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Section 53. Service Disconnecting Means shall be located so that the height to the center of the oper. ating handle shall be not less than four (4) feet and not more than six (6) feet above the floor of finish grade, except as installed in free standing or building type switchgear built to NEMA specifica- tions. Section 54. In New Buildings, or New Portions of Buildings, All Knob and Tube, Non-Metallic Sheath Cable and Armored Cable shall run through holes bored in joist or installed in furred spaces in a man- ner no subject to mechanical damage. Cables No, 10 or larger may be installed across face of joist pro- vided they are secured to guard strips Ilk inches high. When non-metallic and armored cable are in. stalled in attic area where there is less than thirty- six (36) inches head room the cable may be run on top of joist. If there is less than thirty-six (36) inches at the highest part of the attic area, then there shall be left a portion of the attic at least forty.two (42) inches wide, free from any cable on top of joist for the access of crawl space. Section 55, In Existing Buildings, Non.Metallic Sheath Cable and Armored Cable shall be run through holes bored in joist, except in that portir,n of the attic where the vertical clearance is less than thirty-six (36) inches or where the cables are se- cured to guard Ilk inches high. Section 56. (a) New residences of less than 1050 square feet living area (excluding attached garages), shall have service entrance capacity of not less than 3 No. 6 copper and branch circuit facilities of not less than seven (7) overcurrent devices, one (1) of which must be left unused as a spare. (b) New residences of 1050 or more square feet of living area (excluding attached garages), shall have service entrance capacity of not less than 3 No. 4 copper and branch circuits facilities of not 32 Grade; Bond; Quorum of Electrical Board; Records of Examinations. Application for a license as a master electrician shall be made in writing to the electrical board, stating the name and address of the applicant, a statement as to the active and practical experience of the applicant and such other relevant information as may be required by the electrical board. All applications shall be sworn to befo-re an officer of the state authorized to administer oaths, and officially certified to by such officer under his seal of office. Each applicant, before he shall be entitled to take the examination provided for herein, shall have had six years' experience, active and practical, during which six year period he shall have devoted not less than. two-thirds of his time, exclusive of normal periods of rest and recreation, to electrical work in general as the term "electrical work" is defined in Section 2. For the purpose of this requirement, a degree or a diploma from a school of electrical engineering shall be considered as the equivalent of two years' active and practical experience. An oral or written examination shall be given such applicant by the electrical board, in the discretion of the board. Those applying for said license shall be given a reasonable examination as to their qualifications to install, repair; alter and maintain electrical ap- pliances, wiring, apparatus, devices, fixtures or equipment, for which a permit is required under the terms and conditions of this article, and a9 to their qualification to plan installations of elec- trical wiring and equipment, to plaIi changes, tG prepare plans and specifications, to interpret plans and specifications and to supervise various types of electrical installations for which a permit is required in this article. Each applicant for such license shall give the bond hereinafter required. The board shall grant licenses applied for and shall issue certificates therefor to each applicant who shall make a grade of 70% or better on the examination given him; providing that in no case 5