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AN ORDIANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 20 AND 21 OF CHAPTER 21 OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY CODE OF 1945 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT SECTIONS 20 AND 21 OF CHAPTER 21 OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY CODE OF 1945 BE AND THE SAME ARE HEREBY AMENDED AND REENACTED SO AS TO READ AS FOLLOWS, AND SAID CHAPTER 21 IS HEREBY AMENDED BY THE ADDITION THERETO OF A NEW SECTION NUMBERED 20A TO READ AS HEREINAFTER SET FORTH: SECTION 20. ONLY LICENSED PLUMBER OR AGENT TO MAKE SEWER CONNECTION, ETC. NO PERSON OTHER THAN A MASTER PLUMBER SHALL MAKE APPLICATION FOR OR BE GRANTED A PLUMBING PERMIT AS HEREINAFTER PROVIDED, NO PERSON OTHER THAN A MASTER PLUMBER, A JOURNEYMAN PLUMBER OR PERSONS UNDER THE IMMEDIATE SUPERVISION OF A MASTER PLUMBER OR A JOURNEYMAN PLUMBER SHALL BE ALLOWED TO MAKE CONNECTION WITH ANY SEWER, DRAIN, SOIL, WASTE OR WATER PIPE OR MAKE ANY ADDITION TO ANY SEWER, DRAIN, SOIL, WASTE OR WATER PIPE. SECTION 20A. PLUMBING BOARD. THERE SHALL BE A PLUMBING BOARD CONSISTING OF THE CITY ENGINEER, THE PLUMBING INSPECTOR AND TWO MASTER PLUMBERS APPOINTED BY THE CITY MANAGER. THE MASTER PLUMBERS SHALL SERVE FOR TERMS OF TWO YEARS OR UNTIL THEIR SUCCESSORS ARE APPOINTED. THE BOARD SHALL SELECT ITS OWN CHAIRMAN. THREE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD SHALL CONSTITUTE A QUORUM. MEETINGS SHALL BE HELD AT THE CALL OF THE CHAIRMAN AFTER AT LEAST TWO HOURS NOTICE TO EACH MEMBER. THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD SHALL SERVE WITHOUT PAY. THE BOARD SHALL EXAMINE APPLICANTS FOR REGISTRATION AS MASTER PLUMBERS AND JOURNEYMEN PLUMBERS AS HEREINAFTER PROVIDED AND SHALL GRANT REGISTRATION TO SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS. THE BOARD SHALL ALSO FROM TIME TO TIME MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COUNCIL WITH RESPECT TO CHANGES CONSIDERED DESIRABLE BY THE BOARD IN ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE AFFECTING PLUMBING. SECTION 21. QUALIFICATION OF APPLICANTS FOR REGISTRATION AS PLUMBERS. APPLICANTS FOR LICENSES AS MASTER PLUMBERS SHALL BE 21 YEARS OF AGE, AND SHALL BE EXAMINED AS TO THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE PRACTICE OF THE TRADE OF PLUMBING, THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF REGU- LATIONS GOVERNING THE INSTALLATION OF PLUMBING IN THE CITY, THEIR ABILITY TO LAY OUT AND PLAN PLUMBING WORK, THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF PHYSICS AND MECHANICS IN SO FAR AS THEY APPLY TO PLUMBING DESIGN AND CON- STRUCTION, AND THEY SHALL GENERALLY DEMONSTRATE TO THE BOARD THEIR FITNESS PROPERLY AND INTELLIGENTLY TO CARRY ON THE BUSINESS OF A MASTER, OR EMPLOYING, OR DIRECTING PLUMBER IN THE CITY. APPLICANTS FOR LICENSES AS JOURNEYMEN PLUMBERS SHALL BE 18 YEARS OF AGE AND SHALL BE EXAMINED AS TO THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE PRACTICE OF THE TRADE OF PLUMBING, THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE INSTALLATION OF PLUMBING IN THE CITY, THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF PHYSICS AND MECHANICS IN SO FAR AS THEY ARE APPLIED TO PLUMBING DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION, AND THEY SHALL GENERALLY DEMON- STRATE TO THE BOARD THEIR FITNESS PROPERLY TO PERFORM AND EXECUTE PLUMBING WORK. IN THE CASE OF THE FAILURE OF AN APPLICANT, HE SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR RE-EXAMINATION ONE MONTH AFTER SUCH FAILURE, BUT IF HE FAILS AT SUCH RE-EXAMINATION, THEN HE WILL BE INELIGIBLE FOR EXAM- INATION UNTIL A FURTHER LAPSE OF THREE MONTHS. ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE AT A REGULAR MEETING HELD ON THE 20TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1950. AYES: MR. ADAMS, MR. BARR, MR. HADEN, MR. HAMM, AND MR. TEBELL. NOES: NONE. CLERK SIGNATURE PRESIDENT SIGNATURE