Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-01-24
ORDINANCE NO. l76.

An ordinance to declare fire limit in
the city of Hattiesburg and to prohibit
and restrain the erection of wooden,
sheet iron, tin or other metal buildings
within said limits. or the enlargement
of any such buildings, and to provide
penalties for the violation of this ordi
nance.
SECTION No. BE it ordained by
the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of
the city of Hattiesburg, that all that
part of said city lying in the following
bounds be and the same is hereby es
tablished as fire limit, to wit:
Beginning at the crossing Of the
Gulf and Ship Island Railroad, and the
New Orleans and North Eastern Rail
road, and run along the main track of
the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad TO
Second street: thence along Second
street to New Orleans street; thence
along New Orleans street to Main street;
thence along Main street to Pine street;
thence along Pine street to Forest street;
thence alol Forest street to the main
track of the New Orleans and North
eastern railroad; thence along the
main track of the New OrleaHs and
Northeastern railroad to the point of
beginning.
SECTION No. 2. Be ii further ordained,
that it shall be unlawful for any person
or persons to erect, or enlarge, or repair
so as to enlarge, any building with wood,
sheet iron, tin or other metal, within the
fire limits described in sec ion No. l of
the ordinance: Provided however that
any person " no shall desire to enlarge
any building in said limits, by using
non-combustible material, shall file his
application for a permit to enlarge such
building, stating what and where the
building is proposed to be enlarged, ard
shwing specifically the kind, character
and extent of the enlargement TO be
made, which said application shall be
accompanied by copy of the plans and
specifications 10 be used in making such
enlargement, wherenpon the mayor and
board of aldermen if they deem it expe-
dent. may grant permit to such per-
son to enlarge such building, according
to the plans and specifications filed with
the application Provided further, that
building made of brick or stone. or of a
combination of brick and stone, may be
covered with slate. iron. tin, zinc Or
other metal
SECTION No 8 Be it further ordained,
that it shall &c the duty OF the city mar
shall to notify any and all persons to re
move all buildings or material being
used 10 the erection of any building, in
violation of this ordinance, and said par
ties fail to remove same as directed by
the marshal, then it shall be the duty of
the marshal to remove, or cause the
same to be removed at once at the ex
pense of the owner, or the contractor
or workmen putting the same there, or
either OF both of them.
sEcTIoN No t. Be it further ordained,
that any person violating the provisions
of this ordinance shall on conviction be
fined not exceeding the sum of one hun
dred dollars, or be imprisoned in the city
Jail not more than thirty days or both
such fine and Imprisonment
SECTION No. 5. Be it further ordained.
that all ordinances, or parts of ordi-
nances, in conflict with this ordinance,
be and the same are hereby repealed,
save as to all violations of said ordi-
nances heretofore committed. they shall
continue in force and effect.
SECTION No Belt further ordained.
that this ordinance take effect and be in
force from and its passage, for the rea-
son that thu safety of the city demands
it, for its protection against fire.
Adopted and approved. this the 18th
day of December, A. D. 1902.
G. w. RICH, Mayor.
Attest:
A. FARLEY. City Clerk. jams