Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1867-01-26
AN ORDINANCE,
ITO Establish Lake Erie Fire Company

ITO Establish Lake Erie Fire Company,
Il No in the Incorporated Village Of Aghta6ula
Be the Mayor W a aad be
who have been enrolled as members of Lake Erie Fire
Company No and such other persons as snail hereai
ter Join said company not exceeding in the whole over
eighty men, and shall sign the following articles be and
they hereby constituted and established as Ere
% in the Incorporated Village of Ashtahua, and shall
have the and control Of the fre
and apparatus belonging to the Village IN care OF
the said company subject to the regulations OF the VII
lage Council.
1rtiae 1.-The cffcers OF the company shall be, one
Foreman and two Assistant Foremen, k own as flrst
anEecond Assistant Foremen one Secretary one Treas
urer who shall be elected by the members OF said COM
pany annually jy ballot ON the first Thursday IN April
majority of all the members present being necessary ir
choice, and the persons elected shall hold their oice
for year and until their successors are elected pro
rded the officers elected shall hold their oces un
| til the next annual election. ~
Art 2~It hall be the duty of the Foreman to that
the engine and every part appertanng thereto be Kept
in good order and repair and that each man under MIN
does his duty and if any member shall neglect or refuse
to obey all orders fr,m the foreman, in his absence
| company, he shall be fined fifty cents.
| An 3-The Foreman, or in case of his absence the
first Assistant Foreman shall have power to call extra
metnegs of the company and it shall be Lis duty to
do the written request of fifteen members othe COM
Art 4-The Secretary shall record the doings of the
company at their several meetings. call II Inc roll notng
| and pay the same to the Treasurer.
Aat 5The Treasurer shall receive from the Secretary
all moneys collected by him. and hold the same subject
to order and at the annual meeting shall exhibits state
ent of the funds examined and approved by the board
| of officers. - :
art 6-The officers of the company shall constitute
board of direction whose duty shall be TO give their
opinion on all questions submitted to them by the Com
mandng officer which opinion shall be binding on the
company audit all accounts against the company ana
to hear and decide all excuses offered by the deln-
ouent members and shall semi annually on the third
Monday April and October ofeach year. make ouand
report in writing the chief engineer of the fire de
partment of said Village, list of all officers and mem
bers of the company, and accurate statement OF the
condition of the fire engine, hose carriage and hose
and all other property belonging to the Village III care
OF the company.
company exceptby three fourth VOTE and any mem
Der may be expelled by twothirds vote OF the members
present at any regular Meeting of the company.
Art S-The company shall meet for exercise once at
least in each of the months of April, May, Dune, July
August September October OF each year, at such
times as the company may by their bylaws prescribe
Il drt 9-If any member shall he absent from any fire.
or at the annual at any regular or extra meeting OF
the company without satisfactory to the board
of officers shall for each and every time he Is so ab
sent be fined in my sum not less than twentyye cents
nor more dollar, the company shall by their
bylaws provide. ,.s.- j.,
Art 10Al fines assessed by the board Of officers sa
he certified by the foreman in his absence the Officer
ext in rank who is present and shall be atesed by the
Secretary and recorded by him in book provided fo
Art 1i-Au fines under the preceding articles shall be
recovered by action of debt in the name of the Village
of Ashtabula the of the company, and brought
before the Mayor and the certificate Of the foreman tC
any fines shall be held and taken as prma acie evidence
ofIhe correctness ofsuch lines
Art 12-The members of the company shall have pow
or to pass bylaws for the regulation. of said company
not inconsistent with the provisions OF ls Ordinance
t Passed Dec 2gth 1866. II. L. MORRISON, Mayor.
Il Attest: EDWARD H. FITCH. Recorder