Arizona republican., 1916-03-06
Ordinance No 112

EXAMINING AND LICENSING OF JOURNEYMAN PLUMBERS. THE PURCHASING OF BONDS BY AND LICENSING OF MASTER PLUMB FRS AND REGULATING PLUMB ING AND PRESCRIBING THE CON OPTION UNDER WHICH THE BUSI- NESS AND VOCATION OF PLUMB ING MAY BE CARRIED ON IN THE CITY OF PHOENIN AND PRONID- ING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION AMENDING ORDINANCES NUM- BERS 463. 592 AND 551 COLD SER lES), WITH AN EMERGENCY CLAUSE.
 SECTION 1. (D No person shall engage in the vocation of journey man plumber, or do or perform any act as journeyman plumber on any plumbing or drainage system, in the City of Phoenix until such person shall have first been licensed as here matter provided for.
 (b) There is hereby created Board of Examiners to he known as the Plumbers Examining Board, which Board shall. except as herein other
 
 Engineer, City Inspector of Build ings, City Health Officer, one Mas ter Plumber and one Journeyman Plumber. At any time the City In- spector of Buildings shall have a deputy or assistant whose duties shall include the inspection of plumbing, such deputy or assistant shall be- come member of the Plumbers EX- amining Board in the place of said City Inspector of Buildings The master plumber and iourneyman plumber members of the Board shall he appointed annually by the Com mission of the City uf Phoenix at it's first regular meeting in the month of June of each year, or as soon thereafter as may be convenient, and the members of the Board so ap- pointed shall serve until their success sors are appointed and qualified There shall he no fees charged by said Plumbers Examining Board. anC the members thereof shall serve with out compensation.
 Co Upon the first Monday after the appointment of the appointivt members of said Board the Boar6 shall meet in the office of the CitN Inspector of Buildings in the City Hall, and shall organize by electing one member thereof its Secretary wht shall keep a record of it's proceed lngs, and proper books and filing de- vices for the keeping of such rec ords shall be provided by the City Manager. The master plumber mem Der of the Board shall be it's chair man and shall preside over all meet ings thereof Vice Chairman. who shall act in the absence of the Chair man, shall be elected from amone the members of the Board. Exam in9t tion of applicants for plumbing licenses shall be held on the first and third Saturdays of each month provided, however. that examination. may be held at other dates thar those fixed whenever the Board deems such examinations advisable All ex- aminations shall be held in some suitable room in the City Hall to he designated by the City Manager. anG all examinations shall be fair and without discrimination. and shall re- late exclusively to the business and vocation of plumbing. and member ship and membership of the ap- plicant in any association whatsovel shall not be inquired into.
 (d) Every person desiring to en- gage in the vocation of journey man plumber shall first file with tn, City Inspector of Buildings his appli cation for a license to engage in sucl vocation. Such application shall con tain the full name of the applicant his place of residence, his last plac of business or employment as tn case may he, and shall thereafte present himself to the Board of EX amincrs for examination upon mat ters touching his fitness to engage i the vocation of a jOurneyman plumb CT. In event of such applicant havin passed an examination satisfactory | the Board it's chairman shall so cer tifY to the City Collector. Upon tn receipt by the said City Collector c such certificates he shall issue to tn person or persons named in such cer tificates a license authorizing an permitting such person or persons t engage in or follow the vocation ( journeyman plumber in the City C Phoenix
 (e) In the event of the work ( any jOurneyman plumber so license falling below the standard which sha be fixed and determined in advanc by the Board Of Examiners, sue journeyman plumber shall be suh 1ect to examination and his Ii cense suspended, and it shall be un lawful for him. pending such re-eX animation and his reinstatement, { do or perform any plumbing wor in the City of Phoenix.
 In event of his failure on such re examination to satisfy the said ES amining Board of his fitness to CT gage in or follow the vocation Sourneyman plumber. the same sha be so certified by the chairman the Board to the City Collector, an he shall he precluded from doing performing any work as d journey man plumber in or about any plumf ing or house drainage system in u City of Phoenix, provided, howeve that such person may take other e1 aminations as in the case of an ol iginal examination, touching his if ness to engage in such work, bl no such other examination shall ! taken within three months of u last examination taken by him.
 QO Every person desiring to CT gage in the business of plumbing { q master plumber shall first ii with the City Collector his applic;