Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-22

to appoint, by an order In writing, Its
secretary or any competent person TO
take testimony, who shall have power
to administer oaths, issue subpoenas
and to compel the attendance Of wit
nesses, and the decision OF the state
board of health shall be based on IT'S
examination Of all testimony and re-
cords. Any person whose license has
been revoked, may, after the exp1ra-
ton of one year from the date or such
revocation, apply for new license.
Section 959-55a. L. All persons at
the time of the passage and publication
of this act engaged in the plumbing
business in this state, either as master
plumbers or journeyman plumbers OF
plumbing contractors shall De respect
lively licensed as such by the state
board of health without examinati On,
upon the payment to the state board or
health of the license fee hereinafter
provided. No person who desires 10
engage in the business or practice or
plumbing, either as a master plumber
or a journeyman plumber, after the
passage and publication OF this act,
shall be granted a license until he
has passed a satisfactory examination.
Before any applicant sinai! be permit
ted to take such examination, he shall
pay to the state board of health the
examination fee as herein provided for.
q The state board of health shall
prescribe and shall have power to
amend the rules and regulations gov
erning plumbing, drainage, sewerage
and plumbing ventilation in connec-
ton with all buildings IN this state
and may prescribe minimum STANDARDS
which shall be uniform throughout
the state This act shall not be con-
strued to deny the right to any local
governing body having Jurisdiction to
adopt and enforce additional rules and
regulations relating to plumbing,
drainage, sewerage and plumbing ven
til&tion not inconsistent with the pro-
visions of this act or the rules and
regulations prescribed by the state
board of health. Nothing contained IN
sections 959-53 to 959-58, inclusive,
of the statutes, shall be construed to
affect the authority of the industrial
commission relative to places of en-
pIoyment or public buildings, other
houses and school buildings.
8. The state board of health is en-
powered to employ, promote and re-
move plumbing inspectors and other
assistants as needed, to fix their COM
pensation and assign their duties. Such
shall be paid out of the general fund
of the state treasury and charges
against the appropriation account or
the state board of health for carrying
out the provisions of sections 959-53
to 959-58. inclusive of the statutes.
Section 959-55b. 1. All master
plumbers engaged in business as such
in the state, desiring to continue as
II,
master plumbers license from the
state board of health within sixty days
after the passage and publication or
this act. the fee for which license is
cense, unless sooner revoked, to ex-
pire on December 81, next after the
issuance thereof, but no examination
shall be required of such master
plumbers making such application for
license within the time hereby limited.
Commencing January 1. 1914, and an
nually thereafter on January first Of
each year, Il renewal fee of five dol
lars shall be paid to the state board
OF health for a renewal of such license
by all master plumbers, heretofore
licensed, continuing in business As
such within the state.
2. All journeymany plumbers en-
Gagged in business as such in this state,
desiring to continue in business as
such are hereby required to procure a
jOurneyman plumbers license from the
state board of health within sixty
days after the passage and publication
OF this act. the fee for which license
is hereby fixed at two dollars, such
license, unless sooner revoked, to ex-
pire on December 81, next after the
issuance thereof, but no examination
shall be required of such journeyman
plumbers making such application for IL
cense within the time hereby limited.
Commencing January 1, 1914, and an
nualy thereafter on January first Of
each year, d renewal fee of one dol
lar shall be paid to the state board Of
health for a renewal of such license
by all journeyman plumbers, thereto
fore licensed, continuing in business
as such within this state.
3. All plumbing contractors engag-
ed in business as such in this state,
desiring to continue as such, are
II sreby required to procure plumbing
contractors license from tie state
board of health within sixty days after
Of ~
act, the fee for which license is hereby
fixed at forty dollars, such license, I'M
less sooner revoked, to expire on Decem-
Der 81, next after the issuance therefor.
Commencing January l, 1914, and an
nually thereafter on January first of
each year, a renewal fee of twenty
dollars shall be paid to the state board
of health for q renewal of such license
by all plumbing contractors, thereto
fore licensed, continuing in business
as such within this state.
4. All licenses issued during any year,
unless sooner revoked, hall expire on
December 81 of such year.
5. A master plumbers license shall
entitle the owner thereof to all the
rights and privileges OF a journeyman
plumber.
8. The fees for any person here
after desiring to engage in the bust
ness of a journeyman plumber or a
master plumber in this state and not
passage and publication of this act, shall
be respectively two dollars and ten dol
lars, and the fee for any person, drm
or corporation hereafter desiring to
engage in the business of a plumb ing
contractor in this state and not IL
censed within sixty days after the
passage and publication of this act
shall be forty dollars.
Z. The state board Of health may
Issue temporary permits to engage in
the work OF a master plumber or a
journeyman plumber on payment of
the fees prescribed in this act; such
permits may be revoked by the state
board Of health at any time, and II
on examination q license is granted
the fee paid for the permit shall run
for the same period as though paid
for a license. For the purpose OF as
ssting in it's work of issuing such
temporary permits, the state board OF
health may appoint agents without
compensation.
8. Any person working as an ap-
prentice at the business or practice
Of plumbing for a reasonable time, de-
string to take an examination for 6
license as journeyman plumber, may
file his application for such examin-
alton with the state board of health
herein provided, and upon giving due no.
tice of the filing of such application
with said board, may be granted {
permit by the state board of health
to pursue said work in the capacity
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