The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-04-15
AN ORDINANCE,
Regulating and Establishing the
Fire Department of the City of
Anderson, South Carolina.

DE IT ORDAINED, BY the Mayor and
Aldermen of the City of Anderson, in
Council assembled, and by the authority of
the same:
SECTION /. That on and after the passage
of this Ordinance the Fire Department of
this City shall be composed of the Pioneer
Steam Fire Engine and Hose Company,
the Independent Hook and Ladder Truck
Company and the Rough and Ready Hand
Engire and Hose Company.
Sec. 9. The Fire Engines and other APP
paratus for extinguishing fire belonging to
the City shall be under the direction of the
Anderson Fire Department, subject a5 any
time to the order of Council.
Sec 3. It shall not be lawful hereafter
for any person or persons to form or organ
ize any additional Fire or Hose Companies
within the corporate limits of the City for
the operation or use of either Hand Eli
gines, Steam Engines, Hose Carriages, Hook
and Ladder Trucks, or any Fire Apparatus
whatever, whe ether Independent or other
wise, without the consent of Council.
Sec. 4. That it shall be the duty of each
Company comprising this Department, by
it's proper officer, to furnish to the Clerk
of Council q roll OF its active members,
which he shall record in book to be kept
by him for that purpose, and such mem-
bcrs shall be exempt from street duty du-
ring the term of their membership; Pro-
vided, That such membership shall con-
tinue for the term of twelve months.
SEC. 5. The officers of this Department
shall consist of Chief, an Assistant Chief
and Secretary and Treasurer, all of whom
shall be elected as follows: Each Company
comprising this Department shall be enti-
tied to five delegates, who shall meet in
convention on the 18th day of April of
each year, or on the day previous if that
day should fall on Sunday, to select the
officers above named and upon such Sc
lection their names shall be presented to
Council for confirmation; Provided, That
if Council shall refuse to confirm such per-
sons, or any of them, said convention shall
be reassembled by its chairman, and pro-
ceed to select some other person or persons
for such office or Offices, and present their
names for confirmation, and so on until
said office or offices shall be filled.
Sec. 6. That upon the confirmation OF
such persons by Council, they shall be
commissioned by the Mayor and serve for
the term of one year, and until their sue
cessors shall be elected; Prorided, That no
person shall be so commissioned who is an
active member of any of the Companies
comprising this Department..
SEC. I. The Chief shall have supreme coll
troll over the several Companies while at
any fire that may take place within the cor
poratc limits of this City. He shall Mt least
once in each year report in writing to the
City Council full statement of the Officers
of the Department., the number of fires,
causes and probable damage, the Working
Force, number of feet of Hose and sucl,
other statistics as will convey clear idea
Of the strength and efficiency of the Depart
nient.
Sec s. It shall be the duty Of the Assist
ant Chief to assist the Chiefin the command
of the Department., and in the absence oi
the Chief to take command. In the absence
Of both the Chief and Assistant Chief the
command shall devolve upon the President
ofthe Pioneer Company, and in his absence
upon the President of the Hook and Ladder
Company.
SEC. 0. 1t shall be the duty of Secretary
aud Treasurer to keep true and correct
record of all fires, and of the time of the ar
rival at such fires of each Company consti-
tuting this Department, together with all
such matters as may be required of him by
the Chief, and to receive any and all monies
WHICH Snall cOlue litO IllS Halilia.
SEC. 10. All orders from the Chief or AS
sistant or other person in command as Chief
shall be given to the officers in command OF
such companies, and all such orders shall
be respected and obcyed by every member
of this Department.
SEC. IL. The Companies constituting this
Department shall have the right to adopt
such Constitution and enact such Bylaws
rs to them shall seem advisable for their
proper government. Provided, that the
same shall not conflict with the provisions
of this Ordinance.
SEC. 12. That this Department shall be
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