The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-09-03

Il mere be no such officer in any
city or place. or in case such Office,
uecines to serve, the fire prevention
commissioner may appoint in his
stead an assistant, and all subordi
nate oficers working under the FIRE
prevention commissioner includina
MS deputies and assistants, may be
removed for cause, and their success.
sors appointed by the fire prevention
commissioner.
Immediately upon assuming the du.
ties of the Office, the fire prevention
commissioner shall prepare instruc-
lions to the assistants DESIGNATED
herein and forms for their use in the
reports required by this act, and
cause them to be printed and sent, to.
gether with a copy of this act, to
each officer located within the state.
Section 5. Be it further enacted,
That the assistants to the fire pre-.
Vention commissioner, as provided in
the preceding section, shall investi.
gate the cause, origin and circum-
stance of every fire occurring in any
city or place, in this state by which
property has been destroyed or dam
aged, and so far as it is possible de-
termine whether the fire was the re-
suit OF carelessness or design; such
investigation shall be begun immedi.
ately upon the occurrence of tho
fire by the assistant in whose terri.
tory such fire has occurred, and if it
appears to the officer making the in
vestigation that such fire is of sus-
picious, origin, the fire prevention
commissioner shall be notified of
such fact. Every fire occurring in
this state shall be reported in writ
ing to the fire prevention commits
sioner within ten days after the oc-
currence of the same by the officer
designated in section 4 Of this act, In
whose jurisdiction such fire has oc-
Cured, such report shall be in the
form prescribed by the fire prevention
commissioner and shall contain a
statement of all tse facts relating to
the cause and origin of such fire that
can be ascertained, the extent of dam
ages thereof and the amount of in
surance on said property, and such
other information as may be required
Section 6. Be it further enacted
That every fire insurance company
transacting business in this state is
hereby required to report to the fire
prevention commissioner, through
the secretary or other representative
of the insurance company all fire
losses on all property insured in such
companies within the state; showing
the owner and occupant Of the prem
Uses burned, the date of fire, location
cause of fire, occupancy, amount Of
insurance. sound value Of the proper
ty and the amount Of loss paid.
Such report shall be made to the
fire prevention commissioner annual
ly, on or before the first day OF Feb
ruary, covering the year ending Dec
thirty-irst preceding such report.
Provided that in case of fire Of
suspicious origin an immediate pre-
liminary report shall be made through
a representative of the insurance
company, stating the name OF owner
and occupant of the premises burned
date of fire, location and occupancy
and such other facts and circum
stances as known by them tending tt
establish the couse or origin OF 'hre
Such report shall be in addition tC
and not in lieu of any reports ina
such companies may be required tt
make by any law of the state to the
insurance commissioner or other state
officer.
Section Z. Be it further enacted
That the fire prevention commission
er shall make regulations for the
keeping storage, use manufacture
sale, handling, transportation or othel
dispositios of rubbish and highly in
fiamable materials, gun powder, dy
Mantle. carbide, crude petroleum OF
anuy of its products, explosives, OF
inflamable fluids or compounds, TAB
let's. torpedoes or any other explo
siyes of like nature or any other ex
plosives, including all kinds OF hre
works. and may preschribe the mate
rial and construction Of said purposes
The fire prevention commissioner Ms
deputies and assistants, upon the
complaint in writing of any citizen
or whenever he or they shall deem
it necessary, shall inspect any or al
buildings or premises within their lu
risdiction. When any such omcei
, a,d onv building or other struc