Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1860-03-15

lgrr!Gs fsr. BE !. enacted and Grdd'asi B.,
n. .tryor and Coun-tmen Of tie Cify 81 Cum.
j.rirpd, That II shall not lie lawful foT any per-
sou o.. persons 10 BE- found lounsiuY or loafing
In ,r about any of tho Engine Houses belong
ing to said city, or TO be in Or about such Engine
Houses after night, unless 10 or they be mem
bcrs Of the frs company having cLarge of such
En- elmo House; any person or persons so offend
ing shall forfeit and pay n fine Of not lsss than
one nor more than two dollars for each ana CIV.
ery offence 10 bs recovered before Justice Of
thu Peace, in urd for A.cgany County. Pro-
rio,d that this shall not appy to such members
Of other companies "a may be there By invita-
lion OF the President or other directors Of such
fra company.
SEC mp. and BE- /: ,nnct"H, Tint il sEsll
no. be lawful Cor any person or persons, whether
members or not, Of any Of the said fire cUmpa-
nics, except the officers herein named, to fire.
qurnt any Of the anid Engine Houses. for the
purpose of lodging or bunking therein, and any
person so offending shall iorfei, and pay to said
city, fine Of not less than Ole nor more than
three dollars, for each md every offence to be
recovered before Justice .: TIE Peace in and
fJr AliecaRy County.
SEC. :ap. BE il enacted and ordainea, That
the Presidents and Vice Presidents Of the seve.
raj FIRE companies in said city. together with
four members from each of said companies to
be by them sclected, be and they arc hereby in
vested with all the powers of city police of
fcers for the purpose of preserving order and
enforcing the ordinances Of said city in going
to, during the time of, and returning from fires
and false anrms.
SIC Arm. And be 1t enacted and ordained,
That the engine keepers Of the several FIRE COM
pauie. be- and they are hereby invested with all
tho powers of any of the city police officers
within tho limits o. their respective engine
houses and grounds, Tor the purpose Of preserv-
!nc order in and around their engine houses.
and il snail be their special duty to prevent
tho practice Of frequentng and bunking in their
engine houses, respectively: and If any engine
keeper shall fail in the diligcnt discharge Of
the police duties assigned him by this aud other
ordinances of the said city, he shall, on convic-
ton thereof, before q Justice of the Peace in
and for Allegany county, forfeit and pay fine
Of not less than one dollar nor more than FIVE
dollars. to be retained out Of the annual apprc-
pratipn Of the company Of which he may be u
member.
SIC. 5ru. be il enacted and ordained. That
it shall no. be lawful for any of tho FIRE comna-
MES to throw water, by way of trial. at on
any building in the city, contrary to the wishes,
or without the permission of the person or per-
cons having interest therein or control thereof;
any company violating this section shall for.
felt and pay fine of not less than FIVE nor
more than ten dollars for each offence, to be re-
tanned out Of their appropriations.
| SEC. 6ru. BE u enacted and ordained, That
| if the person or persons having control of the
pipe or pipes of any fire engine, shall know
| ingly and wilfully turn the stream of water on
the pipesmen of any other COMPANY, he or they
shall forfeit and pay fine of fse dollars for
every such offence, to be recovered as other fines
and fopleitures on conviction before a Justice of
| the Peace in and for Alegany county. .
SEC TIN. And be ii enacted and ordai-ed,
That this ordinance shall take effect and be in
full fore from and after the day Of its passage,
ond all ordinances and parts of ordinances in
consistent with this, be, and the same 10 hereby
repealed.
Passed March o, 1880.
C. II. oHR, Mayor P. T.
q. B. W. ROPER, Clerk.
March Is, lS60-.Sw.