The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-10
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subject and liable, for each and every
offense, to a fine of not more than one
hundred QO0) dollars, and to imprison-
ment not exceeding thirty days, either
or both at the discretion of the officer
presiding in the Police Court.
| SUPERINTENDENT Authorized to Pull
Down or Blow Up Houses to Pre-
vent Spread of Fires
Sec. 10. Be it further ordained, That:
1t shall be lawful at any fire for the
SUPERINTENDENT of the fire department,
or in his absence the assistant SUPER
! intendent, and he is hereby author
| lied and empowered, to order and COM
mand any person or persons to pull
! down or blow up any house or houses
| or other buildings, which he may judge
absolutely necessary to be pulled down
! or blown up for preventing the further
| spreading of the fire, and if any person
| or persons not SO ordered and COM
manded by the superintendent of the
| fire department or assistant supertn-
| tendent as aforesaid, shall aid or assist
! in any manner to pull down or blow up,
! or shall proceed with such purpose to
| injure in any manner any house or
| houses during the progress OF flre, ne
or they shall be Immediately arrested
! by any of the firemen or policemen
| and upon conviction thereof in the 20
| lice Court of Savannah, shall be fined
! in a sum not exceeding one hundred
! QO0) dollars, Or thirty days impris-
onment. either or both, at the discre-
ton of the officer presiding in the Po-
! lice Court.
Firemen, Authority to Enter Houses
Sec. IA. Be it further ordained, That:
1t shall be lawful for any officer or
member of the fire department to en-
| ter into any house, store, warehouse,
stable, yard or building in this city
| whenever they shall see occasion, or
whenever they are directed to do so
! by the superintendent of the fire de-
! partment, and enquire, search for ana
| examine if any quantities of gun pow
| der, explosives, chemicals, hay straw,
! cotton, turpentine, oils, gasoline, ben
zine, tar, pitch, excelsior moss, shaw
| ings or any inflammable or combustl-
| BILE material of any kind or character
are lodged, stored or kept in any such
| place which may be in danger of TAX
| ing fire. or which may be in any way
| exposed to danger from fire, and II
| the said officer or member of the hre
| department finds that there is appar-
| ent danger therefrom, to life or prop
erty, he shall admenish the owner or
| occupant of such yard, enclosure or
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| twenty-four (2D hours, or take neces-
sary and safe precautions as to same,
! as the superintendent of the fire de-
| partment may direct, within twenty
four ga hours, and in case such own
er or occupant shall refuse or neglect
| to remove the same or to put into eX-
ecution the precautions directed by the
superintendent of the fire department
within the time specified, after writ
ten notice has been given, the said
superintendent of the fire department
is hereby empowered and directed TO
| remove the same and have same lodg-
ed in some more secure place at the
charge and risk of the owner or ten
ant; and should the said superintend-
ent of the fire department. or any
! firemen assigned to this duty be OPP
posed in the removal of said infiam-
| mable and combustible material 1t
| shall be the duty of the superintend-
| ent of the fire department to inform
| the Mayor or Acting Mayor, who shall
cause the said material to be imme-
diately removed at the expense of the
owners or occupants, by written or
ders given to the city marshal or any
policeman, and such person or persons
so offending against this section shall,
upon conviction before the Police Court
| of Savannah, be fined in sum not
| exceeding one hundred Q00 dollars,
or be imprisoned for a term not ex-
ceeding thirty days, either or both, in
the discretion of the presiding officer
of the Police Court.
Firemen-Power to Examine CHM
| neys, Etc
Sec 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
of any chimney, smokestack, flue, stove
funnel or fireplace in this city, and if
any such officer or member of the fire
department shall find the same to be
! dangerous, or that fire may be COM
| municated thereby, such officer or
member of the fire department shall
admonish the owner or occupant to re-
move the same, discontinue it's use, or
| alter it so as to remove all danger from
| fire, and in case the owner or occu-
| pant shall refuse or neglect to remove,
alter or discontinue its use, the super
intendent of the fire department or any
fireman assigned to this duty is hereby
empowered and directed to pull down,
| alter, or remove such chimney, smoke
stack, fiue, stove funnel or fireplace
| at the expense of the owner or occu-
| pant and should such owner or occu-
| pant oppose any officer or member Of
the fire department in the discharge of
this duty, then such owner or occupant
HOllCG
Court of Savannah, be fined in a sum
not exceeding fifty (50) dollars, or be
! imprisoned for a term not exceeding
thirty days, either or both, in the dis
erection of the presiding officer of the
said Police Court.
Driving or Riding Through Streets
at Fires
Sec. 16. Be it further ordained, That:
1t shall not be lawful for any person
to drive or propel' a vehicle or ride
through any street or lane in which
the fire department or a part thereof
is assembled for the purpose of extin-
gushing fires, except by the permis-
sion of the officer in command of the
| fire department. And should any per-
son attempt to drive or propel any
vehicle or ride through such part of a
street or lane in which the fire de-
| partment is assembled as aforesaid.
such person so offending shall. on con-
| vietion thereof in the Police Court Of
| Savannah be fined in sum not exceed
ing thirty dollars, or be imprisoned for
term not exceeding thirty days, either
or both, in the discretion Of the pre-
siding officer OF said Police Court
| Interfering With Firemen In Dis
charge Of Duty, OBTAINING, Secreting.
or in1uring the Implements or Prop