Democratic messenger., 1910-05-21
THE PUBLIC HEALTH.
Requirements from Plumbers and
Contractors as to Sanitation.
CHAPTER 436.

Health by adding to said Article
Seven sections under the subtitle
plumbing to be known as Sec
tions 1S4. 1856. 1S6. 1877. lSS, lS9
and 1870.
Section BE Il enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
Article AZ of the Code of Public Cen
eral Laws of Maryland Code of 1900
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. 1SG. 1S7. 1SS. lS9 and 1870,
and to read as follows:
Plumbing.
1Si-It shall not be lawful for any
nerson. firm or corporation to en-
nloy as workmen to do plumbing
work In the State of Maryland any
nersons except those qualified to
work at the plumbing business, as
proyided In this subdivision of this
Article: and no person shall be quail
flied to work at the plumbing pusi-
ness in this state unless he has made
application TO and received from the
state Board of Commissioners OF
Practical Plumbing the certificate oil
competence described In Section lS6
of this Article and is otherwise quail
ified as required by this subdivision
of this article Any person or hrm
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, VINO
shall employ any person TO work AT
tho nlumbing business who is not
aualified as required by this subdiVi-
sim of this Article. shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor and. upon conVic-
tion thereof. shall be fined not less
than ten dollars. nor more than itty
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 as required by
this subdivision Of this Article. shall
be guilty OF misdemeanor, and. up
on conviction thereof. shall be fined
not less than ten dollars. nor more
than fifty dollars. for every day or
part of every day that such EN-
ployer shall so employ such work.
man.
lS5- 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 mis-.
demeanor, and. upon conviction
thereof. shall be fined net less than
nve 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.
lSG-The governor snan appoint
bienniaily FIVE persons who shall con.
stitute Board OF Commissioners.
which shall be known and designat-
ed as "The State Board of Commits
sioners OF Practical Plumbing" and
who shall be selected as follows:
Three persons who are practical and
skilled plumbers from the city OF
baltimore. the Commissioner of
Health of Baltimore City. and a mem
ber OF the state Board of Health
from the State at large. whose duty
il shall be to faithfully and impair
TALLY execute. or cause TO be exc
euted. all the provisions and require
ments of this subdivision of this Ar
t.cle: 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 TO work at the
plumbing business. touching ms COM
petency and qualifications and. up
on being satisfied that the person so
examined is competent and qualiiied
10 work at conduct and engage IN
the said plumbing business Tor the
period for which such certificate
shall he granted. and such certificate
may be called or designated by sald
board Master RUNNERS IeIthi-
cate
lS7-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 NJ
the time of the issuance OF said GER
fificate. and the sum OF one dollar
for the renewal thereof each ana
every year thereafter. on or before
the first day OF May. and said board
al any time may require ON any ap-
plication for renewal any applicant
10 pass another examination before
issuing any renewal or may issue
any renewal without requiring any
other examination, as said board IN
each case from year TO year may
deem proper.
fSS9Tho money received under
the provisions of the foregoing sec
iion shall be used and applied by
said Commissioners to pay their com
noneaffou and all their expenses, In