The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1861-03-08
Revised Ordinance
ESTABLISHING and Regulating The Fire De
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partn,ent Of the Village Of Manitoroe
Be IL Ordained by the President and Trustees
of tie Village of Mantowoc. as follows:
SEcIIoH L.. That the FIRE Department of the
Village of Manituwoc, shall consist Of Chief
Engineer, and two Assistant Engineers to be
appointed by the Board of Trustees, after they
shah have 6rstbe en- designated fosthat purpose in
the manner hereinafter provided; one or more
Fire Wardens IN each division or ward Of the
Village, in addition to the trustees of the VII
lage who shall be ex-officio Fire Wardensl and
such companies OF Engine-men, Hose-men, Hook
and Ladder.men, Bucket IN en- and Special Fire
Wardens, as are now organized, or may FROM
time to tin e be organized, by and with the con-
sent aid appreciation of the Board of Trustees
and the persons composing said companies, are
hereby and shaI be denomnated 6remen
SECTIes 2. The several companies named in
the preceding section, shall consist of as many
members the Board of Trustees shall 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 Trus' ices, as they may deem best cal
| culaied to accomplish the objects hereby con-
tempated; and shall hold an annual election on
| the second Monday Of January in each year, at
which they shall choose from among their own
members foreman, assistant foreman, and
clerk, and such other officers as they may require
in accordance with theil respective constitutions
and in the manner provided therein; and it shall
be The duty of the said companies to attend to
the engines, and other FIRE apparatus, committed
to their charge, aud the buildings wherein the
same are kept.
SECTION 3. At the annual elections Of officers
for the several companies of the Fire Depart
ment, the members Of the respective companies
qualified rs hereinafter provided, to vote for the
Chief aud Assistant Engineers, of said Depart
ment, shall designate by ballot three persons,
one for Chief Engineer one for FIRST Assistant
Engineer, and one for Second Assistant Engi
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 sh III have been so designated, at their first
meeu subsequent to said election, unless in
the opinion of M ority of the Board of Trus-
t. es, snch person is materially deficient in the
general qualifications, requisite for the faithful
and efficient discharge of the duties of the office
for which he shall have been designated And
in case OF vacancy in the Office OF Chief Eng,
neer. or eit er of the assistant engineers. by
DEATH resignation, removal from Office removal
from the Village, or otherwise, such vacancy
shall be filed by special election to be called
By the Board of Trustees, by publishing notice
thereof, in ore or more of the newspapers Of The
Village, at least one week previous to such cleo
ton special elect called as herein provided,
shall be held and conducted in the same man
ner in all respects. as annual elections and the
person or persons, who shall be designated
thereat, aud who shall thereupon be appointed
by the Board of Trustees to fill the vacant Office
or offices, shall hold such Office or offices in the
same manner, asif he or they had been appoint
ed thereto, after having been &c ,ignated for that
| purpose, at an annual election.
| 81 CrIoN 4. No person shall be appointed to
the office Of chief or assistant engineer unless he
shall have been a member Of some fire company
OF the Village, i'll good standing, for two whole
years prior to the election at which be shall be
designated for that purpose, nor unless he shall
be resident of the Village And no person
shall e entitled to vote, shall vote for chief
or assistant gineer, unless he shall be eighteen
years Of ege, unless he shall hava been a
member OF scme fire company of the village for
six mouths aext previous to the time OF the
election. at which such officers 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 unavoidable cause of absence;
and the quail fcations Of voters for chief and as
sistant engineers, shall be determined by the
foreman and clerk Of the several companies from
the records of the ages and attendance Of their
members, kept by the respective companies,
SECTION 5. Immediately after the annual
elections OF the seTeral companies of the Fire
Department, the foreman and clerk of the res
peciive companies shall deposit with the Viage
| Clerk, certified statement subscribed by them
officially, showing the names of the persons cleo
ted as officers Of their respective companies :;
and also the names of the persons who shall
have received the highest number of votes, for
the Offices of Chief Engineer, First Assistant
| Engineer, al Second Assistant Engineer; which
| statement II satisfactory to the Board of Trus-
| tees, thall be approved at their next meeting
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 8. Whenever any number of persons
| shall desire to form a new company in the Fire
Department, tn, y shall first make an application
for that purpose to the Board Of Trustees, desig,
| Eating the name and specifying the objects of
| the company, and ii upon such application the
| Board of Trustees shall 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
themselves into company, by the adoption of
constitution, bylaws and regulations and the
section OF this ordinance, copy of which con-
sttution, by laws, and regulations, and also
statement Of the officers elected by said compan,
similar to the statement required by the next
preceding section, shall be filed with the Vii
iage Clerk, and upon the approval by the Board
OF Trustees Of the said constitution. bylaws and
regulations, and of the said sta ement, said com
pany shall thereby be deemed duly organized and
the election of its officers confirmed.
SECTION 7. The chief engineer and each of
the assistant engineers shall before entering nm
on the duties of their respective offices sever
ally take and subscribe, and file with the Village
Clerk official oath or affirmation. similar to
that required of Village officers And all the
officers elected by the several companies at their
annual elections, and those elected at the time
OF the organization of new companies. and the
chief and assistant engineers appointed by the
Board Of Trustees shall hold their Offices for one
year from the time Of their election, or appoint
ment and qualification, or until their successors
shall be elected. or appointed and qualified
SECTION 8 The present actirg Chief and
Assistant Engineers of the Fire Department, as
now organized under the existing ordinances Of
the Village, aud 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. IN
I'll the time Of holding the annual election re-
CURED by this ordinance, to be held On the sec
ond Monday Of January next.
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