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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 1379 ORDINANCE NO , 1379 AN ORDINANCE ENACTING FIRE REGULATIONS; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF; AND FOR OTHER RELATED PURPOSES , BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS : SECTION 1 . That the following acts shall be misdemeanors and shall be punished by a fine of not less than $ 10 . 00 and no more than $ 100 . 00 , or a jail sentence not less than 10 days and not more than a year or both such fine or imprisonment. a . The setting on fire or causing or procuring to be set on fire , any forest , brush or other inflammable vegetation on lands not his own. b . Allowing fire to escape from the control of the person building or having charge of the fire , or to spread to the lands of any person other than the builder of the fire . c . The burning of any brush, stumps , logs , rubbish , fallen timber , grass , stubble , scrap materials , junk or debris of any sort , whether on his own land or that of another , without taking necessary precaution both before lighting the fire and at all times thereafter to prevent the escape thereof. The escape of such fire to adjoining timber , brush, or grass lands shall be prima facie evidence that necessary precautions were not taken . d. Building a camp fire upon lands , not one ' s own, without clearing the ground immediately around it free from material which will carry fire , or leaving thereon , a camp fire to spread thereon or by throwing away a lighted cigar , match , cigarette , or by the use of firearms or in any other manner starting a fire in forest material not his own and leaving the same unextinguished . e . Defacing or destroying fire warning notices . SECTION 2 . When one of the above described offenses is committed by an agent or employee , with the consent or by the command of the employer or principal , such employer or principal shall be liable in the same manner and to the same extent as if the act had been committed by himself. SECTION 3 . Persons , firms or corporations starting or being responsible for fires that occasion damage to any other person shall make satisfaction in double damage to the party injured . SECTION 4 . The conviction for violations of Parts a , b, c , d, or e , of Section 1 shall be prima facie evidence of responsibility in civil action to recover damages or suppression costs , L QfJJ.M D 1918 V pATE REEI.� Ordinance No . 1379 - 2 - December 9 , 1963 SECTION 5 . Any fire on any forests , cut- over , brush lands or grass lands burning uncontrolled is declared a public nuisance by reason of its menace to life or property . Any person, firm or corporation responsible for either the starting or the existence of such fire is hereby required to control or extinguish it immediately and if said person, firm or corporation shall refuse , neglect or fail to do so , any organized fire suppression force may summarily abate the nuisance thus constituted by controlling or extinguishing the fire and the cost thereof may be recovered from said responsible person , firm or corporation by civil action. SECTION 6 . This ordinance being necessary for the preservation of the public peace , health , comfort , convenience , safety and welfare of the City of Fayetteville , Arkansas , an emergency is declared to exist and this Ordinance will be in full force and effect fromthe date of its passage and approval . PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 9th day of December , 1963 . APPROVED: GUY E . EMOWN, MAYOR ATTEST : Sc�i�•�tCLP � � c�ir-� -i', GEORGEVJ. AVIS , CITY CLERK ORDINANCE NO. 1319 STATE of ARKANSAS 1 AN ORDINANCE ENACTING FIRE JP as. REGULATIONS: PROVIDING PEN- County 0£ Washington OF- AND FOR OTHER NRELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAY- I _ hereby certify that I ETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS. ��,,��}}(( S" "' £ -- -------__-� sacrlox 1. That the following am thenel �( D a ager) o£ R WEST ARKANSAS TIMES, acts shall be misdemeanors and shall be punished by a fine of not a daily no spaper having a second class mailing privilege, and being not less than $10.00 and no more than , less than four pages of five columns each, published at a fixed place of $100.00 or a jail sentence not less than 10 days and not more than a business and at a fixed (daily) intervals continuously in the City of year or both such fine or imprison- Fayetteville, County of Washington, Arkansas for more than a period ment. a. The setting on fire or causing of twelve months, circulated and distributed from an established place of or procuring to be set on fire, any forest. brush or other inflammable business to subscribers and readers generally of all classes in the City vegetation on lands not his own. & County for a definite price for each copy, or a fixed riceer annum, b. Allowing fire a escape from which rice was fixed at what is considered the value of the p the control the person building p publication, or having chaa rge the tire, or to based upon the news value and service value it contains, that at least fifty spread to the lands s o[ any person P y other than the builder of the fire. percent of the subscribers thereto have paid cash for their subscriptions c. The burning of any brush, stumps, logs, rubbish, fallen tim- to the newspaper or its agents or through recognized news dealers over a ber, grass. stubble, scrap materials. period of at least six months; and that the said newspaper junk or debris of any sort. wheth- Ppublishers an er on his own land or that of an- average of more than forty percent news matter. other, without taking necessary precaution both before lighting the I further certify that the legal notice hereto attached in the matter of fire and at all times thereafter to prevent the escape thereof. The es- cape of such fire adjoining —� tim- ber, brush. or grassw lands shalllbe prima facie evidence that neces- M6JiYl ( � , -L3 - ' sary precautions were not taken. d. Building a camp fire upon lands, not one a own, without clearing the ground immediately was published in the regular daily issue of said newspaper for---4---- around it free from material which -toOSPJ:Jalve-insertion] as follows: will carry fire. or leaving thereon, a camp fire to spread thereon w by throwing away a lighted cigar. The first insertion on the __ 11_ _______ _ da of r Qp 19_L match, cigarette, or by the use ! ---- - Y -�`" of firearms or in any omer manner starting a fire in forest material not his own and leaving the same un- the second insertion on the __ __—_________ day of extinguished. e. Defacing or destroying fire warning notices. the third insertion on the __-_____-__._____-__ day of _ 19— SECTION 2. When one of the --- -- above described offenses Is com- mitted by an agent or employee, and the fourth insertion on the -- ________ day of ---------------- 19—_._ with the consent or by the com- mand of the employer or princi- pal, such employer or principal, shall be liable in the same manner and to the same extent as if the act --- ��---- � - had been committed by himself. SECTION 3. Persons. firms or cor- porations starting or being respon- sible for fires that occasion dam- Sworn to and subscribed before me on this __ _ _ _______ __ day of .__._______- age to any other person shall make satisfaction In double damage to the party injured. SECTION 4. The conviction for --- --- - ----—_-x.17 violation of parts a, b, c, d, or a of Section 1 shall be prima facie dence of responsibility In civil ac- _ tion too recover damages or sup- p _ _ _ ____ ti�SJS._ ______ pression costs. Notar Publj— c SECTION 5. Any fire on any tor- Y�____ acts, cut-over, brush lands orggrass- Lads burning uncontrolled Is de- clared a public nuisance by reason My Commission Expires : of its menace to life or property. Any person, firm or corporation re- sponsible for either the starting or. � � 1 the existence of such fire is hereby, L7 L______ required to control or extinguish It Immediately and if said person, firm or corporation shall refuse, p neglect or fail to do so, any organ- ` I — ized fire suppression force may Fees for Printing summarily abate the nuisance thus constituted by controlling or ex- tinguishing the fire and the cost Cost of Proof _____— thereof may be recovered from, said responsible person, firm or cory 0 porstion by civil action. Total SECTION 0. This ordinance being necessary for the preservation of the public peace. hesHb. comfort. convenience. safety and welfare of the City of Fayetteville. Arkansas. an emergency is declared to exist and this ordinance will be in full force and effect from the date of its passage and approval. PASSED AND APPROVED this 9th day of December, 1993. APPROVED: GUY E. BROWN, MAYOR ATTEST: GEORGE J DAVIR, CITY CLERK 11-it-c