Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-10-26
New Fire Laws.

New Fire Laws.
The Thirty-forth General AS
sembly by the enactment of
lChapter 1913, made provision
for the office of State Fire
Marshall. While this is a new
(office in this State, it has al
ready been provided for in
more than twenty of the other
Estates of the Union. The object
of the law is to secure a dimin-
ution of the enormous fire waste
that annually takes pace in
this state. Under this law the
State Fire Marshall or his de-
putty must personally investi-
|gate any fire when he shall be
of the opinion that there is
evidence sufficient to charge
any person with the crime of
arson or with the attempt to
commit arson or a conspiracy
TO defraud, or criminal conduct
in connection with such fire.
The State Fire Ma-sa'L CT
amy other person in authority
has a right at all times, upon
complaint of any person having
an interest in any building or
property adjacent, to enter in
Ill buildings within their juris.
diction and whenever any ct
the officers shall find any build
ings or structures to be in want
Of proper repair or any reason
Of age and de'apidated con-
lition or for airy cause, espec.
tally liable to fire, ard so
SITUATED to endanger ether
buildings or property therein,
he shall order the same to be
removed or remedied.
i The investigation of any fire
required to be reported shall be
|begun within two days, not in
lcluding Sunday, of the occur
ance such fire, and the report 10
the State Fire Marshall shall be
made within one week of tie
occurance of the fire.
REPORTS
/. The reports of all fires in
cities or towns in which a fire
department is established shall
be made to the State Fire Mar
shall by the chief of the fire de-
partment of such city town or
village.
2. In every Incorporated town
or village in which no fire de-
partment exists, the mayor of
such town shall make the re-
port.
3. If the fire occurs outside
the corporate limits of any city,
town or village, the report must
be made by the township clerk
Of the township wherein the
fire occurs.
TEACHERS.
Section IL of the act requires
teachers of public and private
) schools, in all buildings of more
, than enc story, to have at least
one fire drill each month. 1t
also requires all teachers of
such schools whether occupying
buildings of one or more stories
Ito keep all doors and exits of
sheir respective rooms and
J. buildings unlocked during the
: school hours, and the teachers
!, are furthermore required to in
. struct their pupils in at least
!, one lesson each quarter of the
school year with reference to
the causes and dangers of fires.
Any teacher failing to com.
ply with the provisions of this
section shall be guilty of mis-
demeanor and shall be punish
able by a fine of not to exceed
$40 90 for each offence.
The annual fire waste in the
], United States exceeds $250,000
: 900. In the state Of Iowa alone
there was paid for fire losses by
Insurance Companies in the
year of 1910, $4,099,545 68.
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to the bellhoy who was conduct
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ny good money for a pigsty
With a measly little foldin' he'd
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