The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02
CHAPTER 554-H, r, No. 098.

1851 and 1882, Revised Laws Of 1906, relat-
ing to State Board Of Electricity.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of the State
Section l.. That Section 1857, Revised Laws
Section 1851. The State Board Of Electricity
shall consist of five members, residents Of the
state, appointed by the governor, each for a
term of five years and until his successor
qualities of whom two shall be master cleo
tricians, two tourneymen electricians. recon-
a consulting engineer or electrical Inspector Of
a city. Vacancies shall be filled in the same
manner and from the same class from which
select from it's members president, secre-
tary and treasurer, prescribe rules for the
Each member shall receive three dollars a day
for actual services and ten cents per mile for
travelling expenses and his necessary expenses
ton as the board may allow; all to be paid
out Of the treasury of the board. The board
shall meet at least once a year in the state
capitol and may meet at any other time at
places upon sufficient notice to the members.
1t shall have Jurisdiction and this subdivision
shall apply only to cities of the first class.
Sec. 2. That Section 1858, Revised Laws of
1905, be amended to read as follows:
Section 1858. There shall be master, Jour-
neyman and special electricians and in the
to operate electric light or power apparatus
and keep the same In repair. Every person
Who shall hereafter engage in the eccupation
wires or apparatus shall apply to the board for
shall examine the applicant and If he take the
oath, hereinafter mentioned and be found upon
examination to be possessed of skill and knowl-
edge In the business and reasonably versed in
laws Of electricity. the board shall issue to
him license, to follow such calling for two
and attested by the seal All licenses here
tofore issued byN the board shall expire at the
end Of two years after the taking effect of the
revised laws. The employees Of the Interstate
Telephone and Telegraph Companies shall not
be required to hold licenses: Every hcensee
to the proper electrical inspector. II any there
play such license consp.cuously in his place
Of business and exhibit 1t on lawful demand.
Holders of journeyman and special electrician
licenses shall be furnished with q duplicate
stantial cardboard Of size Of two and one
half inches by four inches, which the holder
shall produce upon lawful demand. For. cause.
board may revoke such license and shall notify
the city inspector of its revocation. Renewals
Of licenses for tho same term shall be granted
seo. 9, That Section 1850. Revised Laws.
DO amended to read as follows:
Section 1850. Every master electrician shall
.ts IN fSe such
aied With. .ad state board Of eiectrieity This
formanoe Of all work entered upon or con
tracted for by. said master. 1ouIneymah
1er
plication to the state board Of electricity a
master electrician license providing that he
action may be maintained on said bond by any
person injured or damaged through the want
Of skill or the usa Of unsuitable or improper
aato IN
tr1cian or his servants or his employees.
SEQ. L. That Section 1881, Revised Laws Of
1906, be amended to read as follows:
Section 1851. A person under the age of
twenty one years shall be licensed only as a
special electrician. Every applicant for a
Ave dollars $500 and take oath that he has as
had three years experience In the occupation
If sa aEs sa os after
journeyman electricians license shall pay fee
has had three years experience In the installing
and repairing Of electrical wires and appa-
een.e snail pay fee Of two dollars
and make oath that he has had two years ex.
perience in the special line Of work for which
in such license. No contracts for electrical
work shall be entered into by any one not q
licensed electrician.
sec g. That Section 1852, Revised Laws OF
1905 be amended to read as follows:
Section 1852. Nothing in this subdivision
shall prevent q person from serving as an ap.
prentice under licensed electrician. but no
master electrician shall have more than one
apprentice to each two journeymen in his en-
ploy No master electrician shall allow any
apprentice to work at any installation Of cleo
trical wires or apparatus unless such appren.
tice is working with licensed electrician on
the job.
! Sec, g. All acts or parts Of acts iuconsist,
ent with this act are hereby repealed
Approved April rs. 1913.