Las Vegas City Ordinances, July 18, 1911 to March 31, 1933, lvc000013-35

see proper. He must enquire into the cause of every fire occurring in the City and keep a record of the same and make a report thereof once in three months, or oftener if required, to the police and Fire Commissioner. He shall enforce all fire ordinances, examine all buildings in the progress of erection, report violations of ordinances relating to the prevention and extinguishment of fires, institute prosecution for the enforcement of ordinances when necessary and perform such other duties as may by proper authority be impose on him. Section 5. Every person who at any time at the burning of any building shall be guilty of any disobedience to the lawful orders of a public officer, the fire Chief, or Assistant or any firemen, or of resistance to or interference with the lawful efforts of the Fire Chief or Assistant or any firemen, or company of firemen, to extinguish the same, or of disorderly conduct likely to interfere with the extinguishment thereof, or who shall forbid, prevent or dissuade others from assisting to extinguish such fire, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the City Jail for not more than six months, or by a fine of not to exceed three Hundred Dollars or by both. Section 6. It is the duty, strictly enjoined upon each and every member of the police force of this City, to enforce, or cause to be enforced every provision of the ordinances of this City, looking to the protection against and preventing of fire and accident; and to cause to be prosecuted in the proper Courts each and every violation thereof, and any such officers who shall knowingly and wilfully neglect or refuse to diligently prosecute any person violating any of such provisions, or who shall neglect, or refuse diligently to investigate any alleged violation thereof which may come to his knowledge, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction there shall be punished by imprisonment in the City Jail for not more than six months, or by a fine of not to exceed three hundred dollars, or by both. Section 7. The duly appointed, qualified and acting Chief of the Fire Department of the City of Las Vegas is hereby vested with and empowered to make arrests for the disobedience of or breach of any ordinance of said City looking to the protection against and preventing of fires and accidents. Section 8. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, corporation or corporations to carry on or conduct within the fire limits of the City of Las Vegas the business or occupation of cleaning clothes by the use of gasoline, benzine or any other highly volatile or combustible liquid or substance, unless the process of cleaning with or by the use of such substance is conducted in fire proof building and in a building situated at least fifteen feet from any other building or outhouse, or unless such process is conducted in the open air at least fifteen from any building or outhouse. Any person or persons, corporation or corporations violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $100, or by imprisonment in the City Jail not more than sixty days, or by both. Section 9. It shall be the duty of each and every person or corporation or the agent, servant or employee of any person or corporation who uses or is entitled to use water from the water system which is used or entitled to used by the City of Las Vegas for the extinguishment of fires, to shut off and prevent the flowing and use of any water for sprinkling or watering of lawns, trees or gardens upon the premises of such person, immediately after the alarm of fire is sounded or given in the City of Las Vegas, and the above mentioned persons shall refrain from the use or allowing of the water to flow for such purposes until the fire, if any, is fully extinguished. Any person or corporation, or the agent, servant, or employee of any person or corporation above mentioned who shall violate any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the City Jail for not more then thirty days, or by a fine of not less then $5.00 and not to exceed twenty five dollars, or by both. Passed by the Board of Commissioners this 1st, day of May 1912, upon the following vote: Commissioners Stewart, Coughlin, McGovern, Von Tobel, and his honor the Mayor, aye. First reading April 3,1912. Second reading May, 1st, 1912. Approved, Peter Buol. Mayor. Attest:- Harley A. Harmon, City Clerk.