, 1865-05-19
Ordinance No. SO.
Organizing and Incorporating Washington Fire En-
yINe C00lpdTy lF1I00eT One.
The People of the City of Walla Walla do ordain


The People Of the City of Wala walla do ordain
as follows to-wit: vi -
SEC. /. That F. P. Allen, Chas. Abel, K. R. Rees
Joseph Ackley, VIM. Kohlhautf, J. D. Cook, II. E.
johnson, S. &. Rees, P NJ. Lynch, W p. Horton
Abe Schwabacher c. Wnesett, D. Brechter James
B. Gardiner, Tom Tierny, A. l.. Brown, W. B. Kelly
W. Phillips, Jaques Bauer, E. H. Massam, B. Shield
eman, John Kelly Harry Howard, c. Sturm and
their associates and successors be and are hereby in
corporated as a fire company, under the name and
style of Washington Fire Engine Company Number
One and by that name shall have continued sue
cession.
Sec 2, Said Corporation shall have power to hold
in trust for tie City of Walla Walla, exempt from
taxation by said City fire engine and the appur-
tenanees thereunto belonging, hose carriage and
hose, and also such number of hooks ladders, and
other appliances for the prevention and extnguish-
ment of fires as may be necessary for that purpose
in the City of Walla Walla and suburbs thereof
and also all necessary buildings for the safe housing
and preserving all property belonging to the com
SEC. g. The said company shall have power to
make all rules and BY Laws for its own government
that majority of the members may deem proper and
necessary PrO0ided that such rules by laws shall
not conflict with the laws of the United States of
Washington Territory, or the ordinances of the City
of Walla Wala.
SEC. 4 Neither the said company or any member
thereof shall be liable to any person or persons in
any civil action for any damages done by them or
him in the performance ofduty tiremen, but in all
such actions the City of Wala Wala shall be deen-
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may be brought against said company for any dam
age which may from any cause be claimed from said
company, or any member thereof, and to any
and all judgements obtained theref or growing of
strict performance of their duties as fremen, Pro
Uided, That the said City shall not be held respon-
sibe, and shall not the defense OF any action
against an individual member members thereof
where tho act complained Of or for which action is
claimed, is shown to have been wanton, malicious
contrary TO the commands or instructions of the
officers Of said company, any one of them; out in
oil e1pl1 al pbpr ,bars
who may have committed the injury complained Of
shall lie alone accountable to the party injured.
SEC. 8. The said company shall hold company
meeting for the transaction Of such business per-
tains to the interests of said company least once
month, and shall also meet for the purpose Of drill
ling or exercise in the duties of the company at
least in every month, and at all meetings of the
company, fifteen members shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction of business.
SEC. 6. The said company may employ, at the ex-
pense of the City of Waa Wala, alta fair and reas
enable rate, competent person to take charge of and
keep in repair the buildings, engine, hose, and 9TH
er fixtures and property of raid company, and all
claims for such service shall be paid other claims
against the city, presentation Of bill duly certi-
fed by the President Foreman Assistant Fore
man of said company.
SEC T. Whenever the number Of active members
of said company shall be less than fifteen evineed
by the roll call at four consecutive meetings of said
company the City of Walla Wala, by action and di-
rection Of the Common Council, shall take the prop
erty of said company and hold it in trust for the cit
pany shall be organized, or the old company re-or-
ganzed majority Of the citizens of " ALA Wala
shall by petition request the Common Council TO
make some certain disposition of said property.
SEC. s. The said company shall not have power to
sell or dispose OF any property appertaining to the
said company part of their common property or
anything in any wise relating to or used tor the pre-
venuon or eNtingulshnent OF fires being such prop
erty as is usually held and uesd by fire companies
without leave from the Ciy Council. and in no
case shall the Council or Company have the power to
all Of of
cept for the purpose ofrepacing the by similar
property and for similar use as that which may be
sold
SEQ The City of Walla WalIl hereby agrees to
pay all claims and demands for necessary repairs of
engine or other property of said company which may
be ordered by vote of the company and certified as
such to the City Council.
SEQ 10. The City of Walla Wala further agrees to
build for the use of said company their Successors
and for the benefit of said city within eight mont hs
from the first day Of June, A. D., 1865, engine
house ofsuhcient size, and properly Constructed for
the accommodation and benefit of said company, to
DO held by them and their successors in trust for
the citizens Of Walla Walla, so long they shall
continue to maintain their organIz iton as fire
company, and the said company shall hold them
selves their engine, and all other property of the
company under their control in readiness, at all
times, to protect The property of the inhabitants Of
said City of Walla Walla and the suburbs thereof.
SEo IL. The C0rpOrators herein named or ma
joriy of them, shall meet on The Sd Monday in May
of the present year, in the City of Wala Waa, and
SOlll eject one PRESIDENT, one vice IfeSlQe0ty one
Foreman, one First Assistant Foreman, one Second
Assistant Foreman, one Secretary, one Treasurer,
and such other officers as they shall deem necos
sary.
They shall also provide by their bylaws the du-
ties Of each Of said officers and penalties for failure
to perform the same ard for the government of the
company in all matters pertaining to the same
SEC. II. 1t shall not be lawful for any person to
take from the engine house any hook, ladder 9th
property of the company except on the written
permission Of the President or Foreman of said com
pany, and in no case, shall such permission be
granted for longer time than day, and any per-
who shall take. use employ any property of
said company. except in the manner hereinbefore
specified, shall, conviction thereof be fined in a
sum not less than five dollars for each otfense,
less than five dollars for each day he shall retain
such property in his possession. .
SEC 15. This ordinance shall take effect and be in
force from aud after the Sd Monday in May, 1865
Approved: S. g. RES, Pres't Com. Council.
GEORGE f. THOMAS, Mayor.
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