The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1904-01-21
AN ORDINANCE.
Providing for Regulations Concern
ing Fires and Against Interference
With Fire Alarms, Hose and
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thorlzed and empowered TO keep
away from the vicinity of any
fire, all disorderly, idle or suspi-
cious persons, and TO aren't, re-
strain and imprison any such per-
sou who shall fail or refuse
TO obey orders, or in anywise in
terfere or put themselves in the
way of the liremen, or in anywise
interfere with or handle any
goods, and all such persons so ar
rested, restrained or imprisoned,
shall be deemed and held guilty
of IL misdemcanor, and on cOnvic-
tion thereof shall be fined in any
sum not less than five nor more
than one hundred dollars, or be
imprisoned for period not eX-
ceeding fifteen days, or both fined
and imprisoned in the discretion
of the court.
Art 2. Each member Of the
department., when on duty at
fires, shall be compelled to APP
pear in the uniform of his com
pany, or wearing the badge,
adopted to Re worn, in conspi-
cuous place.
Art. 3. In all cases when the fire
department shall be called out
by an alarm of fire, they shall
have the exclusive right-of way
over the streets, lanes, avenues,
alleys and public squares of the
city, provided that the driver of
the hook and ladder truck and
hose carriage shall be required to
sound his gong at least four times
in every block travelled over in
going to such fire, and shall keep
as near the middle of the street
as possible; and when the gong
is sounded, as above required, it
shall be the duty Of all persons
to give the way to said fire APP
paratus, and in no case shall the
driver, or any fireman of the city,
be held responsible for any dam
age done to any carriage, buggy,
wagon, cart, dray, or other vehi-
Gle, or to any person or animal,
by reason of said fire apparatus
coming into collision with any
such vehicle, person or animal
above mentioned, unless it can be
shown that such collision was
wanton and malicious, or that
the gong was not sounded as
above required.
Art. 4. Whenever a fire shall
have occurred in this city, it
shall be the duty of the mayor,
on the written application of any
insurance agent interested therein,
or of two or more freeholders, to
make an examination into the
cause or origin thereof, and if he
deem it necessary, may take any
testimony using the same rules
as are prescribed by law for eX-
amining courts in criminal cases,
and if he finds sufficient cause
therefor, may direct the city at
torney to proceed as prescribed by
law against any persons found to
be implicated in causing such
fire, and the same fees shall be
allowed and paid by the city, in
such cases, as are allowed by the
state in criminal examinations
before Justices of the peace.
Art. 5. 1t shall not be lawful
for any person under any pretext
whatever, other than for the pur-
poses for which they were intended
in the fire department, to take or
use any engine, truck, ladder,
bucket axe or other apparatus
belonging to or in the possession
of the department, or any MEM
Der or company thereof, or to
break, deface or injure the same,
o. to pass on or over the hose of
any fire company with II vehi-
Gle, and any person violating any
provisions of this article shall he
deemed guilty of misdemeanor,
and on conviction shall be
fined not less than one nor more
than twenty-five dollars.
Art. 6 If any person shall
falsely or maliclously, by any
means whatever, give an alarm of
fire when there is no fire, such
person shall upon conviction be
fined in any sum not exceeding
one hundred dollars.
Art. Z. No person except with
or by the authority of the chief
or assistant chief Of the fire de-
partment, except as provided by
law, shall be allowed to open any
fire plug under penalties herein
after provided.
Art, s. No person belonging
to the fire department shall, ex
cept in case of fire, use such fire
E plu IS for the purpose or practicinG
: with hose or engine without eX