FIREMEN.

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not decided against this law, the same shall continue, and be

in full force, and the governor, on receiving notice of the fact.

from the presiding officers of the two houses of assembly, shall

issue his proclamation to that effect.

FIREMEN.

AN ACT for the Protection of Firemen and of the Property of the Fire

Companies in the City of Baltimore. — 1837, ch. 190.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland,

Persons

That from and after the passage of this act, any person or per-

wilfully
injuring.

sons who shall wilfully destroy or injure any engine, hose, reel

or other apparatus whatever for the extinguishment of fires,

belonging to any company in the city of Baltimore, shall be

Guilty of

guilty of felony, and upon conviction thereof, shall be sen-

felony.
Peniten-

tenced to confinement in the penitentiary for a period not less

tiary.

than two years, nor more than five years.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That any person or persons who

Assaulting

shall assault, beat or otherwise intentionally hurt or injure any

firemen.

fireman of the city of Baltimore, except in self-defence, whilst

engaged in the discharge of his duties as a fireman, upon con-

viction thereof, shall be sentenced to imprisonment in Baltimore

Penalty.

county jail, for a period not less than one month, and to the

payment of a fine of not less than ten dollars, nor more than

one hundred dollars.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the standing committee of

Officers of

the Baltimore United Fire Department, in the city of Baltimore,

the fire de-
partment.

and the presidents of the several fire companies now being, and

who shall hereafter be, shall severally, by virtue of their respec-

tive offices, be vested with, and have and exercise all the

Power of

powers and jurisdiction of a justice of the peace whilst accom-

justices of
the peace.

panying any engine or other apparatus for the extinguishment

of fire, and whilst attending at, going to, or returning from any

fire.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That it shall not be lawful for

Removing

any person to remove any engine or other apparatus for the ex-

engine, kc.
without

tinguishment of fire, from the house or other place where the

authority.

same shall be kept or deposited, unless properly authorized so

to do, by the president and directors of the company to whom

the same shall belong, or their duly authorized agent; and any

person offending against the provisions of this section, shall

forfeit and pay a sum not less than five dollars, nor more than

Fine$5 to

twenty dollars, to be sued for and recovered in the name of the

$20.

company, and for the use of the company, before a single

magistrate, in the same way that small debts are by law reco-

verable.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted. That it shall not be lawful for

Entering
engine

any person to enter or to remain in any engine house of any

house.