The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-03-16

shall affiX a notice of the dangerous
character of the structure to conspic-
uous place on the exterior wall of said
building. No building now or hereafter
built shall be altered, repaired or moved
until it has been examined and approx
ed by the Inspector as Icing in good
and safe condition to be altered as pro-
posed, and the alteration, repair or
change so made shall conform to the
provisions of this ordinance.
Section ~. Inspection of Building.
If the Inspector shall fail to perform
the duties required of him by law or
shall give a certificate of inspection
without first making the inspection re-
quired by law, or shall improperly give
a certificate of inspection, he shall be
guilty of misdemeanor. and upon con-
Viction shall be fined not exceeding fifty
dollars, or may be discharged from Of
flee.
Section IL. Owner of Building Fail
ing to Comply With Law. II the own
er or builder erecting any new building
upon notice from the Inspector, shall
fail or refuse to comply with the terms
of the notice by correcting the defects
pointed out in such notice, so as to make
such building comply with the law as re-
CARDS new buildings, he shall be guilty
of misdemeanor, and shall be fined
not exceeding fifty dollars. Every week
during which any defect in the building
is willfully allowed to remain after no.
tice from the Inspector, shall constitute
separate and distinct offense.
Section II. Removing Notice From
Condemned Buildings. If any person
shall remove any notice which has been
affixed to any building by the Inspector
of any city or town, which notice shall
state the dangerous character of the
building, he shall be guilty of a misde-
meanor and be fined not less than ten
nor more than fifty dollars for each Of
fence.
Section l3. Unsafe buildings Allow
ed to Stand. If the owner of any build
ing which has been condemned as un-
safe and dangerous by any local lnspec-
tor after being notified by the Inspector
in writing of the unsafe and dangerous
character of such building, shall permit
the same to stand or continue in that
condition, he. shall forfeit and pay q
fine of not less than ten nor more than
fifty dollars for each day such building
continues after such notice.
Section IA. Fire Limits. The follow
ing shall be, and are now hereby de-
clared to be the fire limits: That certain
district or area of said Town of Kings
tree, bounded North by Mill or Porter
street from the residence of E Porter
and the line thereof projected to the
Branch or Canal; East by the said
Kingstree Branch or Canal; South by
Long street from the County Jail and
the line thereof projected to the said
Branch or Canal; and West by Jail or
Calhoun street from said County Jail to
residence of E Porter.
Section Is. Building in Fire Limits.
Every building hereafter erected or en-
larged within the fire limits shall be
enclosed on all sides with walls con-
structed wholly of stone. we'll burned
brick, terra Gotta, concrete or other
equivalent incombustible materials. and
shall have the roof, also the roof top
and sides of all roof structures, includ-
ing dormer windows, covered with IN.
combustible material. All cornices shall
be Of incombustible material.
Section 16. Frame Structures in Fire
Limits No frame or wooden structure
shall hereafter be built within the fire
limits as given herein, or as they may
hereafter be esta Slished, except the
following. and all roofs placed upon
such buildings or structures shall have
an incombustible covering: (a) Tempo
rary one-story frame buildings for the
use of builders. (b) One-story sheds
open on the long side, not over 10 feet
high, with sides covered with incombusti-
BILE material, and,with an area not exceed
ing 500 square feet. A wooden fence
shall not be used to form the back or
side of such shed. (c) Wooden fences
not over 10 feet high. (d) Piazzas or
balconies ball n not exceeding 10 feet in width
nor extending more than 3 feet above
the second-story floor beams. No such
structure shall extend beyond the lot
line or be joined to any similar struc-
ture of another building. (e) Bay win
dows when covered with incombustible
material. (f) Small outhouses not ex-
ceeding $50 square feet in area and 8
feet in height. (g) Grain elevators,
coal pockets or ice houses as usually
constructed. No frame building shall
be moved from without to within the
fire limits.
Section II. Repairing Frame Build
ings Within Fire Limits. Any existing
frame building within the fire limits,
which may hereafter be damaged by
fire, decay or otherwise, to an amount
greater than one-half of its present
value, exclusive of the foundation,
shall not be repaired or rebuilt, but
shall be removed.
Section l3. Buildings Having Pro-
hibited Occupancies Within Fire Linn
its. No building shall be used for
public garage, coffee roaster, bakery
or dry cleaning establishment within
the fire limits unless it be of such con-
struction as will prevent fires originat-
ing therein being communicated to ad-
joining buildings.
Section 19. Thickness of Walls. The
walls of warehouses, stores, factories,
livery stables, hotels or other brick or
stone buildings for business purposes in
cities or towns where this ordinance
annlies eXcept freproof buildings