The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1866-09-20
An Ordinance,
Entitled IAN Ordinance. for the Proven
fioy. of Fires

Entitled IAN OrdinaEce- for the Proven.
fioE of Fires
SECTION l. Be it ordained bv the Common Council
OF the City of Richmond that person shall erect or
cause 10 be erected auy lot, part of lot Ia si
city, being IN The space in sail tits enclosed ~ me
'"howing named boundaries, to-wlt: Commencing AZ
th4 corner of Walnut and Trout Streets thence East
aiong Walnut Street TO Eighth Street thepee NoTth
Eighth Street tn Main, thence East Main 10 the
Corporation line. thence North said eoriN'rstseh
Inc - East broadway, tbenee Ne>t en- said last
Broadway to Spring Street - Front street thence
South said Front Street - the place ri efslf<,
any building, or addition 70 any oatllng heretas"F
erected unless the Walls thereof be composed
Of arlek or stone, with mortar: And any person
violating the provisions OF this section shaft. On con
yieton before the Mayer De ned therefor, N sum
not exceesing hfty dollars and fer each and every
days continuance CT said vilaron after tue fTst eaa-
vlctlon, the offender be fined by the N2Ior net
less than ten, than ity dollars, provided,
however, tins section shall not apply 70 prisies less
than ten feet IN height. Ii shall be the duty of the
Marshal, whenever any such building, or addition to
any building has been erected in violation of the above
prohibton to report the same TO the Mayor. showing
Inc description anu situation OF the building or ad1l-
ton, and the time it erected and the Mayor shall
thereuPon issue his to she Marshal to take
down such building or addition so erected
IN violation Of this section.
SEC. 2, Whenever any such framed or wooden buil-
Ding heretofore erected within the limits defined IN
the preceding section shall DE removed, the
shah not be relocated within said limits, but shall be
removed without the same and person convicted
before said Mayor of having relocated such building
within sald limits shah be fined, therefor, equally
for the first erection of such building and such build
ing shall be removed, in the preceding ion pro-
yidei.
SEC. 3, If any person shall, any fire in said City
plumber embezze, convey away, conceal any goods
property, and shall not. within twenty -four hours
after such fire, make delivery, give nor nation OF
the 10 the owner owners thereof, if known,
otherwise to the chief Engineer, Marshal some
member of the Council, and when, under the ercum
stances, such act not amount to larceny, or TO
the offence of receiving stolen goods, knowing them
to have been stolen such person SHALL conviction
of such oense before the Mayor, be fined in any sum
SEC. 4, Any person who shall throw or IRE any
sauib cracker, rocket fireworks, any ball set
fire. in said city, shall, conviction of such ofense
before said Mayor, be fined therefor in any sum not
exceeding ten dollars; and any person who shall sell
to any minor in the city fire crackers, squib,
rocket any other fireworks, shall, conviction
before the Mayor, be fined in any not exceeding
fifty dollars Any person using stove,ppe in said
city for burning fuel and who shall neglect to
the same in its passage through woodwork, to be
made secure from occasionng Ignition, or who shall
place any stove-pipe so as to discharge smoke into
any public street alley, shall, conviction before
the Mayor of being guilty of either of such ofenses
be fined, therefor, IN any sum not exceeding twenty
dollars
SEC. 5. Any person firing causing to be fred,
any sre alley, lot yard, in said city. any shaw
ngs hay, straw, or other combustibie MATERIAL be
tween the sunset of one day and daylight OF the next
morning, shall, conviction of such offense before
said Mayor, be fined therefor in any sum not exceed
ing ten dollars
SEC s. If the Marshal or either of the Police deem
fire. set kindled any street. alley, lot of
said city, creative of danger he shall cause the
set or caused II to be set and refusing on the order
of the officers aforesaid, extingush the
forthwith, shall, on conviction of such ofense
before the Mayor be fned in any sum not exceeding
fifty dollars.
SEC Z, Any occupant of any house in
said city, where shavings may be made accumulat
ed shall cause the same to be removed and carefully
burned often, at least in six days, and on
failure to do So conviction before the Mayor, be
fined in any not exceeding five dollars.
SEC s, The City Engineer shall gives five days
written notice to the owner owners of any building
by him deemed dangerous from decay want of repairs
any other cause, alter, repair, remove the
same, setting forth briefly in such notice the partcu
lar repairs or alterations to be made and if said own
err be not residents of sail city, said Engi-
shall have such notice posted up IN at least five
public places therein.
SIC IL, IT, after five days notice, the owner his
Agent shall not proceed to repair, secure,
the building edifice, and make the secure,
with reasonable dispatch the Engineer shall report
the Mayor the condition of the building or edhce, its
situation and danger apprehended; the Mayor, upon
being satisfied by such report otherwise. OF the
alleged danger to the public, shall issue his Warrant
10 the Engineer take down remove said building
or structure which he shall execute accordingly. and
the shall be liable to action be brought in
the corporate name of the City for the amount of the
expense.
SEC H. The Chief Fire Engineer of the City is
hereby required to search any building standing in a
compact portion of the city and in which there is
cause suspect the keeping of gunpowder in a guam
tity greater than twenty-five pounds; and in of
such discovery, in such quantity it shall be seized by
such Eng and removed to safe place, and it
shall be his duty to prosecute the owner occupant
of the building before the Mayor, and the defendant
upon being convicted of the oense, shall be fined in
any sum exceeding fifty dollars, and cost of the
removal of said powder.
SEc. ID, Any person who shall keep, or knowingly
suffer be kept, in any building, quantity of gun
powder greater than twenty-five pounds, who shall
aid in, or have knowledge of such keeping, without
giving immediate notice thereof to said Engineer
Marshal shall, conviction of such oense before said
Mayor, be fined in any not exceeding ten dollars
SEC. IA. All gunpowder, kept in quantities (for
tail less than twenty five pounds shall at all times be
kent a N