The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-03-10

5or company to which he may belong; and each
member of an engine, hose, or hook and ladder
company shall have the number OF the engine
or company to which heEbelongs, painted upon
the frontispiec, of his cap.
Sec. IL. The sections OF the several church,
es OF this city which now are Hereafter may
be furnished with bells, shall Immediately, on
the alarm fire, repair to the several churches
with which they are connected, and diligently
ring said bells during twenty minutes unless
the fire be sooner eXtinguished under the penal
tty of two dollars for every such omission
Provided. that when chimney only shall be
on fire either by day or by night said bells
shall not he rung >a-a---...
Sec. IA. All persons who at a fire shall re-
fuse to obey any order or direction given by a
person duly authorized to order or direct, or
who shall resist or impede any officer or other
person in the discharge of his duty, shall, in
the absence of sufficient excuse, be punished
| by fine not exceeding fifty dollars, and any
member of the Common Council or any Fire
Warden MAY arrest and detain such person in
custody until such fire is eXtinguished.
Sec ID. 1t shall be lawful for the Foreman
or Assistant Foreman Of any fire engine or 9TH
er fire company or for any memt er OF The
Common Council, Chief Engineer or Assistant.
or any Fire Warden. to require the aid OF any
citizen or inhabtant in drawing any engine Oh
other apparatus to the fire, or the aid OF any
| bystander at fire, to work any engine or APP
paratus at the same, and on neglect or refusal
to comply with such requisition, the offender
shall pay penalty not exceeding ten dollars
Sec. l6 If any person shall wilfully injure
in any manner, or shall at any time Interfere
without competent authority, with any hose
fire engine or other apparatus,Or building con-
tanning the same belonging to this city. the
offender shall, for every such offence. forfeit
and pay the sum of twenty dollars besides be-
ing liable TO an action for the recovery OF the
damage alone.
Sec II. The Marshall and every Constable
shall repair Immediately on the alarm of fire
to the place where the fire may be. aud report
himself to any member of the Common Council
for the preservation Of the public peace. and
the removal of all idle and suspected persons
or the preservation of property in the vicinity
OF the fire; and if the Marshall or any Constable
shall neglect to comply with the provisions o
this section, he shall pay o fine not exceeding
fifty dollars, or be subject to removal from of
fee.
See. Is. The hook and ladder and axe meE
shall under the direction of the ChiefEngnce1
and two members of the Common Council pres
emf, or in the absence Of the Chief Engineer
then under the direction OF the Assistant En-
gineer. and two members of the Common
Council, or in absence OF all the Engineers
? then, under the direction Of three of the Com
mon Council, If so many be present. cut dowr
and remove any building, erection or fence, fol
the purpose OF checking the progress OF th'
fire.
See. 10. Seni-annually, in the months o
March and September all fines provided by
this or the succeeding chapter relative to the
prevention Of fires, shall enure to the benefit
of the fire department. when collected. after
deducting all costs and expenses incurred il
the prosecution thereof
4 Sec. 20. If any person having charge o
any engine or other fire apparatus. shall suffer
or permit the same to be applied to private ust
without the consent OF the Mayor Chief Engi
neer or Common Council. he shall forfeit tb'
penalty five dollars together with the dam
ages occasioned thereto.
Ordained and dated at the City of st. Paul
this lst day OF March A. d. 1855.
.- DAVID OLMSTED,
Attest: Mayor.
SHERWOOD HoUGH, City Clerk.