SEC. 2. It shall be the duty of said Fire Inspector
to institute investigations into the causes of said
fires as may occur in the City of Baltimore, when-
ever, in his judgment, the occasion demands it, and
for the purpose lie shall have power to issue subpoenas
and administer oaths, and compel the attendance of
witnesses before him by attachment or otherwise; all
subpoenas issued by him shall be in such form as he
may prescribe, and shall be directed to and served
by any Constable, Police Officer, Sheriff or Coroner
of Baltimore city; any witness who refuses to at-
tend to testify in obedience to such subpoena, shall be
deemed guilty of contempt, and be punishable by
him as in cases of contempt in civil cases; provided
that said officer shall not have jurisdiction to try any
person or persons charged with commission of a
crime, for the purpose of inflicting punishment there-
for, but shall make a written report of the testimony
to the State's Attorney, and institute criminal prose-
cutions in all cases where there appears to him to he
reasonable and probable causes for believing that a
fire has been caused by design.
SEC. 3. It shall be the duty of said Fire Inspector
to aid in the enforcement of the Fire Ordinances of
said city, and for this purpose he is duly authorized
to visit and examine all buildings in the progress of
erection or undergoing repairs, and to institute
prosecutions for all violations of the ordinances of
said city which relate to the erection, alteration, or-
repairs of buildings and the prevention of fires. He
shall exercise such additional powers as may be con-
ferred upon him by the ordinances of said city to
enable him fully to carry out the object of this Act,
and the prevention of fires.
SEC. 4. Any person or persons who save from fires,
or from buildings endangered by fire, any property,
and who wilfully neglect for two days to give notice
to the Fire Inspector, or to the owner of such pro-
perty, of his or their possession thereof, shall he
deemed guilty of grand or petit larceny, as the case
may be, according to the value of the property, and
airy person who shall be guilty of false swearing in any
investigation under this Act, shall be deemed guilty
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To institute
investigations*
Refusal of
witness to
attend.
Proviso.
To aid in the
enforcement
of Fire
Ordinances.
Wilful
neglect to
give notice of
possession of
property.
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