ceeding one barrel of forty-five gallons in any part of a building, excepting a cellar, the floor of which shall be five feet below the grade of the adjacent streets; and no crude petroleum, gasoline, naptha, benzine, carbon oil, camphene, spirit-gas, burning-fluid, or spirits of turpentine shall be kept or stored in front of any building, or on any street, alley, wharf, lot or sidewalk, for a longer time than is sufficient to receive in store or in delivering the same: Provided, such time shall not exceed six hours.

2. FIRE PROOF WAREHOUSE-WHEN IT MAY BE USED-PERMIT.] Any person, persons or corporation having within the city a fire-proof warehouse detached and clear of other buildings, and at least fifty feet distant, and exclusively used for the storage of such articles as are named in this chapter, and properly ventilated for that purpose, having beneath its ground floor an open space or cellar three feet or more in depth below the surface of the adjacent ground, on procuring the approval, in writing, of the fire marshal, may apply to the common council of this city for a permit to use said warehouse exclusively for said purpose; and if the common council, with the consent of the mayor, shall grant such permit, then, while the same shall remain in force, said parties using said warehouse shall not be subject to the foregoing section of this chapter.

3. P., F. W. & C. R. W. WAREHOUSE.] Ord. March 29, 1867. Permission is hereby given to the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railway Company to keep and maintain for the exclusive storage of petroleum, gasoline, naptha, benzine, camphene, spirit gas, burning fluid and spirits of turpentine, the warehouse erected by said company at the southeast corner of Stewart avenue and Twelfth street, in the city of Chicago, the location and construction of the same having been approved by the fire marshal of said city: Provided, however, such permission shall be subject to amendment, modification or revocation by said common council.

4. INSPECTOR TO BE APPOINTED-WHEN-DUTY OF.] Rev. Ord, 1866; act Leg. Mar. 10, 1869. There shall be appointed by the common council, by ballot, biennally, on the second Monday of December, or as soon thereafter as may be, an inspector of mineral oils. Said inspector shall be a suitable, qualified person, who is neither directly or indirectly interested in manufacturing, vending or selling, either as principal or agent, any of the articles mentioned in this chapter. He shall, at his own expense, provide himself with the necessary instruments and apparatus for testing the quality of said articles named in this chapter, and whose duty it shall be to examine and test the quality of all said oils and products that he shall be requested by any importer, dealer or vendor, to examine; and if, upon such testing and examination, the oils so tested and examined shall meet the requirements of this chapter, he shall brand the same with the date of examination, his name, and this device: "Approved; the fire test being," on each package, cask or barrel containing it; and it shall be lawful for any dealer to sell the same. But if the oil so tested shall not meet the requirements of this chapter, he shall mark upon each package, cask or barrel, his name, the date of examination, and this device: "Condemned as dangerous for illuminating purposes; the fire test being -," and it shall be unlawful for the owner thereof to offer the same for sale within the limits of this city for illuminating purposes.

5. INSPECTOR'S FEES-DEPUTIES.] Rev. Ord. 1866. The inspector provided in this chapter may charge not to exceed six cents for inspecting or examining each package, cask or barrel, and collect the same of the party employing him. He may also, if necessary to the convenient dispatch of his duties, appoint a suitable number of deputies, for whom he shall be accountable, which deputies are empowered to perform the duties of inspector.

6. OATH OF OFFICE-BOND.] Every person appointed inspector or deputy inspector shall, before entering upon the duties of his office take an oath, or affirmation, to perform the duties of his office with fidelity; and every inspector shall file a bond to the city of Chicago, with two sureties in the sum of ten thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties imposed upon him, which bond shall be for the use of all parties aggrieved by the acts of such inspector.

7. INSPECTOR DEALING IN-PENALTY.] No inspector or deputy inspector, while in office, shall buy, sell, bargain or otherwise trade in any article which they are appointed to inspect; and for any violation of this chapter he or they shall be liable to the forfeiture of his or their bond.

8. CERTIFICATE-REGISTER-INSPECTION OF.] Every inspector shall, within twenty-four hours after inspection of oils, heretofore mentioned, return a true and accurate account thereof to the party emyloying him, and shall make an entry of all oils inspected, in an intelligible manner, in a book prepared for that purpose, which shall be open to inspection by all parties.

EVASIONS-PENALTY.]

9. FRAUDS Any person, persons or corporation who shall violate either of the provisions of this chapter, or who shall use or refill casks, barrels or packages having the inspector's brands thereon, for the purpose of fraudulently evading the conditions of this chapter, or shall mark the inspector's device, or any marks purporting to be marks of inspection, on any cask, barrel or package of any of the articles named in this chapter, or shall offer for sale within the city any of said oil that has not been examined by said inspector or his deputy, shall be subject to a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars, for each offense, one half of which shall go to the informer, and the penalties for a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter may be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction.

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PLUMBERS.

SECTION 1. Plumbers to be licensed-To take out permits for work-Penalty.

1. TO BE LICENSED-PERMIT FOR WORK-PENALTY.] Ord. Sept. 7, Any person who shall lay any water service pipes, or introduce

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into or about any building, or on any grounds, any water pipes, or do any plumbing work in any building, or on any grounds, for the purpose of connecting such pipes or plumbing works with the pipes of the Chicago water works, or of preparing them for such connections, with the view of having such premises supplied with water by the Chicago water works, or who shall make any addition to or alteration of any water pipe, bath, water-closet, stop cock, or other fixtures or apparatus for the supplying of any premises with water, without being duly licensed to perform said work by the board of public works of the city of Chicago, and without having first obtained a permit for the doing of such work from said board, shall be subject to a fine of not less than ten dollars and not exceeding fifty dollars.

December 21, 1871. There is established a police court in and for the north division of the city of Chicago. Said court shall be held in the building erected for a police station in said division.

2. JUSTICE-HOW DESIGNATED-SESSION OF COURT.] Ord. October 19, 1868. The common council shall designate a justice of the peace to hold said court, who shall, when so designated and qualified, hold two sessions of said court daily, viz :-one in the morning and one in the afternoon of every day, Sundays excepted.

3. POWER AND DUTY OF JUSTICE.] The said justice so designated shall have the same power and jurisdiction within the limits of the city of Chicago as are conferred by law and chapter eleven of the charter of the city of Chicago, approved February 13, 1863, and the acts amendatory thereof upon the other police justices of the said city, and shall also be subject to like duties and obligations.

4. CLERK-HOW APPOINTED.] It shall be the duty of the police court clerk of said city to nominate for the approval and confirmation of the common council of said city, a suitable person to act as deputy clerk of said north side police court, who shall have the same powers and be subject to the

same duties and obligations as the said clerk, but who shall be subject to his direction and supervision.

5. DUTY OF POLICE.] It shall be the duty of the police force to cause all persons who may be arrested for a violation of any ordinance of said city, or of any law of the state, within the limits of said division, to be taken before the police court of said division for trial or examination, as the case may be. Said police court for the north division of said city shall have full power and jurisdiction in all cases of violation of the ordinances of said city.

6. WEST DIVISION-LOCATED.] Ord. May 3, 1869. A police court in and for the west division of the city of Chicago is established. Said police court shall be held in the building erected for a police station, on the corner of Union and Madison streets, in said west division.

7. JUSTICE-HOW DESIGNATED DAILY SESSION]

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cil shall designate a justice of the peace to hold said court, who shall, when so designated and properly qualified, hold two sessions of said court daily, to wit: one in the morning, and one in the afternoon of every day, Sundays excepted.

8. POWERS AND DUTIES OF JUSTICE.] The said justice so designated shall have the same powers and jurisdiction within the limits of the city of Chicago as are by law and the ordinances of said city conferred upon the other police justices of the city of Chicago, and shall also be subject to the same duties, liabilities and obligations.

9. CLERK-HOW ELECTED.] It shall be the duty of the common council to elect, by ballot, a suitable person to act as deputy clerk of the said west division police court, who shall have the same power and be subject to the same duties, liabilities and obligations as the police court clerk elected by the people, under the provisions of the revised city charter, approved February 13, 1863.

10. DUTY OF POLICE.] It shall be the duty of the police force of said city to cause all persons who may be arrested for a violation of any ordinance of said city, or any law of the state, within the limits of said west division, to be taken before the police court of said division for trial or examination, as the case may be. Said police court for the west division of said city shall have full power and jurisdiction in all cases of violation of the ordinances of said city.

11. SOUTH SIDE-LOCATED-SESSIONS.] Ord. Dec. 21, 1871. The police court in and for the south division of the city of Chicago shall be held in the building, now occupied as a police station, situate on the northeast corner of Harrison and Griswold streets. The sessions of said court shall be held daily, to-wit: one in the forenoon and one in the afternoon, Sundays and legal holidays excepted.

12. POLICE BAILIFFS-SELECTION OF BOND--PAY.] Each police justice of the several police courts is hereby empowered to select from the police force (with the consent of the board of police commissioners) one member of said police force who shall attend the daily sessions of such court and shall discharge such duties as bailiff, or otherwise, under the direction of the justice of such court, as shall be in conformity with the provisions of the city charter in relation to the power and duties of policemen. Such persons shall be

styled police bailiffs. Each of such police bailiffs shall execute a bond, with one or more sureties, to be approved by the mayor, in the sum of one thousand dollars, conditioned for the prompt payment of all moneys which shall come into his hands as such bailiff, to the person or persons authorized by law to receive the same. Such bailiffs shall receive no other compensation than that received by them as policemen, and shall be subject to be relieved as such bailiff at any time by such police justices severally, and their places filled as in the first instance.

13. CLERKS' WEEKLY REPORT-DOCKET ENTRIES.] Ord. Feb. 14. 1870. It shall be the duty of the clerk and deputy clerks of the police courts upon each Saturday, at the close of each week, to make a written report to the city attorney, containing the number of cases in which appeals have been taken during the week in the court in which he is clerk, the title of each case, the offense charged, or cause of action, the name and residence of each witness sworn, and the name and residence of each bondsman in every case so appealed, and the title of the court to which such appeal has been taken. It shall be the duty of each of said clerks to enter upon the dockets, in every case in the said police courts, the name and residence of each and every witness sworn in such case, such entry to be made at the time of administering the oath to such witness.

14. PROSECUTING ATTORNEY-HOW APPOINTED-SALARY-DUTY.] Ord. March 21, 1870. Upon the recommendation of the corporation counsel and the city attorney, a prosecuting attorney shall be appointed, as provided in section sixteen, chapter eleven of the city charter, who, subject to the direction of the city attorney, shall be the prosecuting officer of the city, and have the management of all city business in the police courts of the city. He shall also perform such other duties connected with the law department of the city as may be required of him by the corporation counsel. He shall devote his whole time to the duties of his office, and shall have no other busiThe salary of said prosecuting attorney is hereby fixed at the rate of twenty-five hundred dollars per annum. Said prosecuting attorney shall have his office with the other law officers of the city, and his term of office shall be the same as that of the corporation counsel: Provided, however, that said prosecuting attorney may be removed at any time by the common council upon the recommendation of the corporation counsel and city attorney.

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