The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1861-04-26

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forfeit penalty of not less than FIVE nor more
than twenty five doia. s, for each and every such
offence, besides being personally liable tor all
damages, 80 N1-
SkcTIos II. The acting Chief Engir eer, By
and with the consent of the President Of the
Village and in the absence Of the President, then
by and with the consent OF one Trustee from the
several wards of the Village, shall have power
IN their discretion to grant permission to any fire
company to go with their respective engines and
| other fire apparatus beyond the limits of the
Village, to be absent such length of time as they
| may direct Any officer in command of any
company who shall suffer permit the engine
| or other apparatus in charge of said company to
| be taken beyond the limits of the Village wth>
out such permission, shall forfeit and pay for
every such offence penalty of not less than five
nor more than twenty FIVE dollars, besides being
liable for all damages. & s1
SEcrIoN IS. If any fireman shall refuse or
neglect to attend at any meeting of the company
to which he is attached, he shall forfeit and pay
| tor every default, as penalty, such sum Of
money for the benefit OF the company as shall
1 be fixed by the bye-lags thereof unless they
shall exonerate him therefrom. -la a&
| SECTION To-. If any fireman shall neglect TO
attend at any fire without such an excuse as shall
be sufficient and satisfactory to the company to
which he belongs, or shall neglect refuse to do
his duty as fireman, or shall diSobey, or refuse
to obey the orders of his proper company officers
or shall leave his engine or other fire apparatus
/ while az fire without permission of the acting
foreman, he shall forfeit and pay for the use and
benefit of such company, such sum of money as
a penalty for every such dofiult, as shall be
prescribed by the bye.laws of such company,
and shall be subject to expulsion from the Fire
Department. r.ase. r.. II. es-'e.ar... H.
l.. SkcTIeN 90 If any foreman or assistant
foreman of any fire company shall, at fire, dis
obey or refuse to obey the order of the Chief
! Engineer or the Assistant Engineer, he shall
forfeit and pay for every such default penalty
of not less than five TO exceed twenty dollars,
and if any fireman at a fire shall dsobey or re-
fuse to obey any such order given in pursuance
of the provisions of section nine of this ordinance,
he shall forfeit and pay for every such default
penalty of not less than one nor to exceed five
dollars. ~. s.s,t .E
! SECTION 81 The Engineer in command, or
in the absence of all the Engineers, the Presi,
dent Or two Trustees of the Village, may direct
the hook and ladder men to cut down and remove
any building, erection or fence, for the purpose
of checking the progress of the fire, and the en-
gneer in command, and in the absence of such
engineer, the President Of the Village. with the
advice and concurrence of two members of the
Board of Trustees, shall have power to blow up
or cause to be blown up with powder or other
wise any building or erection, during the prog
ress of fire, for the purpose of extinguishng or
checking the same.
i SECTION o. The foreman of each fire COM
pany while on duty shall wear hat or cap sim
liar to that worn by the members of his company
with the addition of the word foreman" painted
on the front. The assistant foreman of each
fire company while on duty shall wear hat or
cap similar to that worn by the members Of his
company, with the addition of the word Sassis.
tant" painted on the front, and shall carry
speaking trumpet, which shall be furnished by
the Village under the direction of the Chief
Enginesr. .r "." F.et
SECTION %. badge shall be worn on the
coat by the President and Trustees of the Vii
lage at fires, consisting of rosette with the
words President y OF Trustee-ward paint
ed or otherwise wrought thereon. .5s
SECTION "a. The Chief Engineer and the two
Assistant Engineers shall severally while on duty
wear leather fire cap, painted white with a
gided front, and carry bright metal speaking
trumpet. % the front of the Chief Engineers
cap shall be painted in black letters the words
s'Chief Engineer" On the front Of the lst AS
sistant Engineers cap shall be in like manner
painted the words and figures Engineer No. ="
and on the front Of the 2nd Assistant Engineers
cap shall in like manner bepainted the words
and figures Engineer No 9"
SECTION %. The fire wardens and Marshal
shall at fires severally wear leather cap with
the words 'Fire Ward ns,-division " or
ward - and Marshal" painted thereon in
white letters. ......s
SECTION &c. The Village, Marshal under the
direction of the President and such Trustees of
the Village as may be present, may prescribe
limits in the vicinity of any fire within which
go person excepting those who reside therein,
members Of the Fire Department. and those
admitted by order Of wal dens, marshal, police
men. or officers of the Fire Department, or of
the Village, shall be permitted to come, and it
shall be the duty Of the policemen and watch
men to aid in carrying into effect the provisions
and requirements Of this section.
SECTION 81. During the time Of fire. and
for and during the period Of thirty six hours
after its extinction, it shall be lawful for any fire
warden, Chief Engineer, ard Assistant Engineer
President, Trustee, Marshal Foreman and As
sistant Foreman of fire company, Tor the Off
Ger in command, } Waterman and police consta
BILE, in any part of the Village, to arrest any
suspected person, or any person hndering re-
sisting, conducting in noisy and disordery
manner, or refusing to obey any such officer
while acting in the discharge of his duty, and to
commit such person forthwith to the watch
house, if any, and if none, to the County Jail.
Said officers shall be severally vested with the
usual powers and authority of police officers to
command all persons to assist them in the perfor-
nance of such duty and any person who may
be so committed to the watch house or county
all as aforesaid, shall remain there until released
by the order of court having competent jurs-
! diction and power in the premises.
SECTION %. 1t shall be especially the duty
of the Chief Engineer, and under him, of the
two Assistant Engineers, 10 see at all times, the
! provisions and requirements Of this ordinance
carried out and fulfilled particularly in refer
| ence to the members of the fire department
SECTION 20. Every person, not a fireman,
who shall be present at fire, shall be subject
and obedient to the order of the Chief and AS
sistant Engineers the President and Trustees,
Wardens, Marshals. and the police constables
of the village, in extnguishing the fire and the
} removal and protection of property; and in
case such person shall refuse to obey such Or
der he shall forfeit and pay for every offence,
the sum Of five dollars; Prouided, that no such
person shall be bound to obey any of said Off
GERS, unless such officers shall bear their re-
spective badges OF office, or their official char
acter shall be known or made known to them;
and all such officers shall have power to arrest
any person or persons so refusing to obey such
lawful orders as aforesaid, and to hold them in
custody until after the fire is extin gush he'd when
be or they shall be taken before magistrate to
be dealt with according to law. .-.... .-..
SEclIoS SO. 1t shall be lawful for the fore