spector Of Plumbing. and two other res
dents of the city CT Richmond. 70 os
elected by the City Council. one o, Nv, Gn tha
other of whom shall be master piunpe,;
which two last mentioned members shali
be licensed plumbers. the term or o..
flee of whom shall be from the date OF
their qualification to the first day of July.
1864, and thereafter shall be for the term
II two years -,
election of the two members of the board
as provided by the foregoing sectlon ,,a u.
members of said board shall meet TOT OF
ganization in the office of the lnspscts.
sAnize by the election OF one Of their
mem berS as chairman and the adopGon
of such rules and regulations as they may
tlGem necessary for their Soserntnens
plying Tor licenses. The Inspector o,
Plumbing SHALL be OK oti1cio secretary
Of the board, and it shall be his tusE
of the proceedings OF the board and
record Of all licenses issued III DOORS;
to be provided by order OF the eoatd
and paid for out of the treasury or tns
city, upon the order of the board. and
drawn upon the Auditor OF the CITY OIL
Richmond out Of any funds in the trsa-
sury OF the city of Richmond not o5her-
cords shalt be during business hours
citizens of the city of Richmond
g. The said board SHAH nave power.
laws Of the State Of Virginia. or the
ordinances Of the city for the sanitary
obstruction, alteration. and inspection OF
plumbing and sewerage connexions anu
drains placed in connection with any
and every building OF the city, ~ wn i
rules the board may prescribe tne kil.S
and size Of material to be used in such
plumbing, end the manner in which such
work shall be done.
l. The board shall fix stated times ana
places of meeting, which shall occur no,
special meeting may be held upon .,ae
written call OF the chairman OF the
board.
g. Livery DSTSOQ UcSll!LlS IL w ~ -
at the business of plumbing within tn ;
limits OF the city Of Richmond shall WIN
IN thirty days after the passage OF ti;ls
ordinance make written appllca ton 70
which examination shall be made at ths
next meeting OF the board or as soon
thereafter as practicable SAID eXamina
ton shall relate to the practical know
house drainage, and plumbing, ventlla~
icn and sanitation. shall be practical
as we'll as theoretical, and II the appii-
cant shows himself competent ana qua,
fled to perform plumbing work. the salo
board shall cause its chairman ana sec
rotary to execute and deliver to the ap-
plicant a license authorizing MN 10 W
plumbing work when his license fee ms
llsen paid as hereinafter prescribed
s. Such license shall continue for one
year. SUBJECT. however, to reyoca ton %
| written charges subscribed and swori
TO- setting forth that the holder OF sucr
! Incense is incompetent or guilty OF VII
| eul breach Of the laws or ordinances
rules and regulations adopted BY tn
! hoard. or for other causes satisfactory
| to the board, of which charges the hold
! .,r Of such liccn.. shall have written no
| tice Of the tire and pla. where the boait
| "ill proceed to hear evidence IN reEart
hereto. All licenses may be renewed bl
! ire board a. the dates. Of their eTplra
ton. Such renewal licenses shall o.
. vr,.ten application Of the license FLEE
| with the board. and showing that hi
] purposes AMI conditions remain TN
! changed unIess II IS made to appear b,
| affidavit before tie board that the appli
! cant is no ionS-t competent or ehtltis'
| 10 such renewal license. in which even
| the renewal license shall Lot he grant
ed until the applicant has unAa-&on
the examination hereinbefore required.
/ Z. The tee for each original ucens
/ shall be one dollar (s1.G0) all renewal
thereof fifty cents $50 cents). which sha
| be paid into the treasury of the city .
| Richmond before such license shall be Ell
/, fcctual and any person doing any Wor
| in plumbing within the limits of the cit
| tf Richmond without having first obtain
ed a license. as required by this ordl
| rance, or any person violatir>s any o
! the requirements OF this ordinance
! shall be liable to a fine OF no
less than ten nor more than tWentE-ns
dollars for each offence. The, PresideI'
| of the Board of Health and the lnspec
tor OF Plumbing shall not be entltle
to any compensation for their service
| as members Of the board hereby created
| but the other two members OF the boar
| shall be entitled to a salary Of fifty dol
| lars per annum, payable monthly. out Q
the treasury OIL the city, as other sal
| aries are paid.
s. All ordinances or parts of ordinance
in conflict with this ordinance are here
O. This ordinance shall be in force fro1
80 BEN T. AUGUST.
de 1s-5t City Clerk.