The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-10-18
Most Earnestly is the
Appeal Made 10 You


to remove all combustible material
from your premises and to cure all
conditions to your own and surround
ing buildings in respect to loss from
fire.
This appeal is made, that you and
your neighbors may be saved from
their share in the enormous waste from
fire which 80 afflicts our State and the
country generally,
That by reducing the fire losses the
fire insurance premiums may be re-
duced.
Therefore this respectful and earnest
| appeal is made to you.
The sections Of the Act OF 1904 which
relate to this matter read as follows:
| When the Insurance Commissioner or
his Deputy or the Chief of the Fire De-
partment or Chief cf Police or Inten-
dant (where there is no Chief of Fire
Dopartment), or County Sheriff, shall
| find in any building or upon anv prem
:se. combustible material or conditions
dangerous to the safety If such build
ing OF premises, they shall order the
s4me TO be removed or rem cdied AID
ich order shall forth with be complied
W t., by the owner or occupant ofsald
b2ilGing CT premises. Any one failing
to comply with the orders O. any Of
the above named officers shall be pun
ished by a fine of4:ot less chan ten
dollars for each days neglect: Pro-
viied. however, That ii said owner or
occupant shall deem himself aggrieved
by such order he m y, within twenty
folr hours, appeal to the Insurance
Commissioner and the cause OF the
complaint shall at once be investigated
by the direction Of the latter, and un-
less by his authority the order of the
Fire Chief or Chief of Police is revok-
ed such order shall remain In full force.
The Insurance Commissioner or his
Deputy, or the Chief of Fire Depart
ment or Chief of Police Or Intendant
(where there is no Chief of Fire De-
partment), or County Sheriff, shall
haye the right, at all reasonable hours,
for the purpose of examination, to
enter into and upon all buildings and
premises within their Jurisdiction, and
whenever any of said officers shall find
in any building or upon any premises
combustible material or conditions
dangerous to the safety of such build
ing or premises, they shall order the
same to be removed, or remedied, and
such order shall be forthwith complied
with by the owner or occupant Of said
building or premises: Provided, how
ever, That if the said owner or occu-
pant shall deem himself aggrieved by
such order, he may, within twenty
four hours, appeal to the Insurance
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complaint shall be at once investigated
by tho direction of the latter, and IN
less by his authority the order of the
Fire Chief or Chief Of Police above
named is revoked, such order shall re-
main in force, and be forthwith COM
piled with by said owner or occupant.
The Insurance Commissioner or his
Deputy, Fire Chief or Chief of Police
or County Sheriff shall, as aforesaid.
make an immediate investigation AZ to
the presence of combustible material
or the existence of infiammable con-
ditions, in any building, or upon any
premises under their jurisdiction, upon
complaint of any person having an
interest in said building or premises or
property adjacent thereto.
B. A. Wharton Dep. Ins. Com.
Columbia 8. C.V