282 ENGINEERS' LICENSE LAWS 



engineer who has secured a license. Automobiles are exempt 

 from the provisions of this ordinance, as are also all engines 

 and boilers of locomotives used on railroads. 



Every applicant for a license who fails to pass the examina- 

 tion of the board shall be required to wait 4 wk. before making 

 another application. Any applicant who fails to pass after the 

 third trial shall not be permitted to appear again before the 

 board for 4 mo. 



Engineers shall notify the boiler inspector when they enter 

 any employment as an engineer, and within 3 da. after give the 

 name of the employer and the location of the boiler or other 

 apparatus in charge. They also shall report the condition of 

 the apparatus under their charge semiannually, during the 

 first 3 da. of January and July of each year. Licenses must 

 be framed under glass and placed in a conspicuous place near 

 the boilers or engines. 



St. Joseph, Mo. A board of engineers consisting of the city 

 boiler inspector and two mechanical engineers, all of whom are 

 appointed by the mayor, with the consent of the common coun- 

 cil, administers and enforces the license laws in St. Joseph, Mo. 



The board convenes for business twice each month to examine 

 into the qualifications of applicants for engineer's license. The 

 law states that the board shall grant licenses, charging each 

 applicant the sum of $10 for engineer's license, $3 to be depos- 

 ited with the clerk of the board when application is made. 

 Each applicant is to be allowed three trials. If he then fails to 

 pass a satisfactory examination, the applicant shall then forfeit 

 the money deposited with the clerk of the board; but if the 

 applicant successfully passes the examination, the board shall 

 grant him a license for the term of 1 yr. upon the paymert of 

 an additional $7. The fee for each annual renewal of license 

 shall be $2.50. 



Any person taking charge of a steam boiler or steam boilers, 

 for heating purposes only, shall be examined by the board of 

 engineers, and if found qualified the board shall grant him a 

 license to that effect on the payment of $5, said license to be in 

 force for 1 yr. from the date of issue. Such licenses may be 

 reissued upon the payment of a fee of $2. The board has the 

 power to revoke licenses upon proof of incompetency or neglect. 



