Mountain Democrat., 1857-10-17

avc 10. II shall be the duty Of the Secretary Of
each Company, to furnish to the S'eFetary 0i the
Board 0f Delegates at least thirty days previous 10
general election for Chief and Assistant khgineers
cer,Iaed lis Of the Certificate Members OF their re-
snectiye Companiea and he shall compare tbe same
with the Chief Engineers list OF the CeruncAIe Mel
bers OF the Department aid shah erase 'e ~
all such members as shall have resigned OF Oeen eA-
DelIed and after correcting such list shall supply he
Judges Of election with certified copy 0i the same,
which list shall comprise the voters, and none oueTs
shall he allow Ell to vote ~ said election. 49,
SEc 30 A majority of the POrcmen Of the dineI-
ent Companies when all the Poremen have been call
ed together by vote Of any one Company, snan
have power to impeach tue Gnlel or Iy ,he A..
Engineer for neglect or inability to dlscharge
ties Of his Office; and when an Impeachment sha 50
be made, the party impeached shall alter ieccvins
one weeks notice Of the same, together WIN Wrsh
specification Of the charges made, DC tried before ~
hoard Of Dele ates ~ the Fire Department. anu
shall be liable to such action rs the Board may deem
proper. - o., II
SEC 2l. 1t shall be the duty Of the Chief or acting
Engineer, should any emergency occur duIing con;
faRratiOn which In his opinion requires the removal
Of any building or buildings, Or coinbustible nateri'
al, to cause snch removal to be made, ana neither
such Engineer any person assisting 70 carry out
his orders shall be held responsible for any damage
caused by such removal .
SIC %. Upon an alarm OF IRE beng gwen u
shall be the duty Of each Policeman on duty, To IN
form the Firemen In their respective beats, aud also
to cause the bells to be rung for said nFe.
SEC. 23 Any person expelled from any Engine,
the Board Of Delegates who shall renstate him In
the department, II such expulsion should be deemed
without adequate cause, and In no other manner snaI
he again be permitted to become member Of the
| Department.
SIC "a II any person shall without due cause, cry
fire. or raise alarm Of fire, he shall upon conVic-
tion be punished by fine OF not less than ten DOLLARS
than ffty dollars, or by imprisonment Tor
not less than one day nor more than FIVE days, or
by both such fine and imp sonment. Aud u any per-
son shall Withont due cnuse, ring or strike any nre
alarm bell he shall upon conviction Do Pun,sneG oy
two hundred and Any dollars or by imprisonment Tor
not less than three days more than twenty -nVe
days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. And
| ANY person who Willfully nutIates or Injuries any
Hose Apparatus, House, other thing belonging to-
or connected WITH and used by the Fire Department
or any Con pany Of the Department, shall upon con
VictIOn, he punished by fine Of not less than NIFTY
dollars nor more than Ave hundred dollars, or by
| imprisonment for not less than ten days nor more
than fifty days, or by both such hne and imPrison-
ment.
SEC. 9S. All nnes collected under any ordinance
now IN force, which may hereafter be passed BY
the Common Council relating to the Fire Department
| such as the storage Of gunPoWder, the erection o
buildngs defects in stOVepipeS for the violation
Of any ordinance for the prevention Of fires in the
city Of Placerville shall be appropriated to Abf VIZ
| Department Charitable Fund. All such Anes ehalFUt
paid to the city Treasurer who 10 hereby authorized
and instructed to pay the same to the SecretaT!
of the Board Of Delegates OF the Fire Department
Said Secretary TO pay the rae to the Treasurer OF th'
Fire Department Charitable Pund. Said Secretary o
the Board Of Delegates shall give his receipt to thu
city Treasurer. which receipt shall be hled In tht
| office Of the Clerk Of the Common Council.
SEC. 26. Any persOn or persons who shall directly
or indirectly. interfere with the Engineers Of the Fir
| Department in the discharge OF their duties while .
fire shall be arrested and. conviction before tn
city Recorder Of such Interference he nned IN sun
not less than twenty five dollars. he Imprisoned Il
the city prison mot less than i've days or be boil
fined and imprisoned.
Sgc. ". All ordinances and parts Of ordinan ces
relating to the organization Of the Fire Department
the City Of PiacervIlle in any way interfering will
this ordinance are hereby repealed.
SEC. 2s. To go into effect Immediately from III
passage Of this ordinance.
Approved Oct. 18th, 1851.
W. ". CARY, President
Icertify that the above ordinance was passed b.
the Common Council Of Piacerville. October 18th,
D., 1851. g. 7. GAGE, Clerk.