Fire Marshal may cause persons to be arrested and charged with offenses; furnishing of information to district attorneys having jurisdiction of offenses.

If the Fire Marshal shall be of the opinion that there is evidence sufficient to charge any person with an offense, he shall cause such person to be arrested and charged with such an offense as the evidence may warrant and shall furnish to the district attorney of any court having jurisdiction of the offense all the information obtained by him, including a copy of all pertinent and material testimony taken, together with the names of the witnesses.

(Acts 1919, No. 701, p. 1013, §9; Code 1923, §974; Code 1940, T. 55, §46.)