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ORDINANCE N0._L222
AN ORDINANCE TO CREATE A BOARD FOR EXAMINING AND LICENSING MASTER
E+;LECTRICIANS, JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIANS, MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIANS,
SPECIALIST ELEVATOR ELECTRICIANS, SPECIALIST REFRIGERATOR ELECTRICIANS
AND SPECIALIST SIGN ELECTRICIANS: TO PROVIDE FOR THE LICENSING OF
PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING, ELECTRICAL
ELEVATOR CONTRACTING, ELECTRICAL REFRIGERATOR CONTRACTING, AND ELEC-
TRICAL SIGN CONTRACTING: TO PROVIDE FOR RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR
LICENSING SUCH PERSONS OR FIRMS, TO PROVIDE FOR FILING OF A SURETY
BOND BY SAID PERSONS OR FIRMS, TO PRESCRIBE PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLA-
TION OF THIS ORDINANCE: PROVIDING THAT INVALIDITY OF PART SHALL NOT
EFFECT VALIDITY OF REMAINDER: REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARK.
SECTION 1.
A. There is hereby established a board of five members to be
known asthe Board of Electrical Examiners and Supervisors. Such
Board shall be composed of the personnel having the following qual-
ifications:
(a). One member shall be the Chief Electrician of the City of
Little Rock.
(b). One shall be an electrical contractor duly licensed to do
business in the City of Little Rock employing less than
three people.
(c). One shall be an electrical contractor duly licensed to do
business in the City of Little Rock employing three or more
people.
(d). One shall be a journeyman electrician who has qualified as
a master electrician as herein defined.
(e). One shall be a representative of the Arkansas Fire Prevention
Bureau,
B,. Said Board shall have the power and it shall be the duty of
said Board to examine into the qualifications of all persons, firms,
or corporations who are engaged in the business of contracting elec-
tric wiring work or installing electric vA ring, lighting fixtures,
or apparatuses operating at a potential of 30 volts or more.
SECTION 2. The members of said Board other than the Chief
Electrician of the City of Little Rock shall be appointed by the Mayor
of the City of Little Rock within 10 days after the effective date
.,of this ordinance, subject to the approval of a majority of the
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elected members of the City Council of the City of Little Rock. The
term of the members of said Board shall run concurrently with the
term of office of the Mayor making their appointment, and until
their successors are selected and qualified. Vacancies for any un-
expired term shall be filled in the same manner as is herein provided
for by the original appointment-of members. The City Electrician
shall be the Secretary who shall keep a full and complete record of
all acts and business of the Board. The Board shall also select
one of its members as Chairman and promulgate such rules and regulat-
ions for the conduct of its meetings as may be appropriate.
SECTION 3. A majority of the Board shall constitute a quorum to
transact the business thereof. The Board shall meet at least onee
a month and may hold special meetings upon call of the chairman of the
Board whenever the business of the Board requires it. The books,
papers, and records of the Board shall at all times be open and sub-
ject to inspection. He shall file a report with the City Council on
or before the 15th of each month, setting forth the acts and doings
of the Board for the preceding month.
Any member of the Board may be removed by the City Council of
the City of Little Rock for incompetency, inefficiency or dereliction
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of duty by a/&Ak vote of the duly elected members of the council.
The Board of Electrical Examiners and Supervisors shall adopt such
rules and regulations 'for the examination of all applicants for
license and for the conduct of the business of the Board as may be
j necessary, not in conflict with the laws of the State of Arkansas,
the prov sions of this ordinance or any ordinance which may hereafter
be passed, and shall have the power to change and amend the same,
subject to this limitation. A copy of any rules and regulations
adopted before becoming effective shall be approved by the City
Council and filed with the City Clerk of the City of Little Rock,
Arkansas. A complete list of all licenses issued,,renewed or re-
voked shall be on file in the office of the Chief Electrician of the
City of Little Rock.
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iSECTION 4. No person, member and /or employee of a firm or cor-
poration shall engage in the electrical business of installing, al
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operating at a potential of 30 volts or more in the City* of
Little Rock, Arkansas, unless such persons, members, and /or esey
ees of a firm or corporation have been duly examined and have been
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issued a license to engage in said business, such licenses to have
been issued b,- the Board of Electrical Examiners and Supervisors.
Permits to perform electrical work shall be issued by the City Elee-
trieian only to such persons, members and/or employees of a firm or
corporation holding such licenses.
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Any person, member and /or employee of a firm or corporation in
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the City of Little Rock doing electrical work covered by this ordin-
anee or holding himself or itself out as licensed en ed to do electrical work
or engage in the electrical business of any one or more branches of
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the electrical industry as hereinafter defined ttthout first suceesa-
fully passing an examination given by the Board and securing a license
in the manner hereinafter set forth shall upon conviction thereof be
guilty of a misdemeanor.
SECTION 5. Every person, member, and /or employee of a partner-
ship, firm, or corporation desiring to engage in the electrical bus -
iness as heretofore and hereafter defined shall, before engaging in
such business, successfully pass an examination upon his qualifications.
Sueh'examination shall be prepared, conducted, and held by the Board
! of Electrical Examiners and Supervisors,-. Ali applicants desiring to
take such examination shall apply in writing to the Secretary of the
Board of Ebetrical Examiners and Supervisors at least five days be-
fore such examinations are to be held, for the privilege of taking
such an examination, and shall pay- to the City Collector- Of the City
of Little Rock an examination fee in the sum as hereinafter set forth,
and shall exhibit a receipt for such fee to the Secretary of the Board
of Electrical Examiners and Supervisors before he shall be allowed to
take such examination. The Board shall fix the time and place for
the examination of applicants, and if the Board shall find upon
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examination that any applicant has a reasonable knowledge of the nat-
ural and practical laws. and functions of electricity, the safe,
correct and approved manner of installing devices, apparatus, and in_-
strumentalities for electric light, heat, power and signaling pur-
poses, and,the ordinances of the City of Little Rock governing the
installation of electrical devices, apparatus, and instrumentalities,
then the Board shall issue to such person the license for which he
has applied, which license shall indicate thereon his qualifications
and the fact that he has successfully completed and passed the exam-
ination given by the Board for his particular type of electrical work.
All such licenses shall expire on the 31st day of December of each
year, and all duly licensed perscns who apply for renewal of such
licenses within 30 days after the expiration date thereof shall be
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granted a new license without further examination, upon the payment
of the fee hereinafter mentioned for renewal. If such renewal is not
applied for on or before the 30th day of January succeeding the period
of the license the applicant shall be re- examined by the Board and
shall be required to pay the examination fees for such examination as
hereinafter prescribed. Any license for such work issued prior to
the effective date of this ordinance shall be null and void and the
holder of such license shall not be entitled to a renewal thereof
until he shall have successfully passed the examination.for the license
provided and held by the Board of Electrical Examiners and Supervisors,
and shall have paid the fee therefor.
*" " 'V "SWITON 6. The classification of the various branches of the
electrical industry and the qualifications required of applicants for
each classification shall be as follows:
(A) A "Master Electrician ", shall b defined to include ary individ-
ual who possesses the necessary qualifications, training and
technibal knowledge to plan, lay out and supervise the install-
ation, maintenance and extension of electrical conductors and
equipment,
1. He shall be a person of not less than 21 years of age and
a person of good moral character.
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2. He must be a graduate electrical engineer from a recognized
university or college, with at least one year# actual exper-
ience installing wires, conductors, and electrical equipment used
inside of buildings for the transmission of electrical
current for .limit, heat or power purposes, or
3. He must have had at least six years experience, two years
of which were as a journeyman installing wires, conductors
and electrical equipment used inside of buildings for the
transmission of electrical current for electrical light, heat
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Examination fee for Master Electricians shall be $7.50
Renewal fee for Master Electricians shall be 2.50
(B) "Journeyman Electrician ", shall be defined to include any indiv-
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o o idual who possesses the necessary qualifications, training and
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such work in accordance with plans and specifications furnished
him and in accordance with standard rules and regulations govern-
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1. He shall have had at least four years experience installing
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2. He must be a graduate electrical engineer from a recognized
university or college, with at least one year# actual exper-
ience installing wires, conductors, and electrical equipment used
inside of buildings for the transmission of electrical
current for .limit, heat or power purposes, or
3. He must have had at least six years experience, two years
of which were as a journeyman installing wires, conductors
and electrical equipment used inside of buildings for the
transmission of electrical current for electrical light, heat
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Examination fee for Master Electricians shall be $7.50
Renewal fee for Master Electricians shall be 2.50
(B) "Journeyman Electrician ", shall be defined to include any indiv-
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o o idual who possesses the necessary qualifications, training and
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such work in accordance with plans and specifications furnished
him and in accordance with standard rules and regulations govern-
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Examination fee for Journeyman Electricians" shall be $5..00
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Renewal fee for "Journeyman Electricians" shall be 1:00
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"Id3ntsnamce Electrician" shall be defined to include any indiv-
idual engaged only in the work of operating the electrical install -
ation in any certain building or buildings, or factory and/or the
maintenance of such work.
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installation or maintenance of electrical wiring and
equipment.
Examination fee for Maintenance Electrician shall be $3.00
Renewal fee for Maintenance Electrician shall be 1100
(D)
"Specialist Sign Electrician" shall be defined to include any
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individual engaged in the business of building, erecting, maintain-
ing and repairing electrically illuminated or operated signs, and
gaseous tubing for illumination, making all connecti m s on
secondary side of transformers and primary connections only where
there is a sign circuit or an outlet of sufficient capacity
available within fifteen feet of the sign or transformer to be
connected.
1. He shall have had at least two years experience in the work
of building or erecting, maintaining and repairing electric-
ally illuminated or operated signs and gaseous tubing for
illumination.
Examination fee for specialist sign electricians $3.00
Renewal fee for specialist sign electricians 1.00
(E) "Specialist Refrigeration Electrician" shall be defined to in-
elude any individual engaged in the business of servicing, main -
taining, repairing, and installing electrical equipment in cdun-
ection with refrigeration providing they do not make] final connect-
ions to electric current unless there is an approved outlet of
sufficient capacity available within fifteen feet of the machine
to be connected.
1. He shall have had at least two years experience in the in-
stallation maintenance and repair of electrical equipment in
connection with refrigeration.
Examination fee for specialist refrigeration electrician -$3.00
Renewal fee for specialist refrigeration .electricial 1.40
. • "Spseialist Elevator Electrician " , shall be defined to include any
individual engaged in the work of installing, repairing, and
maintaining electrical equipment and apparatus from the mainline
switch in the pent house or machine room, to control electrical
equipment for elevators.
1, He shall have had at least two years experience in the in-
stallation, maintenace and repair of electrical equipment
for elevators.
Examination fee for specialist elevator electricians shall be3..
Renewal fee for specialist elevator electricians shall be 1,
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(G) "Apprentices" shall be defined to include any person, working or serv-
ing to learn or be skilled in any branch of the electrical business
and cannot perform actual work of installing repairing or maintain-
ing electrical wiring or equipment, unless under the direct supervis-
Eion of a master, journeyman, maintenance, specialist sign, special -
ist refrigerator, or specialist elevator electrician. There shall
not be more than one sp prentice under the supervisor of each lic-
ensed electrician.
Said apprentice is not required to be licensed under this ordinance.
(H) "Electrical Contractor" shall be defined to include any person,
member and/ or employee of a firm, partnership, or corporation en-
gaged in the business of installing, erecting or repairing or contract-
ing to install, erect or repair electric wires or conductors to be
used for the transmission of electric light, heat or power purposes
or to install or repair, mouldings, ducts, raceways or conduit for
the reception or protection of such wires or conduits, or any elec
trioal machinery, apparatus,,or systems to be used for electrical
light, heat, power or signalling purposes operating at a potential
of 30 volts or more.
Any person, or.a member, and /or employee of a firm, partnership
or corporation desiring to engage in the business of "Electrical
Contractor" may apply for and be issued a license upon satisfying
said Board that he or it is either a Master Electrician or employs
a Master Electrician as its superintendent or manager, and shall
execute the bond hereinafter provided.
Such electrical contractor shall pay a license fee of $75.00 with-
in 10 days after becoming eligible therefor which license shall be
valid to December 31st, 1947, and 075.00 annually thereafter., pay-
able on or before the 36th day of January of each year.
Before any person, firm, partnership, or corporation shall engage
in the business of electrical contracting as herein defined, the name,
residence and place of business1 of such person, firm, partnership,
or corporation shall be registered in a book to he kept for that
purpose by the Secreatry of the Board of Electrical Examiners and
Supervisors, a copy.of which shall at all times be kept on file
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in the office of the City Electrician of the City of Little Rook.
In said book shall also be recorded the name of the Master Elec-
trician managing or supervising the business of such person, firm,
partnership, or corporation as I superintendent or manager and the
date on which such person qualified as a Master Electrician under
the terms and provisions of this ordinance. Evirry reinoval of
place of business, or change in name of the organization, or change
in the licensed Master Electrician in charge of the business.. 'shall
require immediate notice thereof to the Secreatry of said Board
who shall make the proper changes in the record book heretofore
mentioned. Every electrical contractor shall promptly report to
the Secretary of said Board the deaths resignation or discharge
of his or its Master Electrician; and if another master electrician
is not secured within three (3) days after the next succeeding.ex-
amination held therefor by the Board, the license of such contract-
oil shall be suspended until a new licensed master electrician is
employed, No licensed master *10atri
cian *an represent more thainii
one firm ata time. The actual work shall be done by a qualified
master or journeyman electrician.
"Electrical Sign Contractor" shall be,defined to include any person,
firm or corporation engaged in the business of manufacture, install-
ations erection and repair Of electrically illuminated or operated
signs. They shall be entitled to install the tubing for illumination
OL- interior gaseous tube lighting and to make final
connection be-
tween the transformer secondary wiring and the tube electrode. The
primary connection to transformers and signs can be mad6 pr ovided
there are sign circuits or outlets of sufficient capacity available
within 15 feet of the sign or transformer to be connected. The actual'
work shall be done by a qualified., master, journeyman, or special
sign electrician.
Electrical sign contractor shall pay a license fee of $75.00 within
10 days after becoming eligible therefor to December 31, 1947 and
$75.00 annually thereafter on or before the 15th day of Janusy of .each
year, for the privilege of engaging in such business.
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(J) "Electrical. Refrigeration Contractor ", shall be defined` ,to include
any person, firm, partnership, or corporation engaged in the business
of installing, repairing, or maintaining electrical equipment in
connection with refrigeration.
They shall be entitled t6 install, maintdLn and replace electrical
equipment, make necessary connections to refrigeration equipment,
providing they do not make final connection to electric current un-
less there is an approved outlet of sufficient capacity available
within--fifteen feet of the machine to be connected.
Actual work shall be done by master, journeyman, or specialist
refrigerator electrician.
Electrical Refrigeration - Contractor, chall pay a license fee of
$75.00 within 10 days after becoming eligible therefor to December
312 1947, and $75.00 annually thereafter on or before the 15th day
of January of each year,fbr the privilege of engaging in such
business.
(g)_ "Moctrical Elevator Contractor" shall-be defined to include any
person, firm, partnership, or corporation engaged in the business of
installing, repairing and maintaining electrical equipment and
apparatus from the mainline switch located in the pent house or
machine room to control all electrical equipment and apparatus for
elevators.
The actual work shall be done by a qualified master, journeyman,
or specialist elevator electrician.
Electrical Elevator Contractors license shall be governed by
Ordinance No. 2588.
SECTION 7. That every person, firm, or corporation holding a
license issued by the Board, pursuant to the terms and provisions of this
ordinance, shall conform strictly with the ordinances of the City of
Little Rock governing the installation, repair, construction and in-
spection of electrical work inthe City of Little Rock.
SECTION 8. Be it further ordained, that every person, firm or cor-
poration doing business in the City of Little Rock as a licensed elec-
trical contractor shall file with the City Electrician a -bond in the penal
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sum of Five Hundred Dollars 0500.00) with recognized insurance company
as surety, authorized to do business in the City of Little Rock, the bond
and surety shall be approved by the City Attorney, of Little Rock, the
condition of said bond being that the City of Little Rock, for the use
Of itself, or any citizen of said City damaged by improper electrical
work, lthd conditioned further that the principal shall strictly comply
with the ordinances of the City of Little Rock governing such work; that
the principal Ull do or suffer no work to be done without a permit,
and will report work done for inspection by the electrical inspection
department in conformity with the laws and ordinances,of the City of
Little Rock.
SECTION 9. That no license certificates issued by said Board shall
be assignable or transferable. Any license issued may be .suspended or
revoked by the Board for any violation.of the terms of this ordinance,
or any ordinance governing the installation or inspection of electrical
work, or ..any rules and regulations promulgated by the Board after a hear-
ing to be held at the convenience of the Board.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, or corpor-
ation licensed under this ordinance to do any electrical work covered by
this ordinance, after the expiration of the license issued, or after the
revocation or suspension of such license or to perform any such work with-
out a valid license from the City of Little Rock.
SECTION 10. Every person, firm, or corporation licensed under this
ordinance shall display such license in his or its place of business,
SECTION 11. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation
licensed under this ordinance to alter, transfer, lend orrent his or its
license certificate or use a license not his or its own. It shall also
be unlawful for any person to falsely represent himself or themselves to
be licensed under this ordinance, or to wrongfully use a license issued
by said Board.
SECTION 12. The City Electrician of the City of Little Rocks Arkansas
is hereby prohibited to issue electrical construction permits to any per-
son, firm, or corporation other than those licensed under this ordinance,
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except in the event said person, firm, or corporation has a permanent
employee who.is a licensed journeyman electrician to install or maintain
electrical wires or apparatus in or upon their own prerises.
SECTION 13. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or
phrase { this :ordin q
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or otherwise invalid, 661 =un atituttionslity -or 1nQalidity shall not
affect the remainder of this ordinsilde and' that all.ordisances or
parts Of ordinances lira conflict herewith are hereby`-repealed.
SECTION 14. An person V�&iit3.n an of the t
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dinance shall, upon. conviction thereof, bedeemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and shall- be fined not less than Fifty Dollars ($50 <000) nor more than
-Three Hundred Dollars:($300 00), and;each day of such violation shall
- constitute: a separate offense.
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a'`rm` i co or employees thereat,
gaged in providing communication facilities to the public through a can -
tral office operated by it, or a firm or corporation or employees thereof
engaged in the generation of electric current for distributing electric
energy for light, heat or powe-, or electrically operated transportation.
SECTION 16. That new construction in the City of Little Rock is
rapidly increasing, and there is inadequate protection furnished the gen-
eral public ooneerning electrical wiring in such construction. It is common
knowledge that inferior work upon electrical wiring results in fires, log
of life and property, and general inconvenience, and unless the provisions
of this ordinance are placed into effect immediately the public peace,
health and safety will be adversely affected, therefore an emergency is
hereby declared to exist and this ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED:, -March 24, 1947
RETURNED BY MAYOR MARCH 2 ,9, 1947
WITHOUT a IGNATUAE
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ATTEST:
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