The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1861-04-19
Revised Ordinance
Establishing and Regulating the Fire De-
por{Dlent of the VILLAGE of Adnftouoe.

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Engineer and two Assistant Engineers, to be
appointed by the Board of Trustees, after they
shall have frstbeen designated forthat purpose in
the manner hereinafter provided; one or more
Fire Wsrdens in each division or ward Of the
Village, in addition to the trustees of the Vii
| lage who shall be ex-oficio Fire Wardens1, and
such companies Of En- gine-rnen, Hose~rnen, Hook
| and Ladder.men, Bucket n en- and Special Fire
| Wardeps, are now organized, or may from
time to tire be organized, by and with rhe con-
sent and appreciation of the Board of Trustees :;
and the persons composing said companies, are
hereby and shall be denominated hremen.
| SEcrIsS T. The several companies named in
the preceding section, shall consist Of az many
members as the Board Of Trustees ehall from
| time to time direct; and may respectively adopt
such organization, and from time to time such
Constitution, by laws and regulations for their
government, subordinate to the ordinances of
| the Village, and subject TO the approval of the
Board Of Trustees, az they may deem best cal
culated to accomplish the objects hereby con-
tenpatrd and shall bold an annual election on
/ the second Monday Of January in each year. at
/ VII Oh they shall choose from among their ewn
members foreman. assistant foreman and
clerk, snd such o'her officers as they may require
| IN accordance with Retrospective constitutions
and in the manner provided therein; and it shall
| be the duty OF the said companies to attend to
! the - al4es, and other fire apparatus committed
to their charge, AID the buildings wherein the
| saTre ere kept.
| SECTION 3. The members Of the Fire De-
! par,nent, qualified hereinafter provided to
vote for the Chief and ass staLt Engineers of
said Department shall cole ctvely hold an an
uu4i election Oh the second Tuesday OF January
! il each year, at some suitable and Convenient
| place to be appointed nv the Chief Engineer or
| in his absence by the Assistant Engineer thc n
entitled to the command Of the Fire Department,
by giving notice thereof in two of the newspa>
pers published in the village, at least ore week
previous TO such cleo ion, at which election
they shall designate by ballot three persons.
one for Chief Engineer, one for FIRST Assistant
Engineer, and one for Second Assistant Enei
neer and the person who shall receive the
highest number of votes for any of said offices, Of
| chief or assistant engineers shall be appointed
by the Board of Trustees TO the Office for which
| he shall have been so designated at their first
meeu z subsequent to said election, unless in
the opinion of a majority OF the Board of Irus-
tees, ssch person is materially deficient in the
| general Qualifications, requisite for the faithful
and efficient discharge of the duties of the clzee
| for which he shall have been designated And
| in Case Of vacancy in the Office OF Chief Engi,
| neer, or either of the assistant engineers, by
death, resignation, removal from Office, removal
| from the Village, or otherwise such vacancy
shall be filled by a special election to be called
by the Board OF Trustee, by giving notice there
81 Ill the same manner, aud for the same length
of time as is provided for giving notice of annual
| elections Special elect ons called as herein pro
vided, shall se held and conducted in the same
manner IN all respects as annual elections; and
| the person or persons who shall Sc de.sr ated
| thereat, aud who shall thereupon be appointed
by the Board Of Trustees TO Sill the vaca,l. office
or offices. shall hold such Office or Offices in he
same manner as if he or they had been appoint
ed thereto, alter having been G,signnted fer that
purpose, at annual election and IN order
to prevent illegal voting at such election, the
| Foreman and Clerk of the several commands
shall, at !, asst one week before any such eIecr;on
shalt be held, deposit with the Chief Engineer.
or in mis- absence with the Asaist ant Euain.er
entitled to command, list of the nsracs of all
Of the members of their respective co,Dnanies
qualified to vote st such electio2, and 10 pc-sco
hose name shsil not appear CD caiI Iists sesIl
vote at such election. AID ii shall &c the duty
of the Chief Assistant Engineer with whom
said lists hall be deposited IS aforesaid, to in.
| qure into their correctness, ard he shall have
access to all the records and papers of the sew
eral companies necessary to be examined for that
| purpose. The Chief Engineer, aud in mis- ab-
sence the Assistant Engineer in command. and
! the Foremen aud Clerks If tie sc ye72i Comm,
/ mes a. lHspcCtDIS Vi SAID SitclfUn, ana
! shall conduct the same, and make return thereof
TO the Board of Trustees, in the same manner as
the Inspectors of elections in the several wards
| OF the village conduct and make taer returns q.
| the annual Charter election aad the polls of
said election shall open ct seven o'clock in che
after noon, al d be kept open until nre O clock
| in the afternoon Of the day on which the same
| shall be held.
! SECTION 4. No person shall be appointed to
the Office of chief assistant engineer unless he
shall have been member Of some fire cor:pan-
OF the Village, in good standing, for two whole
| years prior 10 the election at which he shall be
designated for that purpose, nor unless he .hall
be resident of the Village And no person
/ shall lie entitled to vote or shall vote for Il chief
or assistant engineer, unless be shall be eighteen
years Of a,e, nor unless be snail hava been =
member Of some fire company of ti-e village for
| six months, neat 2roFious to TIE tine ~ the
election, at ~hich s"ch officers shall be designa-
ted, nor uAless ne shall have regularly attended
the meetings OF his company during said siy
months, or shall have been honoratty excused
from such attendance, by reason of sickness, or
other necessary or una ?oidabie cause Of absence
SkCTIoN. 5. Immediately after the annual
| elections OF the several companies Of tie Fire
Department, the foreman and clerk of the res
pective companies shall deposit with TIE Village
Clerk certified statement, subscribed by them
otcIallY, showing the names OF the persons cleo
ted officers of their respective com.apies
which statement, if satisfactory to the Board OF
Trustees, shal DO approved at their ext NEE tin
after said elections, and upon such approval the
election Of the officers Of tie several companies
shown by their respective statements, shall
thereby be confirmed.
SECTION s. v henever any number of persons
shall desire to form d new company in the Fire
Department, they shall first make an application
for that purpose to the Board Of Trustees, desig,
mating the EaIIe and specifying the objects OF
the company, esd if upon 7uch application the
Board o. Trustees shau deem such new company
necessary, they shall grant permission to form
| the same, and at the same time fix the number
of members Of which the same shall consist, and
| thereupon such persons may proceed to form
| tn emselves into company, by the adoption OF a
| constitution, bylaws and regulations and the
election OF officers, as provided in the second
section Of this ordinance, copy Of which con-
stitution, by laws, and regulations and also a
statement OF the officers elected by said COMPANY
| similar to the statement required by the next
preceding section, shall be filed with the VII
nge Clerk, and upon TIE approval by the Board
of Trustees OF the said constitution, bylaws and
regulations, and os the said sta ement said com
| paHy shall thereby he deemed duly organized and
the election OF its officers confirmed
SECTION 7. The chief engineer and each OF
the assistant engineers shall, before entering up
on the duties OF their respective Offices. and