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(4) Fire Inspectors to Impound Illegal Fire Extinguishers. If, upon any inspection, the inspectors of the Village shall find any fire extinguisher which is not in efficient operating order, or is dangerous, or violates any of the provisions of this ordinance, such inspector or inspectors shall immediately impound such fire extinguisher and deliver the same to the Fire Marshal, and shall notify in writing the owner, or the person, firm, or corporation in charge or occupying the premises from which the fire extinguisher was removed, and the person who shall last have refilled or recharged the extinguisher of the defect or defects in the extinguisher. Section 5. Modifications. The Fire Marshal shall have power to modify any of the provisions of the Fire Prevention Code upon application in writing by the owner or lessee, or his duly authorized agent, when there are practical difficulties in the way of carrying out the strict letter of the code, provided that the spirit of the code shall be observed, public safety secured, and substantial justice done. The particulars of such modification when granted or allowed and the decision of the Fire Marshal thereon shall be entered upon the records of the department and a signed copy shall be furnished the applicant. Section 6. Appeals. Whenever the Fire Marshal shall disapprove an application or refuse to grant a permit applied for, or when it is claimed that the provisions of the code do not apply or that the true intent and meaning of the code have been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted, the applicant may appeal from the decision of the Fire Marshal to the Village Council within 30 days from the date of the decision appealed. Section 7. Penalties. a. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of the ordinance hereby adopted or fail to comply therewith, or who shall violate or fail to comply with any order made thereunder, or who shall build in violation of any detailed statement of specifications or plans submitted and approved thereunder, or any certificate or permit issued thereunder,and from which no appeal has been taken, or who shall fail to comply with such order as affirmed or modified by the Village Council or by a court of competent jurisdiction, within the time fixed ins, ,._ hall -Severally for each and every such violation and noncompliance respectively, be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not exceeding $300.00 or by imprisonment for a period not exceeding 90 days or by both such fine and imprisonment. The imposition of one penalty for any violation shall not excuse the violation or permit it to continue, and all such persons shall be required to correct or remedy such violations or defects within a reasonable time, and when not otherwise specified, each ten days that prohibited conditions are maintained shall constitute a separate offence.