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ORDINANCE NO~ 664-C
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 664, BY ADDING A
SECTION PROHIBITING THE ASSIGNMENT OR TRANSFER OF
ANY LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE UNDER SAID ORDINANCE;
PROHIBITING MASTER ELECTRICIANS FROM TAKING OUT
PERMITS FOR OTHERS; PROVIDING FOR REVOCATION OF
LICENSES OF VIOLATORS AFTER NOTICE AND HEARING;
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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WHEREAS, on the 18th day of January, 1963, the City
Commission of the City of La Porte adopted Ordinance No. 664,
popularly known as nCity of La Porte Electrical Code"; and
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WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of La Porte
deems it advisable to amend said Ordinance, to prohibit the
assignment or transfer of any license or certificate issued in
accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COMMISSION ,OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, THAT:
The following ne~ section shall be added to said
Ordinance No. 664:
Section 65-A. Nb license nor certificate issued in
accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance shall be assign-
able or transferable.
No electrical work shall be performed by any person
not the holder of the required license or certificate. No person,
firm or corporation shall employ any other person for doing elec-
trical work unless such person proposed to be employed is the
holder of the proper license or certificate.
No Master Electrician shall assign or in any other way
convey his license, the use thereof, or any rights thereunder,
to anyone by power of attorney or any other process, or become
involved in any type of agreement, assignment, or use Whereby the
Master Electrician will not have supervision, direction and control
of the electrical work for which the electrical permit is obtained
by the Master Electrician. Should any Master Electrician violate
this provision or any of the other provisions specifying that the
Master Electrician must direct, supervise and control the work
for which he obtains a permit, his Master Electrician's license
issued to him under the provisions of this Ordinance of the City
of La Porte shall be revoked by the Electrical Board after notice
and hearing.
Section 4 of Ordinance No. 664 is hereby amended, to
hereafter read as follows:
Section 4. MASTER ELECTRICIAN DEFINED: 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 current place of busi-
ness.
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A Master Electrician who is employed as a Master
Electrician 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. 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 supervise~ 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 ~he Master Electrician~ or
employees of his employer.
Any words~ phrases and paragraphs heretofore published
that conflict with the terms of this Ordinance are hereby repealed;
provided~ however~ nothing herein contained shall be construed as
repealing Section 2 of this Ordinance.
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon
passage and approval by the City Commission of the City of La Porte.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the
day of -~.A~-"'-.c~y
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