266 ENGINEERS' LICENSE LAWS 



boilers, pumps, and connections under their charge. Failure 

 to comply with the rule shall be deemed a misdemeanor. 



Lincoln, Neb. License laws in Lincoln, Neb., are adminis- 

 tered by a board of engineers, which consists of three members 

 appointed by the mayor with the consent of the city council. 



The law states that it shall be the duty of the board of 

 engineers, on the payment of $3 by the applicant, to examine 

 persons, touching their qualifications as engineers, who desire 

 to act as engineers and take charge of steam boilers. All 

 certificates granted shall be in force for 1 yr. from the date 

 thereof and no longer; and at the end of 1 yr. certificates may 

 be renewed for another year by the applicant paying the 

 sum of $2, provided the person applying for such renewal 

 is entitled thereto and such application is made on or before the 

 last regular meeting of the board, before the expiration of the 

 applicant's certificate. 



It shall be the duty of every person holding a certificate 

 from the board to make a semiannual report to the board, during 

 the months of January and July of each year, of the condition 

 of every boiler, pump, and connection under his charge. 

 Failure to make such report is sufficient cause for the board 

 to revoke the certificate of the person involved. Heating 

 apparatus in private dwellings are exempt from inspection, 

 as provided by the ordinance in this city, also those boilers 

 kept insured in any reputable and legitimate insurance com- 

 pany requiring inspection. 



Four grades of certificates, namely, first-, second-, and 

 third-grade certificates and a certificate specified low pressure, 

 are issued by the board. First-grade certificates are granted 

 to applicants who, on examination, are found qualified to take 

 charge of and operate any steam plant; second-grade certificates 

 are granted to applicants who, on examination, are found qual- 

 ified to take charge of and operate any steam plant up to 

 75 H. P. only; and third-grade certificates are granted. to 

 applicants who, on examination, are found qualified to take 

 charge of and operate any steam plant up to 25 H. P. only. 

 Certificates specified low pressure are granted to applicants 

 who, on examination, are found qualified only to take charge of 

 and operate low-pressure boilers for heating purposes. 



