The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-07-09
DUTIES OF
FIRE WARDEN
Some of the Law That Should
be Read by Owners of
Property

In view of the fact that the board
of county commissioners appointed a
ire warden for Winnemucca at the re-
-ent session, it may be we'll to call the
attention of the public to the pro-
visions of the state law regarding the
aew officer and his duties. DistIleC
attorney Warren informs the Silver
state tnat he CONSIDERS this provision
IN important one, and as In the case
II ali other laws whose enactment
depends upon him, TINS law Will BE
sCr,ctly enforced, and tnat any person
falling to comply with It's requlI E.
ments, or violating any OF its pro-
visions will be prosecuted.
The statute governing the duties of
the fire warden and OF property own
ers is found in Chapter LVI. of the
statutes of Nevada, sections and 3,
which read as follows:
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty of the
said fire wardens to go in the day
time and examine ali houses, bui.dingj
o. super-structures within the city,
town or village, where they are acting
as said fire wardens and policemen,
and ascertain, from personal examina
Cion, the condition of all the chin
neys, stovepipes, stoves, tiues, ranges,
CRATES, furnaces or other articles OF
anything used in said house, building
OF super-structure, in which to hold
fire, or to conduct the smoke fIom
any fire; and when any of said ar
ticles or the fixtures thereto are found
u be so defective, in make or mater
ial or so situated as to endanger any
of the property of said city, town OIL
village, or the property of any of the
inhabitants thereof, TO loss from fire
by or ON account of said defects, then
said fire warden shall in writing notify
the owner or occupant of said house,
building or super-structure, where
such defective chimney, fiue or stove
pipe or other article is situated, to re
pair the same so as to prevent dan
ger from fire to the property in said
city, town or village; and said fire
warden shall also direct the manner
il which said repair shall be made;
said fire warden shall also, under the
directions of the chief engineer of the
fire department, where there is one.
and where there is no chief engineer
OF the fire apartment in a city, town
o. village, then under the direction of
the sheriff, shall examine streets, al
leys, outlots and the surrounding of
houses and buildings in such city,
town or village, where he is acting
as such fire warden, and direct the re-
moval, by the owner of the premises,
of any infiammable matter or mater
ial found thereon; and generally to
perform such duties as directed by
the sheriff of the county or the chief
OF the fire department in the city,
town or village, to fully protect the
property of such city, town or village
from loss by conflagration.
Sec. 3. Any person who shall after
being notified by the fire warden to
repair any defective chimney. fiue,
furnace, range, oven, stovepipe or fix
ture Herewith connected, so as to d e.
vent the same from endangering the
property of said city, town or village
from destruction or loss by fire, who
shall neglect or refuse for longer time
than twenty-four hours after notice
In writing to repair the same to COM
ply with the order and direction of
said fire wardens, and shall fail or
refuse to make the required repairs.
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction thereof shall be fined
In any sum not less than $25 and not
to exceed $500, together with the cost
or prosecution in the case.