The Jersey City news., 1906-07-25
AN ORDINANCE

AN ORDINANCE
To provide for the better protection of
life and property, by the examination
and licensing of engineers having charge
of steam boilers, steam engines and APP
pliances connected Herewith.
The Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey
City do ordain as follows:
Section One--No person shall be the
engineer of, or shall have charge of or
operate any steam boiler or steam engine
IN the City of Jersey City, for a period
exceeding one week, who shall not have
license certificate authorizing him to
have charge of or to operate such en-
CINE or boiler, from the Board of Ex-
aminers hereinafter constituted.
Section Two.-The Board Of Alder
men shall. within sixty days after the
passage of this ordinance, appoint q
Board of Examiners which shall com
sst of three members, one of whom at
least shall be an engineer who has had
ten years experience in the operation of
STAN boilers or steam engines, who shall
hold Office for a period of two years, or
until their successors are appointed, and
shall grant the licenses hereinafter pro-
vided for, and serve without pay.
Section Three.-Before any person
shall be employed as an engineer Of any
such steam boiler or engine or shall have
charge of or operate any such boiler or
engine, he shall make written appli-
cation to said Board of Examiners for
the license hereinbefore mentioned; which
application shall be accompanied by ref
erences as to his character and ability,
and the filing of such reference with such
said Board shall be considered as COM
| pliance with the provisions of this or
| dinance for thirty days thereafter or un-
| til his said application shall have been
passed upon by said Board, and said ap-
| plicant, after the filing of said refer
ences, shall have the right to operate and
have charge of any such engine, boiler
or plant. until his application shall have
| been passed upon by said Board.
| Section Four-Every person who shall
| satisfy said Board of Examiners that he
is a safe and competent person to oper-
ate and have charge of the steam plant
| boiler or engine specified in his applica-
| ton, shall, On payment of one dollar
| ($1.00) to the City Clerk for the benefit
of the city, receive a license permitting
| him to operate the same for one year
unless sooner revoked. For. annual re
| newals of such licenses a fee of one
| ($100) dollar shall be paid, and no ad-
| ditional hearing shall be required, unless
| in the judgment of said Board it shal
be necessary. Said licenses must bt
| framed and hung in a conspicuous plact
| i nthe plant or upon or near the engine
in charge of such license.
Section Five.-Said Board may at any
time revoke any license issued, on ac
count of inebrity. incompetency OF negli
| gence of the holder of any license or fol
any other good cause. and no license
shall be issued to any licensee whose Ii
cense shall have been revoked, durins
the next six months ensuing, after which
time the icense revoked may be renewed
if, in the judgment of the Board. th,
| cause of its revocation no longer exists
1 IL Pror .bal
fuse to grant to any applicant license
no license shall be issued to him for thu
next six months following the refusal O.
his application, but after said period sait
applicant may make another application
and if found qualified, may be granted
license.
Section Seven.-Wheneye said Boart
shall refuse to grant any application, o
| shall revoke any license, they shall Civ,
immediate notice of such refusal or re
vocation, to the applicant or. licensee, an,
such applicant or licensee tmay appea
from the decision of such Board to tn
Board of Aldermen in which case SAT-
applicant or licensee shall file his appea
with the Board of Aldermen within tel
days after receiving notice of the decis
ion of said Board, and the Board of Al
dermen may confirm OF reverse the de
cision of said Board, and ISSUE such Ii
cense.
Section Eight.-Any person foun
guilty of any violation of the provision
of this ordinance shall be fined not NOR
than twenty $4,000 dollars, nor les
than ten $1,000 dollars
Section Nine.-This ordinance shal
not apply to railway locomotives, nor en-
gineers employed thereof nor to stea1
vessels coming under the jurisdiction o
the United States Board of Supervisin
Inspectors, when employed upon the yes
sells to which said license applies No
shall it apply to boilers in private resi-
dences or buildings for heating purposes
unless in the opinion of said Board sue
boiler is SO equipped and run as to en-
danger public safety unless operated b
a licensed engineer.
Section Ten.-Any engineer in charg
of any steam engine, who shall abando
it while in operation, without leaving
person in charge of the same who shal
in the opinion of the employer of sal
engineer, or of the owner of such engine
be competent to take charge of the same
shall be fined not more than twent
($20.00) dollars, nor less than ten ($10O(
dollars
Section Eleven.-This ordinance sha
take effect at the expiration of thirt
days.
Passed Tune 26 1906.
GEORGE NJ MCCARTHY. CITY Clerl
JAMES w. MCCARTHY, Presiden
Approved July II. 1906.
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