Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-06

tons, training, experience, and
technical knowledge to wire for, in
stall and repair electrical appara-
tus and equipment in accordance
with the standard rules and regu-
lations governing such work.
The term Special Electrician"
for the purposes of this act shall be
construed to mean a person having
the necessary qualifications, train
ing and experience in wiring for.
installing or repairing special class
es of electrical apparatus or equip
ment; or making minor alterations,
extensions, and repairs to existing
electrical systems in cities, towns or
villages under the third class.
The term electrical Contractor"
for the purposes of this act shall be
construed to mean any person, firm,
co-partnership, corporation, asso-
citation or combination thereof, who
undertakes or offers to undertake
with another to plan for, lay out,
supervise and install or to make
additions, alterations and repairs
in the installation of wiring ap-
paratus and equipment for electric
light, heat and power for a fixed
sum, price fee. percentage or other
compensation.
The State Board Of Electricity
shall consist of five members, resi-
dents of the state, appointed by
the Governor, each for term Of
five years, and until his successor
qualities, of whom two shall be
master electricians, who shall be
contractors, two journeymen elec-
tricians, and one q consult
ing electrical engineer or electrical
inspector of a city Of the first class.
Vacancies shall be filled in the same,
and from the same class from which
the retiring member belonged. The
board shall select from its members
a president, secretary and treasurer,
prescribe rules for the management
of its affairs and adopt a seal.
Each member shall receive $1,000 a
day for actual services rendered,
and in addition thereto actual ex-
penses for employees, rent, office
supplies, postage and printing as
the board may allow; all to be paid
out of the treasury of the said
board. The board shall meet at
least once a month and may meet
at any other time at places
designated by the board, for the
purpose of conducting examina-
tons and transacting such other
business necessary in the conduct
of its affairs. The present board Of
Electricity shall be continued, and
the Governor shall appoint new
members as designated herein when
the terms of the present members
shall expire.
All fees collected under the pro-
vision of this act shall be devoted to
the uses of the State Board of
Electricity and before the second
Monday in January, annually, the
board shall report to the Governor
in writing, the items Of it's receipts
and disbursements for the preceding
year. The State Board Of Elec-
tricity shall have jurisdiction, and
is hereby empowered to enforce the
provisions of this act"
Section 2. That Mason's Mime
sofa Statutes of 1927, Section 1878,
be and the same hereby is amended
to read as follows:
"5873. No person shall operate
as an electrical contractor unless
such person be licensed as a Master
Electrician. No individual, firm, CO.
partnership or corporation shall en-
gage in business as Electrical Con-
tractors unless they have licensed
Master Electrician in their employ.
No person shall work as a Jour-
neyman or Special Electrician I'M
less such person be licensed as such
by the State Board Of Electricity,
except that a person who shall fur
nish evidence satisfactory to the
Board as having the required ex-
perience as herein set forth, may
make written application ano pay
the required fee to the State Board
of Electricity, and may work as a
Journeyman or Special Electrician
until the next following eXamina-
ton, of which he shall be aoti-
fed"
Section 3. That Mason's Mime
sofa Statutes of 1927. Section 1914,
be and the same hereby is amended
to read as follows:
1914 Every Master Electrician
shall before receiving license as
such give Bond to the state in the
penal sum of Five Thousand Dollars,
which Bond shall be approved by,
and filed with said State Board of
Electricity. This Bond to be con-
ditioned upon the faithful perform
ance of all work entered upon or
contracted for by said master.
An applicant for Master E1ec-
trician" license shall furnish writ
ten evidence that he is a graduate
of year electrical course Of an
accredited university or college; or
that he is a graduate of an electrical
trade school approved by the State
Board of Electricity and has had at
least three years of practical ex-
perience in electrical work; or that
he has at least five years of ex-
perience in planning, laying out,
or installing wiring, ap-
or equipment for electric
light, heat and power, and shall pay
an examination fee of Five Dollars.
After six months experience had
before the date when this Act shall
go into effect, any person actually
in business as Master
Electrician at the time when this
Act shall take effect may, upon
filing with said board a verified
statement signed by him, reciting
said facts, and upon payment of