(A) Any person, firm or corporation engaging in the business of installing, maintaining or repairing gas piping equipment, or appliances, shall first apply to the City Treasurer for a license to engage in such business and do such work and shall pay to the City Treasurer the sum of $75 as an annual fee. Said license shall be renewed annually. The license shall be issued on a calendar-year basis with a proration of the annual fee on the basis of six months.
(B) No person, firm or corporation shall install gas piping, equipment or appliances unless said person, firm or corporation shall have first complied with all of the provisions of this section with regard to said license as set forth hereinbefore.
(C) Prior to issuance of said license, the applicant shall file and thereafter keep on file in the office of the City Clerk, and in full force and effect at all times, a surety bond executed by a surety company duly authorized to transact business in the state in the sum of $3,000, conditioned to the effect that such person, firm or corporation shall perform all work in connection with the installation, maintenance and repair of gas piping, equipment and appliances in a skillful and workmanlike manner, using only suitable and proper materials, equipment and appliances and shall comply with all of the provisions of the ordinances of the city thereto.
(Ord. 85, passed 12-13-1961)