The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1913-03-14
ORDINANCE NO ,o,a n


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ORDINANCE NO. 1913 10
| An ordinance entitled an ordinance
10 prohibit the erection or construc
tion OF buildings made OF WOOD or
other combustible material within
the fire limits Of the City of pascagou.
la. Mississippi or wherein fifty feeh
outside OF such 6re limits, as fixed and
established by Ordinance No. l9l38
ana 10 provide for the removal OF the
same at the expense of the owner
thereof when erected contrary to this
Ordnance and providing penalty for
violation Of this ordinance.
BE 1t ordained by the Mayor and
Bord OF Aldermen OF the City of Pas
cagoula, Mississippi.
SECTION ONE: That Il shall bc
unlawfully for any person, firm or
corporation, or the agent, tenant,
lessees, employe, contractor or ser.
want OF any person, firm or corpora.
tion, to erect or construct any bull
ding made OF wood or other combustk
BILE material within the fire limits OF
the city of Pascagoula as fixed and
established by Ordinance No. 1913
SECTION TWO: That it shall be
unlawful for any person, 0rm or ,or
poratlon, or the agent, tenacC. )essees
employe, contractor or servant of anv
person, firm or corporation, to erect
or contract any building made of
wood within fifty feet outside OF any
OF the houndries OF the flre limits OF
Inc city OF Pascagoula as fixed and
established by Ordinance No. 1888
Seotion three; That before the ereo.
tion or construction OF any building
within the aforesaid IRE limits of the
city of Pascagonla, Or Within fifty
feet outside OF the said fire limits OF
city Of Pasoagoula, shall be begun or
started the person desireing or lnten-
ding to erect such building shall
submit plans and speclficat there
OF to the Mayor and Board of Alder
men OF said City and such building
shall not be constructed or erected
except that permit therefore be is.
sued to the Party desiring or intend
ing to erect or construct same, such
permit to be Issued by the Mayor and
Board OF Aldermen Of said city or by
some officer or committee Of said
Mayor and Board by it thereunto
authorized.
Section four; That, when plans ano
specifications are filed and request
made for permit to erect or construct
the contemplated building, Mayor
and alderman Of said city or some
committee or officer therefor the
Board OF aldermen shall examine and
consider the plans and specifications
filed aud ASCERTAIN il the proposed
building, IL within aforesaid fire limits
when quilt, will comply with the
PROVISIONS Of this ordinance then q
permit shall Issue to the person au-
thorizing him to erect or construed
a building within the fire limits
OF said city in accordance with tho
plan and specifications therefor filed
With the Board, but 10 no case shall
a permit issued or be given, either.
by the Board or by any officer or COM
mittee for 1t for building 10 viola
tion OF this ordinance OF any part Of
1t aud permit for a building viola
tive OF this ordinance shall be void
and not operative to relieve the party
holding same of the penalty incurred
by the erection thereof
Section Five: That II any person,
6rm or corporation, or any agent, EN-.
ploye, tenant, contractor, lessee or
servant Of any person, nrm or cor
porati0n, erect o. construct build.
ing or addition or annex to any bull
ding 10 violation of this ordinance ne
shall be required after i've days notice
to require said party to apear before
the Board of Mayor and Aldermen
and show cause why he would not be
so required, to remove sail building
Within a time to be fixed by said
Board, sailing In which the City shall
cause said building to be torn down
1t the expense Of said person, the city
70 pay such expense and charge same
70 and collect from the owner Of the
upon which said building IL
,rected.
Section Six: That any Of the per.
IONS or parties mentioned, either for
themselves or at the Instance OF some
me else, or any person who direct
ny person, nrm or corporation to,
iolate the provisions Of this ordi'
ance, or who shall refuse. fail to
emOve any such building when there
INTO required, shall be guilty OF
,isdemeanor, each day 10 which the
'ork Of construction is carried on
nd each day building Is permitted
D remain ln violation Of this ordi' /.
ance shall be and are separate and
lstinct offenses, for which he or
,ey shall upon con vIcted. be fine
Of more than one hundred dollars or