The Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1852-1853, 1853-05-11
AN ORDINANCE
To prevent injuries by fires in the Village
CaIig.

TO prevent injuries by fires in the Village 0
Cadiz:
SEC, /. Be it ordained by the Mayor,
Recorder and Trustees Of the VILLAGE Of
! Cadiz; That no person shall take, or suffer
or permit ther servant or family to take, or
carry any lighted candle into any Baln, shed,
BoQ!he or other, building Or yard or pen,
containing straw or hay, within said Village,
without such lighted candle, shall be enclosed
and properly secured in Lantern, at the
time tits so carried, and during all the time
it shall be kept lighted within such Barn
Shed, Boothe or other building, or yard or
pen as aforesaid: nor shall any person take
Or carry, or suffer their servgnt or family to
take OF carry, FIRE into any such building or
place as aforesaid, in any other mode or
manner, than in Lantern as aforesaid.
SEC, 2. That no person or persons,
shall build or make, any fire, or burn or set
fire TO, any conbustiblc material in or upon
any street or Alley, or build or make, any
fire, Or burn any shayngs, ubbish or other
combuslble material, in or upon any Lot,
yard or open space, within said Village, so
near to any fence or building as to enIang-
er such fence or any building; Provided that
permits may be granted by the Mayor or
council to build any fire, or burn any shay
in8s OF other substance, in or upon, any lot
or open space, owned or occupied By
the person TO whom such permits may be
granted, when in the opinion Of said Mayor
or Council such fire will not enlanger the
safety ofany building or property, and the
Mayor or Council may take from persons
applying for permits as aforesaid, Bond
with such security, and attach suot conl-
tions TO permits, as they may deem proper,
for the benefit and safety of said Village or
Of any person Or persons whose property
may or might be injured BY, said fire.
b SEC. 3, That all chimncys and fues
hereafter erected, or now in process Of
erection within said Village and ali chimnoys
" flues already built therein, shall be raised
to such height above the Roof OF the building
to which they belong and Of all other build
ings adjoining, or near to, such chimney or
hue, asNeilI ensure, so far as practicable, the
safety ofsuch buildings against fire tberefrom;
and all such chimneys and aues shall at all
times be kept in sufficient repair for the pur-
poses aforesaid
ii See 4. That all iirepIaces, soyc-pipes,
and all her fixtures connected tn erewith
or intended OF used for containing fire, or
conducting smoke therelrom. within said
Village, shall be SO constructed, aad at all
times kept in such repair, as viii prevent the
endangering Of any building by fire from the
same; and all buildings aud rooms may be
entered at unreasonable times by the Marshall
or other person authorized by the Council,
for the purpose ofinspecting any chimneys,
dues, fre-places, CT. stoves or stove pipes
and fixtures therein. gg F|
SEcs 3. That it is hereby made the du-
-ty Of every owner Of any building hereafter
erected or now in process of erection within
said Village, or ifthe owner OF none of them
reside within said. village, then of every
contractor and workman, engaged in the
erection of the chimneys, flues, fire-plaees
or stove or stoye-pipes and all other contri
yancesii intended or used for holding fire or
conducting smoke thcrefrom, to cause all
such schimneys, flues, fire places, stoves,
stove pipes and fixtures connected thercwith,
to- be constructed land raisei "a pres.
scribed in the thirG and fourth sections Of
Of this ordinance.