Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-06
ORDINANCE 40. 81.
An Ordinance to Crrite fire De-
partuent in Carson CITY. 1no
to Regulate the same.

The Board Of Trustees Of Carson City DO
ordair:
SECTION /. A Fi-c l.? .r5ln, q Ca7s.a C.;y
is hereby created, which Sh"li CONSIST II one
Chief Engineer, one ST. 4 ~'hn, Engineer,
one Second Assistant III iii Il. az ire"nrdens,
and such Fire Companies ~ shall be dtsiE naiec
by the Board of Trustees ot said city, ~ r,solu-
ton passed an entered of record.
SIC. 2. An election shall De held, bv each fire
company, FOR one engineer. the thin! SatTr
day in Octob,r, of each year.
SEC. 3. rhc elections herein providedtor shall
be called ny the President # each fir' ON
pany. by notcc published Al lesst hN" DAYS III
one of the city ncwspalr r., and such elections
shall he conducted a. follows: Each hTc COM
pany shsli appoint TWO ju'!1.s {" conGuc; such
elertton. au, said jU,!-rs snail appoint clerk.
Said election shall be held L. the engine houses
OF the rrspectiv. fire companies, between the
hours Of two O'Clock and seven o'clock III the
afternoon. The returns "t said elections shall
be duly certified 10 by the Judges thereof aud
sealed and lab He'd; they shall. as soon Ar com
plcted lee furw3rted u Tho City CLERK, accom-
panied by roll Of thu E:tn.tcrs f each re
company. il good s;sndiIE. certified TO DS
Presidents, Fo1lau and Secretaries. and shall
be deposited with thu CITY Clerk "lthIH twenty
four hour sitter the closing 81 the polle I -
Board OF Trustees q said city shall convene
within two days after III" holI1G OF any sU'E
election and appoint one If tn" three elected
engineers ChItf EnS ine-r Of II" Fir" DEPART
Ilrnt hereby created one a. tlrst Assistant
Engineer and the other second Assistant
Engineer, md they shall hold their offices for
one year. ana tuItItAr election and QuG4lht"tl"n
Of their ,,.ccrssorS il of5ye. Ii case ary
vacancy hail ort;,r il tht otIice q: any one #
said engineers, Tho ne company 10y WblCh such
Engineer was Cected shall proceed to tItNi
another engineer IL the n.a"nsr A"St 'u2H We
provided: rrorided. this: i'll ease Of & Valanc, II.
til. Office OF Chief EngIueer til itrst Assistant
shall thereu! 81 hccou- Chief Engineer and -
case Of vacancy in the othc, Cf FIRST Assistant
Engineer the Second As-.stan. shal! become
First Assistan: E2Ene"r; and i'll care Of
vacancy il tho cfhrc Of Second Assistant
Engineer the person elected 10 i'll sly yae&L.y
shall he second Assistant Engineer.
SC. !. tn CRY Marshal shall pint. sub /
Jet to approval By The Beard Of LIC-tces O: the
city SIN Fire W3rdcns II sa!G Fly department.
who shall srrvr "l4, year from thu ds-e Of their
appointment. all until til appointment ..
tlcir successors III Office. said Fire Warieus
shall b- v.st. RI With all In. ,oy, = ard priv
l-Srs OF constabl-s and policemen IN tine Of
fire only, and shall each al appropriate
baiG, Of offre. which shall la n lt".u!e
ST le the Hotds " Fir Warden
SIC ). Tie Board Of Trustees. nor the IT.
ha5itauts OF sid ,itv-sLall be held legally La
bIe for any contract made by any officer OF any
one Of SAID Fire c, Wpau!es nor tor any expense
by any one If them incurred, nor Tor any sala-
ries Of said officers, nor for any wolE or labor
by them or any of them done or performed,
nor for contract made, expense incurred, or
work or labor done or performed by any one OF /
said Fire Companies, or any member thereof.
except upon the recommendation Of the Chief
Engineer of said Fire Department.
SEC. c. The Chief Engineer aforesaid shall re- |
port to the Board of Trustees of the city, on |
the first VI onday Of each month, the condition |
of csterns, pipes, hyirsnts. FIRE apparatus, and |
all property the city i'll the keeping OF said !
Fire Department. together with such other H. |
formation and recdmmt ndations LIS he may /
deem proper. He shall also inquire into the |
causes of all fires which occur III the city. ard I
SEE that all parties criminally connected ther,-
with be properly prosecuted by the officers c:
the law.
SEC. :. The Chief Engineer, if present. !. |
not. the Assistant Engineers. Of the Fire De !
partment. shall have the control OF the supply .
and use Of the water III the cisterns, pipes and /
hydrants belonging 10 tie city, for fire purpC- |
ses; and shall also have control of the fire sp-
paTatus, hose carriages, and other property Of
the aforesaid Fire epa1tment-subject. how
ever, to the orders and resolutions Of tho Board
of Trustees: Pr0rtded, That said Chief Engl-
neer, nor Assistant Engineers. nor any person
or persons acting for or under them or either Of
them, shall use said wste- for any other than
fire purposes. and Necessarily required iu-
the use of said Fi-e DepartIaf II.
SIC. :. The Board OF Trustee shall have :he
right and power to remove FROM Office. shy
Engineer or Fire Warden, Tor neglect of Ofllcal
duty, misconduct in ofIce, incompetence ina !
bility TO perform official duty, or other good or
valid cause.
SEC. 9. Each Engineer and Fire Warden. be-
fore entering upon the duties of his office, shall
take and subscribe to the constitutional oath OF
office, which shall be attached to, or endorsed
upon. his certificate of election or appointment,
and shau be Herewith filed IN the Office of the
City Clerk.
Adopted October s. 1875.
Attest: T. J. EDWARDS, Z. F. RICE,
City CLERK. President.