The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1857-05-07

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5 Sec. 1. This Company shall lie known
and distinguished by the name Of the ------
- ; = Fire Engine Company, Of Greenville,
= Sec. 2. It's government shall be vested in
q President, Vice.President, a Secretary, a
Treasurer; also, two Directors, who shall he
elected annually. ..,,I. er,,t e., .-..F,
- ARTICLE 2.
Sec. l. The President shall preside at
the meetings of the Company, and lrave
command when on duty, maintain good or!
der among, 1.he me,pbers, observe that the
rules are strictly enforced, appoipt commit,
tees, call extra meetings or parades, If nee
essary, and sign all orders upon the T'reasu.
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Sec. l. The Vice. President shall assist
the President in the discharge of his Office,
and in his absence, be invested with all the
powers, and perform all the duties mention
cd in the preceding article. ,1' a...s. da'I"
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Sec. l. The Directors shall be voted for
separately, from First to Second. Their du-
ty shall be to enforce the commands of the
PRESIDENT, and 10 preserve the strictest order
aud discipline among the members. In
case the President and Vice President are
absent, the Director highest in rank present
shall pr eside :, aud if none OK the above off
GERS are present, a member shall be appoint
ed by the majority to act as Pre,ident, pro
tenn. '...'' ''. sr"' ..
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty of the Dircc,
tors to meet within thirty days after the an
niversary meeting of the Company, TO divide
the Company into four equal squads. Mem.
bers that may bo elected during the year,
shall be placed in the smallest sanad but
in case that each squad should be equal,
they shall be placed in the squads in the
order that they MAY. he elected, beginning
with squad No. and continuing to No. 4.
each squad to be in the charge of the Direc,
tors successfully, and each squad aid its Di.
rector shall take its turn for the term Of
three months each, beginning with squad
No. /. 1t shall also be the duty Of the Di.
rectors to summon their respective squads
for all parades of the Company.
Sec. 8. The Director OH duty for tile term
shall, At fires and parades, have, with his
squad the exclusive control Of the Hose DE.
partment, ana no member of another SQUAD
shall be allowed to assist at the hose unless
SO ordered by the first officers of the Com.
pany. He shall, after every parade and fire,
and during the month, have the Engine.
Hose department and apparatus thoroughly
cleansed, examined and put in good order,
ready for use, and make report in writing
at the next meeting of the Company.
Sec. 4. Each Director shall appoint a
Foreman from his squad to assist him i'm the
discharge ofhis duties. Should the Director
of the squad on duty he absent at the time
of fires or parades, his Foreman shall take
charge of the squad in his place, and assume
all the duties Of his office - -, ''f'
See. 5. The Directors shall furnish them.
selves with roll of his squad, and at every
regular meeting after a fire or parade, they
shall hand in to the Secretary a report of
all members of their squads who have failed
to appear or perform the duty assigned
them, and failing to do so, they shall be fin
ed as per article 18th. s.ul..u. ir. ... F.
Sec. 6. At fires and parades, it shal! be
tho daty of the Director, whose term of ser.
vice Immediately follows that of the Direc-
tor on duty, to remain at the engine, and
hG 20 charge Of the same, unless otherwise
ordered by the officer in command. .... d
Sec. 7. The Director on duty. for the
term, shall have the Hall cleansed, ventiat.
ed, put in order and lighted for all meetings
Of the Company that take place within hi.
term of duty, or whenever required to do so
by the officer in command of the Company :
and if any part Of the contents Of the Hall
receive injury from any member or mem.
bers, a report shall be made BY the Director
in charge, and such member or members be
required to have said injury repaired at his
or their expense. Smoking in the Hall dur
ing business hours is prohibited.
Sec. s. The members of the squad on
duty shall wear a badge, to designate them :
such badge shall be chosen at some subse.
quent meeting Of the Company. eleL n.
The Secretary shall aoto Ire praessdiae,
OF the Company, aud preserve all books and
papers relative to his Office, and to have the
same at every meeting. He shall keet, a
correct list Of the tnembers, and have eopy
suspended in the Engine House, furnish the
Company with a list of forfeitures as soon
as they occur, and the Treasurer with list
of fines, also with list Of members admit.
ted, resigned or expelled, and give due no.
tlce Of the time and place of the Company
meetings; the appointment of the Commit.
tees TO the Chairman thereof expressing the
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