Montana labor news., 1939-01-26
Technical Engineers
Union Submits Bill 10
Regulate Conditions


Only within recent years has the
Technical Engineers of the n%ation.|
been organized under the banner of
the American Federation of Labor.
Montana was one of the first to take
advantage of the opportunities for
organization offered to this group
of men and women. Accepting the
privilege offered for organization,
the Technical Engineers, Architects
and Craftsmen of Montana formed
themselves into what is called a
Montana Federation of Technical
Engineers, Architects and Drafts
men. A local of this organization
exists in Silver Bow county and is
affiliated with the Silver Bow
Trades and Labor Council.
This group submitted a proposed
bill to the unions here for considera-
ton entitled Engineers License.
Law" The union desires that the
bill be passed at this session of the
legislature. The preamble is pub
lished herewith in order to give an
idea of just what this group of men
and women want in relation to regu-
lation of their work and the use of
the state of Montana toward perfect
ing and making obligatory certain
practices. The preamble to the act
which gives its essence is as follows;
State Of Montana
ENGINEERS LICENSE LAW"
An act defining and regulating
the practice of Observation-Disclosures
ing in the state of Montana; pro-
viding for the creation of the State
Board of Registration for Profession
al Engineers and prescribing their
powers and duties, terms of office,
qualifications and for payment of
their compensation and expenses out
of the Professional Engineering
Fund" as provided in this law; pro-
viding for removal of members of the
board for cause; providing for crea-
ton Of Professional Engineers Fund
and a%ppropriating money therefrom;
prescribing requirements for regis
tration Of professional engineers;
providing for registration fees and
for examinations of applicants for
certificate of registration and for
issuance and use of certificates and
seals; providing for issuance of re-
newal certificates on payment of
renewal fees; providing that a firm,
co-%partnership, corporation or joint
stock association may engage in the
practice of professional engineering
in this state provided such practice
is carried on by only professional
engineers registered in this state;
providing for issuance, within one
year after this act becomes effective,
Of certificates, on certain conditions,
to residents Of Montana practicing
professional engineering in Montana
at time this act becomes effective;
providing that after January l, 1888,
it shall be unlawful for this state,
or any of its political subdivisions,
or any county, city or town, to en-
gage in the construction of public
work involving professional engi-
neering, unless plans, specifications
and estimates have been prepared
for the construction to be executed
under direct supervision of a regis
tered professional engineer, provided
that such provision shall not apply
to any public work wherein the con-
templated expenditure for a COM
pleted project does not exceed three
thousand dollars ($3,00O); providing
for certain exemptions; prescribing
certain reciprocity provisions for
professional engineers holding GER
~tificates Of registration as such
issued under authority Of National
Council Of State Boards Of Engi-
neering Examiners, or National Blu
reau of Engineering Registration, or
any state or territory or possession
of the United States, or any country,
under certain conditions; providing
the grounds on which the board
may revoke certificates of registra-
ton and for hearings on such
charges; providing for suit against
the board in certain district courts
to annul or vacate order of the board
revoking certificates of registration;
defining as a misdemeanor certain
acts committed after the first day
of January, 1888, prescribing the
penalties for such violations and that
each day of such violation shall be
a separate offense; prescribing du-
ties of the board in connection with
enforcement Of provisions of this act
and duties of attorney general and
his assistants as legal advisors of the
board, declaring certain legislative
intent in respect to this act; repeal
ing conflicting laws, provided, how
ever, that this act shall not be con-
strued as repeating or amending
any law affecting or regulating
licensed state land surveyors and
that licensed land surveyors in per-
forming their duties as such shall
not be subject to the provisions of
this act; and further providing that