Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1860-03-29
Supplement

SuPe3SAASAs
To Ordinance No. %, entitled,
can Ordinance for the better
protection of the Fire Depart
ment of the City of Cumber-
land
SECTION lsT. DO II enacted and Ordained by
tho Mayor and Counciin'n of'fhc city Of Cum
bertrand, That it shall not be lawful for any per-
| son or persons to he found lounginE or loafng
| in r about any of the Engine Houses belong
ing 10 said city, or to be in about such En- gino
| Houses after night, unless he or they be mem.
beers of the fire company having charge Of such
| Engine House: any person or persons 20 offend
| ing shall forfeit and pay fine of not less than
| one nor more than two dollars for each and ev'
| cry offence, to be recovered before Justice Of
| tho Peace in and for Al.egany County Pro-
| rided that this shall not apply to such members
| of other companies as may be there by invita-
| ton of the President other directors of such
| fire company.
SEC IND. And be il enacted, That il shall
| not be lawful for any person or persons. whether
members or not, of any of the snid fire compa-
MES, except the officers herein named, to fro.
quent any of the said Engine Houses, for the
purpose of lodging or bunking therein, and any
person so offending shall forfeit and pay to said
city, fine of not less than one nor more than
three dollars, for each and every offence to be
| recovered before Justice of the Peace in and
for Allegany County.
SEC 3RD. BE IL enacted and ordained, That
| the Presidents and Vice Presidents of the seve-
| raj fire companies in said city, together with
| four mombers from each of said companies to
be by them selected, be and they are hereby in
vested with all the powers of city police Of
| fcers for the purpose of preserving order ant
enforcing the ordinances Of said city in going
| to- ing the time of, and returning from fire,
and false alarms.
| SEC. 4TH. And be IL enacted and ordained
That the engine keepers of the several fire com.
| panies be and they are hereby invested with all
| the powers Of any of the city police officers
within the limits of their respective engine
houses and grounds for the purpose of Trcserv
| ing order in md around their engine houFes
and it shall no their special duty to prevent
the practice of frequentrg and bunSing in their
engine houses, respectively; and if any engine
keeper shall fail in the diligcut discharge Of
| the police duties assigned him by this and other
ordinauces of the said city he shall, on convG.
| ,inp thereof. before n Justice of the Peace in
and for Ai!egany county, forfeit and pay fine
| of not less thnn one dollar nor more than five
dollars, to be retained out Of the annual nrpro-
priation Of the company Of which he nay be
member.
| SEC. 5TH. BE il enacted and orjdined, Tina.
| it shall not be lawful for any Of the fire compa-
MES to throw water, by way of trial. ut or on
any building in the city, contrary to tie wishos.
| or without tho permission of the person or per.
sons having interest therein or control thereof:
my company violating this section shall for
felt and rny fine of not less than five nor
more than ten dollars for each offence, to be re-
| tanned out of their appropriations.
SEC. 6TH. BE ~ enacted and ordained That
if the person or persons having control Of the
pipe or pipes of any fire engine, shall know
ngly and wilfully turn the stream of water on
the pipcsmen of any other company, he or they
shall forfeit and pay fine of five dollars for
every such offence, to be recovered as other fines
and forfeitures conviction before n Justice of
the Peace in and for Allegany county.
SEC. 7rH. And be IL enacted and oTaaired,
That this ordinance shall take effect and be in
full for from and n iter the day Of its passage,
ond all ordinances and parts Of ordinances in
consistent with this, be, and the same is hereby
repealed.
Passed March 5, 1860.
c. II. DIR, Mayor p. r.
G. B. W. RorER, Clerk.
March Is, lsf0--3w.