The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-09-17
Ordinance No. 81
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~ HSu % Suspension, me tne OHeu0lu1
person sum not to exceed FIVE dollars.
AUDITOR 10 BIZ SECRETARY, xx-oFT1clo
Sec. IS. The city auditor shall,
chosen by a majority vote ofthe pax
fire department. ex-of6cio, act % secre
tary Of the department and keep:all min
utes and records and make out the n
ports at the proper times. and attend 81
meetings for that purpose.
CENTRAL. REGULATIONS.
Sec. II. No person shall use any fire
apparatus for any private purpose, NOT
shall without authority remove the same
from the place of deposit thereof, under
a penalty Of not less than five dollars nor
more than twenty-five dollars; and no
person having charge Of any fire appars-
tus shall permit the same to be used Tor
any private purpose under the same PEN
altes as. herein provided, besides being
personally liable for damages that may
occur thereby.
Sec. 10. The officerin command q
any fire may direct the tearing down or
removal of any building. erection or fen
ces. for the purpose ofchecking the pro-
gress of the fire; aad with the concur
renee of three councilmen maIcause any
building or any other erection tolbe blown
up during the. progress Of the fire ifdeem-
ed necessary to exting,,ish or check
the same.
Sec. 10. TIE mayor or any; council
men, the cit. marshal, the chief engineer,
or assistant engineer or tive officer COM
handing any fire company, may require
all male by-standers to aid in drawing or
conveying any engine or other fire appara-
tus to any fire, or to aid in managing and
working the same while at any fire, or in
removing guarding andprotecting proper
ty, and any person who shall neglect or
refuse SO to aid and assist when so requi-
red shall be subject to penalty Of not
less than three dollars nor more than
ten dollars. ~.
Sec. II. Whoever shall at any fire
willfully hinder. delay, resist, Of obstuct
any officer, hremen, or other person ID
the dischaaxe Of his duty. or shall neglect
or refuse tosobey and observe the lawful
command II any officer, or shall conduct
himself in riotous or disorderly man
ner shall in each case be subjectto pen
atty Of not less than five doilass nor
more than fifty dollars.
Sec. IS. The mayor or any city
councilman, or other officer belonging to
the fire department, may. and the mar
shal and other police officers shall during
any FIRE. arrest any suspected person
stealing OF spassing upon any property,
OF any pesson hindering, resisting OF OBJ
structing any officer OF other person IN
the discharge Of his duty, Of negiecting
or refusing to obey the lawful commands
of any officer or conducting himself in .
riotous or disorderly manner, and Il ne
cessary detain him in custody, or commit
him for examination until he can be
brought before competent court o.
magistrate.
Sec. 10. The commanding officer may.
during any fire, prescribe limits in the
vicinity thereof, in which no person unless
residing therein, or connected with
the fire department. or usefully employed
in aiding in extinguishing the FIRE, shall
be permitted to come, under a penalty Of
not less than three dollars and not more
than ten dollars: aud the marshal and Ill
the police and other officers shall aid in
executing the requirements ofthis section.
The. city marshal may when necessary,
with the concurrence ofthe mayor or three
councilmen, appoint as property guards,
such number of known and reputable
citizens of the city as may be necessary to
aid in the guarding, protecting and pre-
servation ofproperty at any fire; and the
persons SO appointed shall have and
possess the same powers as police Off
Gers during the time they shall so act,
and the marshal shall return q list
of such persons to the city council
and they shall receive such reasonable
compensation as the city council may
allow.
Sec. 20. Whoever shall wilfully, mali.
ciously, or negligently break. deface. de.
stroy or otherwise injure any fire engine,
or other fire apparatus belonging to
the city. or to any fire company. shall b
subject to a penalty of not less thar
twenty five dollars, and in addition;there.
to the expenses which may be incurred
in repairing the injuries committed shall
be added to the penalty and form par,
thereof.
Introduced by recommendatio Of ordi
nance committee and read the first time
at regular meeting Of the city council OF
September 9Th, 1897, and passed withou
objection.
Read the second time at regular meet
ing Of city council on September 18th