American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-02-17
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JOSHUA VANsANr, Pres't S. G.

Supplement 10 the .4cl, entitled can Act for the
protection of Firemen, and of the property
of the Fire Companies in the City of Bati-
more. Passed Dec. Session, 1887, CHI. 1870.
Sec |. Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of Maryland, That from and after the
passage of this Act it shall not be lawful for
any minor, except those who were members of
a fire company previous to the passage of this
act, to attach himself TO the ropes of any en-
CINE or other apraral us for the cytnguishment
of fires, or to run with the same, or in any
manner or way connect himself about the
samej and any minor offending against the
provisions of this section, upon conviction
thereof, before the Baltimore City Court, or any
Court of competent jurisdiction, shall forfeit
and pay a sum not less than twenty dollars, and
not more than fifty dollars, one half for the use
of the beneficial fund of the Baltimore United
Fire Department, and the other half for the
use OF the intormer, except the nIormer be
member of said Baltimore United Fire Depart
ment, when the entire amount of forfeit shall
be for the use of the beneficial fund Of said
Baltimore United Fire Department.
Sec. :. That whereas, at the time oil fire or
alarms OF fire it is necessary for the preserva-
ton of harmony and good order among the
members OF the several fire companies, that idle
and dlsorderly persons, especially minors, shall
be kept or removed to convenient distance
from the engine or other apparatus Of any or
all the companies, BE it enacted, That any mi
nor, except those who were members of fire
company previous to the passage Of this act,
and oil and every disorderly person or persons
found running to a fire, or after, before, or
about, an engine or other fire apparatus, with
in one square of any fire engine or other appa-
ratus, shall be deemed guilty Of melting riot,
and upon conviction thereof before the Balti-
more City Court, or any Court Of competent
jurisdiction, forfeit and pay sum not less than
twenty dollars and not more than fifty dollars
-one-half for the use of the beneficial fund Of
the Baltimore United Fire Department, and
the other half for the use of the informer, ex-
cePt the informer be member of said Balti-
more United Fire Department, when the en-
tire amount of forfeit shall be for the use of the
beneficial fund Of said Baltimore United Fire
Department
Sec. 8. find be II enacted, That any group of
minors, or other persons, or any one OF them
found collected in any of the streets, lanes, or
alleys of the City of Baltimore, or any other
place, for the purpose of intercepting the pass
age of any engine or other apparatus for the ex-
tingushment of fires belonging to any one or
more of the companies, shall be deemed guilty
of melting riot, and for offending against the
provisions Of this section, on conviction there
of before the Baltimore City Court, or any
Court of competent jurisdiction, shall forfeit
and pay the sum of fifty doars-one half for
the use of the beneficial fund of the Baltimore
United Fire Department, and the ether half for
the use of the informer, except the iaformcr be
member of the Baltimore United Fire De-
pnrtment, when the entire amount of forfeit