(A) (1) Any person wishing to obtain a license as a plumber shall file in the office of the Village Clerk/Treasurer a written application and stating his or her willingness to be governed in all respects by the ordinances of said village and all rules and regulations now in effect or hereafter to be adopted by said village concerning its water system.
(2) Such application shall be presented by the Village Clerk/Treasurer to the Board at its next meeting thereafter held.
(3) Said Board may grant to such applicant a license to be issued by the Village Clerk/Treasurer, authorizing the applicant to engage in business as a licensed plumber in said village for and during the then current municipal year upon the following conditions:
(a) Satisfaction of the Board of the business capacity, qualifications and good reputation of the applicant and of his or her worthiness to receive a license;
(b) Payment to the Village Clerk/Treasurer of a license fee of $5; and
(c) Filing with the Village Clerk/Treasurer of a bond with corporate surety to be approved by the Board in the penal sum of $2,000, conditioned upon the following:
1. Indemnifying and keeping harmless the village from all liability for any damage arising from any negligence or unskilled act in doing or protecting his or her work, or from any unfaithful or inadequate work done in pursuance of his or her license;
2. Restoring the streets, alleys, sidewalks and pavements over the pipes he or she may lay and filling all excavations made by him or her so as to leave said streets, alleys, sidewalks and pavements in as good condition as he or she found them, and keeping and maintaining the same in good order to the satisfaction of the Chair of the Board for the period of one year next thereafter; and
3. Paying all fines that may be imposed upon him or her for a violation of any of the ordinances, rules and regulations adopted by the village and in force during the term of his or her license.
(B) Said license and bond shall cover all employees of the applicant.
(Prior Code, § 4-102)