The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-05-20
TCHAPTER 13G.

[CHAPTER 1861
AN ACT to amend Article 43 Of the
Code of Public General Laws of
Maryland (Code of 1900, title
Health" by adding to said Article
seven sections under the subtitle
plumbing" to be known rs Sec
lions 1874, 1855. 1856. 1877, 1SS, 1S9
and 100.
Section /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
Article IS of the Code of Public Gen
eral Laws Of Maryland Code OF
1000, title Health be and the
same is hereby amended by adding
seven sections thereto under the sub
title Plumbing" to be known as
Sections 1874, 1856, 1856, 1877, 1SS,
1S9 and 100, AID to read as fol-
lows:
PLUMBING.
1874. 1t shall not be lawful for
any person, firm or corporation to
employ 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 business
in this State unless he has made appli-
cation to and received from the State
Board of Commissioners Practical
Plumbing the certificate of compe-
tence described in Section 1876 of this
Article and is otherwise qualified as
riyn6 &c iriC Af &c
Article. Any person or firm engaged
in the plumbing business in this
State, and the superintendent, man
ager, agent or other officer of any
corporation engaged IN the plumbing
business in this State, who shall en-
ploy any person to work at the
plumbing business who is not quail
flied as required by this subdivision
of this Article. shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor, and, upon conviction
thereof, shall be fined not less than
ten dollars, nor more than fifty dol
lars, for every day or part of day
that such employer shall employ such
workman. And any person or firm
not engaged in the plumbing bust
ness in this State, and the superin-
tendent, manager, agent or other
officer of any corporation not en-
gagged in the plumbing business
in this State, who shall en-
ploy any person to do plumbing
work in this State, knowing the per-
son so employed is not qualified to
work at the plumbing business as
required by this subdivision of this
Article, shall be guilty of a INSIDE
meanor and, upon conviction there
of, shall be fined not less than ten
dollars, nor more than fifty dollars,
Tor every day or part of every day
that such employer shall so employ
such workman.
1873. II any person shall work at
the plumbing business in this State
without being qualified as require 4
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
ave dollars, nor more than fifty dol
lars, for every day or every part of
every day that such workma shall
work at the plumbing business.
1856. The Governor shall appoint
biennially five persons who shall CON
stitute q Board of Commissioners.
which shall be known and designated
as The Board OF Commissioners of
Practical Plumbing" and shall be Sc
lected as follows: Three persons who
are practicaland skilled plumbers from
the city ofBaltimore, the Commission
or OF Health of Baltimore city, and a
member of the State Board of Health
from the State at large, whose duty
IL snail be to faithfully and imparti-
any execute, or cause to be exc
cuted, all the provisions and require
ments OF this subdivision of this
ArtlcIe; upon application and at such
place or places in this State as they
may determine, provided at least
once IN each year the examination
snail be held in Baltimore city, thew
snail examine each and every person
VINO shall desire to work at the
plumbing business, touching his com.
potency and qualifications: and. upon
Oelng satisfied That the person SO ex-
ahmed is competent and Qualified tc
work at said business. they. or any
tnree OF them. shall grant to such
person a certificate of competency
ana register him in their books as
a practical plumber, which shall
operate as full authority to him 10
work at, conduct and engage in
the said plumbing business for the
period for which such certificate shall
De granted, and such certificate NAV
De called or designated by said board
Master Plumbers Certificate "
1877. The said Board of Commits.
sloners shall demand and receive
from such applicant for a certificate
OF competency whom they examine
and pass, the sum of three dollars
at the time of the issuance Of said
certificate, and the sum of one dol.
lar for the renewal thereof each and
every year thereafter. on or before
the first day Of May, and said boar,i
at any time may require on any an.
plication for renewal any aopiica n,
to pass another examination before
lsSuelng any renewal. or NAV i,.,,l