The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-12-23
AN ACT


SECTION TO SAID ACT TO BE CALLED SECTION oA
Be it Enacted By the King and the Legislature of the
Haooiian Kingdom:
SECTION l. That Section 3 of Chapter XIV. of the
Session Laws of 1888, be and the same is hereby
amended so as to read as follows
"The Minister of the Interior by and with the
approval of the Cabinet shall appoint the Fire Marshal
"The Fire Marshal shall be a competent civil and
mechanical Engineer and shall be removed only for just
cause or by action of the Cabinet.
SECTION 2 That Section of Chapter XIV. of the
Session Laws 1885 be and the same hereby amended
to read as follows
1T shall be the duty of the Fire Marshal
"(a To examine and inspect once every three
months and much oftener he may deem proper all
dwelling houses stores structures, buildings places of
business or occupation and all buildings process of
erection repair construction and all other buildings
and premises within the City of Honolulu and also all
fre-places hearths, chmneys, smoke pipes stacks,
stoves and Stove-ppes steam-bolers and engines and
machines for generating heat gas electricity any
thing likely or which may tend to endanger the property
the adjacent neighboring property premises to
fire destruction for the purposes of aScertanng their
security and stability and their security from danger to
fire or destruction to loss damage from fire. des
tructon danger to life and also that they erected
constructed or maintained used in accordance with
the laws providing for fire. and explosion destruction
and protection of life and property and also reproof
buildings And if the Fire Marshal shall find any of the
same to be defective dangerous in contraventon
of law he shall direct the occupant by written
printed notice to alter amend the same,
and in of neglecting to do, the party offending
shall be guilty OF misdemeanor.
"(D. To carefully examine and inspect the plans
specifications and location of all buildings structures
or parts of the intended to be erected placed
removed or constructed within the City of Honolulu
together with the intended location of all fire places
cooking stoves, chmneys, fues, steam boilers and
engines and machines for generating heat gas or
electricity any thing likely to endanger the property
or premises to fire destruction and if the same be
approved by him in accordance with law and not
dangerous to life and property he shall give certificate
to that effect for which fee of five dollars shall be paid
to the Fire Marshal Government realization to be
turned into the Treasury through the Department of the
Interior
"(9. To ascertain that the laws regulating the
keeping and storing of kerosene OIL petroleum. naptha
benzole spirits of turpentne gasoline and gunpowder
ana all explosive substances mas Deen complied with IN
accordance to the provisions of said laws and in cases of
violation of such laws to that the laws are enforced
60 To keep record of all examinations and
inspections he may make minute of all plans and
specifications submitted to him and names of parties
location and whether approved dsapproved To
keep record of the names the occupants of thehouses
buildings and premises where he may have observed
any violations of the Law To report in writing to the
Minister of the Interior all violations of the laws which
it is his duty to enforced To perform such other
duties as are or may be imposed on him by law
"(e) To make in triplicate at the end of every six
months true and correct report of all fires that may
have occurred within the City of Honolulu, and the
of the party parties suffering loss damage
the location and the nature of the property destroyed
damaged the approximate amount of loss sustained