New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-11
AN ACT


AN ACT
To enroll the cha rer OF the Pelican Hook
and Ladder Company No. /, OF the city
OF Baton Rouge, in the parish of East
Baton Rouge, State Of Louisiana.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House Of Representatives OF the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That William s. Booth. William S. Rhodus.
John Garvin, J. c. Blovian. T. $ Alexar
der F. Vanderecken, Simon Block, A. Pliti,
L. B. Duncan, Thomas F. Kelly. Philip
keith, and other members of the Pelican
Hook and Ladder Company No. /, of the
said fire company, and their associates and
successors, not exceeding sixty persons in
number, shall be known and designated
under the name and style Of the Pelican
Hook and Ladder Company No. !, OF the
CITY of Baton Rouga.
SEC. 2. Be It further enacted, etc. Ths:
the above named company is hereby con-
stituted body polite, and under its afcre.
said title shall have succession, ard shah
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 it's successors shall be capable Of
holding and conveying real and personal
estate tor the use of said company.
Sec g. Be it further enacted. etc, That
it shall be the duty Of said company to keep
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 to it with dispatch, and to
assist with all the means in their power to
extinguish the same.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted. etc. That
each member OF said fire company shall be
exempt from service on juries, and on do
ing militia duty during the time that they,
are members of said company, and 1t 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, end each and every
men Der Of said company after they have
served as members 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
shall 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. ). 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, a certi.
fed list of the members composing said
company.
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, etc, That
all fines and dues imposed by the said com.
pany in conformity with it's bylaws shall
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
Approved February 8, 1876.
iSigned) WILLIAM P. KELLOGG,
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
Secretary of State.