Ordinance - 84ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, COUNTY OF LOS
ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA* REGULATING THE QUALIFICATIONS
OF MASTER PLUMBERS, TOURNEYMW PLU HERS AND APPRENTICES
IN, THE CITY OF 11EST COVINA.
The City Council of the City of Nest Covina, does ordain
as follows:
Section 1, APPRENTICE PLUMBER OR HELPER. Apprentice plumber
or helper means a person who is undergoing an apprenticeship or
course of training and who performs no work regulated by this or-
dinance except as an assistant, under the direct supervision of,
and in the immediate presence of a Master Plumber or Journeyman
Plumber!..
Section 2. APPRENTICE PLUMBER'S PERMIT. Apprentice plumber's
permit means a permit issued 'by the.Board of Examiners of Los
Angeles County stating that the holder thereof is authorized to
act and serve as an Apprentice Plumber in the unincorporated terri-
tory of the County of Los Angeles,
Section 3. SOURNEMi K PLUMBER. Journeyman plumber means a
person who installs, alters, or repairs plumbing or any part there-
- of as an employee, who does not furnish any materials or supplies
and who is the legal possessor of a Plumber's, Certificate.
Section 4, TOURNETMAN PLUMBER'S CERTIFICATE. Journeyman
plumber's certificate means a certificate issued by the Board of
Examiners of Los Angeles County stating that the holder thereof is
qualified to act and serve as a Tourneyman plumber in the unincor-
porated territory of the County of Los Angeles.
Section 5. MASTER PLUMBER. faster plumber means a person
who is engaged in the business of plumbing or who does, or who holds
himself'' out as willing to do personally or through hiss employees,
any work or services in connection with the installation, alteration
or repair of plumbing or any part thereof within the City of West
Covina, and who is the legal possessor of a Master Plumber's Cer-
tificate,
Section 6. MASTER PLUMBER'S CERTIFICATE. Master Plumber's
certificate means a certificate issued by the Board of Examiners
• of Los Angeles County stating that the holder thereof is qualified
to act and serve as a Master Plumber in the unincorporated territory
of the County of Los Angeles,
Section 7. WORK DONE BY MA-STER PLUMBER OR OEXER. Every per-
son who performs within the City of Test Covina such acts as would
otherwise constitute him a master plumber is guilty of a misdemean-
or unless:
(a) He is the possessor of a valid, unexpired, unrevoked Mas-
ter Plumber's Certificate, which certificate, pursuant to the pro-
visions'of this ordinance, is valid within the City of Nest Covina,or
(b) He is the owner of the legal or equitable title to the
property used and occupied by himself or his immediate family ex-
clusively for residential purposes, and the said owner or any mem-
ber of his immediate family may supply the material and alter, re-
pair or; install plumbing on, in or in connection with said property
or may ',have such workdone by journeymen plumbers receiving their
total pay as wages only.
Section 8. -WORK DONE BY JOURNEYMAN PLUMBER. Every person
who performs within the City of west Covina.such acts as would other-
wise constitute him a journeyman plumber, is guilty of a misdemean-
or,unle'ss he is the possessor of a valid, unexpired, and unrevoked
Journeyman Plumber's Certificate, which certificate, pursuant to the
provisions of this ordinance, is valid within the City of east Covina.
Section 9. WORK DONE BY APPRENTICE PLUMBER. Every person
who performs within the City of West Covina such acts as would other-
wise constitute him an apprentice plumber is guilty of a misdemean-
or unless he is the possessor of a valid, unexpired and unrevoked
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Apprentice Plumber's Permit, which certificate, pursuant to the pro-
visions,of this ordinance, is valid within the City of West Covina.
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Section 10, VALIDITY OF CERTIFICATES. Any Master Plumber's
Certificate or Apprentice Plumber's Permit issued by the County of
Los Angeles which is valid in said County, shall be valid in the
City.of,West Covina unless, pursuant to the provisions of this or-
dinanee°, the City Council makes an order that such certificate is
not valid within the City of Kest Covina.
Section 11, CHARGES AGAINST CERTIFICATE HOLDERS. Any person
may file with the City Council written charges against the holder
of any Master Plumber's Certificate, Journeyman Plumber's certifi-
cate, or Apprentice Plumber's Permit issued by the City of West
Covina. Such charges shall state in detail the nature and substance
of the matters charges ,and must be signed with the full name and
correct address of the person making the charge.
Section 12. NOTICE OF HARING', The City Council shall not
suspend or revoke any such certificate or permit until it shall have
given the holder thereof at least ten (10) days written -notice to
appear before it and show cause why his certificate or permit should
not be suspended or revoked.
Section 13, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATE. If the
City Council finds that the holder- of any such certificate or per-
mit has; wilfully violated any of the provisions of this or any other
ordinance of law governing the alteration, repair or installation
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of plumbing in the City of West Covina or is guilty of any offense
involving moral turpitude, it may in its discretion make an order
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that such certificate or permit shall be cancelled or suspended un-
til such order is rescinded or for a specified period of time.
Section 14. If any provision of this ordinance, or the ap-
plication Ohereof to any person -or circumstance is held invalid,the
remainder of the ordinance and the application of such provision to
other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
Section 15, The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and
adoption of this ordinance,and cause the same to be posted in three
public places in the City of Nest Covina as required by City Ordin-
ance, and thirty days thereafter the same shall take effect and be
in force.
Approved and adopted this 8th day of January, 1941*
blayo of the City of nest Covina
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Approved as to Form:
I e eby certi that the foregoing ordinance was introduced
on the day of 1941, and was passed by the City
• Council and signed b the Mayor of said City, and attested by the
City Clerk, all at a regular meeting of said County, held on the
Sth day of January, 1941, and that the same was passed by the.
following vote
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ABSENT:
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City Clerk
State of California ) 1,
County of Los Angeles ) ss.
City of West Covina )
C.C. Toland, being first duly sworn, says; that h(bis the City
Clerk of the City of West Covina, and is a citizen of the United
States and over theage of twenty-one years; that on the day
of 19 he postedcopies of Ordinance No.84 of the
City of West Covina, entitled AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE QUALIFi,�%
CATIONS OF MASTER PLUMBERS,.JOURNEYMEN PLUMBERS AND APPRENTICES,
• THEREOF." To -wit; One in front of the West Covina Shhool House,
one at 1843 West State Highway, same being the place where the
regular meetings of the City Council are held, and onb at the
Northwest corner of Puente Street and Lark Ellen Blvd.,
City Cl rk
Subscribed and sworn to me
this day of 19
■Notary Public in and for the County
of Los Angeles, State of California.