The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-09-03
PUBLIC ACTS
OF TENNESSEE
published by Authority
CHAPTER NO. 131.
House Bill No. 504.
nv Mr.. Hittl

prevention commissioner, and to pro-
vide for the appointment Of fire pre-
vtntiou commissioner, deputy fire pre-
vaption commissioner and assistants,
n define their powers and duties and
10 fix their compensation; and to pro-
vide WAYS and means for the enforce
ment of this act, and penalties for a
violation thereof.
Section /. Be it enacted by the
Goeral assembly of the state Of Ten
nassee, That the Office of fire proven
ton commissioner is hereby created
and established and the governor is
hereby authorized and empowered
Immediately after this act shall take
effect to appoint competent person
who shall bea a citizen of this state,
as fire prevention commissioner, who
shall hold such Office for period of
two years, or until his successor is ap-
pointed and qualified. The office of
fire prevention commissioner shall be
located at the capitol at Nashville,
Tennessee, in quarters provided by
the state. All necessary office sup
niles and equipment for the proper
conduct of the Office shall be furnish
ed by the state from funds acquired
as herein after provided.
The fire prevention commissioner
shall receive an annual salary of
twenty.four hundred ($2400.00) dol
lars, payable monthly, out of the fire
prevention fund hereinafter provided,
and he shall devote his entire time to
the duties of his Office, and he may be
removed from office by the governor
for cause. In case of vacancy in the
office of fire prevention commission
er the governor shall fill the vacancy
as provided in this section. The fire
prevention commissioner, his depu-
ties and assistants, except such as are
named in sections and 19 OF this
act, shall, before entering upon the
discharge of their duties, take, sub
scribe and file in the Office of secreta-
nv of state, the oats prescribed by
the constitution.
Section 2. Be it further enacted
That it shall be the duty OF the fire
prevention commissioner, his depu-
ties and assistants to enforce the
laws and ordinances of the state and
the provisions of this act in counties,
cities and district thereof relating
to
First The perevtntion of fires.
Second: The storage, sale and use
of combustibles and explosives.
Third: The installation and main
tenance of automatic fire alarm sys-
tens and fire extinguishing equip
ment
Fourth: The construction, mainte-
nance and regulation of fire escapes,
Fifth: The means and adequacy OF
exit in case of fire, from factories,
asylums, hospitals, churches, schools,
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halls, theatres, amphitheatres and asl
other places in which numbers OF per-
sons live, work or congregate from
time to time for any purpose or pur-
poses.
Sixth: The suppression OF arson
and the investigation of the cause
origin and circumstances of fires.
The fire prevention commissioner,
his deputies and assistants shall have
such other powers and perform such
other duties as set forth in other Sec
tons of this act, and as may be con-
ferred and imposed upon them from
time to time by law
Section 3. Be it further enacted,
That the fire prevention commission
er be- and is hereby authorized to ap-
Joint three deputy fire prevention
Prevention commissioners, one from
each grand division of the state, VINO
Shall receive a salary OF not more
than fifteen hundred dollars ($150O.eO)
per annum each, for the time they
may serve as such, such salaries to
be payable monthly out of the fire pre-
vention fund, hereinafter provided for
upon the warrant OF the fire proven
ton commissioner.
The fire prevention commissioner
shal. appoint one chief clerk and one
assistant clerk who shall act as stem
ographer, and both Of whom shall De
clothed with all the powers Of assist
ant FIRE prevention commissioners.
The FIRE prevention commissioner
shai! make said appointment and tx
Their compensation with the approval
OF the governor. The fire prevention
CON Missioner, his deputies and as
siStants, in addition to their salaries,
shall he paid their actual and neces-
Safy expenses, when travelling or
making Investigations, in the perform