The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-20
ARsEcoM-oRplNANcE No. Z.

SECON-ORDINANC NO. T.
| AN ORDINANCE providing for the
examination, licensing and registra-
ton of persons, firms or corpora
tons engaged or engaging in the
business or work of installing and
erecting wiring, fixtures, engines
and machinery or work of whatever
character for the conduct and use of
electricity. and imposing fines, pom
alties and forfeitures for the viola
ton thereof.
Section l. BE It Ordained by the
Common Council of the City of Abse-
con city that an Electrical EiXaunn-
ing Board consisting of the Electrical
Inspector of the City of Absecon City,
one Master Electrician and one jour
neyinan Electrician, the latter two to
be appointed by Common Council and
TO hold Office for one year. be and the
same is hereby created.
No person, firm or corporation shall
engage i'm the electrical business as
Master Electrician IN the city Of ABB
secon City, or engage 10 erect. install,
alter. repair or make any addition to
any electrical system or systems in.
said City unless such person, firm or
corporation is qualified to engage in
the said business as Master Elec-
trician, and shall have registered his,
their or its name or names ana ous-
mess or home address in the Office of
the said City Clerk, upon such form
or forms as may from time to time
be furnished ard prescribed by the
said City Clery, provided that the reg
istration of any one member of the
firm or corporation, or of the super
intendent or foreman thereof shall be
deemed sufficient.
Every person. firm or corporation
qualified as herein provided shall re-
ceive from the said City Clerk a GER
I tificate of registration which shall be
for the period of one year or fraction
al part thereof, next ensuing from the
date of Registration. and shall enttie
the person, firm or corporation there
in named to engage in and carry on
the business of erecting, installing
altering on repairing or making any
addition TO any electrical system or
systems in the City of Absecon City
as a Master Electrician. for which a
fee of Fifty Dollars ($50l must be
paid
Section ?. BE 1t Further Ordained,
that at the expiration OF each calcn-
dar year said certificate of registry
shall be null and void A registered
Master Electrician desiring to continue
in the business of erecting, altering
repairing or making any addition to
any electrical system or systems for
| the ensuing year. shall, between the
| first and thilty-first days of Decem-
I Der OF G3Cn ana every gtttt+ SfiiItHiti
the said certificate of registry for the
| then current year to the City Clerk
and register his their or its name Or
names and business or home address
as hereinbefore provided for such reg
istration a Master Electrician shall
pay to the City of Absecon City the
sum Of Five Dollars $50. Any per
son, firm or corporation engaged IN
the electrical business failing to reg
lister during. the time specified. must
present to- the City OF Abseeon City a
certificate from the Examining Board
as to qualifications before he. they or
it shall be registered.
Section s. BE 1t Further Ordained,
that no person. firm or corporation
engaged in the business of erecting.
Installing altering. repairing or max
ing any addition to any electrical sys-
tenn or systems in other places as
Master Electricians desiring to engage
in or perform a Job of electrical work
in the City of Absecon City shall en-
ter upon such work until he, they or
il Shall have qualified as hereinbelore
provided in Secrion l..
Section 4. Be 1t Further Ordained.
that a person upon presenting Satis-
factory proof of his ability may he
registered as a Master Electrician for
the care alteration or addition of the
electrical system of designated man
ufacturing or mercantile establish
ment, institution, hotel, etc, where
ii is necessary TO have the continual
service Of a Master Electrician and
receive a certificate of registry. bat
in no case shall a person be permit
ted to do any electrical work in any
building or buildings other than that
for which he is registered, unless ne
has first secured Il place of business
as provided for in Section OF this
ordinance.
Section 5. BE 1t Further Ordained.
that every registered Master Elec-
trician shall have a bona lide
place of business in tho city
Of Aosecon city and shall display on
the front OF his or the place of bTsl.
ness a sign, Registered Electf,cian,'
bearing the name or names Of the
persons, firm or corporation in letters
not less than one and one-half inches
high, except as provided in Sections
and 4.
Section g. Re L Further Ordained.
that no person other than a registered
Master Electrician shall he allowed to
carry on or engage in the electrical
business nor shall any person or per
sons expose the sign OF electrician
or any advertisement pertaining
thereto, unless he or they shall
have first been registered in the Of
fec of the CITY Clerk and receive a
certificate Of registry. Nor shall any
person or persons other than q regis
tered Master Electrician Cor a person