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page 10. SECTION 20. BOJ'M OF REVIE64. There is hereby created a Board of Review which shall consist of the members of the Examining Board. Tho Board shall be paid the sum of Five ($5.00) Dollars per member for each day of service. Any person, firm or corporation may register an appeal with the Board of Review for a review of any decision of the warm air heating Inspector provided that such appeal is made in writing within ten (10) days cfter such person, firm or corporation shall have been notified of such decision by the Inspector. Upon receipt of such appeal, the said Board shall proceed to determine whether the action of the Inspector complies with this ordinance and within ten (10) . days shall make a decision in accordance with its finding. Fear (4) members of the Board present at any meeting shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and any action taken at any meeting shall require the affirmative vote of at least four (4) members. The decision of the Board shall be finali SECTION 211 REVOCATION AND SUSPEI+SION OF LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES. No license or certificate issued in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance shall be assignable or transferable. Any such license may, after hearing be suspended for a definite length of time, or re- voked by the Board of Review, if the person, firm or corporation holding such license wilfully or by reason of incompetence, violates any Ordin ^nce of the City of South Bend, or any statute of the State of Indiana, relating to the installation, maintenance, alterations or repair of warm air heating, residential air conditioning or ventilating equipment or system, or any orders, rules or regulations issued by authority thereof. SECTION 22. PENALTIES. Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction hereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than Ten ($10.00) Dollars, nor more than One Hundred($100.00) Dollars for each offense, together with the costs of the prosecution, and if such person, firm or corporation is the holder of any license provided for in this Ordinance such conviction shall have the effect of suspending said license until such time as such suspension shall have been lifted by the Board. SECTION 23. LIABILITY FOR DAti.GE. This Ordinance shall not'be construed to relieve from or lesson the responsibility or liability of any party owning, operating, controlling or installing any warm air heating, residential air conditioning and ventil- ating equipment or system for damages to persons or property, caused by any defect therein, nor shall the City of South Bend, be held as assuming any such liability by reason of the examination authorized herein or by the license and certificate therefor issued as herein provided. SECTION 24. VALIDITY. I£ any section, sub - section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is, for any reason, held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this Act. The City Council of the City of South Bend, hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance and each section, sub - section, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, sub - sections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared unconstitutional. SECTION 25. REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES. All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed. let L• 2nd AEGP;JjA&3'a1y- -r9 SECTION 26. EFFECTIVE DATE. COW TTEE $F F;i= PUKIC HE0111; is Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its tion, approval by the Mayor and legal,,publication. 3rd Y.s S � [ { 02 G s'3 bar of the Common Council //- oT -33 3 -S 9 zs 3 jj