Ord 1255 6/21/1937 C
NO.
AN ORDINANCE k1ENDING A PORTION OF SECTION VIII OF ORDINANCE NO. 340
AND AMENDED BY ORDINANCES hU,1BER 424 AND 609 , PASSED AND APPROVED THE
10TH DAY OF JANUARYs 1921, AME1,11DED THE 26TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 19229AND
THE l7th DAY OF AUGUST, 1925s ENTITLED AN OFDINANCE CREATING THE EX-
AMINING AND SUPERVISING BOARD OF PLUMBERS, DESIGNATING TEE IM�,M=S
THEREOF, AND PRESCRIBING THEIR POIIr-LR AND DUTIES AND TERY OF OFFICE,
PROVIDII�G FOR THE LICEYSING OF PLU1.1BERS, AND THE GIVING OF INDMINITY
BONDS BY PERSONS, FIRMS, OR CORPORATIONS, ENGAGED IN THE PUSINESS OF
PLLT141BING IN THE CITY OF *JICHITA 2ALLS, TEXAS, AND SETTING FORTH THE
RULES, REGULATIONS , LLWNER AND WAY IN 11�,HTCH PLU10ING WORK SHALL BE
DONE; THE KIND AND CLASS OF 11ATERIALS TO EE USED IN SUCH WORK; THE
INSPECTION OF PLUMBING AND THE SCALE OF FEES FOR SUCH INSPECTION; DE-
FINING THE POWER AND DUTIES OF THE CITY. ENGINEER AND INSPECTOR OF PLU1�,,121 -
ING; AND REQUIRING PERMITS MR CERTAIN KINDS OF PLUMBING DRAINAGE; AND
COMPELLING BUILDINGS UNDER CERTAIN CONDI'_1'IONS TO BE' CONNECTED WITH SANI-
TARY SEWERS; PRO'VIDING THE THROWING OF WASTES, GARBAGE, ETC. , INTO THE
SEVV7,R SYSTE'11�1 AND THE INJURY OF THE SYSTE1,,1 IN ANY MANNER; FIXING THE
ORIGINAL LICENSE FEE OF $100 .00 PER -YEAR 1,'TITH A RENEWAL ANNUAL FEE OF
�'10.00 per YEAR; AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES -FOR THE VIOLATION OF ANY
OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT, AED REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS
OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT '�IiITH SA[VIE-
Ana vLereass it is the cLesire of the Board of Aldermen of
the City of Wichita Falls to emend that portion of Section VIII of the
above ordinance vdiich reads as follows:
Said bonds shall run for a period of one year and
be renewed at their expiration and no plumbing
work shall be done by end no permits shall be is-
sued to any contracting plumber unless he has such
bond in full force ancL effect. Upon the making of
a proper surety bond� a license to do plumbinE work
shall be issued by the City Clerk upon receipt of
$10.00 yearly license fee.
NOW, THEREFORE2 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF
THE CIT![ OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, that the above quoted portion of
Section VIII of the above' numbered ordinances, be, and the same is
hereby emended to read as follows:
SECTION I. Said bonds shall run for a period of one year
ana be renewed at their expiration and no plumbing work shall be done
by and no permits shall be issued to any contracting plumber unless he
has such bond in full force ana effect. Upon the making of a proper
surety bond, a license to do plumbing work shall be issued by the City
Clerk upon receipt of �100.00 yearly license fee.
It being further provided that all persons, firits, or corpor-
ations carrying on a plumbing business in the City of Wichita Fallso
unaer the terms of this Ordinances who now hold the license as provi-
cLea by Section VIII9 as hereinabove set out , may renew the same by the
payment of an annual license fee of $10.00 per year, and that all such
persons who may hereafter become so engaged after the payment of license
fee as provicLea in Section I hereof , may likewise renew the same at its
expiration upon the payment of an annual yearly fee of �10.00 -
SECTION II, Any person, firmt association or corporation
that shall fail to comply with or violate any of the provisions of
this orainance shall be cLeemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con-
viction thereof, shall be fined in any sum not less than $5.00 nor
more than $100-00 for each offenseo
Any orcLinances or parts of ordinences in conflict with
any provision of this Ordinance are hereby expressly repealed.
This Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force
ana effect from and after the Uate of its passage and publication
as provided by law.
PASSED AND APPRO'VED, this the .,
-ztday of June, A. D. ,
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY C