The fire marshal or his designee, upon complaint of any person having an interest
in any building or property adjacent, and without any complaint, shall have a right
at all reasonable hours, for the purpose of examination, to enter into and upon all
buildings and premises within the city, and it shall be his duty, yearly or more often
to enter upon and make or cause to be entered and made, a thorough examination of
all mercantile, manufacturing and public buildings, together with the premises belonging
thereto. Whenever he shall find any building or other structure which, for want of
repair, or by reason of age or dilapidated condition, or for any cause, is especially
liable to fire, and which is so situated as to endanger other buildings or property,
or so occupied that fire would endanger persons or property therein, and whenever
he shall find an improper or dangerous arrangement of stoves, ranges, furnaces or
other heating appliances of any kind whatsoever, including chimneys, flues and pipes
with which the same may be connected, or a dangerous arrangement of lighting devises
or systems, or a dangerous or unlawful storage of explosives, compounds, petroleum,
gasoline, kerosene, dangerous chemicals, vegetable products, ashes, combustible, inflammable
and refuse materials, or other conditions which may be dangerous in character or liable
to cause or promote fire or create conditions dangerous to the firemen or occupants,
he shall order the same to be removed or remedied, and such order shall be forthwith
complied with by the owner or occupant of such building or premises. If such owner
or occupant deems himself aggrieved by such order, he may, within five (5) days, appeal
to the mayor, who shall investigate the cause of the complaint and, unless by his
authority the order is revoked, such order shall remain in force and be forthwith
complied with by the owner or occupant. Any owner or occupant who fails or refuses
to comply with such order shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. Every day's maintenance
of any of the conditions covered by such order shall be a distinct and separate offense.