The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-03-21


dry scleaning and ys;dyetnU eataiha
mentas AUTOMOBILES saaGee; fire workA
explosives. the storage. handling and
-manufacture of-voiatile~ and fnda1n11nabie
liquids. calcium carbide, etc.. should be
inserted here and made q part Of build
Ing code).
HM1o1011l11rTsa
Sec. "a. The enforcement sof this or
dance and all other laws and ordinances
in force inSethe city applicable to the
same subject matter shall primarily de-
volve upon the Department Of Public
Safety, but nothing herein shall be SO
construed as to exempt any other city
officer or department. from the -obiiga-
ton of enforcing the sprovisiensFsef this
ordinance s
vIo1A1101ES.sA1 AND P1NA1x11ssss
Sec. 25. The owner or owners Of any
building, structure or part thereof. or
wall, or any platform, staging or floor
ing to be used for standing or seating
purposes, where any violation of the
code shall be placed, or shall exist.
I (Persons Liable for Violating the
0ods). And any architect, civil engi-
neer, builder, plumber, carpenter. ma
son., contractor, esub-contractor, foreman
| or any other person, who may be EN-
|ployed or assist In the commission of
any such violation, and any and all per-
Fsons who shall violate any of the pro-
visions of this code or fail to comply
| Herewith, any order or regulation made
Hereunder, or who shall build In viola
ton Of any detailed statement of speci-
ications or plans, submitted and ap-
proved hereunder, or Of any certlhcate
| or permit issued hereunder, shall sew
orally, for each and every such viola-
| ton and n-compliance, respectively,
| forfeit and pay penalty in the sum of
| twenty five dollars
I 191sDE1rEANo1. H.
Sec. 26. (How%Pun1shable). Any and
!! all of the aforementioned persons who
shall knowingly or willfully violate, or
assist in the violation of any OF the
/ provisions of the Building Code or regu-
lations, made hereunder, or any and all
persons who shall continue to violate
or assist in the continued violation OF
any of the provisions of the Building
Code or regulations made hereunder
after the penalties herein before i'm
posed have been paid, shall be guilty OF
a. misdemeanor, punishable by fine OF
}imprisonment or both, in the discretion
of the court. -s~:
COURTS HAVE JURIsDIcTIoN.
! Sec. p. (suits and Proceedings)... All
| courts of civil jurisdiction in the. city OF
Bemidji shall have .cognizance of anG
| IJurlSOlCClOn over any anu dill Su1lS SeAS
proceedings by this code authorized tt
be brought for the recovery of any pen
atty and the enforcement of any of the
several provisions of this code, and shall
| give preference to such suits and pro
! ceedings over all others, and no cour1
I shall lose jurisdiction of any action by
reason of a plea that title to real estate
| is involved, provided the object of the
action is to recover penalty for thu
violation of any of the provisions of thi.
code.~
CITY ATTORNEY TO BRING SUIT.
Sec. 2S. (To Institute Actions to Civ
Force and Effect to Code). The city at
torney is authorized to institute any ant
all actions and proceedings, either lega
or equitable, that may be appropriate
or necessary for the enforcement Of tn
provisions of this code, and all civi
Ecourts in said city: are hereby invested
with full legal and equitable jurisdic
tion to hear, try and determine all sucl
actions and proceedings, and to- MAX
appropriate orders and render judg
ments therein according to law, so as t.
give, force and effect to the provisions o
this CODE. ,. 5~=..--. -.
EXISTING SUITS AND LIAB111T1Es
Sec. 80. (Not to Affect Past Right
and I.iabilities}. Nothing in this cod
contained shall be construed to- affec
any sutton proceedings now pending il
any court, or any rights, acquired, o
liability incurred, nor any cause o
causes. of action accrued or existing: un
. der any act or ordinance repealed here
by. Nor shall any light or remedy O