Morning journal and courier., 1893-03-15
Firemen,s ReIIef Fund A.sociatio,

Firemen's Relief Fund Association.
 Following is the text of the act amenda-
 tory of the charter of the city of New Ha-
 ven regarding the establishment of Fire
 mems Relief Fund association:
 Resolved by this Assembly:
 Section l. The charter of the city of New Ha- ven is hereby amended by inserting the follow ing in section 42 thereof:
 There shall be fund known as "The Fire mems Relief Fund.-" wh oh shall consist of moneys received from the following sources: l. All bequests or donations to the department from private or public sources for the pur Eoses for which this fund is constituted. 9. Monthly assessments on tha salaries Of members Of the department, not exceeding two per cent. per annum thereof, as the trustees
 of said relief fund shall from time to time deter mine,
 8 Five per cent. of all fees cole cted on account of licenses issued to sell spirtuous or intoxicat- ing liquors wIthin the limits of the town of New Said relief fund shall be under the general charge of the fire commissioners who shall be a
 board of trustees for this purpose and shall have discretionary DO yer to make and change invest. ments The president of the board of fire com.
 the Of the city New of their offices, shall be respectively the pres dent, the secretary and the treasurer of said said relief fund shall be signed by the president and countersigned by the secretary of said l board. Whenever said relief fund shall be insuf ficient for the payments herein provided for the court of common council may appropriate from ! luo CltJ CE6aSuFy U SuH to make ROOQ the Gen l ciency; and said court of common council may l provide for any prospective deficiency in it's au nual appropriation for the fire department From the relief fund said board of trustees by l @ majority vote may appropriate and cause to be paid such sums and at such times as they may deem advisable to the followins persons and fol the following purposes:
 l. Any member of said department who shal l bs permanently disabled for the performance oi
 ordinary duty, the result of injury received ol ! exposure endured in tho performance of duty l upon such medical examinati2n as said board ei l trustees may prescribe.
 | Z. Any member who, after twenty years o1
 meritorious service, shall have been retired from | ordinary duty or detailed from some specia ! duty.
 3. The widow or other persons dependent upor | any member of said department who shall hay, ! been killed, or who shall have died from tn, ! effects of any injury received in, disease con ! tracted by reason of, the performance of duty ! or benefciaries of any deceased member shal ! not exceed the sum of $2, GOO.
 ! The secretary of the board of trustees shll | record all proceedings and votes taken by said 1 trustees in reference to said fund and said pay l ments, stating the name and vote of each mem ! ber of said board of trustees on any matter re ! lating thereto. An itemzed report of the con.
 dition of said relief fund and of all receipts and ! disbursements in connection herewith shall be submitted by said board of trustees to the court of common couro oil in the month of January in each year.
 ! The board of trustees shall have power to make ' all rules and regulations necessary to carry the | foregoing into effect.
 l Section 9. All acts and part7 of acts inconsist- ! ent herewith are hereby repealet. ] Section B. This act shall take effect upon it's