1779 ORD AMENDING ORDINANCE NO 1274 THE ELECTRICAL ORDINANCE PASSED BY CITY COUNCIL ON NOVEMBER 10 1952

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the holder thereof to engage in the business of Electrical Contractor for the period of time from the date of issuance to the next June 30th thereafter. Any licensed Electrical Contractor, whose such license is not renewed and extended because of his failure to com-ply with the foregoing requirements relative to the payment of the license fee and posting of surety bond, shall for all purposes thereafter be treated as a new Electrical Contractor and may thereafter be licensed as an E.lectrical Contractor only after full compliance with the requirements relating to application, examination, fee and bond for any such applicant. No license issued in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance shall be transferable. Any holder of a license, who shall permi.t or allow same to be used by any other party to obtain a permi.t to do electrical work as specified in this ordinance, shall be subject to having such license revoked by the Department of Public Works. Section 11, JOURNEYM.SN ELECTRICIAN: REuISTRATION REQUIRED: The term "Journeyman Electrician" as used in this Ordinance is defined to mean and include any person who works for or under the supervision of an Electrical Contractor in installing or repairing electrical wiring, devices andequipment. All Journeymen Electricians before being permitted to do any electrical work in the City of Paris, Texas, shall make application tothe Electrical Inspector for re- gistration as Journeymen Electricians. Such applicants shall be required to appear before the Electrical Board and take an exami.nation as to his experience and ability to do electrical work in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance. An applicant shall be required to make a grade of seventy (70) per cent or better, before he sha11 be entitled to registration as a Journeyman Electrician. The Board shall issue to every applicant that passes a satisfactory exam;_nation, a Certificate of Registration as a Jour.neyman Electrician upon payment of a registration fee of Five ($5. 00) Dollars. Such Certificate of Registrationg when issued, shall entitle the holder thereof to do electrical work in the City of Paris as a Journeyman Electrician from the date of the issuance of the same to mi.dnight of the next succeeding June 30th, unless sooner revoked as herein provided, and annually thereafter the same may be renewed and extended for an additional period of one (1) year by such licensee upon payment to the Director of Public Works of the City of Paris of an annual renewal fee of Five ($5. 00) Dollars at any time wi.thin fifteen (15) days after the expiration date. Any registered Journeyman EXectrician, whose Certificate of Registration is not renewed and extended because of his failure to pay the prescribed annual fee within fifteen (15) days after the expiration of the samt:, shalY for all purposes thereafter be treated as a new applicant for a Certifi- cate of Registration and may thereafter be registered as a Journeyman Electrician under this ordinance only after full compliance with the foregoing requirements re- lative to application9 exami.nation and payment of fee. A Journeyman Electrician to qualify for an exami.nation before the Electrical Board must prove that he has had four years actual experience as an apprentice. In the event any applicant fails to pass the examination given by the Board, he shall be entitled to a second examination after the expiration of thirty (30) days, and should he fail on the second exam;.nation, a third exami.nation shall not be had until the expiration of two (2) months from the date of the last examination, The Inspector slall be empowered to issue a temporary permit to a Journeyman Electrician upon the payment of Five ($5. 00) Dollars fee, and said Qermit shall be good until the first meeting of the Board. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prohibit the employment of apprentices or helpers working under the supervision of a registered Electrician.