The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-03-06
AN ORDINANCE.

TO CREATE A FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR
TBE TOWN OF NEwBERRY, SOUTH
CAROLINA, AND TO DEFINE THE
POWERS AND PROVIDE FOR THE
GOVERNMENT OF THE SAME.
Be it ordaiued by the Mayor and AL
dermen of the Town Of Newberry, in
Council assembled and by the authority
of the same.
SECTION /. That hereafter, the di-
rection aud control OF all efforts to
suppress fire or fires within the cor
porate limits of the town of Newberry
Shall devolve upon the Fire Depart
ment of said town, hereby created,
Provided, however, that this provision
shall not hinder any private individual
or individuals from attempting to
suppress fire or fires until the officers
or members of the said Fire Depart
ment shall arrive at the point or place
OF such fire.
SECTION 2. That in case Of fire the
officers and members of the said Fire
Department, shall forthwith have abb
solute control of the street or streets,
ways, alleys, sidewalks and buildings
within fifty yards of the place of such
fire. and shall have authority through
the Police or through the officers
and members of said Fire Depart
ment, to prevent any and all per
sons whatsoever, from interfering
with or in any manner trespassing
within the limits hereinabove pre-
scribed. And any person or persons
who shall refuse, to obey the orders or
directions of the said Fire Depart
ment or the Police OF said town,
in pursuance of this provision, shall
be held guilty OF misdemeanor and
shall be punished by fine OF not
more than twenty dollars or imprison-
ment in the. Guard House OF said
town for not more thar thirty days.
SECTION 3. The said Fire Depart
ment. shall be composed Of Board OF
Fire Masters, and the officers and MEM
bers of the Excelsior Steam Fire En-
CINE Company and the Star Hook and
Ladder Company.
SECTION 4 The Board of Fire Mas
ters. shall consist of 9 Chief and two
assistants, who shall respectively be
denominated First and Second Assis-
tant, the President of the Excelsior
Steam Fire Engine Company and the
President of the Star Hook and Lad
der Company, and until the election
hereafter provided for, John w. Mont
gomery, shall be such Chief, Jefferson
e. Brown, the First Assistant and
Charles A, Bowman the Second As
siStant.
SECTION 5. On the first Monday in
June next or on some day to which
the Town Council may adjourn, the
Town Council of NewberTy shall
elect some suitable person for Chief
and First and Second Assistant, who
shall be commissioned and hold office
for one year and until their successors
shall be elected and qualified. Pro-
yided, however, that either Of said
officers may be removed from their
said office, by the said Town Council
upon good cause shown.
SECTION 6. That the said Fire De-
partment, shall be governed and con-
trolled by lass, regulations and
Bylaws to be framed and passed
at a meeting Of said Board of
Fire Masters, by them or q majority
of them, subject to the approval Of
said the Town Council.
SECTION z. That the said Fire De-
partment, when going to fire shall
| have the right of way, on all the
streets and alleys of said town, and
any person or persons wilfully inl-
peding or blocking such right of way,
shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
| meanor. and on conviction shall be
punished by fine OF not more than
twenty dollars, or imprisonment not
exceeding twenty days in the guard
house of said town.
SECTION 8. That if any person shall
wilfnlly, do any act, by which any ofthe
fire apparatus of the said Fire Depart
meat, shall be injured, defaced or
destroyed or shall place, throw or
| deposit any garbage or other offensive
thing in upon or about any public
fire we'll or cistern, he shall be deemed
guilty OF misdemeanor, and on con-
Yiction shall be punished by q fine OF
exceeding fifty dollars or imprison-
menu not eNcseulilS twenty uayS III
the guard-house of said town.
SECTION 8. That all members of
said Fire Department who shall be
| certified to the Town Council. as active
members and regularly doing duty as
| such, by the. Chief or acting Chief,
shall be exempt from all street duty,
and the Engineer, Assistant Engineer
| aud Fireman of the said the Excelsior
Fire Engine Company and the MEM
hers Of the said Star Hook and Ladder
Company, who shall be assigned to
the duty OF keeping the Hook and
Ladder Truck clean and ready for SER
vice, shall receive from the Town Clerk
and Treasurer upon the certificate Of
the Chief or acting Chief, countersigned
by the Mayor that he has faithfully
| nnrfornied the services reOllired Of him