The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-07-26
tITt ORDINANCE

An ord lhAHNe creating sire BffHe# o'
F3re Marshal. Prescribing ihe bu-
Ties Thereof. anA Providing for US
Maintenance. and Prescribing
Penalties for Violations
The city council Of the city -
Warahsehle, Texas. do ordsin as
follows.
section The effise of Fire
Marshal Is hereby created Such o.
flee may be combined with any 9TH
- city departments, the fire Mar
shall reporting directly 10 the Mayor
and City Council Such office shall
be filled by appointment By the
Mayor BY and with the consent Of
the City Council within ten days AZ
ter this ordinance shall take effect.
The said Fire Marshal shall be PROV
erly qualified for the duties OF his
office and shall be removed only foz
cause. He shall receive an annual
salary OF one Hundred and Twenty
dollars. ts12o.0o) payable In month
ly installments. as full compensate J
for his services.
Section 2. The Fire Marsh Il
shall investigate the cause, origia
and circumstances of every fire oc-
curing within the city of Waxahs.-
chic by which property has bean
destroyed or damaged. and shall es-
pecially make investigation as 10
whether such fire was the result 81
carelessness or design. Such inyes-
tigation shall be within twenty-four
hours, not including Sunday. OF the
occurrence of such fire. The Fire
Marshal shall keep in his office a rec
ord OF all fires occurring within the
city, together with all facts, statistics
and circumstances. including the
origin Of the fires and the amount o.
the loss. which may be determine
by the investigation required by this
ordinance. Such record shall at all
times be open to public inspection.
Section 3. The Fire Marshal,
when in his opinion further inves-
tigation Is necessary, shall take or
cause 10 be taken the testimony on
oath, Of all persons supposed to BE
cognizant of any facts or to haze
means Of knowledge in relation to
the matter as to which an examina-
ton Is herein required TO be made.
and shall cause the same to be re-
duced to writing; and ii it shall BE-
OF the opinion that there is evidence
sufficient to charge any person with
the crime OF arson, or with the az
tempt to commit the crime of arson,
or of conspiracy to defraud, or Grim
inal conduct In connection with such
fire, he shall cause such person 10
be arrested and charged with such
offense or either of them, and shall
furnish to the proper prosecuting a.
torney all such evidence. together
with the names OF witnesses and all
OF the information obtained by him.
including copy OF all pertinent and
material testimony taken In the
case.
Section 4. The Fire Marshal
shall have the power to summon and
compel the attendance OF witness -
before sahim to testify In relation to
any matter which is BY the provis-
ions Of this ordinance a subject Of
inquiry and Investigation, and may
require the production Of any book.
paper or document deemed pertinent
thereto. The said Fire Marshal Is
hereby authorized and empowered tc
administer oaths and affirmatiohs
to any persons appearing as witness
es before him. and false swearing In
any matter or proceeding aforesaid
shall be perjury and shall be pun
ished AZ such. ANY witness who. re-
fuses to be sworn. or who refuses to
testify. or who disobeyz any lawful
order Of said IRE Marshal. Or. who
fails ps refuses 10 produce my book.
paper or document u touching any
matter under exAmlnation, Oh who
Il guilty 81 any contemptuous con
duct after being snmnonsd to g.ve
testimony II reiation 70 any mattar
under investigation - aforesaid.
shaIl ~ deemed entity q ! misds-l