Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1898-05-13
Ordinance
Chapter = Fifteen. !.
An Ordinance creating a Fire
Department for the Village
of Pierz and prescribing
the duties and compensa-
tion Of the members thereof
and the penalty for dis
obedience thereof.


obedience thereof.
The Village Council ofthk Village of Pier.
do ordain as follows:
SECTION /. The fire department of the
village of Pierz shall consist of one Chief
hook and ladder companies as may here
after be organized by resolution of the
fGano1 but long as there II il only one
the foreman of that company shall also
act as chief fire warden.
sha con5isf Of OF one de
one first assistant foreman, and
one second assistant foreman, who
pany in the order thus named at all times
when assembled for any purpose, and
shall consist OF not less than ten nor more
than Twenty-Five members additional to
SECS. Each company shall hold a
business meeting at least once in each
bylaws regulating the time of said meet
ing, the appointment of other officers sub
G Srdpat and to s said TIER
sistent with the ordinances of the village,
as the company shall REQUIRE, and may
cfog Of for e1a IF
members or infractions of discipline, which
fines, except as specified in another sec
ton of this chapter, shall be paid into the
company treasury subject to the control
of the company.
SEGA. Each company shall be organ
lied by resolution of the council, naming
the officers and members of the company
and designating the name and number OF
the company. and thereafter the admis-
from theconpany shall be controlled by
the company through it's bylaws, subject
to the limitations in this chapter pro-
SEC. 5. The term of service of the officers
of said company and of the chief fire
warden shall be for one Year and the said
chief fire warden, the foreman and the
first and second assistant foreman shall
be nominated by the members of the fire
at the e f3fst regular business as
in each year, the whole department max
ing the nomination for said chief and
each d TOR
At the first regular session of the village
council held in the month of July in each
nominees to said Offices # found quaiifed.
If not the fire department or company
will continue to nominate until qualified
and all vacancies shall he filled in the
same manner.
SEC.6. Each company shall be, fur
nished with suitable apparatus for the
extinguishment of fires. by the village
council, and all apparatus thus furnished
shall be held under the control Of the three
the order of the chief fire warden. The
said officer shall be held responsible for
the ordinary care' OF said property until
relieved by the surrender of the same to
the village council or to his successor in
office.
SEC. 7. The chief fire warden shall take
full command of the department and of
all property involved at all fires and
alarms thereof and shall on the spot. by
verbal order, make such disposition of the
department and said property as shall to
him seem necessary.
SECS 8. No company. shall remove any
fire apparatus from said village except by
consent of the village council.
SEC. 8. If the officer in command at any
fire shall ascertain that the fire depart
property or extinguish fire, the said officer
is authorized to compel the assistance. of
any or all of the inhabitants of the village
pose, and to retain said assistance as long
as in his judgment is required for said
SEC TO- All fire department officers are
hereby constituted special policemen
when present at fires with full authority
to arrest any person who shall disohey
any lawful order of the chief in command
at said fire. The marshal or policeman OF
said village of Pierz are required to obey
all lawful orders of said chief in command
SEC. II. All orders at fires shall be de-
liyered orally and any person who SHAH
tire T tS5 nag re be oaee
add punished by fine of not less than
one dollar nor more than ten dollars, or
by in detat thereof Of not
days in the common Jail of Morrison
county. =.
SEC. 12 The chief fire warden shall
annually report to the council detaii
;; the fire department.. Such report to be
. made on the first Saturday in the month
SEC, Is. Supplies for the department.
shall be purchased and repairs ordered
only by the council of the village, except
be ordered by the chief fire warden and
| Immediately reported to the village coun-
SEC. IA. 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
shall be ascertained by the Junior fore
man, and when found correct the total
treas,1rv to the senior foreman. who shaii
pay the same to the members of the COM
pany. o'.> -. ~
the Companies to practice not less than
half an hour at least once a week. Each
member Of the company or companies
for one practice every other week, to be
SEC: Is; e case Of q fire, the person Civ
pensation of three dollars. but no compen-
SEC. II Ali officers and members Of the.
pay or work poll tax. IRE
SEC. 49, Any member or officer of the
fire department. who shall be, absent from
without reasonable excuse, shall be fined
twenty-five cents,to be paid into the com
pany treasury. Fhes foreman Ct a COM
sufficient reason therefor is PRESENTED.
SEC. 19. No officer or member shall be
oonsiagu ~ n,,S of thanrnvs;n,,s e He