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* V ", ; \ -.'t ' -•V^. 1 ■ * XT: , • ^ . * 17, • ♦ ■■•mi*#**'. - -W^.f - • ■ I. Will. I | ‘ -£-> 4 4jgfe- (ContinBed froa builder P«t«) be peed he such gerage un less the floor on which automobiles containing volatile inflammable Ihnrids are atored shall be of concrete, or other suitable non-combustible mater ial. ^ ^ . SEC. 4. No stove, forge, torph, boiler, or other furnace, and no flame or fire shall be used or allowed in jany garage. Heating if any shall be by steam or hot water; heating botyer to be outside and cut oil. All elec tric ^dynamos and motors not actually ^ in State of South Carolina, County of Laurona, T#wn wt qhitwi, AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE THE EQUIPMENT AND OPERA TION OF PICTURE MACHINES AND PREMISES WHEREIN THE SAME ARE OPERATED. Be it ordained by the Town Council All of the Town of Clinton as follows: x part qf the automobile, except “expio- sion-proof” or fully enclosed motors. 4 / shall be located not less than five feet above the floor. No lighting except electricity shall be used in any gar age and all incandescent lights so lo cated a* to be exposed to mechanical injury, shall be protected by approved wired guards, and all arc lamps Shall be so located sis to be safe from mechanical injury, and shall be of the enclosed type; approved reinforced cord must be used wh^re lamps are used for portable purposes. .Movable incandescent lights in a garage shall be protected by approved metal guards and shall be fitted with keyleas sock ets, and all electric switches and plbgs shall be permanently located at least five feet above the floor, and enclosed in a fire-proof cabinet. The entire electrical equipment shall conform to the rules contained in the lAtest edi tion of the National Electrical Code. SEC. 5. No volatile inflammable liquids shall be kept 6r carried in open vessels in a garage, and no vola tile inflammable liquid shall bd drawn except into approved safety cans of a capacity not exceeding five gallons each, and then, with the exception of liquids with flashpoint utbove 30 de grees Fahrenheit, only 'for the pur pose of immediately filling the tanks of automobiles contained in a garage. In lieu of the above safety cans, port able filling tanks, not to exceed sixty (60) gallons in capacity, may be used for transporting volatile inflammable liquid to .and from the storage tanks for filling and charging the automo bile. The said portable tanks shall be supported on rubber-tired wheels and liquids must be drawn by meansj>f a tight-fitting pump. 'Hose attachment must not exceed ten feet in length, equipped at the end with a shut-off valve., ~ ^ SEC. 6. No VolatHe inflammable liquid shall be allowed to run upon the floor or to fall or pass into the drain age system of a garage, nor shall any such liquid be put into or removed from the tanks of a vehicle while any light or fire on the same is burning. SEC. 7. Where electric charging apparatus is installed or placed in a public or commercial garage, all such apparatus except the' wires leading to the automobile to be cnarged, shall be SEC. 1. By the term “Picture chine,** as used In the following sec tions, is meant any machine 'or de vice operated by or with the aid of electridty, calcium light or other luminant, and adapted or used to pro- jec tupon a screen or other surface pictorial representation in which in flammable films are used. , SEC. 2. From and after the pas sage of this ordinance no picture ma chine shall be installed, maintained, operated or licensed^except when in conformity with the provisions of this Ordinance. v SEC. 3. Every picture machine ih- stalled or operated shall be enclosed within a booth, to be not less than 6x8 feet in size and 7 feet high, the frame of which shall be composed "Of angle iron not less than 1 1-2 inch by 1 1-2 inch by 1-4 inch, properly braced to secure rigidity, and securely riveted or bolted at the joints. Every such both shall be sheathed and roofed with sheet iron of not less than No. 20 U. S. metal .guage, or with 1-4 inch hard asbestos board securely rivited each street or alley, entrance# shall open the vestibule or lobby diately Into tho street or exit in exhibition hall* for picture machines shall be lees than five feet tride and all exit doors shall be ar ranged to swing outward. The aggre gate .width in faet of such exits shall be not leu than one foot to each twenty persons to be accomodated thereby. All aisles shall, lead directly to exits and all exits shall be directly accessible to aisles: No aisle shall be less than three feet in -width. All seats in any exhibition hall for J iicture machines shall be securely astened to the floor and shall be se arranged that there will not be more than six seats between an aisle and a wall and not more than twelve seats betweenjtwo aisles. . No stage, platform or scenery shall be placed, maintained or allowed to nomain in any exhibition room for pic ture machines" unless of fire-proof material. , SEC. 8. Incandescent electric lamps shall be used throughout for border lights, footlights and stage purposes. SEC. 9. No individual, partnership or corporation shall be permitted to conduct the business of moving pic ture exhibitions, as herein described, until applicant therefor has procured from the Chief of the Fire Depart ment his certificate that the premises where the exhibitions are to be given and the apparatus used in connection or bolted to the angle iron framefor, with said exhibitions are in compli 2 inches of solid metal lath ancf Port land cement plaster may be used. (a) The booth shall be floored with the same material as the sides and roof, riveted to the iron frame and covered with some non-conducting material. „ \ (b) The entrance into the booth shall be ho larger than 2 feet by 5 feet, of the same construction as the booth, and so arranged as to close au tomatically by metal rope and weight attachment, or by a spring of suffi cient strength and tension to keep the door securely c)osed. (c( The orifice or opening for the operator’s view, or through which the picture is thrown, shall not be larger than 6 inches by 12 inches, and shall be provided with a gravity door of the same construction as the booth, which door shall be held open by fusible links placed in series with fine cords-, so arranged that one of the links is suspended directly over the film when in the slide of the apparatus, or the door shall be so arranged as to be normally closed and held open by pressure of the operator’s foot. (d) All shelves, furniture and fix tures within the booth shall be con structed of' incoVnbustible material, and no combustible material of anv placed within a room separated from the ’ main garage by fire-proof wall, which \yall shall not be inferior in fire-resisting qualities to reinforced constructions four inches in thickness; any openings from said room into the main garage shall be protected by self-closing fire-doors, and door sills shall be raise^ at least eight inches above the floor level. • SEC. 8. No person shall smoke in any garage. A notice in large letters, <4 NO SMOKING,” shall be kept dis played in a conspicuous place and manner on all floors^md at the en trance of all garaged; SEC. 9. On the floo^ of every gar age there shall be constantly kept and maintained convenient receptacles filled with dry sand to be used in ab sorbing waste oils on the floor; in addition thereto sand shall be kept on every floor in boxes or buckets pro vided with hand scoops to be used for fire extinguishing purposes only. There shall be one such box or bucket for each two thousand square feet of floor area or fraction thereof, or in lieu of such boxes or buckets there may be maintained a cart on wheels filled with sand, such cart to hold not less than four cubic feet of sand. SEG. 10. There shall be maintained at least one approved 2 1-2 inch_ gal lon and one approved 1-quart chemi cal fire extinguisher for each three thousand square feet of floor space •or fraction thereof, but not less than one of each on each floor. SEC. 11. Self-closing metal cans set firmly on four-inch legs shall be kept on all floors of every garage into which all inflammable waste ma terials shall be deposited at all times when not in use, and there shall be one such can for each three thousand square feet of flor area or fraction thereof. The contents of all waste cans shall be removed from the budd ing daily. SEC. 12. Calcium carbide shall be kept in air-tight containers of non combustible material, preferably gal vanized iron of not less than lo U. S. metal guage, with bottom at l4ast six inches above the floor, and having securely fastened automatic closing covers. The storage, sale and use of gaso line, benzine, zenzol or naptha, shall conform to rules and requirements as set forth in ordinance regulating stor age, sale and use of gasoline, benzine, benzol, naptha and other light pro ducts of petroleum. / SEC. 13. Two printed copies of this ordinance shall be kept conspicuously posted on each floor of every public or commercial garage. * * SEC. 14. Any person, firm or edr- poration who' shall violate any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be pun ished by a fine of not less than five dollars ($6.00)’nor more than twenty- five dollars ($25.00.) SEC. 16. All ordinances o» parte of ordinances in conflict with the fore going are hereby repealed. SEC. 16. This ordinance shall take effect and'tte in force front: and after its passage. SEC. 17. All persons violating the provisions of this ordinance shall upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not exceeding one hundred ($100.00) (dollars, or be imprisoned for not ex ceeding thirty (30) days. sort whatever shall be permitted or allowed to be within such booth, #xi ance with this ordinance SEC. 10. The Chief of the Fire De partment shall have authority and it shall be his duty to revoke the license issued to any person, firm o& corpora tion for conducting or maintaining picture machine exhibitions, when he shall be satisfied that such licensee has violated any of the provisions of this ordinance. Provided, however, before revoking such license oppor tunity shall be given such licensee to appear before said Chief of Fire De partment and fehow, if* possible, cause why the same should not be revoked. SEC. 11. The requirements herein named so far as installation of mov ing picture device and the construct ion and location of booth are concern ed, shall apply to theatres, churches, schools and public halls. SEC. 12. Any person or persons found guilty of violation of any of tye provisions of this ordinance, or fail ing to comply with the terms thereof, shall be fined not less than five dol lar ($5.00) nor more than twenty- five dollars ($25.00) for each offense, and every day of maintenance of pro hibited conditions shall constitute a separate offense SEC. 13. AH ordinances or parts * . • ... the of ordinances in conflict with- foregoing, are hereby repealed. SEC. 14. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after to a penalty as hereinbefore stated. The serves of any such order shall be made' upon the occupant of the premises m whom it is directed by either delivering a true copy of same to such occupant personally or by de livering the same to and leaving it with any pfersoa in charge of the premises, or in ease no such person Is found upon the premisea by affix ing a copy thereof in a conspicuous place on the door tp the entrance of said premises. Whenever it may be necessary to serve such an order up on the owner of premises, such order may be served either by delivering to and leaving with the. said person a true copy of the said order, or, if such owner is absent from the juris diction of the officer making the or der; by mailing such copy to the own er’s last knowrr-post office address. SEC. 2. Any person or persons, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance or any , of its sections, shall, upon con viction, forfeit and pay a fine of not more than twenty-five dollars ($25) for each offense, and not more than twenty-five dollars ($25) for every day thereafter so long as the said violation exists, and a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100) for subsequent violations. SBC. 3. AH ordnances or parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. ', SEC. 4. This ordiance shall take effect and be in force from and after its; passage. SEC. 5. Any person violating the provisions of this ordinance shall upon conviction/ be punished by a fine of not exceeding one hundred ($100.00) dollars, or be imprisoned for not ex ceeding thirty (30) days. Done and ratified in Council assem- held this the 10th ‘day of August, 1925. J. F. JACOBS, Mayor. Attest: MARY CHALMERS, , • Clerk & Treasurer. of the Town of Clinton as foQowe: SEC. 1. It ahatt be unlawful to •tore or keep any dynamite, nitro glycerine, riant powder or other ex plosives, Without first obtaining a permit, hi any storeroom, wareroom, or on any premises within the city limits. SEC. 2. It shall be unlawful to store or keep Any explosives ha excess of one pound in any storeroom, ware- room, building, or on any premises within the city, except in a magazine detached at least three hundred (300) feet from any building, and then only by special permission of Mayor and Council; providing, however, that not more than five (5) pounds of gun powder may be kept in dosed metal canisters in a store or wareroom away from artificial heat or light; and pro viding, further, that not more uian fifty (60) pounds of gunpowder may be kept if in a magazine made of fire- prtbf; material or of wood covered with sheet iron and mounted on wheels, and kept securely locked, ex- held this the 1C IMS. J. F. J J Attest: MARY CHALMERS Clerk A Tneaeurer. * : a cept when necessarily opened for use authorized persons, and not more than 1,000 blasting caps in a similar, but separate, magazine. Said maga zine shall be conspicuously labeled in red letters at least four (4) inches high, “EXPLOSIVES,” and located within the building, on the floor near est the street level and within ten (JO) feet of the street entrance. Nothing in this ordinance shad ap ply to the' ordinary keeping and sale of small arms ammunition as practic- State of South Carolina, County of Laurens, Town of CHnton. AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR FIRE ESCAPES. Be it ordained'bv the Town Cbuiwil of the Town of Clinton as follow*: f SEC. 1. That from and after the approval of this ordinance, all build ings except private residences already erected or that may hereafter he erected, of three or more atories in height, shall be provided with good and sufficient fire escapes. SEC. 2. Notice in writing shall be served .by the chief of fire department upon the owner or owners of such building bt buildings, by leaving at their place of huainese or residence a notice specifying the number, kind, location and construction of the fire escape or, means of egress required under this ordinance and directing that the work shall be done not later than sixty days from the filing of the notice. SEC. 3. The owner or owners of any building or buildings upon which a fire escape is erected shall keep the Same in good repair and free from ob structions. . < , . ^ --7- *- SEC. 4. Any owner, owners, agent ^ ar< ^ ware an< ^ 8 P or t:ng goods I or lessee of any building violating any * of the provisions of the preceding sec- cept the films used in the operation of its passage *-•- * SEC. 15. Any person violating the provisions of this ordinance shall upon the machine. (e) Each ’ booth must have an opening with an/"area not less than that of a circle twelve inches in diam eter, for ventilation/ which must be conviction, be punished by a fine of not exceeding one hundred ($100.00) dollars, or be imprisoned for not ex- flanged to carry standard conductor ceeding thirty (30) days, pipe for exhausting the hot air gener-1 Done and ratified in^Council assem pipe lor exnausung me not air jfeuer-| i^oue »iiu mmicu ated in operating the machine. Con- j held this the 10th day of August, nection for ventilation should vent to chimney or outside of building, in or der to carry off hot air or explosive gases. SEC. 4. AH picture machines shall be equipped with incombustible maga zines for receiving and delivering the films during the ^operation of the 1925. J. F. JACOBS, Mayor. Attest: MARY CHALMERS, ' v Clerk & Treasurer. IV machine. A shutt^ mu^ be provTd- S.at, of South Carolina, ed and placed in front of the conden ser of the machine, so arranged that same can be instantly closed by the operator. Films not in the machine shall be kept within the booth enclos ing the machine in metal boxes, with tight-fitting covers. Hot carbons tak en from lamps shall be deposited in a metal receptacle. SECr 5. The handle or cnank used for operating the machine must be County of Laurens, Trirn of Clinton. AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE INSPECTION OF PREMIS ES BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO SAFEGUARD THE PUBLIC AND PROPERTY AGAINST FIRE. Be it ordained by the Town Council of the Town of CHnton as follows: SEC. 1. It shall be the duty of the Chief of the Fire Department to in spect or cause to be inspected by fire secured to the spindle or shaft, so department officers or members as that there will be no liability of such handle or crank coming off or allow ing the film to stop in front of the lamp. The said machine must be operated by hand. Motor-driven ma chines are hereby prohibited, unless specially approved. SEC. 6. Portable cords shall not be allowed within the booth unites the same is pertinent to a proper connect ion to tne lantern itself, and in all other respects the Mectrical wiring and equipment must be in accordance with the rules and requirements em bodied in the National Electrical Code. Each lamp connected with a picture machine giust be provided with a sep arate switch located within the booth. There shall also be two switches con trolling the lights in the exhibition room, one of whfch shall be operated from the booth^and thither so placed that it is within the reach the ticket taker or other person stationed at the entrance door. There shall be provided often as may be necessary, but not less than twice, a year in outlying dis tricts and four timea a year in the closely built portions of the city, all buildings, premises and public thor oughfares, except the interiors of pri vate dwellings, for the purpose of as certaining and causing to be corrected any conditions liable to cause fire, ar any violations of the provisions or in-, tent of any ordinance of the city af fecting the fire hazard. Whenever any officer or member shall find in any building or upon any premises or other place combustible or explosive matter or dangerous ac cumulation of rubbish or oily waste, ashes in combustible receptacles, un necessary accumulation of waste paper, boxes, shaving or any other highly inflaftnmable materials espec ially liable to fire, and which is so situated as to endanger property, or shall find obstructions to or on fire escapes, stairs, passageways, doors or Done and ratified in Council bled this the^10th day of August, 1925.' i _ J. F. (JACOBS, Mayor. Att MARY CHALMERS, Clerk A Treasurer. a separate system of lighting, con* ■ windows, liable to interfere with the trolled by switches located within, th^fj operation of the fire department or reach of the ticket taker operating! egress of occupants, in case of fire, red signal lamps, and there shall be or fire-doors or shutters obstructed one SUch lamp placed at each exit, j or i n poor repair or interior fire fight- with a sign marked “EXIT” in letters; i n g equipment not in serviceable con- not less than five inches high. The dition, he shall order the same to be location of these signs and lights shall! removed or remedied, and such order be determined by the Chief of Fire j shall forthwith be complied with by Department. the owner or occupant of such prem- SEC. 7. No picture machine shall ises or buildings, subject to appeal be installed, maintained or operated in within twenty-four hours to the May- % V. _ State of South Carolina, County of Laurens, Town of Clinton. . AN , ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE CLEANLINESS OF STREETS, ALLEYS AND PREM ISES. Be it ordained by the Town Coun cil of the Town of Clinton as follows: SEC. 1. It shall be the duty of the occupant of any building to collect and remove daily to a place conven ient for city garbage wagons, empty boxes, barrels, rubbish, trash, waste paper, -excelsior or other like com bustible materials. SEC. 2. No person or persons shall be allowed to place ashes within any building in any box, barrel or other wooden vessel or upon "any wooden vessel or floor. SEC. 3r No person shall keep or permit to be kept on the premises any oily waste or oily rags, unless at all times when hot actually in use such oily waste and oily rags be kept in a metal can with eelf-closing cover and riveted joints, standing on metal legs which raise the bottom of the container at least four (4) inches above the floor. SEC. 4. All owners or occupants of buildings are required to permit the Chief of the Fire Department to inspect or to have inspected their buildings or premises to see if the above is comp ied with, and it is here by made the duty of the Chief of the Fire Department to make or cause to be made such inspection whenever and wherever they may suspect a violation of the foregoing ordinance. SEC. 5. Any person found guilty of. violation of this ordinance shall be fined not les^than five dollars ($5.00) nor more than twenty-five dollars ($2S!00) for each 'offense, each twenty-four hours of maintenance of prohibited conditions to constitute a separate offense. SEC. 6. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the forego ing are hereby repealed. SEC. 7. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. SEC. 8. Any person violating the provisions of this ordinance shall upon conviction, be puniahed by a fine of not exceeding one'hundred ($100.00) dollars, or be imprisoned for not ex ceeding thirty (30) days. ™-Done and ratified in Council assem- held this the 10th d*y of August, 1925. J. F. JACOBS, Mayor. Attest: MARY CHALMERS, house*. SEC 3. Any person, firm or cor poration who shall sell or store gun powder shall obtain a permit from the Chief of the Fire Department, who .shall inspect the place where same is kept, aa^ the dealer shall fully dis close to said chief where'same is kept both in the day and night time. SEC. 4. No person, firm or cor poration, without procuring a permit or license therefor, shall within the corporate limits of the Town of Clin ton, store, manufacture, keep for sale, of keep for uife in any art,"trade or manufacture, any carbide that will free' an inflammable gas by contact with water or moistures, or any chem ical element that will free an inflam mable gas by Contact with water. A permit may be issued for the storage or keeping for sale of calcium carbide in water-tight metal cans hav ing a capacity of not exceeding one hundred pounds each,, the aggregate quantity not to exceed six hundred pounds," provided that such cans of carbide be stored in a dry, water proof, well ventilated, place, and not more than one broken package kept on the premises at any one time, «x- tions, or failing to comply with the terms thereof, shall be fined not less than five dollars ($5.00) nor more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each and every day the building may be unfurnished with such fire escapes or proper means of egress after the expiration ^of the sixty days’ notice required. SEC. 5. AH ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the fore going are hereby repealed. SEC. 6. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. SEC. 7. Any person violating the provisions of. this ordinance shall upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not exceeding one hundred ($100.00) dollars, or be imprisoned for not ex ceeding thirty (30) days. Done and ratified in Council assem- held this*,, the 10th day of August, 1926.- * J. F. JACOBS, Mayor. * MARY CHALMERS, .Clerk & Treasurer. cepting, however, that permit for the v X , storage of carbide in car load lots or, State of South’Carolina, unbroken packages will be issued County of Laurens, when such quantity is kept in a build- J Town of Clinton. ing detached at least thirty feet from AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR any other building, and is used only THE REGULATION AND IN- for storage of carbide. In.such build ings no artificial light or fire other tham incandescent electric shall be per mitted. SEC. 5. Any person, firm or cor- STAI.LATION OF Fl.F.rTiMC**. WORK AND EQUIPMENT IN THE TOWN OF CLINTON. SEC. 1. ^ The city electrician is hereby _ authorized, empowered and directed to poration violating any of the provis- regulate and determine the placing of , ions of this ordinance shall be fined electric wires or other appliances for hot less than five dollars ($5.00) nor electric livht, heat or power in the more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) Town of Clinton, and to cause all such J or each offense, and each and every wires or appliances to be so placed, ay that any of the terms, conditions constructed and guarded as not to or provisions of this ordinance are not cause fires or accidents, endangering complied with shall be considered a life or property. * separate offense. | SEC. .2. The Town electrician shall SEC. 6. All ordinances or parts of have the right in the discharge of his ordinances in conflict with the fore- duties to enter any building, manhole going are hereby repealed. or subway, or to climb any pole, for SEC. 7. This ordinance shall take the purpose of examining and testing effect and be in force from and aftei the electrical appliances therein or VI . State of South Carolina, County of Laurens, Town of Clinton. AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE BURNING OF REFUSE. its passage. SEC. 8. Any person violating the provisions of this ordinance shall upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not exceeding one hundred ($100.00) dollars, or be imprisoned for not ex ceeding thirty (30) days. Done and ratified in Council assem- held this the 10th day of August, 1925. J. F. JACOBS, Mayor. Attest: MARY CHALMERS, Clerk & Treasurer. VIII State of South Carolina, County of Laurens, Town of Clinton. AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE DISCHARGE OR OF FIRE-WORKS OR thereon contained. And for Qiat pur pose he shall be given prompt access to all buildings, public and private, and to all manholes, subways or poles, on application to the individual or company owning or in charge of same. Whenever an electric wire or ap pliance shall be defective through im proper or insufficient insulation, or for any other reason, he shall at once cause the removal of such defect or defects at the expense of the owners of such wires or appliances. SEC. 3. No alteration shall be made in the wiring of any building for light, heat or power, or increase in the load carried by such wires, nor shall any building be wired for elec tric lights, motors or heating devices , without a written permit therefor FIRING!from the Town electrician. OTHER! SEC. 4. Upon tha completion of the wiring of any building for light, PYROTHEHNIC DISPLAY. Be it ordained by the Town Council | heat or power, it shall be the duty of of the Town of Clinton as follows: SEC. 1. The discharge, firing or the company, firm or individual do ing the same to notify the Town use of firecrackers, rockets, torpedoes, electrician, who shall at once inspect Roman candles, or other fire-works or substances designed and intended for pyrothechnic display, and of pistols, canes, cannons, or other appliances, I using blank cartridges or caps con- Be it ordained by the Town Council j taining chlorate or potash mixture, is of the Town of Clinton as follows: | hereby prohibited. Provided, that the SEC. 1. It shall be unlawful for; Mayor or Qoyncil may order the pub- any person or persons to burn trash, j He display of fire-works by properly any building that does not abut di rectly upon a street, and* in no case shaU the main floor of such exhibition room be more than four feet above or below the adjoining street level. To overcome any difference of level on the Aground floor gradients shall or, who shall within ten days review such order and file his decision there on, and unless the order is revoked or modified it shall remain in full force and be obeyed by such owner or occu pant. Within twelve months after the be employed of not over one foot in • passage of this ordinance it shall be ten feet; no steps shall be permitted. Exit doors must be at the level of the side-walk. In exhibition rooms di rectly abutting upon one street, the booth enclosing tne picture machine shall be placed at that end of the the duty of the Chief of Fire Depart ment to inspect or cause to be inspect ed all stoves, furnaces, boilers, flues, chimneys and smoke stacks, includ ing chimneys, flues and heating ap pliances in private dwellings con- room which is opposite and farthest structed or installed prior to thd pas- from the street, or on a balcony. No! sage of this ordinance, and in event room to be used as an exhibition room any such installation is found unsafe unless it has at least one separate and distinct exit in addition to the front exit., In exhibition rooms located at the corner and directly abutting upon two streets, or on a street and an al ley, the booth enclosing the machine may be located at the io aiii ~ 1 alley, leery provided with two of the room from, either shall he shall order the same'te be removed or corrected within ten (lays, subject to appeal to Mayor as hereinbefore set forth. Any owner or occupant failing to comply with such order within ten days after said appeal shall have been determined, or, if no append is taken, then within, ten days, after tlpe ser- lumber, leaves, straw *or any other combustible material in any street, alley or vacant lot within the fire limits as prescribed by ordinance. SEC. 2. Any person or persons found guilty of violation of this ordi nance shall be fined not less than ($5.00) nor more than twenty-five ($25.00) dollars. SEC. 3. AH ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the fore going are hereby repealed. SEC. 4. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. . x SEC. 5. Any person violating the provisions of this ordinance shall upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not exceeding one hundred ($100.00) dollars, or be imprisoned for not ex ceeding thirty (30) days. Done and ratified in Council assem- held this the 10th day 'of August, 1925. J. F. JACOBS, Mayor. Attest: MARY CHALMERS, Clerk A Treasurer. qualified individuals. Provided also that such display or displays shall be of such a character and so located, discharged or fired as, in the opinion of the Chief of the Fire Department, such wiring and appliances, and if approved by him, he shall issue a cer tificate of s atisfactory inspection, which shall contain the date of such inspection and an outline of the re sult of his examination; but no such certificate shall be issued unless such electric wiring and appliances be in strict conformity to the rules and regulations prescribed or required by these ordinances, nor shall current be turned on such installation until said certificate be issued. SECTION 5, All electric construct- shall not be hazardous to surrounding ^ ion, all material and all appliances property or endanger any person or i used in connection with electrical persons. - ■ . j work, and the operation of all electri- SEC. 2. The sale of fire-works at cal apparatus within the Town of retail is prohibited. I Clinton shaH conform to the “Rules The Chief of the Fire Department | and Requirements of the National may, at his discretion, remove or have removed, at the owners expense, all stocks of fire-works or other combus- 1 tibles exposed for sale, or held in stock in violation of this ordinance. SEC. 3.- Any persons, firm or cor poration violating any of the provis ions of thi£ ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and be fined not less than five dollars ($5.00) nor VII State of South Carolina, Coanty of Laurens, Town ef Clinton. ^ AN ORDINANCE REGULATING 1 THE STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVES. Board of Fire Underwriters” for the installation of wiring and apparatus for electrical purposes as they are now established or may hereafter be amended, and the said rules and regu lations are hereby adopted and ap proved as a part of this ordinance. SEC, 6. Every person, firm or cor-' poration desiring to engage in the business of electrical construction and more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) of the installation of wiring and ap- for each day’s neglect of compliance. SEC. 4. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with the foregoing are hereby repealed. SEC. 5. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. SEC. 6. Any person violating the provisions of this ordinance shall upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not exceeding one hundred ($100.00) dollars, or be imprisoned for not ex ceeding thirty (30) days. w x . • •• » • .2% * ts, one upon vice of th# said order, shall bf Hiflfle Be it ijrd^in ed by" the Town Council j Done and ratified in Council aaaem- J (Continued on Following Pjige) paratus for electric light, heat or power in the Town of Clinton shall, before doing so, obtain a license there for, the fee for which shall be $25.00 which shall be paid into the treasury of the town before such license shall become effective. Said licenae shall be issued by the city clerk after the payment of the fee above mentioned. Any person, firm or corporation found doing electrical work in the Town of Clintha, without such license shaiy^ / -; -a j- V n IA ; /. X * \ A. . • tv