The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-19

/ "A
! ination, licensing and registration OF per
| sons engaged or engaging in the business
] or work of installing plumbing, or house
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF
| COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY or
| PENSACOLA:
provisions. of Chapter 1912, Laws, OF
! Florida of 1917. ali persons Engaged OF
I stalling plumbing or house drainage
within the limits Of the City Of Pensa-
! COLA shall be subject to examination,
| vided.
Section 2. Any. person desiring to en-
gage in or work at the business of plumb
] ing either as master plumber or en-
| ploying plumber as journeyman plum
| Der shall make application to the Board
of Examiners herein provided for at such
| times and place as said Board may d.
whole or in part in writing and shall be
( Of a practical and elementary eharaeter
/ fications of the applicant.
! Section g. The Board of Examiners Of
plumbers is hereby created to be com
the Health Commissioner and master
plumber to be appointed by the Board
year beginning the first day of January
| The Plumbing Inspector shall preside at
| all the meetings OF the Board ana shan
| have the deciding vote IN al matters con
| nected with the examination Of aPpi-
| cants and granting Of certificates when
! Board are unabl, agree, No mem Der
/ of said Board shall receive any salary or
! compensa ton except the master plumb
! er who will be paid out of the General
| Fund OF the City the sum Of Five Dol
! lars (S5.00) for each days attendance at
| the meeting of the Board.
| Section I. Said Board OF Examiners
shall as soon as practicabie after their
nate times and places for examination OF
the applicants desiring to engage in or
Board shall examine said applicants as
| to their practical knowledge Of plumbing,
and II satIsIled as to the colnpetency OF
said applicant shall issue a certificate to
such applicant authorizing him to engage
IN or work at the business OF plumbing
either master plumber or as jour
newman plumber. The fee for certifi-
cate for = master plumber shall be five
iollars; for lourneyman plumber II
shall be valid for the term Of one year,
bu- the same can be renewed il appE-
cation is made to said Board not less
tnan thirty days before the expiration OF
said certificate The fee for renewals
shall be one CSI0o) dollar All none =.
shall be paid into the city treasury an
credited to the General Fund. All meet
ing Of said Board shall be held in the
Council Chamber at the City Hall.
Section s. Every person, firm or
pOration now or hereafter engaged as
contracting or employing plumber in
ing in this City OF similar work in con-
nection with the sanitary or storm sew
the Board of Commissioners for the Ii.
cense to engage in such business and if
said BO3rd OF COTnmlSSl OnerS snail be
satisfied of the applicants skill and re-
sponsibiity to conduct such business
satisfactorily in compliance with ordi-
nances and rules and regulations relat-
ing to plumbing and drain laying, the Ii
cense shah be issued upon the applicant
paying the license tax and furnishing a
bond in the sum OF One Thousand $1,000
dollars. as required by City Ordinance.
All such licenses shall expire annually on
the thirtieth day of september
1t shall be discretionary with the Board
of Commissioners to require any appIi-
f,Nr-g y 1iae fF.aSR 4lnA
Board Of Examiners of Plumbers a GER
tlhcate of his qualifications to engage
in the business for which the license is
Section s. It shall be unlawful for any
person other than regularly licensed
plumber or journeyman plumber holding
ners of Plumbers Of the City in the en-
ploy of licensed and bonded plumbers,
10 do any work in connection with drain
age or ventilation pipes of the plumb
erage system of the City.
section I. NoJnlng herein shall be con
strqed TO apply 70 apprentices working
with and under the control and direc-
plumber, or 70 affect any plumbers Ger
ttficate or license heretofore issued in
nances Of the City until the expiration
OF the, time for which the same was
granted.
Section 5. That any person Who shall
be convicted of violating any provision
OF this ordinance shall be punished by
fine not exceeding one Hundred (s100)
Dollars or by Imprisonment not exceed
ing, thirty C3o) days or BY both such fine
and Imprisonment at the discretion Of
the Recorder
Section 8. That this ordinance shall
take effect Immediately upon its pas
Passed January %, 1919
i. d. SANDERS
J. O. WALKER,
Clerk.