The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-10-02
AN ACT

To amend Sections 331, 1913, 1877, 33S and
339 of the Civil Code of the Fire Depart
ment of Honolulu.
Be it enacted by the King and the Legisla-
the assembly of the HdsUaiidn Islands,
in the Legislature of the Kingdom assem-
bLed.
Section l. That Section 33I is hereby
amended so that the Section as amended
shall read as follows
"Section 331. There shall be a Fire
Department for the City of Honolulu, which
shall consist of a Chief Engineer, two Assis-
ant Engineers, one Fire Marshal and as
many Firemen assmay be approved by the
Representatives of the Department chosen
according to its laws.'
Section 9. That Section 333 of the said
Code be and the same is hereby amended by
striking out on the first line the words "four
fire wardens" and inserting in the place
thereof the words Fire Marshal" so that
the Section as amended shall read as
follows:
"Section 1913. The Fire Marshal shall
be elected annually by the Representatives
of the Department"
Section 8. That Section 1877 of the said
Code be and the same is hereby amended
shall read as follows
"Section 1877. The Fire Marshal shall
divide the City of Honolulu into four dis
tricts, and report their boundaries to the
Chief Engineer for the purpose of making
the visitations provided for in the next Sec
ton and he shall keep a record of the
names of the occupants of the houses or
other buildings when he shall observe any
violations of the provisions of this law"
Section a. That Section 33S of the said
Code be and the same is hereby amended by
striking out in the first line the words "Fire
Marshal I" so that the Section as amended
shall read as follows
"Section 33S. 1t shall be the duty of
the Fire Marshal twice in every year, and
as much oftener as he may deem proper, to
examine the dwelling houses and other
buildings in the respective districts for the
purpose of as%certaining any violations of this
law and also to examine the fire places,
hearths, chimneys, stoves and stove-pipes in
the respective districts, and upon finding
any of them defective, he shall direct the
owner by written notice, to alter, remove or
amend the same and in case of neglect so
to do, the party offending on conviction,
shall forfeit and pay twenty-five dollars for
the benefit of the Fire Department, and for
every day of the times allotted for such al
t~eration, removal or amendment, the party
so offending shall forfeit and pay the further
sum of ten dollars, and the Fire Marshal
may make such alteration, removal or
amendment at the expense of said owner or
occupants"
Section 5. That Section 339 of the said
Code be and the same is hereby amended,
so that the Section as amended shall read
as follows:
"Section 339. 1t shall be the duty of
the Eiro Marshal IN prococrfa oil parcoDc
guilty of a violation of any of the provisions
of this law, before the Police Court of Homo
lulu, and he shall pay over all fines col
lecred to the Treasurer of the Fire Depart
ment, deducting 90 per cent. of such fines
for his services"
Section 6. This Act shall become a law
from and after the date of its passage, and
all laws and parts of laws in contravention
herewith are hereby repealed.
Approved the 18th day of August A. D.
1880. KALAKAUA R.