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• ORDINANCE N0. 664-H AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 4 OF ORDINANCE 664, BY ADDING A PROVISION REQUIRING THAT A MASTER ELECTRICIAN WHO IS EMPLOYED BY AN ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING FIRM BE EMPLOYED BY ONLY ONE FIRM AND THAT HI5 EMPLOYMENT BE FULL TIME; PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR, AND UPON CONVICTION SHALL BE FINED IN ANY SUM NOT EXCEEDING TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00); AND PROVIDING AN EFFEC- TIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1. Ordinance No. 664 of the City of La Porte, popularly known as the "City of La Porte Electrical Code", heretofore passed and approved on the 18th day of January, • 1963, is hereby amended, by changing Section 4, which shall hereafter read as follows: "Section 4. MASTER ELECTRICIAN. The holders of the licenses provided for in Sections 2 and 3 shall be known as Master Electricians. "All Master Electricians shall be assigned a number which will be his permanent identification; this assigned number will appear on the Master Electrician's license each year when renewed and shall be displayed in his cur- rent place of business. "A Master Electrician who is employed as a Master Elec- trician for a person, firm or corporation shall take out electrical permits only for that person, firm or corporation, and shall supervise, direct and control the electrical work for which the electrical permit is obtained. To insure proper supervision of electrical work as required by this ordinance, a Master Electrician may not be employed or other- wise affiliated with more than one electrical contracting firm. Such employment or affiliation shall be on a full time permanent basis. • "A Master Electrician who is engaged in the electrical business for himself shall take out electrical permits for his business only and no electrical permit shall be taken out by any Master Electrician that he does not super- vise, direct and control the electrical work for which the permit was obtained. "It is hereby intended to prevent a Master Electrician from securing a permit for the purpose of abating the spirit and .intent of this Ordinance by entering into any simulated scheme, transaction or device, whereby electrical work will be done by persons who are not employees of the Master ' Electrician, or employees of his employer." • Section 2. Any person, as defined in Section 1.07(27), Texas Penal Code, who shall violate any provisions of this ordinance, shall be dEemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon