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Under the beading of classification of licenses, two new classes 

 have recently been added, namely, a portable class and a 

 steam fire-engine class. The former applies to a person having 

 charge of or operating portable boilers and engines, except 

 hoisting engines and steam fire-engines, and the latter applies 

 to a person who has charge of or operates a steam fire-engine 

 or boiler. 



Minnesota. The engineers' license and boiler-inspection 

 laws of the state of Minnesota are administered by a board 

 of inspectors, one of whom shall reside in each senatorial dis- 

 trict. This board is appointed biennially by the governor of 

 the state. It also has jurisdiction over the vessels on the inland 

 waters of the state, in relation to masters and pilots, as well 

 as to engineers and the machinery of such vessels. 



The laws state that engineers shall be divided into four 

 classes, namely, chief engineers, first-class engineers, second- 

 class engineers, and special engineers. 



1. No license shall be granted to any person under 21 yr. 

 of age, except to special engineers. No license shall be granted 

 to any person to perform the duties of chief engineer who has 

 not taken and subscribed an oath that he has had actual 

 experience of at least 5 yr. in operating steam boilers and 

 steam machinery, or whose knowledge, experience, and habits 

 of life are not such as to justify the belief that he is compe- 

 tent to take charge of all classes of steam boilers and steam 

 machinery. 



2. No license shall be granted to any person to act as 

 first-class engineer who has not had actual experience of at 

 least 3 yr. in operating steam boilers and steam machinery, 

 and whose experience and habits of life are not such as to 

 warrant the belief that he is competent to take charge of all 

 classes of steam boilers and steam machinery not exceeding 

 300 H. P. 



3. No license shall be granted to any person to act as 

 second-class engineer who has not had at least 1 yr. of actual 

 experience in operating steam boilers and steam machinery, 

 or whose experience and habits of life are not such as to warrant 

 the belief that he is competent to take charge of all classes of 

 steam boilers and steam machinery not to exceed 100 H. P. 



