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<br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS,
<br />CREATING THE EXAMINING ANDBUPERVISING BOARD OF ELECTRICIANS AND
<br />PRESCRIBING ITS POWERS AND DUTIES: CREATING, THE OFFICE OF ELECTRICAL
<br />. INSPECTOR AND PRESCRIBJNG HIS POWERS AND DUTIES: PROVIDING FOR THE
<br />LICENSING OF ELECTRICiANS, THE MANNER AND WAY IN WHICH CERTAIN ELECTRI-
<br />CAL WORK SHALL BE DONE, THE KIND AND CLASS OF MATERIAtTO BE USED IN
<br />SUCH WORK AND THE SCALE OF FEES FOR SUCH INSPECTION: REQUIRING PERMITS
<br />FOR CERTAIN KINDS OF ELECTRICAL WORK: REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES, OR
<br />PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH, AND FIXING A PENALTY
<br />OF A FINE OF NOT LESS THAN $1.00 AND NOT MORE THAN $200.00, FOR THE
<br />VIOLATION THEREOF; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
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<br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS':
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<br />,DEFINITIONS:
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<br />That the term Master Electrician as"u,sed in this ordinance is defined to
<br />mean and include'any person engaged in the business of installing or repairing
<br />or contracting to install or repair wires, conductors, and equipment used with
<br />or on buildings for the transmission of electrical current for electric light,
<br />heat, power or Signalling purposes, together with the fittings for same neces-
<br />sary for the protection of such wires, conductors, and equipment.
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<br />That the term JourneymanEIectrician as used in this ordinance, is defined
<br />to mean and include any person who does not contract with the owner of a building
<br />(or other person procuring the services of an electrician) but works for and under
<br />the direction of a Maste.r Electrician.
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<br />That the term Maintenanae Electric License Restricted as used in this ordin-
<br />ance is defined to mean and include any person who is J;egularilijl'employed:b:\, one
<br />employer upon a permanent basis to do work of an electrical nature, restricted
<br />to maintenance, repair, relocation or replacement, of any electrical conductor
<br />or equipment pertaining to branch circuits, or similar work within the confines
<br />of the building or premises of said employer.
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<br />III SECTION 1. EXAMINING AND SUPERVISING BOARD OF ELECTRICIANS.
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<br />1.1 That there is hereby created a board for the examination of electri-
<br />cians within, the City of San Marcos, Texas, to be known as the Examining and
<br />Supervising Board of Electricians. Said Board shall consist of five members;
<br />one member shall be the City Electrical Inspector of San Marcos, Texas; one member
<br />shall be a qualified representative of the local electrical utilities company;
<br />and three members shall be Master Electricians with established business houses
<br />in San Marcos, Texas. The members of such Board shall be appointed by the Mayor of
<br />the City of San Marcos, Texas,within five days after this ordinance takes effect.
<br />The appointment or appointmemts of members of such Board shall not become
<br />effective until approved by the City Council of the City of San Marcos, Texas.
<br />Each succeeding Mayor, after he has qualified for such office, shall appoint the
<br />members to constitute such Board. The members of such Board shall continue
<br />to act as the examining supervising Board of Electricians until their successors
<br />have been appointed and such appointments approved by the City Council of San
<br />Marcos, Texas. If for any reason a vacancy or vacancies are created in said
<br />Board, the Mayor of the City of San Marcos, Texas, shall appoint anew member
<br />or members.
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<br />1.2 That members of the Examining and Supervising Board of Electricians
<br />shall receive no compensation for their services on said Board other than the
<br />fees which may be allowed them by the City Council of the City of San Marcos,
<br />Texas, for conducting examinations for licenses.
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<br />1.3 That said Board shall, after its appointment and approval, fix dates
<br />at reasonable times for having applications for examinations for licenses.
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<br />1.4 That it shall be the duty of the Board to pass upon all persons engaged
<br />in the electrical business as Master Electricians and Journeyman Electricians.
<br />Whenever a person shall successfully pass the examination prescribed by the Board,
<br />said Board shall notify the City Tax Collector of such fact, and the City Tax
<br />Collector shall issue a license to such person so passing the examination and shall
<br />record the issuance of such license in a book to be kept by him Or her for such
<br />purpose. No license shall be issued to a Master Electrician until he shall have
<br />first given bond in the sum of One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars conditioned upon
<br />the full and faithful compliance with the ordinance of the City of San Marcos,
<br />Texas, regulating installation and repair of electrical wiring and apparatus.
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