Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-09-27
FIRE ORDINANCE.
An Ordinance establishing = Fire Department
and defining the duties and powers Of the
Members thereof:

and defining the duties and powers Of the
Members thereof:
The President and Trustees OF the Village OF
Webster, Day county, South Dakota, do ordain
as follows: |
SECTION l.-There. is hereby established an |
executive department of the Village OF Webster, |
Day county. South Dakota, which shall be |
shall consist OF one chief fire marshal; one
first assistant chief fire marshall; one second
assistant chief fire marshal; one foreman and
and axe meh and lac der men and such bucket
men and other men as shall be necessary TO con- |
stitute q hook aud ladder company. as shall
volunteer TO become members OF such fire de- 4
Bartment. k
SECTION, 2..--That the clerk of said Village of
Webster shall keep as a part of tho records of
said Village a volunteer enrolment list of all
persons who may desire to become members of
such fire department, and that no person shall
be or become a member of such fire department
or company until he shall have been elected by
a majority OF the members of the fire depart.
ment, accepted as such by the board of Trustees
and shall have signed the constitution aud by
laws OF such fire company.
SECTION 3.-There is hereby created the Office
OF Chief Fire Marshal, who shall be the head of
the nre department, and who shall hold his
ONCE for the term ST one year. and until his
anafter provided.
SECTION 4.-The chief fire marshal shall be
elected by the members of the fire department.,
which election must be approved by the board
village board after the passage of this ordi.
nance. And the chief fire marshal shall after
the nrst election, be elected ON the first Monday
an october. 1895 and annually thereafter on that
day, but every such election must be approved
and ratified by the Board OF Trustees before the
chief lire marshal SO elected can qualify and en-.
ter upon his duties as such.
SECTION 5.-The chief fire marshal. before en-.
tering on the duties of his office, shall execute a
bond to the Village of Webster, in the sum of
nye hundred dollars, with such ~sureties as the
village board may approve, conditioned for the
faithful performance of the duties of said office.
SECTION 6.-The chief fire marshal shall in all
cases Of fire have the sole and absolute control
over all members of the fire department. He
shall also at all times have the general direc-
ton and management of all fire hose, hooks.
ladders, buckets and other fire apparatus OF the
fire department. He shall on the LIST Monday
N September OF each year and at such other
times as he or the village council may deem neces
sary, report to the Village board the condition
ofthe nre department.and apparatus and other
nre department property and shall
such alterations, improvements and additions
thereto, as by him or them, may be deemed ex-
pedient and necessary.
SECTION THE chief fire marshal, or any
acting chief fire marshal in command, may
prescribe limits in the vicinity of any fire, with
In which no person, excepting firemen, police
men, or persons admitted by the commanding
TO come.
SECTION S.-The chief fire marshal shall have
power to arrest all parties by him suspected of
incendiary intent, and to take him or them be-
fore any magistrate for criminal prosecution.
SECTION 9.-The said officers of the fire de-
partment shall enquire into and investigate the
cause ofaN fires which may occur in the village.
rs soon as may be, and file a report thereof with
the clerk OF the village board.
SECTION 10.-In case of the absence of the
chief hre marshal, 1t shall DO the duty of the
first assistant fire marshal to take charge of the
organization and he shall have and exercise all
tho nOwarg Of the chiaf narohal ,,l g. ~a.u
tho chief marshal and first assistant the second
assistant marshal shall take and in
case OF vacancy In the Office of chief marshal,
the first assistant marshal shall discharge the
duties OF chief until the vacancy shall be filed.
SECTION 1.-THE said fire company may adopt
such constitution, by laws and rules for its reg
ulation and government, subordinate to the
laws OF the state and the ordinances of said viii
iage, as II may deem expedient and necessary,
but before the same shall have any effect the
same shall be approved by the village board.
SECTION Upon any alarm Of fire, the mem
repair to the place of fire. with the fire appara-
tus under their charge, and there manage and
work under the direction OF the chief fire mar
shall, or other officers of such fire company, un-
tai such fire DO extinguished, and that no mem
leave such fire without the leave of the chief. or
other person in
SECTION 13.-If any member of said fire com.
pany. or department, shall leave any fire with
out permission OF the commanding officer, or
snail Fekuset 10 obey the Oruer or COmIlaln OF
the chief fire marshal, or other person in COM
mand, he shall, upon convictions, forfeit and
pay the sum OF not less than one dollar, nor
more than ten dollars for each and every ofense
SECTION 14.-Every fireman when on duty
shall wear such badge or uniform, To be proyi.
ded by said village, as may be required by the
rules of said fire company,
SECTION l5.-No person shall i'm any manner
obstruct the use OF any fire hydrant, cistern or
well. or have or place any material in front Of
or about the same SO as to obstruct the use
thereof, or within 20 feet of either side thereof,
under a penalty of $1,000 for each otfense, and
the chief fire marshal may cause To be removed
any such obstruction at the cost and expense of
the owner thereof.
SECTION l6.-Any person, not a member of tho
fire department, who shall personate a fireman,
or aaicar af tho fire department, at 2 lire, or go
ing to or returning from the same, bv wearing n
cap, hat, badge, or in any other way, shall be
subject to a penalty Of 5000 for each and every
offence.
SECTION 17.--Eyery person, who shall be pres
emit at a fire, shall be subject and obedient TO
the orders of the chief fire marshal, or such
other ofhccr or person, as may be in command.
extinguishing fire, and removing and protect
rug property, and in case any person shall re-
fuse to obey such orders. he shall forfeit and
pay a fine for every offence the sum of not less
than one or more than ten dollars. Provided:
That no person,not q member of the fire depart
ment, shall be bound to obey any of said officers
nnless such officers shall wear their respective
badges OF Office, or their official character shall
be known or made known 10 him, and all such
officers shall have power to- arrest any person or
persons so refusing to obey such lawful orders
as aforesaid, and hold them in custody until
the fire Is extinguished when he or they shall
be taken before a justice OF said Village and
dealt with according to law.
SECTION 1S.-It shall be lawful for the chief
fire marshal, and the different officers of said
fire department, to require the aid of any drny-
man with his horses and dray, or any citizen or
inhabitant or bystander, in drawing the fire an
paratus. of said fire department TO tho fire, and
in working and using the same whilo at fire.
and on refusal of any such person TO comply
with such request or requisition, the offender
shall for every oftense pay a penalty of not less
than one or more tlan twenty dollars.
SECTION 19.-Any person who shall wilfully
offer any hindrance TO any officer or firesaan in
the performance of his duties at q fire, or shall
wIlfuiiy IN any manner injure or deface any APP
paratus, truck. ladder, AK, bucket or other prep
srty or said fire department, or Village, shall
for every offense pay a penalty of not less than
ten nor more than twenty-five dollars.
SECTION 30-Any person. not a firoman in the
active discharge of his duties, who shall re-
move any bncket, ladder. ak. aook, rope, truck
or other property OF said fire department, or
said Village. from the fire house or other place
where the same may be kept by said fire depart
ment or said Village, shall be subject 10 a fine
of not less than twenty or more than thirty dol
lars.
SECTION SL--Any person having charge OF
any fire property or apparatus of said Village.
who shall safer the same 70 bo used for private