Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1851-07-18

called precisely the time specified in the notice. every
senee shall be fined fifty second roll shall be called
when the meeting about ADJOURN every absentee shall
be fined fifty cents. No person shall take his men,
Der OF this Department. unless he shall have been regularly
turned to the Secretary produced proper certificate the
time he offers himself The following shall be the order of
business meetings After the President shall have called
the meeting ORDER precisely the time appointed the Sec.
rotary shall call the Roll.
lst. Reading of the minutes of the last meeting.
I'd, Collection of fines, and hearing excuses
Sd, Election of Officers, when there shall be vacancies
4th, Report of Committee
9th, Offering of Petitions and Resolutions.
9th, Miscellaneous business.
Sec 2 Special meetings of the Department shall be called
by the President the written application of three more
members of each Company.
Sec. g. Any member wishing speak shall arise in his
place and address the Chair.
The meeting shall have the right decide all appeals from
the decision of the Chair motion to adjourn, if seconded
shall always be in order.
Sec. At a meeting of the department. any member shall
have right enquire into the application and disposal of the
funds and property of the Association and into the official
duet of officer Trustee thereof and it shall be found
that there has been msappcaon of the funds effects
that there has been maconduct by officer Trustee the
party guilty may be displaced by of twohrds of the de-
parment present Whenever office the department be-
upon notice given by the Secretary the Pres
dent shall the department for the purpose of eecng
a person. fill said vacancy.
Sec s. At every annual meeting of the deparme it shall
be the duty of the Board of Trustees report full
Of everything apperanng the department which shall be
shall include full account of the state of the funds
ARTICLE ".
DISPOSITION.
Sec l. The General Fund Of this Department shall consist
of all moneys accrung to the Department from fines and PEN
ates which shall by law ordinance of this City be
propatcd the Department. from fines imposed and collect
under Bye-aWs of the Department from all certificates
memberships from the premiums received agreed
be taken by Insurance Companies Institutions char
tered by any law of this State; from donations from any
other whatever not specially devoted to the remans
benevolent fund.
Sec The General Fund shall be applied (aer paying in
cidena expense such general purposes of the Fire De-
parment the Board of Trustees shall determine; Provided
that appropriation shall be made company except up
a of ;wo-thirds of the Trustees If the second
Monday of January each and every year. any surplus shall
remain in the Treasury belonging to said General Fund
pended unappropated the whole of said surplus shall be
made and become part OF the Fremans Benevolent
Fund"
Sec 8. The Fircmans Benevolen. Fund shall consist of
the surplus of the General Fund remaining unexpended
appropriated the end of each mentioned in the last
sections from all moneys donated specially devoted to said
fund by the donor by law the ordinances of this ciy and
from all received upon the admission of Honorary
bers
Sec A. The interest of the Firemans Benevolent Fund
shall be appropriated under the direction of the Board of Trus
relief of disabled and INDECENT Firemen and their
families interested in said fund and who may the opinion of
a majority of the Trustees require assistance.
s. The Trustees shall furnish the Treasul from time
be requisite with the proper authority receive
the interest of all funds and whenever it shall be necessary
with power transfer stock orecose bonds and morga
ges They shall also furnish the Collector when necessary
with the proper authority signed by the President and Secre
tav of the Department. collect the fines and penalties for
the violation of the of the State and the ordinances of the
Common Council of this city, for preventing fires They shall
furnish the Fire Wardens with book, therein the
ports all voaors of the laws of the state we'll all vo
aons of the ordinances of the Common Council for the
efectual prevention and exnguishment of fires.
majority of the Board may should they deem eXpedent
give power of attorney the Treasurer to vote he shall
by them be directed the stocks belonged the Depart
ment
No investment shall be made by the Board OF Trustees I'M
he nv
the county kenosha valued by competent Judges at
least three times greater than the amount of the proposed
be invested unless otherwise directed by of the Depart
And all moneys invested shall be in the of the Sire
Department of the City of kenosha'
ARTICLE V.
OF MEMBERSHIP
Sec The foreman and secretary of each company shall
within days after being notified by the secretary of this de-
parment report the secretary of the department. the
of member of their respective companies and thereafter
shall be the duty OF the foreman and secretary of each
pany report the secretary this department semannu
av on or before the first Mondays of January and July,
specvey of each year, the of all persons who shall
have become members and who shall have been stricken from
the roll of his company during the previous months And
the secretary of this department. such report shall make
and keep full and roll of the of all the
members of this department.
Sec Whenever any person shall join any Engine Com
panv, Hook and Ladder Hose Company, this City
shall be the duty of the secretary of such company furnish
him with certificate of the fact be presented the Trea
of the Fire Department. and the Treasurer shall mmed
aev such person paying the of one dollar report his
the Chief Engineer, and (upon hi. due approval
freman) shall present such person with certificate of
bershp signed by the President and Treasurer this Depart
under the seal of this Department. and counersgnedb by
the City Clerk.
Sec g. ANY person presented 4 meeting Of the depart
mcn BY member, and receiving majority OF the pres
ent and upon the payment OF initiation fee of five dollars
an annual of five dollars the Treasurer become
an Honorary Member of this Associations and any person pre-
scented and receiving majority the present aforesaid
upon the payment of twenty-five dollars more become
an honorary member oths Association for fe He shall how
ever have in the elections of the Department and
shall be eligible any office
Sec ANY member of this Department who has served
the remen prescrbodby the laws of this and de-
ous of obtaining discharge certificate shall make applca
ton for such certificate the Trustees of this Department.
and accompany such application with certificate of the time
which has served signed by the Foreman and Secretary
the company which he Belonged and upon appearing
the satisfaction of the Trustees that such applicant entitled
10 his discharge, they may grant the
1t shall be the duty of the Secretary OF this department
port TO the Treasurer the of all persons whom dis
charge certificates granted and the Treasurer shall deliver
10 any such person discharge certificate the payment of
the sum of lone dollar for the
Sec s. Any member may withdraw from this department.
by gnfvnc his desire do the Secretary in writing
parmen And any person who shall have withdrawn from
the department, NAV be re-adn;ted free of charge.
Sec 6. When any person who is member of this depart.