The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-07-17
An Ordinance
Regulating the Construction Of Build.
,ngs and Chimneys in the Town Of
Kingstree. S. G.

Be it ordained by the Intenlant and
Wardens Of the town Of kinsStree,
$. c., in Council assembled and by the
authority of the same:
l. That it shall not be lawful to
build. erect or construct, or in any wise
place any building framed Of weod or
having more wood on the outside Of
the building other than required for
door and window frames, doors. shut
tiers, sashts, porticos and piazzas,
shall be deemed wooden building
and subject to all the penalties herein
after prescribed, except such build
ings as shall have the sanction and APP
prOyai Of Council before the same shall
be commenced" " to Yit: All that terri
tory. commencing from the railroad
crossing, on Main street, and EXTEND
ing to Jail street. and embracing All Of
the lots on both sides Of the street.
represented on town map as Main
street; also on Academy street betwean
Railroad and PorIer StreetS, on both
sides Of the same; also all that block
upon which the Court House stands.
bounded North by Main street. West
by Jail Ssreet, South by unnamed street,
intersecting Jail and Academy streets
and East by Academy street. Pro-
ylded, That all lots on North side Of
unnamed street, running from Jail
street to Academy street, also all lots
not bounded on Main street. between
Academy street apd the railroad, be
exempted from tn, building limits
2. Any building framed Of wood, or
having more wood on the outside Of
the building, than that required for
door and window frames, doors or shut
ters, sasheS, portiCOS and piazzas shall
be deemed a wooden build ing, subject
to the penalties hereinafter prescribed;
and the roof Of every building and
every piazza and porticO shall be coY-
cred with some material not combusti-
bic, otherwise they shall be dermed
each to be wooden building and sub.
ject to the penalties hereinafter pre-
scribed for the erection Of wooden
buildings.
3. Any person or persons who shall
erect any buildings Contrary 70 the
provisions Of this Ordinance, or any
of the lots or territory described in the
| first section o. this Ordinance upon
proof to conviction. stall be fiuea in
the SUN of Fifty 1850 0U) Dollars TO De
recovered before the Intendant's court.
4. That every person who shall be
employed in the building or con>truc-
tion Of any building contrary to the
provisions Of tl.iS Ordinance shall, on
conviction thereof before the Intend
ants court, forfeit and pay to the
Town the sum Of Five $500 Dollars
per day for each and every day he may
be so employed.
5. That whenever hereafter any
building already erected, shall be
rooted or covered as new buildings are
hereby directed to be provided apor,
written application describing the erec-
tion, alteration or Improvement, or
repairs desired, and for good cause
shown, Council may allow such buiid-
| ings, repairs, etc. in accordance with
the original construction Of said build
| ing,
s. 1t shall not be lawful to build Or
construct, or cause 10 be built or con-
structed, any chimney in any frame or
wooden building within the Town OF
Kingstree, S. G., unless such chimney
shall be commenced from the founda-
tion Of the said frame or wooden build
ing, and be constructed Of brick or
stone, and the said chimney, whether
10 wooden, frame, brick or stone
buildings, shall rise at least two feet
above the ridge or highest part OF the
roof of the said building out Of which
it projects.
I. 1t shall not be lawful to build or
construct, or cause to b.. built or con-
structed any hearth in any building
whatever, unless the said hearth shall
rest upon All arch Of brick or stone.
8. All flues for stores. when built up
on wooden joist4. shall be constructed
in the following manner, to-wit: FlueS
shall rest on foundation lad on ceiling
joist with two bars Of iron, 3Xf inches.
extending from joiSt to joist, ana an
iron plate a inches thick, resting on
said iron bars over hole in center suf-
ticient for reception of pipe with wood
| work not closer than two feet from out
to out on which to erect brick work.
8. Any person offending against any
of the foregoing provisions shall be
subject TO IL fne Of Fifteen $4,000
Dollars fol each week that the said
chimney, hearth or stove flue shal! re-
main erected contrary to the provisions
OF this Ordinance.
Ratified the l4th day Of July. \: D.,
1902. JOHN A. KELLEY,
Intendant.
". R. LEVIN.
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