276 ENGINEERS' LICENSE LAWS 



(a) A license as chief engineer to any person found quali- 

 fied to take charge of and operate any steam plant. 



(&) A license as first-class engineer to any person found 

 qualified to take charge of a steam plant or engine not exceed- 

 ing 300 H. P. 



(c) A license as first-class fireman to any person found 

 qualified to take charge of a steam boiler not to exceed 300 

 H. P. 



(d) A license as second-class engineer to any person found 

 qualified to take charge of and operate any steam plant or 

 engine not exceeding 75 H. P. 



(e) A license as second-class fireman to any person found 

 qualified to take charge of and operate any steam boiler not 

 exceeding 75 H. P. 



(/) A license as special engineer or fireman to any person 

 found qualified to take charge of and operate a certain steam 

 engine or steam boiler of a certain horsepower capacity, to be 

 designated in the license. 



(g) A license to the owner of a steam engine or boiler 

 using not to exceed 10 H. P., and used by him in his own 

 business. 



Licenses are granted for 1 yr. and the fees for them are as 

 follows: For any license, save the license provided for in 

 subdivision (g), $3. For a license issued under subdivision 

 (g), $1. Licenses are to be renewed annually and the fee for 

 each renewal is $2. 



It shall be unlawful for any person to take charge of a 

 steam engine, a steam boiler, or a steam plant of greater 

 capacity and horsepower than that authorized by his license; 

 and it shall also be unlawful tor any person to have charge 

 of or operate more than one plant at the same time. It 

 shall be unlawful for any engineer or fireman to be absent 

 from the steam boiler or the steam engine operated by him 

 for more than 20 min. nor to be farther distant from such 

 plant than 100 ft., while wo^ng under pressure. 



It shall not be necessary to psocure a license to take charge 

 of or to operate a steam boiler used in private residences in 

 cases where the water returns automatically to the boiler and 

 the pressure does not exceed 10 Ib. per sq. in. 



