Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-07-03
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sEcr1oN 49, All orders at fires shall
be delivered orally and in the presence
Of the person commanded, and any
person who shall at any FIRE disobey or
neglect to obey any rule Or order au-
thorized by this chapter, shall be ar:
rested and punished by fine Of not
less than one dollar nor more than ten
dollars, or by commitment in default
thereof Of not less than two days nor
more than thirty days to the common
Jail Of Morrison county. j.. - ~.
SECTION 10. The chief fire warden
shall annually report to the Council. 4
detailed statement Of all village prop
erty held by the fire department or
any members thereof on the LIST day of
April, and full statement of all prop
erty of the village lost or destroyed or
worn out while in the custody of the
department during the year preceding
April LIST, and an estimate Of the re-
pairs and supplies required for the en-.
suing year, and shall further report
detailed list Of the officers and mem
beers Of the department on said April
LIST. -.
SECTION IA. Supplies for the de-
partment shall be purchased, and re-
pairs ordered only by the council of
the village except in cases of ener-
gency, when the same may be ordered.
by the chief fire warden and imrnedi:'
ately reported to the village council,
SECTION Is. Each and every officer
and member of the fire department
present at any fire within the limits
of the village shall receive the sum of
twenty-five cents per hour for each
hour of necessary and actual service
which time, shall be ascertained by the
Junior foreman Of each company pres
ent, attested by the senior foreman
and certified by the chief in command
at said fire to the village council, and
if found correct by the council, the
total amount thereof shall be paid to
the foreman of said company, hereaf-
ter to be disposed as the company
shall by it's bylaws require.
In addition to the above each officer
and member shall receive from the
village each year an amount equal to
the amount therein levied as poll tax,
which shall be paid as follows: At the
first regular meeting of each company
in the month of July the foreman shall
deliver to each member in good stand
ing a certificate showing that the.
holder is d member in good standing
and has been for at least three months
preceding said date, which certificate
shall be received by the street com
missioner of said village in full pay
ment ofthe poll tax of said year. If
any member or officer shall have been
required to labor and shall have duly
paid or worked his tax thus levied,
prior to July l in any year, the village
council will upon proof 2of said facts
pay from the treasury Of the village
the amount Of said tax thus paid or
worked.
SECTION is. Any member or officer
Of the department who shall be absent
from any fire or alarm Of fire within
the village, without reasonable excuse,
shall be fined and pay into the village
treasury the sum of twenty-five cents.
The foreman of a company in COM
mand at fire or alarm thereof may,
when sufficient reason therefor is pre-
sented, excuse any member for alb
sence therefrom. The officers of the
company can only be excused by the
chief fire warden.
SECTION II. No officer or member
can be considered as in good standing
who refuses Or neglects to obey any Of
the provisions of this chapter, or the
reasonable rules Of the company to
which he is attached, and any compa~
ny of this departm refusing to obey
the requirements of this chapter or
the lawful orders of it's superior officers
shall be disba nded by the council.
SECTION IS. The chief fire warden
and the senior foreman 0 f each compa-
ny should cause all provisions of this Or
dinance to be enforced, and will report
all failures to pay the fines declared
under section sixteen 49,. Of this
chapter, failure to pay q fine thus
levied within ten days after notice Of
the levy, shall result in dismissal of. the
offender from the department.. u
SECTION 10. This chapter shallstake
effect and be in force from and after
it's passage. =
Passed July I, 1885. -
In testimony whereof I hereunto set
my hand. 4,
PETER MEDVED,
President. of the Village.
Attest, -. 49, -"
C.G. SIMMONS, :--.,T n: y
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