The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-04-07

COR Department. for the purpose of protecting life
and property in such village. They may sign and
acknowledge before some proper officer author
lied TO take the Acknowledgement of deeds, a GER
uhcate IN writing, IN which shall be stated the
name OF such company COR department, the
names OF the cOrporatOrS and the name Of the vii
lage, town and county in which the operations of
such company (or Department. are to be conduct
ed. Such certificate shall be fled and recorded
IL the ot1ce OF the register OF deeds of the county
IN which such company Cor departmenD Is 10
Gated.
Section 2. Upon fling a certificate as provided in
section one OF this act the persons who shall have
signed and acknowledged such C. rtitcate, and their
associates and successors shall thtreupOn be body
polite ana corporate by the aLJ style named
III such certificate. The said corporation snail
have power TO contract and De contracted viii: TO
sue and be sued; TO plead and 10 be imp.ea led
with: TO defend and be defended in ali courts OF
law ana equity IN this state, and shall have pei
petU2 succession, and be stets with ali the powers
and priyLe ges Necessary TO carry out and fulfil the
objects OF their corporate. indicated by its cyrpU-
rate name.
Section 3. They shall have power and authority
TO acquire, purchase, possess, be seized with, and
enjoy property, real and personal not exceeding
ten thousand dollars IN value, and sell, rent, de-
mise, convey or otherwise dispose OF their real or
personal estate at pleasure; also to effectuate
loans, borrow money for the use of the corpora
ton, TO issue their bonds therefor, and to exc
cute, sign, SEAL and deliver deeds, mortgages. or
other Instruments IL writing, as the case may re-
quire.
Section 4. The said corporation shall have power
10 establish for its government a constitution and
bylaws not inconsistent with the constitution and
laws OF this state and 70 make such rules and re-
latiOns as may be deemed necessary to carry into
effect the object OF their association, and the mem
bers shall have power to assemble and meet at such
times and places as may be agreed upon, and they
snail elect once IL each year foreman, first assist
ant foreman, second assistant foreman, secretary
and treasurer, and the same shall be board Of trus-
tees, and 10 take charge OF the real and personal
property Of said corporation, and the SAID property
sla4 be solely devoted 10 the purpose OF said aSsO
citation, and all real and personal estate which mas
been, or may hereafter be lawfully conveyed by
devise, gltt grant, purchase, otherwise shall de-
sceuG, with az improvements and appurtenances
IL perpetual succession to, ana be held by the trs
tees in trust Tor said corporation. The trustees
may sue and be sued in [theI corpanys name, and
be subject TO other duties as may be prescribed by
the laws Of said corporation; and the said officers
shall hold their offices for the term Of one year or
until their successors are duly elected. And the
members may elect or appoint such other officers
q may be deemed necessary.
Section . The said corporation may prescribe the
mode Of adopting new members and expelmembers
Tor BAD behavior, or Tor violating the constitution
bylaws, rules. regulations, GIsObeyiug orders
from the proper officers Of said corporation. and
may also impose such fines for the punishment for
such ofenses as they may deem fit, not to exceed the
OF fifteen dollars and costs for any one OfTense
and may collect the same by suit and execution
before any justice OF the peace in the county in
which SAID corporation Is located and the same,
when collected, shall be paid into the treasury Of
said company.
Section .. The secretary Of zach company shall
within ten e) days after the election OF officers in
each year, make out and deliver to the town clerk
of the town in which such corporation Is located
report giving the names OF officers elected for the
ensuing year. and also after the election OF officers
or appointments OF same to i'll vacancies that NAV
occur during tn year. Each and every member 50
reported shall be exempt from military duty except
case OF war or invasion and Instruction, and
said company department shall have all the bene-
TITS derived by all the general laws now in force or
that may hereafter become in force, and any secre-
tary or other person who shall report to the town
clerk that any person belongs to fire COMPANY for
the purpose Of getting them the benefits derived
from this section or any other law Of this state
shall be deemed guilty OF q misdemeanor and be
punished by reasonable fine or Imprisonment in
the county jail not less than one, more than ten
days OffeDse. Justices Of the peace shall
have jurisdiction OF such cases TO try and determine
the same.
Section :. One company with a membership Of
not less than thirty, two or more companies with
membership Of not less than fifteen each, equipped
with one hook and ladder truck, one steam, hand
chemical fire engine, with at least two hundred
feet OF good sound rubber leather hose. located
IN the GnncOrpOraced village shall constitute
d fire department for al intents anu purposes by
law, and It shall be lawful Tor the members of the
company or companies GOlLtly), TO meet and elect
one of their members en- # OF the fire department.
and denver TO nm certificate Of election, and he
snail hold his Office for the term of one year from
date Of such certificate or his successor Is duly
elected, or said certificate shall be signed by the
OF saId company or companies AZ all times, and
they snail obey his orders and he shall be ex-ofco
trustee OF each company and shall be vested with
all the power and privileges, and be liable 70 the
same penalties as fire wardeBs are in Incorporated
villages.
Section s. It IS lee eby made the duty of town
clerks in each town containing fire department or
fire company, 10 receive the said department or
cOmpany's reports rs provided by this act and file
the same as other papers are fled in their Offices
and deliver to the treasurer Of each company (1r
Department. a receipt therefor.
section The purpose and object Of said cor
p0ratiols shall be to aid and assist in the extiu-
gushing OF fires at near such villages, and for
refusal to attend any fire within three quarters
Ct mile from location OF engine Or truck houses
when n0ti6ed}, shall forfeit and pay the sum of
fifty dollars for each Offense, 10 the town author-
ties Tor the benefit Of the Door fund, and shall be
collected by suit other fOrfeitures are col
Iected.
Sec. 10. This act shall be published Immediately
and shall be il force from and after its passag &c
and publication, and all acts parts Of acts con
travening the provisions of this act are hereby re-
peael.
Approved March :, 1916.
TU-7If5-1-a7 March 1915