Mountain Democrat., 1857-10-24
City Ordinance. No. 75.

(tONCERNING Fire and the Fire Department.
The Mayor and Common Council Of the City Of PA.
ccrvillc do OrdaIn as follows.
SEXTON lst. That all Fire Engine, Hose, Hook and
Ladder, and other Fire Companies, having organized
and adopted constitution, and having petitiOned
the Board 0f Delegates for that purpose, and ma
joritv nf said Board having decided by vote to re-
c0I'In"i' the admission Of the Company into the Do.
partrcrt, such Company s!aIl be- furnished with M
ingihe or other proper Fire Apparatus and house
Tor receiving h" same by the city, II deemed neccs-
Sary by the Mayor ard Common Council.
SEC 2nd. All Fire Engine Hose, Hook and Ladder
aud other Fire Companies that may organize under
thlI ordinance aud owning their own apparatus,
building or any part thereof, shall retain the same
the property Of such Company, and IN no case to DC
d-Isrd Of, except hy vote Uf twO.thirds Of all the
members Of such companies.
SIC 3d. There shall not be allowed to any Engine
Company more than Sixty-Fivc Certificate Members;
I" any Hose Company, more than Twenty Five Ger
itcate Members, or to any Hook and Ladder Com
pany, more than SiXty-Fve Certificate Members.
SEA lth. The officers of Company shall consist OF
F"rcman and at least one Assistant Foreman,
II Secretary and Treasurer. 1t shall require at
least fifteen persons, twenty-one years of age, to
compose Cunlta all Of whom must have signed
til" constitutions previuaS to their petition; and they
shall forward To the Board Of Delegates Of the Fire
~ lrnct t" said Petition, with list Of the
"t their officers aud men, and the situation in which
they wish I" have their apparatus located. All re-
turns of members elected tn any Fire Company Shall
lc certified tn by the Chief Engineer, and each per-
thh PltCte hIAlI nave PAID INTO the hands Oi the
Chief Engineer Of the Fire Department the sum Of
OncGDOllar for certificate, before he is confirmed by
the COuncil,-whCh nancy shall BE- paid over to the
Treasurer OF the Fire Department. for the benefit OF
the charitable fund Of said Department
SLc 9TH. There shall he an election annually. on
the first Monday IN December, for II Chief Engineer
and for n First and n Second Assistant Engineer
SAID election shall be ordered by the Mayor, who
shall give ten days notice thereof in more
newspapers published IN the city. hut II the Mayor
,hl NJ any time fail 10 order such elccton 1t shall
be lawful for the President of the Board of Delegates
I" order II. by giving five lays notice Aforesaid
TIL" "i'+ shall b" held ~ SIich place the Board o
Delegates may designate and they shall he kept open
| from "'cocH i. NJ until o'clock r. NJ, under til,
Inspection OF three Judges. each from 4 different
Company. appui!itcd by the Beard OF Delegates -
The person having th" highest number Of votes f.t
th'"i Engineer NJ such election, shall he declared
elected. For Assistant Engineers, the persons hay.
ing the two highest numbers ri votes shall he declar
ed elected, aud shall rank. as follows The person
having the highest number Of Votes shah he the First
Assistant Engineer. and the person having the next
highest number Of votes shall he the Second Assistant
Engineer.
SIC i;h. When vacancy occurs In the Office OF
Chief Engineer, mn election shall be held hereto
fore provided to fill such vacancy; hut when va
cancy in the office Of LIST Assistant Engineer,
the officer next in rank shall take the vacant office,
and an election shall be ordered, above, to fill
such vacancy in the lower office. All contested cleo
ons for Engineer shall he decided by vote Of the
Board Of Delegates ald should tic vote occur for
the office Of Assistant Engineer, the rank of the
same shall he decided by vote Of the said Board Of
Delegates. The election term Of each Engineer shall
be- for year, until his successor is elected and
qualified.
sIr 9Th. Each and every Company, at it, stated
meeting in November IN every year, shall elect two
Of its members as Delegates to the Board Of Dele
gates Of the Fire Department Of Placervle,-which
Board shall consist Of two Representatives and the
Foreman Of each Company. They shall make laws
for the government Of the Fire Department, and oil
laws made by them shall be binding on every Eng-
neer, Company, Officer or Member Of the Depart
ment and any Engineer, Company, Officer or Mem.
her who shall violate any Of said laws or who shall
refuse To obey the lawful orders Of the Chief other
Engineers, shall, upon complaint, he tried by the
Board OF Delegates and II found guilty, be ccnsuret
suspended, removed from office, or expelled from
the Fire Department, US the Judgment Of the Board
may direct.
Srr 5 The returns of election for Chief and Assis-
tani Engineers. shall be- made to the Board of Dele
gates, who shall examine the same. declare the result
aud give the persons elected their certificates Of
election.
SrC, .. Whenever the Chief Engineer shall I've alb
sent fru the city nr prcvrntc from attending to the
duties n his office, the senior Assistant present shall
perform the duties and possess all the rights and
powers of Chief Engineer, during such absence or
disability.
SEc. To- The Chief Engineer the LIST and end Assist
ant Engineers and the Secretary Of the Fire Depart
mcnt shall he Fire Wardcns. and each OF them shall
as Fire WardenS have the full powers ola Policeman,
and they are hereby authorized and empowered to
examine each and every house, shop, other place,
and order such arrangements to he made In conform
ity with the city ornaAces, as will tend to secure the
city from possibility OF Fires, by safely guarding
stoves, furnaces stove pipes, chimneys and other
places where fire is used, and by causing extra pre-
caution to be taken where inilammabe substances
stored or used, and any person who shall neglect
refuse to conform to the instructions Of any Fire
Warden shall hr punished by fine Of not less than
twenty dollars nor moro than two hundred dollars, or
by imprisonment for not less than two days nor more
than thirty days, or by both such fine and nprison
ment.
SIC. II. The Chief Engineer shall, In NIL cases Of
fire, have the sole and absolute command over all the
Engineers and members Of the Fire Department, II
shall be the duty Of the Chief Engineer to direct the
other Engineers to take proper measures to.arrangc
the several Fire Companies In the most advantageous
manner, and to them to be duly worked for the
ehectual extinguishmcnt OF fires. It shall also he
the duty Of the thief Engineer to examine, at least
quarterly in each year. in the months Of July, Octo
ber, January and April and as much oftener he
may deem proper, into the condition and number Of
Fire Engines and other fire apparatus, and houses
thereuntO belonging and to report the same to the
Common Council quarterly, together with the names
Of all the members of the Fire Department and the
spective companies to which they belong also, under
the direction Of the Committee Fire and Water, and
the Secretary Of the Common Council, to erase from
the hooks Of Registry Of Frenen MI names which are
not on the quarterly returns from the several Com
panies. 1t shall Also he the duty of the Chief Engn
eer to report, In writing. to the Common Council, all
accidents by fire that may take place In the city, with
and the number and description Of the buildings de-
strOyed or injured together with the names Of the
occupants, and also the estimate loss; and
il shall also he his duty, whenever any Of the Fire
Engines, Hose Carriages, Trucks, or other Fire Ap-
paratus shall he required to be repaired, to report
the same forthwith to the Committee on Fire and
Water, and under their direction TO Superintend the
repairs thereof.
SRC II. The several Engineers and the Secretary Of
the Board NJ Delegates, before entering upon their u
ties shall take and subscribe before the city Record
er to the Constitutional oath Of office.
SIC. IL. 1t shall he the duty Of the Clerk Of
the Common Council and Chief Engineer to keep
u book containing the names OF all the members
OF the Fire Department, under the head of the nnmc
Of the Company To which THEY may belong, which
book shall he styled book Of Registry Of the Fire
Department, and shall BE- open Mt NIL times to public
inspection
SEc. II. II shall be the duty Of each and every
Fire Company in going to and returning from any
fire alarm OF fire, removing their apparatus from
their respective places Of deposit to obey the orders
Of the Chief or other Engineers.
SIC l5 In case any Foreman or Assistant Fore
man, or any other person having charge Of any Fire
Company shall disobey, refuse to obey any order
or direction given by the Chief, or other Engineer
while duty he shall for such Oense be tried by he
Board Of Delegates and II convicted be- ut their OPP
tIon censured, Suspended, removed from office, or
expelled from the Fire Department.
SIC. 10. Any person not member Of the Fire De-
partmcnt who shall take or assist in taking any Fire
Apparatus from any L0use, unless one Of the MEM
I., and