The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1861-03-01

Establishing and Reqn.af;no M Fire

E>tap5sf,'hg and Rcqn.Gfino III Fire Dc
t''rtn'f"f IF The Tiioqe of .Haa,touoc
Re It Ordained by The Presiden, and Trusters
OF lie Village Of Msritoroc. 80 follows:
SECTION !. Thar the Ere Department Of tie
.hiag. 81 Aanitoroc. shall consist Of Chief
hncioeer and tvo : SIS ant +. giueers To b-
appointed by the Beard of Trustees, sft-r thew
shal have firstbcen designated forthat purpose in
.he manner hereinafter provided; one or moro
FIe Nardens III each division or ward Of the
Village, IN addition 10 the trustees Of the vii
lage who shall be tx-officio Fire Wardensl ard
fuch companies OF Engnc-men, Hose men, Hook
and Ladder-men, Bucket en-, and Special Fire
Wsrdeas, as are now organiz d. or NAV from
time to lin be organized, by and with the con-
sent AID appreciation of the Board of Trustees
and the persons composing said companies, are
hereby and rhall be- denominated freman
SEoTIes 2. The several companies named in
the preceding .ccri' n, shall consist of as MANY
members the Board of Trustees shall from
time 10 time direct; and may respectively adopt
such organization, and from time TO time such
constitution, by laws and regulations fer their
government, subordinate to the ordinances of
thu Village. and subject to the approval Of the
Board OF Trustees, they may deem leg, cal
cula'ed to accomplish the objects hereby con-
tempiated; and shall hold an annual election on
the second Monday Of January in ach year, AT
which they shall choose from among their own
members foreman, assistant foreman, and
clerk, and such Of her officers they may require
In accordance with theif respective constitutions
and in the manner provided therein; and it shall
be the duty of the said companies to attend 10
the engines, and other fire apparatus, committed
to their charge, aud the buildings wherein the
same are kept,
SFc1IoS 8. At the annual elections of off .ers
FOR the several companies of the Fire Del art
ment, the members Of The respective companies
qualhc as hereinafter provided, TO vote for the
Chief aud Assistant Engineers of said Depart
nent, shall designate by ballot three persons
one for Chief Engineer, one for 7 rst Assistant
Engineer, and ore for Second Assist mt Engi
Beer; and the person who shall receive the
highest number Of votes for any of said Offices If
chief or assistant engineer shall be appointed
by the Board Of Trustees to the Office for which
he shall have been so designated, at tn ir first
meeiir z subsequent to said election, unless in
the opinion of m.,j rity OF the Board Of Trus-
ties, snch person is Materially deficient in the
general qualifications, requisite for the faithful
and ehsclent discharge Of the duties Of the Office
for which he shall have been designated. And
in case of vacancy IN be office of Chief Engi-
nser, either Of the assistant engineers hv
death, resignation, removal from Office removal
from ths Village, or otherwise, such vacancy
shall be filled by special election TO be called
by the Board OF Trustees, by publishing 4 notice
thereof, in ore or more Of The newspapers If he
Village, at least one week previous to such cleo
ton special elect ons called rs herein proyi
Shall be held and conducted in the same man
ner In all respects, annual elections; and the
person or persons, who shall be designated
tsereat, and who she'll thercupon be appo ted
by the Board Of Trustees to fill the vacant Office
or Offices shall hold sIch Office Offices in the
same manner, as if he or they had been appoint
ed thereto, after having been &c. ign ted that
purpose, at an annual election.
SEcrIos 4. Nd person shall be appointed to
the Office of chief or assistant engineer unless h.
shall have been member Of soaIe fire company
of the Village, in good standing. for two " hole
years prior to the election at which he shall be
designated for that purpose, unless he shall
be resident of the Village And no person
shall lie entitled 10 vote, or sha vote for a chief
or assistant engineer, unless lie shall he eighteen
years Of age. nor unless he shall h.va been
member OF some fire company of the village for
Fix months, next previous to the time OF the
election, at which such oiicers shall be designa-
ted, nor unless he shall have regularly ATTENDED
the meetings OF his company during said six
months, or shall have been honorably excused
from such attendance, by reason Of sickness or
other necessary or unavoidable cause Of absence;
and the quail fcatiOns o! voters for chief and as
sstant engineers -Eall be determined BY the
foreman and clerk OF the several companies from
members, kept by the respective companies
SECTION. 5. Immediately after the annual
elections of the several companies Of tie FIRE
Department, the foreman and clerk of tie res
pective companies sh al deposit with the Village
Clerk certified statement, subscribed by them
officially, showing the names Of the persons cleo
Sod as officers OF their respective companies
and also the names Of the persons who n al
have received the highest number of votes for
ska If
Engineer, aId Second Assistant Engineer; which
etsssment, if satisfactory to the Board of Trus-
sees, shtl be approved ut their next meeting
after said elections, and upon such approval the
election OF the officers Of tt several companies,
shown by their respective statements, shall
thereby be confirmed.
sECTIoS e, Whenever any number OF persons
khall desire to i"rm new company in the Fire
Department, thy shIl ii st make an application
for that purpose To the Board OF Trustees t.sig-
7 ating the name aud specifying h, obi els of
the company, and it upon such app cAIion the
Board OF Trustees shall deem such new company
necessary. they shall grant permission TO form
she .ame and at the same time fix the nu-nb,r
sf members Of whCh the san shall consist, and
thcreupon such persons may proceed to form
themselves into company, by tie adj ption of a
constitution, bylaws, and regulations, and the
election OF officers, provided in the second
eection Ct this ordinance, copy of which con-
stitution, by laws, and regulations, and al,o a
statement OF the officers elected by sal compan;
similar to the statement required by til. next
preceding section, shall be filed with the Vii
iage C'erk, and upon tic approval by the Board
" Trustees OF the said constitution, bylaws and
rsgula ions, and Of the said sta ement, said com
pany shall thereby be deemed duly organ lied, and
the election OF lis officers confirmed.
SicrIoN I. The chief engineer and each Of
the assistant engineers hall, before entering up,
on the duties of their respective offices sever
ally take and subscribe, and file with the Village
Glerk All ofliciil oath or affirmation, similar 10
that rognir, d of Village ulcers. And all the
Ulcers elected by the several companies at their
annual elections, and those elected at the time
of the orgariz ,tion Of companies, and the
chief and assistant Ell giEeers appointed by the
Board of Trustees shall ho.d their Offices for one
year IRON the time Of their election, or appoint
mont and qualification, until their successors
thsll be elected. or appointed and qualified
SrcTioS The present actr & Chief and
Assistant Engineers Of the Fire Department, as
now organized znder the existing ordinances Of
ne Village, and the several fire companies now
composing said Fire Department, shall continue
to act under their present organizations, subject
however TO the provisions OF this ordinance. un.
Oil the time Of holding the annual election re-
CURED by this ordinance, to be held on the sec