The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-22

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qualified as 4 master electrician
according to the terms Of this or
dinance and possess . master elee-
trieian's certificate paid up-to-date.
/ I'D The :erm qualified person
as used in this ordinance shall De
/ held 70 mean any person qualified
under the terms and provisions OF
/ this ordinance including any bona
| fide owner who desires to perform
electrical work on his premises IN
accordance with the terms and
provisions of this ordinance.
/ Section }. EXAMINING BOARD
( (a) There shall be appointed by
the City Commission, a Board OF
Examiners of Electricians consist
( ing of three members, one Of
whom shall be the Chief Electri'
cal Inspector of the City OF Key
/ West, Florida. one of whom shall
be a master electrician engaged IN
the electrical contracting business
/ in Key West. Florida. and one of
whom shall be a journeyman cleo
/ trician. The Board of Examiners
shall be appointed for a term OF
one year from the first day OF
! January in the year OF appoint
ment. and thereafter annually be-
fore the first day Of January Of
each year for terms of one year
each or until their successors are
appointed and confirmed.
(b) Applicants desiring to take
electricians examinations in any
Of the clasSificationS, must file ap'
Iplication on or before the date of
examination set by said Board who
shall then conduct the examina
tions to determine applicants qua
lifications according to the rules
and regulations of the Board oi
Examiners of Electricians and the
terms Of this ordinance. Examina'
tons shall be held at some time
during the periods from March q
until March 81 and from Septem-
) Der 81 until September 30 of each
year, depending upon the day sell
ected by the said Board. In add.
ton to these periods, the City Ma
mayer may. upon the recommends
Ition of the said Board of Exa'
miners, designate other days for
the examination Of journeymen and
maintenance electricians. Examin-
atoms shall commence on the day
designated and continue until all
applicants appearing for the exa-
mination have been examined. The
examinations shall be based on
questions designed to determine the
applicants practical knowledge Of
electrical construction as defined
lin this ordinance, and shall be
made wholly or part in writing. Elk
aminationS shall be Of a technical
nature, sufficiently strict to es-
tablish the qualifications Of the
applicants and to satisfy the said
Board as to the applicants COM
petence as master. sign-master,
Ijourneyman, sign ourneyman, or
maintenance electricians, as well
as their familiarity with the rules
and regulations governing electri-
cal construction. Applicants who
pass the examination will be issued
Certificate Of Competency by the
said Board of Examiners, authoriz-
ing them to engage in the line Of
work for which they qualified, such
as master, sign-maSter, Journey
man, sign-iourneyman, or main
tenance electrician. &M
! (c) All examinations for Journey
men and maintenance electricians
shall consist of written questions.
and the applicants answers shall
enable the Board Of Examiners to
determine applicants eua.ifiea-
: tons and familiarity with tie rules
and regulations governing electri.
cal construction. These GAMMA
tons will deal with matters COZ
tanned in the 1s47 issue Of the Ma.
tional Electrical Code, the special
rules set forth in this ordinance
and any City Of Key West, Flori-
Ida Electrical Division rules ADOPT
: ed governing wiring installations
The examinations for master
electricians shall be Of the same
; general character as set forth fol
journeymen electricians, but shall
be broader and more technical Il
scope to cover details which srs
not fully explained or contained II
the 1947 issue of the National Elee.
trical Code nor contained In the
provisions of this ordinance. The
written examinations shall be iden
Itical in character for electricians
of the same classification taking
the examinations at the same time
Verbal examinations, If permitted
by the said Board under special
circumstances, need not be identi.
cal, but shall be of the same gen.
eral character for electricians in
the same classifications. Previous
experience in the trade or business
of electrical construction in the
City of Key West, Florida, shall
be a qualifying factor for the
Board of Examiners of Electri-
clans to determine an applicants
ability as an electrician, but no
definite length Of time to gain this
Experience shall be fixed as an es-
sential requirement.
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