The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-05-27

cHAPTER436.

AN All W aIElaiG 10 vi lhN
Code of Public General Laws Of
Maryland (Code of 1901 title
Health by adding to said Article
Seven sections under the subtitle
plumbing to be known as Sec
lions 1874, 1s5. 1s6. 187, 1SS, 1879
and 100.
Section BE 1t enacted by the
General Assembly OF Maryland, That
Article 43 of the Code of Public Cen
eral Laws of Maryland Code of 1904
title Health" be and the same Is
hereby amended By adding seven
sections thereto under the subtitle,
plumbing" to be known as Sections
1s4, 1856, 1856, 1877, 1ss. 1s9 and 100,
and to read as follows:
Plumbing.
1s4-It shall not be lawful for any
person, firm or corporation to en-
Dloy as workmen to do plumbing
work in the State Of Maryland any
persons except those qualified to
work at the plumbing business, as
provided in this subdivision of this
Article; and no person shall be quail
fled to work at the plumbing bust
ness in this State unless he has made
application to and received from the
State Board of Commissioners OF
Practical Plumbing the certificate OF
competence described IN Section 1856
of this Article and Is otherwise quail.
flied as required By this subdivision
of this article. Any person or firm
engaged in the plumbing business In
this State, and the superintendent,
manager. agent or other officer OF
any corporation engaged In the
plumbing business in this State, who
shall employ any person TO work at
the plumbing business who Is not
qualified as required BY this subdiyi-
sion of this Article. shall be guilty
of a misdemeanof. and. upon conVlc-
ton thereof, shall be fined not less
than ten dollars nor more than hfty
dollars for every day or part OF
every day that such employer shall
employ such workman. And any per-
son or firm not engaged In the
plumbing business In this State, and
the superintendent. manager. agent
or other officer of any corporation not
engaged in the plumbing business In
this state, who shall employ any per
son to do plumbing work In this
State. knowing the person so en-
ployed is not qualified TO work at the
plumbing business a required by
this subdivision of this Article, shall
be guilty of a mlgdemeanor. and, up
on conviction thereof. shall be fined
not less than ten dollars. nor more
than fifty dollars. for every day OF
part of every day that such EN-.
ployer shall SO employ such work
man.
1s5-If any person shall work At
the plumbing business in this State
without being qualified as required
BY this subdivision Of this Article,
he shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined not less than
five dollars. nor more than fifty dol
lars, for every day or every part OF
every day that such workman shall
work at the plumbing business.
1SG-The governor shan apporu,
biennlally five persons who shall con
stltute a Board Of Commissioners
which shall be known and designat
ed as THE State Doard Of Commits
aloners OF Practical Plumbing" and
who shall be selected rs follows:
Three persons who are practical and
skilled plumbers from the city OF
Baltimore, the Commissioner OF
Health of Baltimore City. and a mem
Der of the State Board of Health
from the State at large. whose duty
1t shall be TO faithfully and Impair
TALLY execute, or cause 10 be exc
euted, all the provisions and require.
ments OF this subdivision of this Ar
l.ele; upon application and at such
place or places in this State as they
may determine. provided at least
once in each year the examination
shall be held In Baltimore city, they
shall examine each and every per
son who shall desire 10 work at the
plumbing business touching his com
potency and qualifications: and, up
on being satisfied that the person 50
examined Is competent and qualified
to work at, conduct and engage In
the said plumbing business for the
period for which such certificate
shall be granted, and such certificate
may be called or designated by SAID
board a Master Plumbers Certif
cate.p
187-The said board of Commits
sioners shall demand and receive
from such applicant for certificate
of competency whom they examine
and pass, the sum Of three dollars al
the time of the issuance of said Ger
tifleate, and the sum Of one dollar
for the renewal thereof each and
every year thereafter. on or before
the first day of May. and said board
at any time may require on any ap
plication for renewal any applicant
to pass another examination before
issuing any renewal. or may Issue
any renewal without requiring am
other examination, as said board II
each case from year to year MAJ
deem proper.
18S.The money received undel
the provisions of the foregoing sec
ton shall be used and applied b,
said Commissioners 10 pay their com
pensation and all their expenses, In
Guiding such reasonable expenses
costs and fees as they may incur
and which they are hereby authoriz