New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-10
LAWS Of THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
REGULAR SESSION OF 1876.

| AN ACT
To enroll the charter Of the Pelican Hoo
and Ladder Company No. l, OF the Cit
| of Baton Rouge, in the parIsh Of Eas
Baton Rouge. State of Louisiana.
| SECTION |. Be it enacted by the Senat
| and House of Representatives OF the Stat
| OF Louisiana in General Assembly convened
| That William S. Booth. William s. Rhodus
John Garvin, j. c. Blovian. T. 5 Alexar
der. +. Vanderecken, Simon Block, A. Pliff
| L. B. Duncan. Thomas +. Kelly, PniliI
KEITH and other members of the Pelican
Hook and Ladder Company No. ], of the
successors, not exceeding sixty persons il
number, shall be Known and designated
under the name and style of the Pelican
Hook and Ladder Company No. l, of the
city of Baton Rouge.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, etc, Tha,
the above named company ia hereby con
stituted body polite, and under its afOre
said title shall have succession, and shall
be capable IN law of suing and being sued,
defending and being defended IN all courts
Of Justice whatsoever, and that this COM
pany and its successors shall be capable OF
holding and conveying real and personal
estate tor the use of said company.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, etc, That
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one or more trucks, apparatus, etc , in good
and sufficient order, and upon the alarm of
fire within the limits of the city OF Baton
Rouge to repair 20 il with dispatch, and to
assist with all the means in their power to
ex.inguish the same.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted. ETC.. That
each member OF said fire company shall De
exempt from service on juries, and on do
ing militia duty during the time that they
are members of said company, and it shall
be the duty Of the commanding officer, and
secretary thereof, to annually testify under
oath that members named on the roll of
said company are active fremen. perform
ing truly and faithfully the duties Of the
same on all occasions, unless prevented by
sickness or absence, and each and every
member of said company after they have
served as mem bers for the term of seven
years, shall be thereafter exempted from
serving on ,juries or doing militia duty,
provided, that in every case said member
shali have obtained a certificate from the
foreman, or proper officer of said company,
as an active member thereof; and, provid
ed, that in no case shall any member Of said
company be exempted from militia or mill
tary duty in times of invasion or civil com
motion.
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, etc, That
it shall be the duty of the foreman or proper
officer Of said company to deliver to the
sheriff Of the parish Of East Baton Rouge,
and to the colonel or commanding officer OF
the Louisiana militia in which regiments
thereof said members may belong, q certi-
fed list of the members composing said
company.
SEC g. Be it further enacted, etc, That
all fines and dues imposed by the said COM
paIy in conformity with its bylaws email
be recoverable before any justice of the
peace within the corporation of the city OF
Baton Rouge.
SEC. 7. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the said company shall endure, and this
act shall be in force for the term Of twenty
years from the date hereof. unless the Gen
eral Assembly of this State should modify
or repeal the same.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted. etc, That
all laws or parts of laws conflicting with
this act are hereby repealed. and that this
act shall take effect from and after its pas.
sage.
(Signed) E. D. ESTILETTE,
Speaker of the House OF Representatives.
(Signed) C. C. ANTOINE,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
Approved February g. 1876.
(Signed) WILLIAM P. KELLOGG,
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
p. G. DEsLoNDE,
Secretary of State.