El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-27
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Legal NOGlCGS.
! the Mayor and City Council: Such OF
flee shall be filled by appointment by
the Mayor, by and with the consent OF
the City Council. within ten days AFTER
| this ordinance shall take effect me
| qualified for the duties of his office
| (and shall be removed only for cause) :
| He shall receive an annual salary OF
/ 10000 dollars, payable in monthly m
| staIlments. as full compensation for his
/ services.
Section 2. The Fire Marshal snail in
vestigate the cause. origin and clrcun-
! stances Of every fire occurring within
| the CITY of I'll Paso, by which property
/ has been destroyed or damaged, ana
| shall especially make investlgatlon as
| to whether such fire was the result OF
| careleSSneSs or design SUCH lnVeSFlsa-
| ton shall be begun within tWenty-1our
| hours, not including Sunday. OF the
| occurrence of such fire The FIRE Mar,
| shall shall keep in his office a record
| of all fires occurring within the city,
! together with all facts, statistics and
! circumstances, including the origin OF
the fires and the amount OF the loss,
which NAV be determined by the inveS-
| tigation required by this ordinance
Such record shall at all times be open
to public inspection.
Section 8. The Fire Marshal when in
his opinion further investigation Is nee
essary. shall take or cause to be taken
the testimony on oath. OF all persons
or to have means of knowledge In rela-
ton to the matter as 10 which an exam
nation is herein required to be mace;
and shall cause the same TO De reduced
to writing; and if he shall be OF the
opinion that there is evidence Suff1clent
to charge any person with the crime
of arson, or with the attempt to COM
nit the crime of arson, or of conspiracy
70 defraUd. or criminal conduct in con-
nection with such fire. he snail cause
such DerSOn to be arrested and charged
iii often either of them. and
shall furnish TO the proper prosecuting
attorney all such evidence, together
with the names of witnesses ana an OF
the information obtained by him, IN
GLIDING a copy of all pertinent and ma
terial testimony taken in the case
Section 4. The Fire Marshal shall
have the power to summon and compei
the attendance Of witnesses before him
to testify in relation to any matter
which is by the provisions of this ordi-
nance 4 subject of inquiry and lnvest1-
cation and may require the production
of any book. paper or document deemed
pertinent thereto. The said Fire Mar
shall is hereby authorized and empow-
cred TO administer oath and affirma-
tions to any persons appearing as wit
neSses before him, and false swearing
in any matter or proceeding aforesaid
shall be perjury and shall be punished
a s such Any witness who refuses TO
be sworn or who refuses to testify or
who disobeys any lawful order of said
Fire Marshal, or who fails or refuses to
produce any book, paper or document
touching any matter under examina-
ton, or who is guilty of any contemptu-
Gus conduct after being summoned to
give testimony in relation to any mat
ter under investigation as aforesaid,
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemean-
or and II shall be the duty of the Fire
Marshal to make complaint against said
person or persons so refusing 10 COM
ply with the summons or order of said
Fire Marshal before any justice OF the
peace, police magistrate or in any court
of record within the city, and upon the
filing of such complaint, such cause
shall proceed in the same manner as
other criminal cases and upon convic-
ton of any such person guilty OF a
violation of the provisions Of this ordi
nance. shall be fined in a sum not ex-
ceeding twenty-five dollars ($25.0O) or
Imprisonment for not exceeding
days; Provided, however. that any per-
son so convicted shall have the right of
appeal. All Investigations held by or
under the direction of the Fire Mar
shall may, in his discretion. be private
and persons other than those required
TO be present may be excluded from
held and witnesses may be kept sepa-
rate and apart from each other and not
allowed to communicate with each 9TH
er until they have been examined.
Section 5. The Fire Marshal shall
have the authority a all times OF day
or night, in the performance of the
duties imposed uDOn him by the provis-
ions of this ordinance TO enter upon
and examine any building or premises
where any fire has occurred. and other
buildings and premises adjoining or
Section s. The Fire Marshal, upon
complaint of any person having an in
terest in any building or property ada |
cent, and without any complaint. shall |
have right at all reasonable hours, |
for the purpose of examination TO en-
ter into and upon all buildings and !
premises within the city. and it shall !
be his duty, quarterly or more often
to enter upon and make or cause to be !
entered upon and made. a thorough ex- !
animation of all mercantile, manufac- /
turing and public buildings, together !
with the premises belonging thereto
Whenever he shall find any building |
or other structure which for want of !
repair. or by reason of age or duapi- /
dated condition, or for any cause is !
liable to fire, and which is so /
as to endanger other buildings |
or property. or so occupied that fire |
would endanger persons or property /
therein, and whenever he shall find an |
improper or dangerous arrangement of |
stoves, ranges, furnaces or other heat |
ing appliances of any kind whatsoever,
chimneys, flues and pipes, |
with which the same may be connected |
devices or systems, or dangerous or /
unlawful storage of explosives COM /
pounds, petroleum, gasoline, kerosene |
dangerous chemicals vegetable prod |
ucts, ashes, combustibles, inflamnabIe |
and refuse materials, or other condf- |
tons which in his opinion may be dan |
5SIOuS III OF n9Dto TO cause 4
or promote fire create conditions |
dangerous to the firemen or occupants !
he shall order the same to be removed !
Or remedied. and such order shall be !
complied with by the owner |
Or occupant of said building or prem
ses; Provided, however, that if the [
said owner or occupant deems himself |
aggrieved by such order he may, with |
n five 90 days, appeal to the Mayor,
who shall investigate the cause of the /
and unless by his authority
The order is revoked. such order shall
'emafn in force and be forthwith com
Piled with by said owner or occupant.
Any owner or occupant of buildings or
premises failing to comply with the or
'ers of the authorities above specified
shall be punished by a fine of not less
han ten dollars $4,000 or more than
fifty dollars (S50.O0) for each days
neglect; such penalty to be sued for in
he. name of the city. upon the COM
'laint of the Fire Marshal before any |
Justice of the peace or court of record
within the city, with right of appeal,
md such penalty when recovered shall |
'e paid into the general fund of the
ity.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances
Inconsistent herewith are hereby re-