Lincoln County record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1900-1905, 1905-04-28
MUST HAVE LICENSE.
Engineers Required to Prove Com
potency to Handle Steam
Machinery.

LEGISLATURE is self explanatory and
;ts provisions should be carefully
studied by those whom it affects.
The law went into effect on the
nth day Of April, 1905 viz;
Sec. /. In addition to the vari-
Gus other powers and duties
provided by law for the Board Of
County Commissioners OF the
several counties Of this State, said
Boards shall have the power and it
is hereby made their duty to regu-
late the operation of stationary en-
gines, steam apparatus and machin-
ery, subject TO and in conformity
with the provisions of this act.
Sec. 2 The several Boards OF
County Commissioners are hereby
authorized and required to prepare
engineers licenses aud oaths and
afidnvits, as hereinafter provided,
which licenses shall be issued. on
application therefor, under the pro-
vision of this act, and which, before
issuance, must be signed by
majority of the Board issuing same.
Sec. 8. NO license shall be
granted or issued to any person to
operate any stationary engine, steam
boiler, hoist, apparatus or machin-
cry, until the applicant therefor
shall have taken and subscribed to
an oath that he has had at least
three years experience in the opera
lion of steam boilers and machinery,
or whose knowledge and experience
is not such as to justify the Board
before whom such application is
made in the belief that he is COM
petent to take charge of all classes
Of steam boilers and other stationary
steam machinery.
Sec 4. Whenever complaint IS
made against an engineer holding
a license as herein provided that he'
through negligence, want OF skill or
inattention to duty. has permitted
any boiler in his charge to burn, or
has jeopardized life or property, the
Board shall make thorough IN
vestigation of the charge, and, upon
satisfactory proof that the same is
true. shall revoke the license OF
such engineer; md whenever com
plant is made that any person hold
ING license as herein provided
has been in state of intoxicatlon
or insobriety while on duty, such
charge shall be thoroughly investi'
gated by the Board, and upon, salts
factory proof OF its truth, the license
shall thereafter be issued to suct
person by any Board OF County
Commissioners of this State.
Sec. S. A license issued by any
Board OF County Commissioner Q
this State, as herein provided, shall
so long as the same remains un
revoked. entitle the lawful holde
thereof to the privileges hereby con
ferred in any other county OF thu
State upon his recording the sam
with the Clerk of the Board OF Com
missioners of the county in whic'
he desires to exercise those PRIV
leges.
Sec. 6. For the license herei
provided, the applicant shall, befor
the issuance OF the same. pay fe
in the sum of FIVE ($5) dollars,whic
fee shall be assigned to the Genera
Fund Of the county in which paid
Sec. 7. Any person operating an
stationary engine, steam machlnef
or appartus, where the lives, heait
or limbs of men may be involved
who has not first produced I'll
license herein provided for, shall
deemed guilty of misdemeano
and upon conviction thereof IN al
court Of competent Jnrlsdlcnol
shall be fned III a sum not less tha
fifty ($50) dollars nor more INA
two hundred and fifty $3.50 dollar
or by Imprisonment IN the coun
ill not less than thirty nor mo
than one hundred and twenty
by both such fine aud lmpflso
mept in the discretion OF the Coul
provided, that nothing IN THIS q
contained shall be held 10 tho
operating in person their own p''
ate steam apparatus nor 70 pefso
operating any stationary enS'u
steam boiler or other steam
naratus or machinery for town
city purposes. =
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