Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-21

AN ORDINANCE

TERM 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 OF ELECTRICAL
WORK AND THE SCALE OF FEES
FOE SUCH INSPECTION; THE
POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE
INSPECTOR OF ELECTRICAL
WORK, AND REQUIRING PER-
MITS FOR CERTAIN KINDS OF
ELECTRICAL WORK; PRoVID-
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 OF Or
DINANCES IN CONFLICT WITH
THIS ACT.
Be it ordained by the City OF
Brownsville, Texas:
Section 1. 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 Tor
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
Isl years experience and n jour
neyman electrician of not less than
five (5) years practical experince;
the first above mentioned is TO have 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-
spcctive terms to last until resigha-
tion or removal.
Section 2. No Compensation. Mem
bers of the examining and supervis-
inr board Of electricians shall receive
no conversation for their services on
said Board.
SETON 3. The term master elec-
trician' Is used in this ordinance Is
defined to mean and include n 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 to install or repair
wires. conductors and equipment
used within or on buildings Tor the
transmission Of electrical current for
electric light, heat, power or signal
ling PURPOSES. together with the 1T
tings for same necessary for the pro-
lection of such wires, conductors ana
equipment
Seitcon 4. Who shall be examined.
Said board shall ami m pass
upon all persons now in the electricai
business. whether as an electrlcal
--ortractor employing j~ourneymen
electricians. and all persons who may
hr.after wish TO engage in the cleo
frical bushes or j~ourneymen cleo
4ricians. within the City OF Browns
vile.
Sertion 8 When licenses shall ne
ssxusd. No license shall be issued 10
auv person, firm or corporation 70
carry on or work IL the business OF
electrical contracting. or 70 act -
5,unector Of electrical work until ne
~ they shall have appeared hetore
III Examining and Supervising Board
VI Electricians for examination ard
revistratior. and shall have success
ruI,v passed the required exam ma
tion.
section S. Term and renewal Of y.
rerxe. No license shall be issued
for more than one year, but the sans
shall be renewed from wear 10 year
unon proper application IN writing
filed with said Board.
section Z. License non-trsnsierao-e.
Zach such license shall be non-trans-
ferable.
Section s. Each person, firm or
co,noration applying for the license
required bv this ordinance shall, pc
fore being granted a license. pay an
annual license fee Of Fifty t%Ju.uUl
Dollars, and make, execute and de-
liver 10 and be approved ny the
Mavor. 4 bond in the sum ~ One
Thousand Isl, 000.00) Dollars, payable
20 the CITY of Brownsville, such bond
Ia Be made for the use n benefit
Of the owner or n party interested
in the property where said master
electrician furnishes any miteriai 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
tciial furnished being IN violation
~ the requirements OF any law Of
the state Of Texas, or any ordinance
of the City OF Brownsville, controli-
inr such work. Such bond shall he
executed b. each applicant with ans
recognized and responsible surety
company authorized 70 do business n
"a. state Of Texas as surety thereon.
section 8. Fees for examination.
Each applicant for examination for an
electrical license shall pay TO such
person as 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
ire sum OF Two ($2.0O) Dollars for
each journeyman electrician eN-
amined. which fee shall be used by
the said Board to defray all Of its
legitimate expenses. and the residue,
III any. shall be paid over % 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
20 obtain a license each year there
after upon the payment Of a license
fee OF Fifty (S5O.O0) Dollars and the
execution of a bond with security as
h~ereinabove required; provided fur
Their, that no person. firm or eorpor-
alton holding such license shall allow
his or her name TO be used by any
other party directly or indirectly for
tho purpose OF obtaining a permit to
do work under such license. under
penslty of having said license re-
yokcd by the City.
Section IL. The shove and fore
going provisions Of this ordinance
shall not apply to or govern main
nan work done BY any firm. per-
son or corporation not engaged IN the
electrical business. through "a regular
employee who is employed regularly