Defining Construction Contractors: Providing for the Licensing and Regulations Thereof: Fixing the Fees for Such Licenses

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owner and the labor is paid in the form of wages. Pro- vided, that any person claiming exemption under this sub- section may be required when securing a building permit to make an affidavit that he is the bona fide owner of the premises where the building or other structure is to be erected and that there is no collusion between him and the true owner for the purpose of evading the provisions of this ordinance. (b) Authorized representatives of the United States, State of Indiana, or any muncipal or political sub- division thereof, engaged in work under their direct super- vision and not let by contract. (c) Any contractor engaged solely in undertakings by contract or contracts, the aggregate contract price for which, including labor, material and all other items is less than four hundred ( &400.00) dollars, such work or operations being considered as of a casual, minor or inconsequential nature; provided however, that this exemption shall not apply in any case wherein the work of construction is only a part of a larger or major operation, whether undertaken by the same or a different contractor, or in which a division of the operation is made into contracts for amounts less than four hundred ($400.00) dollars for the purpose of evading the pro- visions of this ordinance. (d) Any work or operation connected with the sale or installation of any finished product, material or article of merchandise which is not fabricated into and does not become a permanent fixed part of the structure. -3-