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no case exceed five dollars.
Sec. 8. Defects in Buildings Cor
rected.- Whenever the Inspector
finds any defects in any new build
ing, or finds that said building is not
being constructed, or has net been
constructed in accordance with the
provisions of this law, or thai an old
building, because of it's condition, is
dangerous and likely to cause fire, it
shall be his duty to notify the owner
of said building of the defects or the
failure to comply with this law, and
the said owner or builder shall imme-
diately remedy the defect ard make
the said building comply with the law
The owner or builder may appeal
from the decision of the Inspector to
the City Council.
Sec. 9. Unsafe Buildings Con-
demred.-Every building which shall
appear to the Inspector to be dan
gerous to life or limb or because of
it's liability to fire Or by reason of
bad condition of walls, overloaded
floors, defective construction, decay
or other causes shall be held to be
unsafe, and the Inspector shall aftx
a notice of the dangerous character
of the structure to a conspicuous
place on the exterior wall of said
building. No building 10Y or here
after built shall be altered, repaired
or moved until it has been examined
and approved by the Inspector as be-
ing in a good and safe condition to
be altered as proposed, and the alter
alton, repair or change so made shall
conform to the provisions of this or
dinance.
Sec. 10. Inspection of Buildings
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
required by law, or shall improperly
give a certificate of inspection, he
Shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction shall be fined not ex-
ceeding fifty dollars, or may be dis
charged from office.
Sec. II. Owner of Building Fail
ing to Comply With Law.-1f the
owner or builder erecting any new
building, upon notice from the In
spector, shall fail or refuse to COM
ply with the terms of the notice by
correcting the defects pointed out in
such notice, so as to make such build
ing comply with the law as regards
new buildings, he shall be guilty Of
a misdemeanor, and shall be fined not
exceeding fifty dollars. Every week
during which any defect in the build
ing is wilfully allowed to remain af-
ter notice from the Inspector, shall
constitute a separate and distinct Of
Tense.
Sec. ~. Removing Notice from
Condemned Buildings.-If any per-
son shall remove any notice which
has been affixed to any building by
the Inspector, (of any city OIL town. ,
which notice shall state the danger
Gus character of the building, he
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and
be fined not less than ten O more
than fifty dollars for each offense.
Sec. 13. Unsafe Buildings Allow
ed to Stand.-If the owner of any
building which has been condemned
as unsafe and dangerous by the local
Inspector, 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 a fine of not
less than ten o more than fifty dol
lars for each day such building. con-
5inues after such notice.
Sec. Ia. Fire Limits.-The follow
ing shall be, and are hereby, declared
to be the fire limits: Beginning at
DR.. L. T. Hills residence to corner
lot onwed by j. A. Hill, then to first
corner of Mrs. Jno. A. Harris lot,
then to and across S. Main St. at
P. o. to Jail corner, then to Pinck-
ney Street (by Longs gin, negro
church, Washington Street and di-
rectly across to Pinckney ~sStreet,)
then to DR.. L. T. Hills residence,
corner N Main and Pinckney streets.
Sec. Is. Buildings in Fire Limits
Every building hereafter erected or
enlarged within the fire limits shall
be enclosed on all sides with walls
constructed wholly of stone, well
burned brick, terra Gotta, concrete,
or other equivalent incombustible
materials; and shall have the roof.
also the roof top and sides of all roof
structure, including dormer windows,
covered with incombustible material.
All cornices shall be of incombusti-
BILE material.
Sec. 16. Frame Structures in Fire
Limits.-No frame or wooden struc-
ture shall hereafter be built within
the fire limits as given herein, or as
they may hereafter be established,
except the following, and all roofs
placed upon such buildings or struc-
lures shall have an incombustible
covering: ,
(a) Temporary one-story frame
buildings for the use of builders;
(b) One-story sheds open OF the
long side, not over Is feet high, with
sides covered with incombustible ma
terial, and with an are not exceed
ing 500 square feet. A wooden fence
shall not be used to form the back or
side of such sheds:
(c) Wooden fences not over 10
foot bioh.