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FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 271, 272. 1887. 427 city of Hannibal at which time the courts shall be held and said offices established in said public building; and before the court or judge shall hold the terms of said court at Springneld he shall have satisfactory C<>¤r¤ ¤l=SP1‘i¤z- evidence that the county court of Greene county has provided and set 6°m· apart for the use of said court a court-room, clerk’s office, marshal’s office, and attorney’s office, free of expense to the United States for rent therefor. Approved, February 28, 1887. I ·•··{J" ,/am 7 CHAP. 272.-An act to regulate stea gineeriug in the District of Columbia. Feb. 28, 1887. » Be it enacted by the Senate and ouae of Representatives of the United 6}* - `2— 9 - ’>_ _ States of America in Congres sembled, That it shall be unlawful for District ot ce. gun *5 any person to act as steam ngineer in the District of Columbia who 1********- _ , · 6 ;»_ shall not have been regularly licensed to do so by the Commissioners t0T§‘;1?:,‘6;§',“°°'“ é thereof.’ Sec. 2. That all persons applying for such license shall be examined _ Board of examby a board of examiners composed as follows: The boiler-inspector for **1***- the District of Columbia and two practical engineers to be appointed by the District Commissioners. Said examination shall be conducted Rules.- in all respects under such rules and regulations as the Commissioners — { of the District of Columbia shall from time to time provide; and all </WMM steam·boilers and-engines shall be subjected to such tests as the said _ , Commissioners may prescribe. pjpe W Sec. 3. That applicants for license as steamtenginecrs must be thenty· Qualifications. one years of age and of temperate habits; must make application in { writing, to which application must be attached a certificate as to char- / acter and moral habits signed by at least three citizens of the District T of Columbia, themselves of moral standing. PDL4A-· W d Sec. 4. That the fee for a license as steam e `ueer shall be hree Fee. ollars. Sec. 5. That any person employed as a licensed s a ngineer in Punishment for . the District of Columbia who is found under the intl ence of intoxicat- .i¤t<>¤i¤¤*¤i¤¤- ing liquor while on duty, shall, for the first offe , have his license revoked for six months; for the second offense welve months; and , for the third offense, shall have his license re ked and be debarred from following the occupation of licensed stea gineer in the District of Columbia for the period of five years. , e SEO. 6. That any 0WI]€l‘ 01* I€SS€0"0f team-bolle 1 GD -D0 01* • = Penalty for emsecretary of any corporation, who shal ¤1i**#·j* cmp oy a steam- p1oyi¤g_non-lnengineer as such who has not been regularly licensed to act as such, °°““d °"g“‘°°"‘ shall on conviction thereof by the police court of the District of Colum· 47, 6bl3,b8 lll1€d§·¤yd0ll3I‘s, 1•r;, .¢·•ul€TTl • if **2; ia 2 ;. a. · · . .•i ZGVYIII u "**' :i.• an-ifi.'? } ·• •IJZ.lQ• ` »•f·Gel·¤mbi¤-: Pawided, That boilers ,n_sel ,_fo1:.steam-heating where_the___,,,13roizi•o.·»`*’ *7 ?#*‘ water returns to the boiler T"tlI`o`¤t'Tlie;¤se~o£»3i?iS’ii“iiip xiiidiihjector or Heating boilers. / inspirator shall be exempt from the provisions of this section. . , Sec. 7. That the foregoing section shall not apply to engineers who $¤•*¤_<>¤ UNM have u lice sed b the Qnited State ‘overnme t o the laws of any S“‘““ h°°“‘°· eee ·Y~=»T,c»-¤>¤‘$ Mehebae , Sue. 8. That is act sha take effect sixty days after the approval thereoii Approved, February 28, 1887.