278 ENGINEERS' LICENSE LAWS 



A fee of $5 shall be charged for each examination of an 

 engineer for license by the board. Applicants must be at least 

 21 yr. of age. Certificates are valid for 1 yr. and no longer, 

 but may be renewed each year upon the payment of $1 to the 

 city treasurer and then presenting his receipt for the same to 

 the city boiler inspector; where boilers are used and engines run 

 night and day, the owners or users of steam power must employ 

 two certified engineers, who may stand watch alternately. 



Peoria, 111. A board of engineers consisting of three mem- 

 bers, including the city boiler inspector, appointed by the 

 Mayor and approved by the council administers and enforces 

 the license laws in the city of Peoria. 



According to the laws, the board shall hold sessions twice 

 each month for the purpose of examining and determining the 

 qualifications of applicants for engineers' licenses. The certi- 

 ficates of license shall be of two grades first and second and 

 the requirements for each grade shall be determined by the 

 board of examiners. 



Every application for a license must be made on the printed 

 blank furnished by the board for that purpose; that for an 

 engineer must be accompanied by a fee of $5, and that for a 

 boiler or a water tender must be accompanied by a fee of $2. 

 Licenses are in force for 1 yr. only from date of issue. Reissues 

 are made upon the payment of a fee of $2 for an engineer's 

 license and a fee of $1 for a boiler tender's license. 



An applicant for license must have had a practice of at least 

 3 yr. under the supervision of a practical engineer. An appli- 

 cant for a boiler tender's license must be a person who has 

 a thorough knowledge of the construction, management, and 

 operation of steam boilers. Each applicant must state upon 

 the blank the extent of his experience, he must be at least 21 yr. 

 of age and a citizen of the United States, or have declared his 

 intention to become such, and he must be of good character. 

 All of this information must be vouched for in writing by at 

 least three first-class engineers of Peoria, or it may be verified 

 under oath by an applicant when required by the board. 



It shall be the duty of the board of examiners to see that each 

 boiler plant in the city shall have a licensed engineer or boiler 

 or water tender, or both, in charge at all times when working 



