The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-05-20
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ICHAPTER. 1861
AN ACT to amend Article 43 ct the
Code of Public General Laws of
i Maryland (Code OF 1000, title
Health, " by adding to said Article
seven sections under the subtitle
Plumbing" to be known as Sec
lions 1874. 185. 1876. 1877, 1888, 189
and $780,
| i. Section j Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
/ Article 43 of the Code of Public GEN
eral Laws of Maryland (Code of
! 1904), 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, 1876, 1876. 1877. 1SS,
189 and 100. and to read as fol
lows;
PLUMBING.
| 1874. 1t shall not be lawful for
any person, firm or corporation to
EempIoy as workmen to do. plumbing
work in the State Of Maryland any
persons except those qualified to
work at tho plumbing business as
provided in this subdivision of this
Article; and no person shall be quail
| AGA ~ WO1 n CT tAtC REulAUA1u6 QuS1AESS
| 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
required by this subdivision of this
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
lied as required by this subdivision
of this Article, shall be guilty of
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 busi-,
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 INSIDE
meanor, and, upon conviction there.
of, shall be fined not less than ten
dollars, nor more than fifty dollars,
for every day or part of every day
that such employer shall so employ
such workman.
1S5. II 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 BIO fined not less than
five 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.
1S6. 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 practicalands skilled plum bers from
the city ofBaltimore, the Commission
er of Health of Baltimore city, and a
member of the State Board Of Health
from the State at large, whose duty
| 1t shall be to faithfully end imparti-
ally execute, or cause, to be exc
fcuted, all the provisions and require
ments of this subdivision of this
Article; 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. thew
shall examine each and every person
who shall desire to xork at the
plumbing business. touching his COM
potency and qualifications; and, upon
being satisfied that the person so ex-
amined Is competent and qualified to
work at said business. they, or any
three of them. shall grant to such
person q certificate of competency
and register him In their books as
practical plumber, which shall
operate as full authority to him to
work at, conduct and engage in
the said plumbing business for the
period for which such certificate shall
be granted. aud such certificate may
be called or designated by said board
a Master Plumbers Certificate
1877. The said Board of Commits
sioners 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 boari
at any time may require on any APP
plicatlon for renewal any applicant
to pass another exarnisati0n before