The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-04

/ of the Acts of the General Assembly of
: Maryland of the session 1894, be and
] the same are hereby repealed, and here
/ py re-enacted, so as To read as follows:
Section ?. And be it enacted. 1t shall
! De the duty of the said Fire Marshal
/ or the Deputy Fire Marshal herein
after created to examine into the
causes. circumstances and origin of all
! hreS occurring within the State to
/ which his attention may be called,
4 and which in his Judgment requires
I examination; and in making said eX-
amlnations the said Fire Marshal or
/ Deputy Fire Marshal may, when in his
/ judgment said proceedings are neces-
Sary. take the testimony on oath of all
| persons supposed TO be cognizant of any
tactS. or to have the means of knowledge
/ in relation to the matters herein re-
4 CURED to be examined and inquired into.
1 ana 10 cause the said testimony to he
| reduced to writing; and when in his
/ judgment such examination dtSCioSeS
! that the fire was of inCCndiary origin.
I the Fire Marshal or Deputy Fire Mar
/ shall may cause the supposed incendiary
/ TO be arrested and charged with the
/ crime, and shall transmit Il copy of
/ the testimony so taken to the states
] Attorney for the county or city wherein
! said fire occurred; and upon the re-
quest OF the owner or insurer of any
property destroyed by fire the said
/ Fire Marshal or Deputy Fire Marshal
shall make a written report to the
I person requesting the same. of the re-
: SUIT o. the examination made by him
, regarding said propertN. and said Fire
Marshal shall annually report to the
! Governor the results of an eXamina-
tons made by him and the Deputy
| Fire Marshal
Section ,. And he il enacted, That
! the Fire Marshal and Deputy Fire Mar
| sinai, in the absence of the Fire Mar
J shall shall have power to subpoena
! witnesses and to compel their atten-
dance before him or them to testify
To s1af
! ny the provisions of this Act. a subject
| of inquiry and investigation by the
| said Fire Marshal or Deputy Fire Mar
/ ShaL and shall also have power to
! cause TO be produced before him. or
i them, such papers as he or they may
! require in making such examinations;
/ the said Fire Marshal and DEPUTY Fire
4 MarShai. in the absence of the Fire
Marshal, shall be and they are hereby
! authorized to administer oaths and af-
! hrmatonS to persons appearing as wit
nesses before him, or them: and false
| swearing IN any matter of proceeding
aforesaid shall be deemed perjury and
! snail be punishable as such: and the
/ said Fire Marshal and Deputy Fire
| Marshal shall have the authority at
] an times of the day or night, in per-
( torrance of the duties imposed by
/ the provisions of this Act to enter upon
ana examine any building OF premises
| where any fires shall have occurred
or which at the time may be burning.
anu also Nle power To enter n
any time any building adjacent to
, that in which the fire occurred should
! ne deem II necessary in the proper dis
charge of his duties and the said Fire
Marshal and Deputy Fire Marshal shall
nave authority to inspect public build
lnSs' such as school houses churches
opera houses. theatres, hospitals. as
ylums. public halls, factories. hotels
ana other buildings of like character
and to compel the owner or owners
! thereof to provide sufficient fire cs-
capes or other means of exit as
he the said Fire Marshal. shall direct
Tor the benefit and safety of the oc-
cupants of said building and the
said Fire Marshal shall give thirty
days notice to the owner or own
ers of such buildings to provide such
hre escapes or other means of exit
as IN his judgment shall be deemed
necessary. and upon failure or refusal
OF the said owner or owners of such
buildings to comply with the said notice
OF the said Fire Marshal. the said Fire
| MARSHAL shall cause the said person or
persons to be arrested. and upon con-
/ Nlctlon before any Justice of the Peace
1 OF the city of county of the State of
Maryland wherein the owner or own
erS reside, or the respective building
or buildings may be located. they shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemanor, and
! Shall pay the fine of not more than one
hundred dollars (S100 or less than
| twenty five dollars CS25) for each of
Tense. and an additional fine of FIVE
dollars $50 for each and every day
thereafter such violations shall con-
tinue, and if the accused shall feel
himself aggrieVed by the Judgment
of the Justice of the Peace. he shall
have the right Of appeal to the Cir
cult Court for the county and have a
Jury trial; this Act shall. however. not
connect with any existing laws now
fully covering the same in any of the
land.
Section I. And he il enacted. That
the entire EXPENSES OF the Office here
bY created shall not eXCede tiftY-ive
hundred dollars (S6.500i a year. which
snail be paid out of money paid into
the State Treasury by or for the in
surance companies doing business in
this state; and Immediately upon the
qualification of the Fire Marshal as
provided herein. the Treasurer of the
State shall. upon the warrant of the
Comptroiler pay to the said Fire Mar
sinai the sum of twenty-seVen hundred
and fifty dollars S2.750), and the like
sum at the expiration of each succeed
ing period OF six months. and out of
the moneys thus by said Fire Mar
sinai received. he shall pay himself a
salary of twenty-five hundred dollars
$1,000 per annum. payable in monthly
Instruments and he shall have the
power and authority and shall appoint
deputy ERE Marshal who shall also
act as clerk to the Fire Marshal and
who shall have all the powers and au-
thority herein enumerated and granted
to him. to whom the said Fire Marshal
snail pay the sum of twelve hundred
dollars (S1,200) as n salary per annum
also payable in equal monthly install
mentS; he shall also be allowed out
of said moneys a sum not exceeding
five hundred dollars ($500) a. year for
office rent. and may from time to time
employ such other clerical and other
assistants. and provide himself and
the Deputy Fire Marshal with such
means of conveyance as in his Judge
ment the necessities of the office re-
cure; and when in the proper dis
charge of their duties the said Fire
Marshal and Deputy Fire Marshal shall
be compelled to go outside of the linn
its of the city of Baltimore or the
place OF their residence. they shall he
allowed their travelling hotel and other
necessary expenses: he shall also pro-
vide himself with such office fixtures
ana appliances as the needs of the
office may require; and at the end of
each year. accounting from the date
Of his qualification as Fire Marshal.
he shall make to the Comptroller. nm
der oath. a full report of the receipts
and disbursements received and made
by him during the proceeding year
and shall at the same time pay into
| the state Treasury any balance of said
sum of fiftyfve hundred dollars ($5.-
5000 that may then remain unexpend-
ed; and the said Fire Marshal shall
keep or cause to be kept full and ac-
| curate account of the finances of his
office. and shall also keep or cause to
be kept an accurate account of his
| official Acts.
Section >. And be 1t enacted. That
the Fire Marshal shall have an Office in
| the city of Baltimore. but in making
examinations as to fires occurring ont
| side of the city Of Baltimore. the Fire
| Marshal or the DEPUTY Fire Marshal
or both when. in his judgment. the