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ORDINANCE N0. ~ ~ ~ 1
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND
SECTION SIX (6) OF
ORDINANCE N0. 942,
ENTITLED, "BONDS FOR GAS FITTERSF'
DATED, AUGUST 17, 1978,
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL 0~' THE CITY Q~'
WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. Section Six (6) of Ordinance No. 942,
entitled, "Bonds for Gas Fitters", dated, August z7, z978,
shall be amended to read as follows:
"Before securing a Privilege License every Gas Fitter
shall file a Bond in the sum of Five Thousand pollax~s ($5,000,00),
to be approved by the Board of Examiners, conditioned that the
Gas Fitter will indemnify the City of West Memphis against;
(a) Damages as a result of inadequate work;
(b) Failure on his r~art to replace sidewalks and
curbing and street surfaces which may have
become damaged on any job supervised by him.
(c) Failure to pay all fines, license and permit
fees, charges for inspections and penalties
imposed upon him by the provisions of this
ordinance or rules and regulations adopted
pursuant thereto.
Said Bond shall be renewed each year and shall expire on
December 31, on each year of its issuance, and if the security
should become impaired before the expiration of the Bond, the
Secretary or the Board of the City Clerk shall require additional
Bond.
All licenses issued by the City Clerk shall expire on
December 31 of each year and if not renewed by January 31 of the
following year, shall become void. If such expiration occurs,
another examination before the Board of Examiners may be required
and the applicant shall be required to pass said examination and
be issued a certificate of competency before being issued a license
by the City Clerk to engage in the Gas Fitting business,
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The certificate issued by the Board of Examiners shall
not be considered as the annual license fee required of every
person engaged in or following the business of Gas Fitting
or maintenance of Gas Fitting Equipment, but is in addition
to the annual license fees, above referred to and provided by
ordinance."
SECTION 2. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause
or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be
unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such unconstitutionality
or invalidity shall not affect the remainder of this Ordinance
and all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed.
PASSED AND APPROVED this ~ day of rJ L/'L- ,Y , 1980.
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