The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-12
OFFICIAL.

city marshal or any policeman, and
such person or persons so offending
against this section shall, upon con-
Viction before the Police Court of Sa-
vannah, be fined in a sum not exceed
ing fifty 900 dollars or be imprisoned
1or term not exceeding thirty days,
either or both. in the discretion of the
presiding officer of the Police Court.
Firemen-Power to examine chim-
neys, etc.
Section Is. Be it further ordained,
That:
1t shall be lawful for any officer or
member of the, fire department. to ex>
anime into the condition and situation
or any chimney, smoke stack, flue,
stove funnel. or fire place. in this city,
and II any such officer or member OF
the fire department shall find the same
TO be dangerous, or that fire may be
communicated thereby, such officer OF
member of the fire department shah
admonish the owner or occupant to
remove the same, discontinue its USE
or alter 1t so as to remove all danger
from fire, and in case the owner or oc-
cupant shall refuse or neglect to re-
move, alter or discontinue its use, the
superintendent of the fire department
or any fireman assigned to this duty,
is hereby empowered and directed, to
pull down, alter, or remove such CHM
ney, smoke stack, fiue, stove funnel
or fire place at the expense of the
owner or occupant, and should such
owner or occupant oppose any officer
or member of the fire department in
the discharge of this duty, then such
owner or occupant shall, upon con-
viction before the Police Court of Sa-
vannah, be fined in a sum not exceed
Ing fifty (5o) dollars, or be impris-
oned for a term not exceeding thirty
IN, nA
of the presiding officer of the said Po-
lice Court.
Driving or Riding Through Streets at
Fires.
Section 16. Be it further ordained,
That:
1t shall not be lawful for any per-
son to drive or propel any vehicle or
| ride through any street or lane in
which the fire department or a part
thereof is assembled for the purpose of
extinguishing fires, except by the per-
| mission of the officer in command of
| the fire department. And should any
| person attempt to drive or propel any
vehicle or ride through such part OF
| street or lane, in which the fire de-
| partment is assembled as aforesaid,
| such person so offending shall, on con-
| viction thereof in the Police Court of
Savannah, be fined in a sum not ex-
| ceeding thirty dollars, or be impris-
oned for term not exceeding thirty
days, either, or both, in the discretion
| of the presiding officer of said Police
| Court
interfering with Firemen in Discharge
of Duty, OBTAINING, Secreting or In
juring the Implements or Property of
the Fire Department.
Section IL. Be 1t further ordained,
That;
If any person shall modest, interrupt
or interfere with any officer or MEM
Der of the fire department in the per-
formance of his duties, at any time,
or shall detain, secrete or in any way
injure the implements or other prop
erty of the fire department, or shall
drive or propel any vehicle or ride over
any of the hose of the said department,
such person or persons shall, upon
conviction before the Police Court of
Savannah, be fined in a sum not ex-
ceeding one hundred 900 dollars, or
be imprisoned for term not exceed
ing thirty days, either, or both, Ia
the discretion of the presid-
ing officer of the said Police Court
Making, Using, etc., Signal Box Keys
Without Authority
Sec. IS. Be it further ordained
That: 1t shall not be lawful for any
person to make or cause to be made
any key to the fire alarm signal boxes,
to open any such boxes, or to buy, SELL
give or otherwise dispose of or use
any key now or hereafter to be in ex-
istence, belonging to or fitting the
locks of such signal boxes, without
written authority from the superin-
tendent of the fire department, so to
do. Any person or persons violating
this section of this ordinance shall, on
conviction, thereof before the Police
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bic for each and every such offense, to
a fine not exceeding one hundred Q0O)
dollars or be imprisoned for term
not exceeding thirty days, either, or
both, in the discretion of the officer
presiding in said Police Court.
Giving False Alarms WillfuIly, ETC.
Sec. 10. Be it further ordained,
That any person or persons who shall
Willfully give or cause to be given any
false alarm of fire, either by telephone,
from street alarm box or boxes or
otherwise. or shan break or cause to
be broken any fire alarm signal box
or any pole, post or wire connected
with said fire alarm telegraph, or who
shall injure. or. in any manner, inter-
fere with or interrupt the same or any
part thereof or the working of same,
such person or persons shall, on con-
viction before the Police Court of Sa-
such offense, sum of not more than
one hundred 900 dollars, or be i'm
prisoned for term not exceeding thir-
ty days. either, or both, in the discre-
ton of the presiding officer of said Po-
lice Court.
1t shall. however. be lawful for the
superintendent of the fire department
to have sounded test alarms, from such
street or other alarm boxes, as he NAV
desire at any time.
To Prevent the Use of the Rotary
Gong
Sec. 20. Be it further ordained,
That:
1. It shall be unlawful for a
street car OF other company or any
person operating or using any vehicle
in the city of Savannah and on the
streets thereof, except the fire depart
ment, to use rotary gong.
2. Any company or person vio-
lating this section of this ordinance,
shall be subject, on conviction, before
the Police Court of the city of Sayan-
nah, to a fine not exceeding twenty-five
(25) dollars and imprisonment not to
exceed ten Q0) days, either, or both,
in the discretion of the court for each
and every days violation thereof.
Sec. 81. Be it further ordained
That all ordinances and parts of ordi-
nances in conflict with this ordinance
be, and the same are hereby repealed
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Alderman Thomas
Resolved That the Committee on OPP
ening Streets and City Lots be empow-
cred through the director of public
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