Ord 2201 10/25/1965 ORDINANCE NO. oZo.,. /
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2022 (THE 1963
ELECTRICAL CODE OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS) WHICH
AMENDMENT CREATES THE POSITION OF AN INDUSTRIAL
ELECTRICIAN AND OUTLINES THE EXAMINATION AND DUTIES
OF THIS POSITION, AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 2104.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA
FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. Article III of Ordinance No. 2022 is hereby
amended by adding thereto Section 5, which will establish the
position of Industrial Electrician, as follows:
"SECTION 5. INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICIAN: A person desiring an
Industrial Electrician' s License shall make application for the
issuance of a license to the Secretary. Examination shall be held
at the regular meeting periods.
The application shall be presented to the Secretary of the
Board and shall be accompanied by a fee of ten dollars ($10) .
The applicant shall submit himself to an examination given
by the Board. The examination shall consist of questions concerning
electrical installations, the National Electrical Code, and other
topics related to the occupation of an Industrial Electrician.
The applicant must furnish the Secretary conclusive proof of at
least four (4) years of electrical experience, which the Board of
Electrical Examiners feels is .contributory to the gaining of elec-
trical experience concerning the type of work which the applicant
will be performing. The Board of Electrical Examiners may consider
as adequate experience for this license two (2) years of full time
electrical experience in the employ or under the supervision of
a Master Electrician or Journeyman. Falsification of an experience
record shall be justification for the Board' s refusal to grade an
examination paper or to cancel a license.
If a license is cancelled due to falsification of an exper-
ience record, no refund of any portion of the license fee shall be
made. In order for a person to pass an Industrial Electrician' s
examination, he must have a grade of seventy (70) or more and meet
such other requirements as are stated. in this ordinance. If-:an
applicant is successful in passing the examination, he shall submit
to the Secretary of the Board the correct name, location, and
telephone number of the firm, company or corporation by whom he
is employed, and he shall be employed only by such single firm,
company, or corporation, and shall not perform any act of installa-
tion, repair or replacement of any electrical installation, apparatus
or device on any other premises except that the license holder
shall be eligible to serve as an Industrial Electrician for any
aligned or comparable firm, company, or corporation in which con-
trolling interest is owned by the company, firm, or corporation
employing such licensed Industrial Electrician.
A successful applicant shall pay to the Secretary the sum of
Twenty-five dollars ($25) as the first year ' s license fee. The
Twenty-five dollars ($25) must be paid within. thirty (30) days
after the grading of the examination paper and prior to beginning
work; otherwise, the examination shall be null and void. In case
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of failure to pass the examination, an applicant must wait thirty
(30) days before being allowed to take another examination, and
a waiting period of six (6) months will be required between the
second and third examinations and between all subsequent examina-
tions. The waiting periods commence on the date the examination
paper is graded. The fee of ten dollars ($10) shall be required
for each examination.
Qualified applicants who comply with the above provisions
shall be issued a license signed by the Secretary and chairman of
the Board of Examiners to carry on the occupation of Industrial
Electrician. The license shall be valid for the .remainder .of the
calendar year. The license shall state the name and location of
the company, firm, or corporation by whom the holder is employed.
The license holder shall be governed by the provisions as prescribed
for Master Electricians.
All present and future licenses shall expire each December
31, annually.
The license holder shall have a grace period of thirty (30)
days for renewal of such licenses. If licenses are not renewed
by 5 :00 P. M. on January 31st, the license holder shall be required
to take a new examination and pay all applicable fees.
The license may be renewed by paying to the Secretary the
sum of Twenty-five dollars ($25) within thirty days after the ex-
piration date of the original license.
A license shall be issued to an individual and shall not
be assignable.
No persons shall engage in the occupation of Industrial
Electrician within the corporate limits of Wichita Falls, Texas,
without having his licensesdisplayed in a prominent place at all
times. No persons shall allow the use of his Industrial Electrician' s
license directly or indirectly by any other person, firm, or
partnership or corporation for the purpose of obtaining a permit
to construct electrical installations.
In addition to the penalty provided in Article VII, any
person convicted of violating this provision shall forfeit his
license and it shall thereafter be void. It may be renewed after
a waiting period of one (1) year and then only after the Industrial
Electrician has successfully passed an Industrial Electrician' s
Examination and has paid the license fee of Twenty-five dollars
($25) for the following year or fraction thereof.
A holder of an Industrial Electrician' s license shall be
present at all times during the actual construction of electrical
installations as hereafter prescribed for Industrial Electricians
and shall be responsible for maintenance men, trainees and helpers
working under his supervision under the penalties provided in
Article VII.
An Industrial Electrician may make any installations, repairs,
and replacements of any electrical apparatus, device or equipment
within or on the premises of which he has listed with the Secretary
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of the Board, except that he may not make any installations which
will be covered or concealed by the finish of the building or
structure. "
SECTION 2. Section 1 of Article IV shall be amended by
adding the following paragraph to said Section 1:
"No electrical installation work shall be done by an In-
dustrial Electrician without having first obtained a permit from
' the Office of Electrical Inspector; provided, however, that no
permit shall be required for minor work such as repairing flush
switches, replacing fuses, changing lamp sockets and receptacles
or any work which comes under the classification of maintenance
work as described by Ordinance 2022 or any amendments to such
ordinance. Permits shall be issued to Industrial Electricians
who qualify as set forth' in this revision to the existing Electrical
Code. When the holder of such a license fails to obtain a permit
for a job before commencing work on such job, such person becomes
liable for a double charge for the permit and other penalties
as set out in the existing Electrical Code. All other sections
of Article IV shall be applicable to this revision of the
ordinance. "
SECTION 3. Ordinance No. 2104 is hereby repealed.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the oC?4 day of .t )
1965.
M A Y O R 0( .
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City Clerk