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

tricianS. except as Just stated. shall
be required 20 sign an affidavit as
prima facie evidence that they
have been actively engaged in the
electrical industry in the City Of
Key West, Florida for the ninety
day period during the license year.
The certificates Of maintenance
electricians shall bear the name
and address of the person. firm, or
corporation by whom they are re-
gularly employed. These eertifieat-
eS shall become null and void il
the maintenance electrician chang
es his place Of employment. How
ever, maintenance electrician
may exchange his certificate for .
new certificate at \ new location
/ of employment by re-regiStering in
the office Of the Chief Electrical
Inspector. Duly registered main
tenance electricians shall be per-
mitted TO exchange their mainten-
ance certificates for journeyman
certificates without taking further
examinations. The renewal fees for
master and Sign-maSter electri-
clans certificates shall be $7.oo
per year, and for lourneymen. sign.
journeymen and maintenance cleo
tricians, Sl.00 per year. All money
paid for examination fees and GER
tificateS renewals shall be collect
ed by the office of the Chief Elee-
trical Inspector and turned into the
Finance Department as provided
in the rules Of the Finance Depart
ment of the City Of Key West, Flo
rida.
I 90 A Certificate Of Competency
which has been granted 10 cleo
tricianS under the provisions Of
this ordinance, may be revoked by
the said Board. should the holder
of Certificate of Competency be
found guilty by the Municipal Court
of persistently or willfully violat-
ing any of the provisions Of this
ordinance. Certificates revoked in
this manner shall not be renewed
for a period Of at least thirty days
after the date of revocation, or
within further time as may be de.
termined by a majority of the
members of the said Board Of En-
aminers.
The said Board Of Examiners Of
Electricians shall have the right
to make reasonable rules and re-
gulations relating TO examinations
and qualifications Of electricians.
Section 4. UNLAWFUL FOR
PERSONS NOT QUALIFIED AS
ELECTRICIANS TO INSTALL OR
REPAIR ELECTRICAL WIRING,
APPARATUS, OR EQUIPMENT.
(a) II shall be unlawful for any
person not qualified as an electri-
clan in accordance with the pro-
visions Of this ordinance, to do any
electrical construction or make
any repairs, alterations. additions.
or changes to any existing system
Of electrical wiring, apparatus. or
equipment for light, heat, or power
within the limits Of the City Of Key
West, Florida, except as provided
for in Paragraph (b) Of this Sec
ton and Paragraph I'D Of Section
IA.
(b) ANY corporation holding .
franchise from the City Of Key
West, Florida for the purpose Of
furnishing electrical current for
light, heat, or power, shall have
the right to install, connect, dis
connect or remove meters or their
protective devices, without obtain
ing permits after q Certificate Of
Approval has been issued on the
installation.
Section S. PERSONS TO QUA
LILY AS ELECTRICIANS BE-
FORE DOING ANY ELEcTRI-
CAL WORK.
Il shall be unlawful for any per-
500 to work as a master, sign
master. journeyman, sign-journey-
man, or maintenance electrician in
the City of Key West, Florida ex-
eept as provided by Paragraph I'D
Of Section Il, without first appear
ing in person before the said Board
and qualifying as provided in Sec
ton ) Of this ordinance.
I Section 6. LICENSE FEES. II
shall be required of every electri-
cal contractor, firm, or corpora
ton engaging in the business Of
electrical construction in the City
of Key West, Florida, to pay the
annual license fee set up by The
License Division, before conduct
ing said business, and further, TO
have regularly employed 10 super
wise all electrical work, a master
electrician. duly certified by the
said Board under the provisions Of
this ordinance.
Section ]. REGISTRATIONS.
All master, sign-maSter, and main.
tenance electricians must register
with the Chief Electrical Inspector.
the name and address Of the per-
son, firm, or corporation by whom
they are regularly employed, and
they shall not be employed By
more than one person, firm, or
corporation to represent said per.
son, firm, or corporation in the
position of master. sign-master, or
maintenance electrician at any one
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