The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1913-02-21
ORDINANCE NO 1919 N


ORDINANCE NO. 1913 n
AnOrdinance entitled an 'irtli,anco
to prohiblt the erection or cnn,truc.
tIon Of buildings made OF wood or
other combustible material within
the fire limits OF the City Of pascavou. !
la. Mississippi, or wherein Atty feet.
outside OF such fire limits, as fixed and
established by Ordinance No 1918
and to provl lie for the removal OF the
same at tbs expense OF the owner
thereof when erected contrary TO tn,
Ordnance and providing penalty for
violation Of this ordinance.
BE it ordained by the Mayor and
Bord Of Aldermen OF the City Of Pay
caguula, Mississippi. i Y
SECTION ONE: That 1t shall! be
unlawiully for any person, flrm or
corporation, or the agent, ,teuapt.
lessees, empl0ye. contractor or ser,
want Of any person, firm or corpora.
tion, to erect or construct any bull.
ding made OF wood or other combusti.
BILE material within the fire limits Of
the city Of Pascdgoula as fixed and
established by Ordinance No. 1898
SECTION TWO: That it shall be
unlawful for any person, firm or cor.
poration, or tbeagent, tenant, lcssees
employe, contractor or servant OF auy
person, firm or corporation, to erect
or contract any building made Of
wood within fifty feet outside OF any.
Of the boundries OF the fire limits OF
the city Of Pascaehula as fixed and
established by Ordinance No. 1888 /,
Section three; That before the erecs
tion or construction Of any building
within the Aforesaid fire limits Of the
city OF Pascagoula, or within hfty,
feet outside of the said fire limits Of
city OF Pascag0ula, shall be begun o.
started the person desireinv or inten-
ding to erect such building shall
submit plans and specification there.
OF to the Mayor and Board OF Alder
men OF said city aud 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, ancb
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 auo
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 aud
consider the plans and specifications
fled and Ascertain II the proposed
building, II within aforesaid FIRE limits
when quilt, will comply with tns
provisions of this ordinance tnen .
permit shall Issue to the person au- +
him to erect or construct
a building within the fire limits
of said city In accordance with lhe
plan and specifications therefor flled
With the Board, but In 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 vlols'
tlon Of this ordinance OF any part OF
1t aud q permit for building viola.
tive OF this ordinance shall be Vola
and not operative to relieve the parry
holding same Of the penalty incurred
by the erection thereof
Section Five: That II any person,
drm or corporation, or any agent en-
ploye, tenant, contractor, lessee o
servant OF any person, firm or cor
poratiOn, erect OF construct ou''o
Ing or addition or annex to any ou"
ling 10 violation OF this ordinance %
shall be required after nve days not'"
10 require said party to apear oelo"
,he Board OF Mayor and Alderme'
Ind show cause why he would not +"
10 required, to remove sail 0uiluin.
within a time to be fixed BY saw
Board, sailing In which the city sn'n
;ause said building to be torn COVE
It the expense OF said person, the cav
20 pay such expense and charge SAM
% and collect from the owner OF Wv
premises upon which said bUildlng"
rected.
Section Six: That any OF the p
ons or parties mentioned, eltne' !"
or at the instance OF sun
ne else, or any person who o're.s
uy person, urm or corporation W
iolate the provisions OF I've DIV.
auce, or who shall refuse Tan
emoye any such building ~hen t".'s
INTO required, shall be p'il'y :"
,isd emeanor, each day Ia ~h'en y
FORK OF construction is rafh ~
nd each day a building Is permit"
0 remain 10 violation OF this o'o,
ance shall be and are separate ~
offenses, for which ne
hey shall upon con victed, De =.
OF more than one hundred ool'an
nprisoned In Jail not more than 20"
y days, or suffer both f1ue ana ="
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Section Seven: That, the pns
ecessIiy requirelng IL. this oroi. -,
hall 90 into effect. and become w