280 ENGINEERS' LICENSE LAWS 



in such duties for the term of 1 yr., and such license shall be 

 annually renewed, without examination, upon the payment 

 of $1, provided it is presented for renewal within 10 da. after 

 its expiration. 



Licenses so granted shall be graded into two classes, one of 

 which shall entitle the licensee to have charge of or to operate 

 stationary steam boilers and steam engines only, and the other 

 of which shall entitle the licensee to have charge of or to operate 

 portable steam boilers and steam engines only. Such licenses 

 shall not be transferred from one grade to the other without a 

 reexamination, said reexamination to be conducted without 

 cost to the licensee. 



No person shall be eligible for examination for license unless 

 he furnishes proof that he has been employed about a steam 

 boiler or steam engine for a period of not less than 2 yr. prior 

 to the date of application, which must be certified to by at 

 least one employer and two licensed engineers. 



The inspector shall have authority to suspend or revoke 

 licenses upon proof of negligence or incompetency of the holders 

 of licenses. Licenses must be framed under glass and placed 

 in a conspicuous place about the engine or boiler rooms. When 

 a licensed engineer vacates a position, he must notify the boiler 

 inspector of that fact. 



Pittsburg, Pa. See Pennsylvania state laws, on page 250. 



Rochester, N. Y. The ordinance governing the granting of 

 engineers' licenses in Rochester, N. Y., is in part as follows: 

 No person shall operate any boiler to generate steam within 

 the city of Rochester, except for railroad locomotive engines 

 and for heating purposes in private dwellings, unless he be 21 yr. 

 of age and shall have been duly examined and licensed for that 

 purpose as required by the terms of this ordinance. 



The common council of the city shall appoint a committee 

 of three competent persons to examine all applicants for license 

 to operate steam boilers and to issue licenses to such applicants 

 as shall be found qualified. 



Applications for examinations shall be made in writing to 

 the city clerk, and must state the location and capacity of the 

 boiler plant that the applicant intends to operate. Every appli- 

 cation must be accompanied by a certificate of two reputable 



