Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-11-20
No. 36-AN ACT IN ADDITION TO AN ACT APPRO
WE'D NOVEMBER H. 1854, RELATING TO FIRE Dis

No. 36--AN ACT IN ADDITION TO AN ACT APPRO-
WE'D NOVEMBER II, 1854, RELATING TO FIRE DIS
TRlCTS
n Is lrrody eaacdy The General assembly Of the State of
Vermont, 6i0irS:
SEC Every fire district in this State may by IFS pruden-
tal committee purchase and hold in addition to the apparatus
for eXtgusng fires real and personal estate exceed
ing in value ten thousand dollars may be necessary for the
protection and preservation of the engine hose and other fire
apparatus in such district
SEC ,. Every such district may elect at its annual meeting
chief engineer and engineers may be
who shall hold their Offices for year. and until others
ted and who shall rank in the order in which they shall be
elected.
SEC B In every district in which such chief engineer and as
stants elected and exercise their Office the powers
vested by law in fire wardcns shall cease.
SEC H. The chief engineer and in his Absence the assistant
highest IN rank present shall have the occasion of any fire III
such district the entire charge and control of all engines hose
hooks ladders and other apparatus, and of all companies and
persons attending such fire for the purpose of exngsng such
fire and preventing its spread and such engineer in charge shall
have all the powers conferred fire wardens 10y section twelve
Of chapter sixteen of the compiled statutes.
SEC D. The engineers aforesaid when duty shall
conscuosy on their badge Of Office with their resec
tive rank inscribed thereon
SIC 6. Every such fire district shall have power any
meeting thereof duly called regulate by byeaws the
cre and safe keeping of ashes gunpowdcr and all
be and the preservation of buildings from fires by precauon-
airy measures and the inspection of buildings and the chief
gneer shall have power to carry such regulations and bycaws
into effect and shall also have the right Of directing the making
of alterations the position and repair of soyeppes furnaces
Gepace and other things from which damage from fire may
apprehendcd and in the posseor of any thing
the change Of position the repair of which shall be directed
medatcy such engineer may such direction be comp
ed with the expense Of such poscssor owner and such
pense shall be recovered 10y action the in the
such district with full costs.
SIC Any vacancy in any Of the Offices in such fire district
may be filed by the district special meeting called for that
purpose.
SEC s. If any person shall refuse obey the orders di
ectons OF any of such engineers in any authorized by
law shall i'm like dsobey any bycaw of such district
such offender shall conviction thereof before any Justice the
peace proper try the same pay fine to such dis
c of not less than five dollars not moro than ten dollars
rorted such offender be prosecuted therefor action of
deh brought IN the name of such district within ninety days from
the time Of committing such offence.
SEC 9 The chief engineer and in his absence the assistants
in the order Of their rank SHALL under the supervision of the
prudential committee have charge Of all the apparatus in such
district for the prevention and extngsmen fires and shall
cause the same to be constantly kept seryceahlc order
SEC 10. The members of any fire company in any such dis
rct to the number of forty, shall not in time of peace be re-
qurcd to do military duty under the laws of this State
SEC II. This act shall take effect from its passage
Approved, November 10, 1851