Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-11-07
\ N ORDINANCE to Establish. and


IA Maintain Fire Department:
Be it ordained by the Council of the Incorpo-
rated Village of Washington, Fayette County,
SEC SEC. /. Thattlere be established and maintain
volunteer company OF not less than seventy-five
more than one hundred and fifty able-b bod
SEC. 2 The officers of said company shall be
one President, one Vice President, one Secretary,
lcers subordinate thereto as the company may
elect or appoint The President, Vice Pres ident,
appointed by the Mayor by and with the advice
and consent of the Council and shall hold their
SUCCESSORS are apponted All vacancies snail be
filled by like appointment for the uneXpired
SEC. 3. The company is hereby authorized to
elect or appoint the subordinate officers and to
they may deem necessary for their governme n {
not inconsistent with the laws of the State or
ments unes ana penalGles upon the members OF
the company and collect the same. and shall be
ueHtitled to receive out of the Village Treasury
the sum of $3.50 per annum tor company fund
and no officer or member shall be entitled to pay
to any services from any other fund.
SEGA. The President shall have the power to
investigate the cause of all fires, and if 1ecessa-
pei the appearance and production of the same
and keep a record of his proceedings and do and
perform all such other acts may be necessary
to the effective discharge of such duties.
SEC. 5. The Pres ident, Vice President, Secre-
tary, Treasurer and the Forem an of such subordi-
nate department. Shall be esponsible for the dis
cipline. good order and proper conduct of the
shall have the and control of the Engine
House, Engine, Carriages, Buckets, Hooks, Lad
longing thereto. They shall see that the Egine
Hose, Hooks, Ladders Buckets and apparatus
are at all times in proper order and ready for i'm
mediate use and shall attend all fires and super
intend and use their best exertions to extinguish
the same, and when necessary. direct the remoy
al of goods or other Merchandise from any build
ing on fire or in danger thereof and appoint
guards to secure the same; also in demoliShing
or pulling down any building if necessary; and
they shall have the power to call upon amy per
son persons present at any fire for assistance.
SEC. g.. 1t shall be the duty of each member of
the fire company to be present promptly at every
fire and obey the orders OF the officers of the fire
department and at all times to observe and com
ply with the ordinances, rules and regulations
established for their government.
SEC. z. The President shall report to the Coun-
Gil, whenever required the conditiOn of the fire
department and apparatus belonging to the same
and shall make such recommendations from time
to time he may deem proper. ze+ aFf u. -fH
SEC g. That the Policemen appointed under
this Ordinance shall have power ut all fires to
preserve order, enforce the Ordinance of the vii
lage and the rules aud reSlta tAons of the compa-
ny, and for that purpose they Shall have the same
power as tho Village Marshal toRmake arrests
SEQ. q That if any person shah maliciously
destroy or lnJnre, tanner WITH or e9fTeft to ms
| own use any Fire Engine, lose, Hook, Ladder,
Bucket, Carriage other apparatus belonging
| to under control of said fire department upon
| conviction thereof before the Mayor he shall pay
| for each offence fine of not less than one nor
| more than one hundred dollars and the costs oil
prosecution.
| ! SEC. 10 That if any-person present at any fire
shall refuse or neglect without reasonable excuse
to render assistance in the Sttn guts utshnent of
| fire department as prescribed in Section Of this
| Ordinance, or -if-auy person shall maliciously
| hinder, delay or obstruct any officer or member
OF such fire departm mentin the discharge of his
| duties, every such person shall pay hne oil not
| less than one nor more than twenty dollars.
! SEC. II. This Ordinance shall take etiect ten
days after its first publication.
| -.E JOHN SANDERS, Mayor.
Attest:-M. nLANCHARD, Clerk.
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