As used in this section, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of
installing or altering by contract, or otherwise, electrical wiring
devices and equipment for the utilization of electricity supplied
for light, heat or power. "Electrical Contractor" shall not apply
to public utility corporations installing electric wiring devices
or equipment for its own use, nor to employees of electrical contractors
doing or supervising electrical work.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to
engage in the business of electrical contracting in the manner herein
set forth without being registered and licensed.
Any person, firm or corporation desiring to engage in the business
of an electrical contractor shall apply in writing to the Town Clerk
for registration, upon a form to be provided for by the Town Clerk,
which shall set forth the name and place of business of the person,
firm or corporation making the application, his or their experience,
and such other detailed information as may be required.
The fee for registration and license shall be $25, of which
$5 shall be paid to the Town Clerk at the time of filing the application
for registration. The remaining $20 of the fee shall be paid to the
Town Clerk at the time the license is issued.
Upon approval of the application for registration by the Board
of Electrical Control and upon receipt of the required fee, the Town
Board may issue to the applicant a license to do business; the Town
Clerk shall upon application of the electrical contractor and upon
payment of a fee of $2 issue a certified copy of said license for
filing in other municipalities. The license to be issued to an individual
or if a firm or corporation to an officer or executive of such firm
or corporation only.
If the Board of Electrical Control shall disapprove of the application
for registration, the applicant may again apply for registration after
three months shall have elapsed from the date of such disapproval,
or said applicant may appeal to the Town Board.
Each license issued by the Town Board shall expire on December
31 of every year, but shall be renewed for the succeeding year, upon
payment to the Town Clerk of a renewal fee of $5 before the expiration
of the license.
The Building Inspector, upon receipt of evidence that any electrical
contractor has willfully or persistently violated this chapter, shall
file with the Board of Electrical Control a complaint against such
electrical contractor. Thereupon the Board shall set the time and
place for a public hearing and shall notify the electrical contractor
complained of by registered mail, at his last-known address, not less
than five days prior to the date of the hearing. If the Board of Electrical
Control, after hearing evidence concerning the matters set forth in
the complaint, shall determine that such electrical contractor has
wilfully or persistently violated this chapter, then the Board of
Electrical Control shall report its determination to the Town Board,
who shall have power to revoke the license.
After revocation of the registration of an electrical contractor,
a new application for registration may be made after three months
from the date of revocation have elapsed, the applicant fulfilling
the requirements and paying the fee required of an original applicant.
