The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-18

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trz-e * any court Of record IN the county N which
said Investigation i being had. and upon the Hing
q ~ L complaint such court shall proceed N the
same manner other criminal cases, and upon con
victiO1 Oi any such person guilty OF violation OF the
provisions Of this act sLal. be fined II a OF not
exceeding rweuty-fve dollars and Imprisonment
Ill such 7ue Is paid; Provided however. that any
person 20 convicted shall have the right Of appeal
Said state fire marshal and his sGbOrdnates or either
Of them shall have the authority al all times 81 day
or niglt n the performance Of the duties imposed
BY the provisions Of this act TO enter upon and ex
annie anv building or premises where any ire has
occurred and other buildings adjoining or Near the
same All investigations held By or under the d.
recton OF the said state IRE marshal may IN MS dis
cretio1 BE- UEivate. and persons other than those
required 10 BE- present BY the provisions Of this act
nav b. excluded from the place where such InvestI
cation i held. and witnesses may De kept separate
and apart from each other. and not De allowed 10
communicate with each other until they have been
examined.
Section :. The state fire marshal. his assistant
and the chief Of the fire department Of all villages
and cities where fire department Is established,
and the mayor Of cities and villages where NJ ire
department exists. and the sheriff Of the county,
upon the complaint Of any person having an interest
IN anv building property adjacent and without
any complaint shall have a right at all reasonable
hours for the purpose Of an examination 10 enter
into and upon all buildings and premises within
their jurisdiction. Whenever any said oFlcer shall
ind building or Olner WHICH IOI LLe
want Of proper repair reason Of age and dIdpI-
dated condition. or for any cause it is especially
liable 10 fire. and which IS situated as to endanger
other buildings or property, or so occupied that
fire would endanger persons and property therein,
and whenever such officers shall find in any building
or upon any premises combustibe explosive mate
rial or inGammabe conditions dangerous to the
safety Of the said building premises, they shall
order the same to be Immediately remedied, and
such order shall be forthwith complied with by the
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however, that if the said occupant or owner shall
deem himself aggrieved by such order, he may
within ten DAYS appeal to the state fire marshal and
the cause Of the complaint shall be at once lnvest
gated by the direction Of the latter and unless by
his authority the order IS revoked, such order shall
remain in force and be forthwith complied with by
the said owner or occupant. Any owner or occu
pant OF a building or premises failing to comply
with the order Of the authorities above specified
shall be punished by fine Of not less than ten dol
lars nor more than fifty dollars for each days neg
lect: such penalty to be sued for in the of the
people Of the state Of Oklahoma, upon complaint
of the fire marshal assistant fire marshal, the county
attorney or any officer named herein, in the county
in which the said building buildings shall be stu
ated, before any justice Of the peace or any court
of record with the right Of appeal, and such penal
ties when recovered shall be paid into the county
treasury of the county in which said recovery is had
Provided, however, that in municipalities having
building inspection and fire limit ordinances nothing
herein shall be construed to affect such local regua
tons but the jurisdiction Of the state fire marshal
shall in such case be concurrent with that OF the
municipal authorities
Section s. Any officer referred to in this act
who neglects to comply with any of the requirements
of this act shall be punished by fine of not less
than twenty-five dollars more than two hundred
dollars. to be recovered provided in section of
this act.
Section O. The state fire marshal shall receive
an annual salary of two thousand five hundred dol
lars; the assistant fire marshal, fifteen hundred dol
lars.
Section TO- The state fire marshal shall not en-
rage in any other business and he and his assistant
shall at all times be ready for such duties as re-
quired by this act.
Section H. The fire marshal shall submit annu-
alv as early as consistent. the full and accurate
preparation and not later than the first day of Feb
rnary of each year, detailed report Of his official
actions to the insurance commissioner, and there
shall be included in the annual report Of the insur-
ance commissioner such portion of the report of the
said fire marshal, which shall be deemed desirable
by the said insurance commissioner
Section Il. There shall be paid to the chiefs
of fire departments and to the mayors of the incor
porated villages, who do not receive compensation
TO- +bor such chiefs and mavOrs who are