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direct them to produce all necessary papers and books; every
such summons shall be directed to the sheriff of said county,
who is required to serve the same as other writs of like nature,
and he shall be entitled to have and demand like fees as are
now allowed for similar writs; and all persons refusing to
obey such summons so served shall be fined five dollars for the
first refusal, such fine to be recovered as all fines or penalties
are recovered; and on any other or further refusal, they shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and be punished, after
conviction under an indictment for such offense in the Circuit
Court for said county; said court shall order the person so
convicted to be imprisoned in the county jail of said county
for not less than six months nor more than twelve mouths;
and it shall be the duty of the State's Attorney of said county
to prosecute all persons so offending, or offending in any
manner aforesaid against any of the two succeeding sections,
as in case of all other crimes and misdemeanors.

139. Any person who shall wilfully injure, deface or
destroy any piece or part of any fire apparatus, or of its equip-
ment or appurtenances so provided, or shall in any manner
wilfully hinder, obstruct or impede the same, or those law-
fully in charge thereof, from freely passing along any street
or highway whatever, in going to or from any fire, or upon
any alarm of fire, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof in said Circuit Court upon indictment, shall
be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more than
five hundred dollars, in the discretion of the court, or be im-
prisoned in the county jail for not more than ninety days;
said fine to be paid to said Commissioners, to be applied by
them to the expenses of said fire department.

140. As part of said fire department, the County Com-
missioners shall have power to provide a fire alarm telegraph
in such districts; and any person without authority illegally
intermeddling therewith, by giving false alarms thereby, or
in any manner injuring any such arrangements for telegraph-
ing, shall also be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof by indictment in said court, shall be fined not less than
fifty dollars nor more than five hundred, or imprisonment in
the county jail for not less than six months nor more than
two years; said fine, when paid, to go as provided in the pre-
ceding section.

141. Nothing in the five preceding sections shall be con-
strued to prevent the County Commissioners from effecting
any necessary arrangements with the fire commissioners or