Offence

Any person placing or causing to be placed any inflammable material on any roof in the Towns of San Ignacio and Benque Viejo del Carmen or constructing or causing to be constructed any such roof not covered with iron or other non-inflammable material shall be guilty of an offence against these By-Laws and shall be liable on conviction to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars and moreover every person so offending shall on conviction, in addition to any fine that may be imposed, be ordered by the District Magistrate to remove such inflammable material or roof within a time to be named in such conviction and in the event of such inflammable material or roof not being removed within the time fixed by the District Magistrate it shall be lawful for the Mayor of the Council to cause the building in connection with which the offence shall have been committed to be removed and any expense thereby incurred shall and may be recovered by the Mayor in like manner as penalties under the Act are recoverable.