The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-07-27

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shall sh issue certificates of registration only
as herein provided ,,s.r,.,o, TO-
Sec. L. All certificates Of registration Is
he in such form as the bylaws or the Boarc
NAV prescribe. Before any certihcate ol
registration is issued BY tne S9ard ana o re-.
corded in a book kept for that purpose Wisn
the secretary, and the number Of the certih-
cate shall be noted on the i ce[tncaie ius,oction o
and in all actions or proceedings IN any
court such record or a transcript OF any parl
thereof certified by the secre.ary tn q, ns she
rue copv. shall be entitled to admission In
evidence' The Board shall have power al
any time to inquire into tne isterad ieen nrofes
ssonaI engineer and after due service or a
notice in writing require him to prove 20
The satisfaction of the Board that ne Is tne
engineering under the certihcate or reglstra
ZION by virtue of which he claims the PRIV.
iega of this Act When the Board mas that
~ nerson claiming to be a professional en-
gineer registered under this Act IS not IN IN
fact the person to whom the certihcate ,o OF
registration was issued, 1T shall reduce lts
snSinrs to writing and file them in its Of
flee Such findings shall be prima tacIe eVi- l.
dence that the person mentloEeu theieil 40
falsely impersonating a professional engineer
Ia Ike or different name. The Board may
revoke a certificate of registration OF pIo
fessonal engineer for fraud OF ueceIs III ~ e,,e
securing of his certificate or tor the con-
yiction of crime. Proceedings Tor the reVo,
cation of a certificate of registration shall
be begun by filing with the Boaru "Tl.oen r,.n
charge or charges against the accused. Inese
charges may be preferred by any person OF
corporation. or the Board may on lts own
motion direct its secretary 10 pre- preie, oinst suvH
charges When charges are preferred asainst
a professional engineer, registered under the
provisions of this Act, the Board shall desls
nate not less than three of us nu,hper ssid
charges time and place for the nearing
shall be fixed by said commlttee anu copy
of the charges together with notice OF
the time and place for the hearing, shail De
served upon the accused or his counsel, az
least ten days before the date fixed Tor sald
hearing. Where personal service or se[Hice o,
mon Counsel cannot be effected and such
fact Is certified on oath by any person uuIy
authorized to make legal service, the boaru
shall cause to be published for at least hve
times the first publication to be at least
thirty days prior to the hearing, In Two
newspapers published in the section or the
state in which the accused was last known
to nractise a notice to the erect tnat at d
definite time and place a hearing VIII pe
held on the charges against the accused upon
an application to revoke his certificate Az
said hearing the accused shall have the rlght
to cross examine witnesses against MN anu
produce witnesses in his defense ana T 10 apid az
pear personally or by counsel. Inc salu
committee shall make written report OF
its findings and recommendations ana snail
forthwith submit the same to the Boara ~, III
the Board shall sustain the findings OF the
committee and it is the decision or the
Board that said certificate should De revoked
the Board shall thereupon give written no. no.
tice to the said professional engineer against
whom the charges are preferred or lts IN
tention so to do, whereupon the SAID pro1es-
sional engineer against Whom 81 sai4 a., ehais risbt
within sixty days to appeal TO any court III
equity or law, having proper jurisdiction;
against the action of the said Board, and
the action of the Board shall be subject TO
review and decision of said court or OF
higher court if appeal is taken In the
event that the said professional engineer
Nbn charges
shall not within sixty days appeal from the
decision of the Board in the manner ABOVE
provided the Board shall have the power
and authority to thereupon. or as soon there-
after as practicable, annul and revoke the
said certificate of registration. The action
of the Board shall be recorded in the same
manner as certificates of registration are re-
corded and the name of the person whose Ger
tihcate of registration is so revoked shall oe
stricken from the list of registered profession
al engineers and he shall be disqualified from
practising as professional engineer IN the
State of Florida. The Board may re Issue ,
certificate of registration to any person whose
certificate has been revoked, but only after
the expiration of year from the date OF
such revocation, for reasons which the Board
shall determine to be satisfactory.
Sec. 13 Every certified professional ensl-
neer so registered under this Act who desires
to continue the practice Of his profession
shall annually pay to the Secretary of the
Board a fee of s. or before a day to be
ixed by the Board. for which fee renewal
certificate of registration for the current
Sec a. vt shall be unlawful for any pro-
fessional engineer to participate in or derive
any profit from the subject matter of his
professional employment either in the mat
ter of construction work or material
Sec. Is. Every unrevoked certificate ana
of registry made as provided IN
this Act shall be presumptive evidence in all
courts and places that the person named
therein is legally registered,
See l6. The provisions of this Act shall
apply to every corporation, domestic or for
egn engaged in the business of professional
within the State of Florida, eX-
cept that certificates of registration issued
hereunder shall be held by one or more of
its officers or employees instead of by such
Sec il. The Board shall during the
month of April in each year, certify and
publish a complete list of registered pro-
sessonal engineers, with their business ad-
iresSes, in a newspaper published in the [
state of Florida.
Sec. Is. Any person who, not being then
legally authorized to practice professional =
engineering within this State according to the
provisions Of this Act and So registered ac.
,ordins to law, shall practice, or attempt, or
idvertlse to practice, or hold himself out
IS authorized to practice professional engineer
ng, or shall use in connection with his name,
lr otherwise assume, or advertise any
tile or designation tending to convey the i'm
preston that he is a professional engineer, 6
md any person who shall buy, sell or fraudu. !.
eutIy obtain any certificate of registration, 4.
'r who shall aid or abet such buying. selling {
ice, or attempt advertise to practice, or
lold himself out as authorized to practice
Professional engineering under cover of any -
eruhcate obtained or issued frauduently, or !.
under fraudulent representa-.
ions or wiItul misstatement Of fact in a ma d
erid regard and any person who shall prac-
ice. or attempt advertise to practice or ~
old himself out authorized to practice u
Professional engineering under false or as. {
umed name, or who shall falsely impersonate II
ny professional engineer Or former profeS- II
onal engineer OF like or dIfereut name, or
no shall violate any OF the provisions of c
MS Act, shall be guilty OF misdemeanor Il
nj upon conviction thereof shall be punished al
icordlng to law, and in addition his certih- o
ate OF registration shall be automatically re. "a
Oked. #
Sec. -. This Act shall not apply to any o
engineer working for the United fC
tates Government; nor to any professional al
lglneer employed as an assistant to a pro- r
sSIonal engineer registered under this Act; OF
3r to any professional engineer coming from II
lthout tins State and employed therein un. Ct
l. a reasonable time, prescribed by the s
lies OF the Board, shall have elapsed to per OF
II the registration of such person under
rs Act, provided, that before practicing Ct
thin this State he shall have applied for "
e issuance to him OF a certificate OF registra. iii
IN and shall have paid the fee prescribed de
TINS Act tor admission to examination hi
sec 70 his Act shall not apply TO any ac
chltcct registered by the State OF Florida ia
ldeT the provisions of the Act creating the sh
ate Board of Architecture, nor to a3y of tn
e provisions of said Act re
Sec. p. All laws or parts Of laws in conflict
IN the provisions of this Act be and the A.
me hereby repealed ~