Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-14

AN ORnINANCn

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TERN OF OFFICE; PROVIDING
FOR LICENSING OF ELECTRI-
CLANS AND THOSE ENGAGED IN
ELECTRICAL WORK WITHIN
The CITY OF BROWNSVILLE,
TEXAS; THE MANNER AND WAY
in WHICH ELECTRICAL WORK
SHALL BE DONE; THE KIND
AND CLASS OF MATERIAL TO
BE USED IN SUCH WORK; The
INSPECTION Or ELECTRICAL
WORK AND THE SCALE or FEES
\. FOR SUCH INSPECTION; THE
INSPECTOR OF ELECTRICAL
WORK, AND REQUIRING PER-
MlTS FOR CERTAIN KINDS OF
ELECTRICAL WORK; PROyID-
ING FOR THE BONDING AND
LICENSING OF ELECTRICAL
CONTRACTORS; PRESCRIBING
PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION
OF ANY OF THE. PROVISIONS OF
THIS ACT AND REPEATING ALL
ORDINANCES OR PARTS or Or
DINANCES IN CONFLICT WITH
THIS ACT.
Be il ordained BY the City Of
Brownsville, Texas:
Section !. Creating an examining
and supervising board of electricians
within the City Of Brownsville, nam
ing what persons shall compose same,
fixing their term Of office and pro-
viding for filling vacancies.
There is hereby created a Board Cor
the examination OF electricians with
IN the City Of Brownsville, Texas, to
be known as the Examining Board of
Electricians. Said Board shall con-
sist Of the City Electrician, one cleo
trical contractor Of not less than five
(5) years experience and one jour
neyman electrician Of not less than
five l5) years practical experince;
the first above mentioned is 10 lave a
term of service upon said Board dur
ing his continuance in office, and
the two last shall be appointed by the
City Manager within five days after
this Ordinance takes effect, their re-
spective terms TO last until resigna-
tion or removal.
Section 2. No Compensation. Mem
bers of the examining and %supervis-
ing board Of electricians shall receive
no compensation for their services or
said Board.
Seton 3. The term master cleo
trician" as used in this ordinance is
defined to mean and include any per-
son., firm or corporation engaged in
the business Of, or holding them
selves out to the public as engaged in
the business Of installing, repairing
or contracting 70 install or repair
wires, conductors and equipment
used within or on buildings for the
transmission of electrical current for
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ling purposes, together with the fit
tings for same necessary for the pro-
lection of such wires, conductors and
equipment.
Seitcon 4. Who shall be examined.
Said board shall examine and pass
upon all persons now in the electrical
business, whether as ar electrical
contractor employing joarneymen
electricians. and all persons who may
hreafter wish 10 engage in the cleo
trical bushes or journeymen cleo
tricians, within the City Of Browns
Vile.
Section 8. When licenses shall be
issued. No license shall be issued TO
any person, firm or corporation 70
carry on or work al the business Of
electrical contracting, or 10 act as
inspector Of electrical work until he
or they shall have appeared before
the Examining and Supervising Board
Of Electricians for examination and
registration, and shall have success
fully passed the required examina-
tion.
Section q. Term and renewal OF IL
cense. No license shall be issued
for more than one wear. but the same
shall be renewed from yea TO year,
upon proper application in writing
filed with said Board.
Section z. License non-transferaole.
Each such license shall be non-trans-
ferable.
Section g.. Each person, firm or
corporation applying for the license
required by this ordinance shall, be-
fore being granted a license, pay an
annual license fee of Fifty ($50.00)
Dollars, and make, execute and de-
liver to and be approved by the
Mayor, a bond in the sum of One
Thousand Isl 100000 Dollars, payable
to the City Of Brownsville, such bond
TO be made for the use and benefit
of the owner or any party interested
in the property where said master
electrician furnishes any miterial or
labor or performs any service,
against loss or damage to any person
or property which may arise by rea-
son of the work or labor done or ma
terial furnished being in violation
of the requirements of any law OF
the State of Texas, or any ordinance
of the City Of Brownsville. controll-
ing such work. Such bond shall be
executed by each applicant with any
recognized and responsible surety
company authorized to do business in
lAe State of Texas as surety thereon.
Section 2. Fees for examination.
Each applicant for examination for an
electrical license shall pay to such
person rs the Examining and Super
vising Board Of Electricians may
designate TO receive the same, the
sum Of Three (s3.00) Dollars for each
electrical contractor examined, and
the sum OF Two (S2.00) Dollars for
each journeyman electrician eX-
amined, which fee shall be used by
the said Board to defray all of its
legitimate expenses. and the residue,
IL any, shall be paid over TO the City
Cashier.
Section 10. Each person, firm or
corporation already holding a license
as master electrician, as PROVIDED IN
this Ordinance, shall have the right
10 obtain a license each year there
after upon the payment of a license
fee of Fifty (S50.00) Dollars and the
execution Of a bond with security as
hereinabove required; provided fur
Their, that no person, firm or corpor-
alton holding such license shall allow
his or her name to be used by any
other party directly or indirectly for
the purpose Of obtaining a permit 20
do work under such license, under
penalty of having said license re-
voked by the City.
Section IL. The above and fore
going provisions of this ordinance
shall not apply to or govern main
a work done by any firm. per-
SON or corporation not engaged IN the
electrical business, through a regular