The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-03-14

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triets Of Honolulu, when running to a
fire, and such apparatus, together with
all other vehicles thereto, excepting
street cars, shall take and keep the right
side of the street, unless the same be OBJ
structed, and all street cars in the vicin-
ity OF any such apparatus going to a fire,
shall retard or accelerate their speed, as
may De required, in order to
give the apparatus OF the Fire Depart
ment the unobstructed use of the street
for the time being.
SECTION l6. No person, or persons,
having the control OF any vehicle shall
wilfully or carelessly permit the same to
obstruct the progress OF the apparatus of
the Honolulu Fire Department going to
fire.
SECTION II. Whoever wilfully, wanton-
ly or maliciously obstructs or retards the
passage of an engine, or any fire appar-
atus OF the Fire Department. while going
to or at fire, shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof, shall be punished by fine not
exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars.
SECTION Is. Every building occupied
as dwelling house, or as store-house,
or a regular place OF business in Homo
lulu, shall be furnished with at least two
fire buckets, which shall be kept in good
condition, ready for use, in conspicuous
place, and upon which the name OF the
owner shall be painted, provided that an
order to that effect in writing or printing
shall first be given to occupants OF any
such building by the Chief Engineer;
and all such occupants who shall receive
such order shall within five days there
after, provide, furnish and maintain FIRE
buckets as aforesaid.
SECTION 10. The occupant, or occu-
pants, of any building which may be ON
fire, or in danger from any fire in its vi
cinity, in which any explosive material
or compound shall be stored or kept,
shall, Immediately after the breaking
out of such fire, give notice to the Chief
Engineer or either OF the Foremen who
may be in command at such fire, OF the
nature, quantity and place OF storage of
such explosive substance or compound,
and shall also at said time give like no.
tice to the owners or occupants Of all ad-
jacent buildings.
SECTION 20. No person shall give will
fully false alarm OF fire in Honolulu.
SECTION 81. Whosoever purloins, en-
beetles, conveys away or conceals any
furniture, goods, clothes, merchandise or
effects, or property OF persons whose
houses, buildings, property or effects are
on fire, or endangered thereby, and does
not within twenty-four hours return
the same, or give notice OF his
possession thereof to the owner, if
known, or if unknown, to the Chief
Engineer, or the Marshal and
his deputies, shall be deemed guilty OF
larceny, and upon conviction thereof
shall be punished as provided by law.
SECTION %. Any person violating any
provisions of this Act shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and on convic-
ton shall unless provided herein
be punished by a fine in a sum
Of not more than two hundred and fifty
dollars.
SECTION 90. the Chief Engineer Of
the Fire Department, the Foreman OF a
and the Marshal and his Depu-
ties, are directed to make complaints for
violations OF the provisions of this Act.
SECTION "a. The District Magistrate
shall have jurisdiction to try and deter
mine all misdemeanors arising under
this Act, and all complaints for the VIC
lation of any of the provisions OF this
Act, and to impose any of the penalties
berein prescribed,
SECTION %. The Board OF Commits
sioners, the Chief Engineer, the Fore
man OF each company, and the paid
members OF the Fire Department, in
active, regular employment, shall be ex-
empt from being empanelled or returned
Upon any juries or inquests, and the
names OF such persons shall be registered
With the Clerk OF the Supreme Court,
md with the Marshal, by the Chief En-
yineer.
SECTION 26. The City OF Honolulu,
or the purposes OF this law, shall COM
Prise all the space within radius Of two
niles from the present site Of the Bell
Tower.
SECTION q. The salary OF the Chief
Engineer and all other salaries and
wages of the paid fire companies shall be
by the Board Of Commission
rs with the consent OF the Executive
Jouncil.
SECTION %. Chapter 45 of the laws of |
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