Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-07-24

IAN Ordinance to authorize, establish and
govern "The Alert Hook and Ladder Company No. l."
Be IL enacted BY the Council of the Incorporated Viii
That the persons who have been enrolled as members
Of Alert Hook and Ladder Company No. l. and such
ce.ding number Is) fourteen, and shall pgn the fol-
lowing Articles be, and the same hereby eonsttu
ment Of said Incorporated Village. to be known as
Alcrt Hook and Ladder Company No. L., OF the lncor
the and o s Carriages
appurtenances now belonging 20 said Village and .ueh
shall hereafter be purchased by said Village, subject
however to such regulations be prescribed by the
Ant j. The officers of the company shall be one
| one Treasurer who shall be elected annually by the
members % Of SAID % Company By ballot on the % first Mon
bers present being necessary for choice and the
so elected shall hold their oticeor one year, and
until their elected and qualified proyi
ded however that the officers now elected shall hold
their respective Offices until the next annual election.
ART. H. 1t shall be the duty Of the Foreman to
that the Carriages and Ladders and everything apper
tanning thereto By kept in good order and repair and
shall neglect or refuse to ebey all orders from the
foreman or In his absence the orders OF the highest IN
rank In command OF the compsny no shall be nned NJ
GHT. III. The Foreman and in case of his absence,
the fret Assistant Foreman shall have the power call
meetings Of the company and It shal be his duty
to do, on the written request Of four ~ members Of
Arr. ". The Secretary shall record the doiDgs Of
the company at their several meetings. call the roll mo-
| sessed and pay the same to the treasurer.
ART. " The Treasurer shall ,eive from the Secrc-
tary all moneys collected by him, and hold the sub
ject ORDER and each annual meeting shall exhibit
statement Of the funds examined and approved by the
ART. vi. The officers Of the company ,hall consti-
tute board Of directors, whose duty II shall be to give
their opinion on all questions submitted 70 them by
the Commanding Oficer; which opinion shall be bind
ing the company; to audit all accounts against the
company and to hear and to decide all excuses offered
by the delinquent members and shall semi.annuay on
make out and report In writing to the chief engineer OF
the fire department OF said Village list u s ofcers
% be- Of the % pan and an sss
all other property belonging to the Village In care Of the
| company.
AIR. VII No person shall be admitted member Of
the company except BY three fourths vote, and OF
the members may be expelled by two-thirds vote OF
the members present, at any regular meeting OF the
AIT. VIII. The Company shall meet for exercise,
at least In each of the months Of April May June
July August September and October Of each year si
such times rs the Company may by their bylaw pro
| scribe.
Ant. TX. nany member shall be absent from any
nre or at any annual or any regular or extra meeting
Of the compsny. without satisfactory to the
Board Of Ocer he shall for each and every time he Ia
absent be fined In any not less than twenty-five
cents than dollar the company shall by
AIR X AL fines assessed by the Board Of onncers
shall be certified by the Foreman or In his absence the
ocer sxt In rank who is present and shall be attest
ed by the Secretary and recorded by him in book pro-
ART XII All hnes under the preceding article shall
be recovered by action OF debt In the name Of the
Incorporated Village Of Ashiabula for the Of the
Company and brought before the Mayor and the Cert
cate Of the Foreman any fines shall be held and ia
ken as prims cia evidence OF the correctness OF such
fines.
ART XII. The members Of the Company shall have
power TO enact bylaws for the regulation and govern
ment Of sad company not inconsistent with the prov
sion OF this ordinance Passed 4, July l2th; 1859.
Attest THEo HALL, Clerk. awie2i