The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-10-20
AN ORDINANCE
To Regulate the Use of the Sewerage
System in the Town of Manning.

To Regulate the Use Of the Sewerage
System in the Town of Manning.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Town
Council, in Council assembled:
Section l. The plumbing and sew
erage system in the town Of Manning
shall be under the control of the
Council Superintendent of sewers,
and the duty Of securing and enforc-
ing full compliance with all rules
and regulations governing house, con-
nections with the public sewers, shall
be vested in the Council Superinten-
dent of sewers or his authorized
agent.
; The duly authorized agents Of the
sewer and plumbing system shall be
the Observation-Disclosures and In
spector Of plumbing and sewers who
shall be elected as provided for such
in the governing Of elections by Coun-
Gil, and shall receive such comDensa-
ton as the Council shall fix and
whose duties are defined in subse-
.quent sections.
It shall be the duty OF every per
SON, firm or corporation carrying on
business of sanitary plumbing in the
town Of Manning. to register in a book
provided for that purpose at the Office
Of the Engineer-Superintendent and
Inspector Of plumbing and sewers for
the town Of Manning, giving name
and place OF business. Whereupon
after receiving certificate from the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. that he Is
satisfied as to their qualifications to
carry on the business Of sanitary
plumbing they can obtain license
to carry on the business Of sanitary
plumbing in the town Of Manning.
All master plumbers shall, before
employing journeyman plumber or
allow him to begin work, require said
journeyman plumber to report at the
Office Of the plumbing inspector for
the purpose OF registering his name.
to obtain copy Of the plumbing ordi-
nance and to go through with such
examination as the Inspector may see
fit for his satisfaction. A letter Of
recommendation rom the master
plumber, if he has employed the jour
neyman before and is acquainted with
his qualifications will be considered.
Each master plumber shall be per-
mitted to have not more than two ap-
prentices in their employ who shall
be under their guidance and instruc-
tions. The master plumber will be re-
quired not to allow any apprentice to
do work in the opinion Of the Inspec-
tor he is not capable Of doing but he
shall only do such work in his advance
ment in the plumbing business he is.
competent to do, and any master
plumber failing to comply with the
advice of the Plumbing Inspector in
this respect shall be punishable to
such extent as the Plumbing Inspec-
tor shall determine.
Sec. 2. No person or persons shall
be permitted to do any plumbing in
connection with the sanitary sewer
system Of the town Of Manning, unless
he or they be under the employ OF or
under the supervision Of licensed
plumber. Any person convicted OF a
violation of this section shall be fined
not more than $500, or imprisoned
30 days, Should any property owner
refuse to pay for the class Of work
and materials required by this ordi-
nance the contractor shall decline to
do the work and report the same 70
the Inspector, and the plumber who
takes the contract without the neces-
sary changes and settlement with the
plumber who started the work, shall
forfeit his license. And plumber who
contracts to do work and fails after
reasonable time to do the work as
contracted, or fails to complete the
work within a reasonable time caus-
ing inconvenience, or unsanttary con-
diticas, to the property owner or ten
nant, shall be subject to fine or I'M
prisonment or revocation OF his IL
cense.
Sec. 3. Before any portion Of the
system Of any building shall be laid
or contracted, there shall be filed BY
the owner or agent Of the property at
the office of the Inspector Of Sewers
and Plumbing. q written application
for such connections, stating the To-
cation OF the building, with plan Of
same, showing il detail the entire
connection from the public
sewer through the house to the termi-
nus, showing the location Of all fix
lures, traps, vent pipes, waste pipes,
etc.
This shall be inspected and APPROX
ed, corrected and modified by the In
spector Of Sewers and Plumbing.
Whereupon a permit for the proposed
connections shall be given by the In-
spector Of Sewers upon ascertaining
that the work will be done by regu-
lar licensed plumber. But in no case
shall a permit be granted until such
plan shall have been so presented and
approved, and any plumber in making