The herald., 1898-10-21

in such Justices courts (the latter to De
vested with both civil and criminal 1uris-
rior courts as are now. or may hereafter
be. pI divided by the Legislature.
ARTICLE xxi.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Sec. 2s1. The Fire Department and all
property appertaining thereto shall be
under The management and control OF the
Board Of Fire Commissioners. consisting
Of FIVE members, who shall be appointed
by the Mayor, each Of whom shall serve
without compensation. No person shall
be appointed as Fire Commissioner who
shall not have been an elector OF the city
for at least five years next preceding his
appointment.
Sec. 232. The Board shall never be so
constituted as 10 contain moro than
. three members of the same political par
| ty. The term of office OF the Commis-
| sioners shall be four years. Those first
appointed shall SO classify themselves by
lot that they shall respectively so out OF
offlce, one at the end OF one year, one al
the end Of two years. one at the end of
| three years, and two at the end OF four
years.
Sec. 233. The commissioners shall or
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| President, who shall hold once for one
year. The board shall appoint Secre-
| tary, not OF their number. who shall be
clerk OF tho department and secretary OF
| the board. and shall keep all accounts
and records Of the department and Of the
relief and pension fund. and perform
such duties as the board may prescribe.
| The board shall meet once week and as
may require. and all Its meetings shall
be public.
Sec. 2M. The board shall organize the
department. create and establish such
| Are companies as 1t may deem necessary,
appoint and prescribe the number and
duties Of the officers, members and en-
ployees Of the department and the uni
| form and badges to be worn by them.
and equipments of the department and
the purchase, erection and repairs there
| Of, and exercise full power and authority
over all appropriations made for the use
Of the department, and over all expendi-
lures OF all moneys for the use thereof.
| The board shall classify the service and
make the rules for appointments and pro-
motions under the civil service require
ments OF this charter. and shall enforce
all ordinances affecting fire interests re-
lating to fire limits boring for oil. stor-
| age of hay. f1re escapes. erection OF en-
gines. establishment of laundries. shops
| and factories and all matters which by
ordinance have been or may be entrusted
| to the board. The salaries of all officers
| and employees Of the department. except
when prescribed by this charter. shall
be fixed by ordinance.
| Sec. 235. The board shall make such
rules and regulations as may be neces-
sary to secure discipline and efficiency Of
the department.; and for any violation
Of such rules and regulations may i'm
pose reasonable fines upon officers. mem
hor QrnO1ovaoS 0f thc dana
reprimand. reduce In grade or dismiss, or
suspend any OF them, as the board may
by rule prescribe. Such fines shall be de-
ducted from the monthly warrants OF the
whom they are imposed and shall be
transferred by the Treasurer to the Fire
mans Relief and Pension Fund.
the Fire Department. except callmen.
shall be engaged in any other employ
ment.
Sec. 737. The Board shall. Immediately
upon their appointment and qualifica-
partment in accordance with the provis-
Ions Of this charter. and in so doing the
board shall make its appointments Of Of
cers ana msmper tss fnTcs IRON h ne persons
tho Fire Department at the time this
charter goes into effect. Such officers
and members shall not be required to
pass any civil service examination. All
shall be made by the board. subject to
the provisions of Article XVII of this
charter.
Sec. 2ss. No officer. member or en-
ployee shall be reduced in rank. fined or
dismissed, except for cause. nor until
after a trial. The accused shall be fur
nished with a written copy Of the charges
against him. at least three days previous
appear in person and examine witnesses
in his behalf. All witnesses shall be ex-
amined under oath and all trials shall
be public.
| employee shall become temporarily disa-
bled by reason Of injuries received while
IN the actual performance OF his duties,
80 as TO incapacitate him from perform
ing his duty. the board may allow any or
al OF his salary during the continuance
OF such temporary disability.
Sec. go. The board shall see that all
contracts awarded and work done for the
department are faithfully performed and
exact ae an adeaua9e Q BOND sd for
ne prompt and faithful performance OF
the same. The provisions OF Article XIV
OF this charter shall, SO far as the same
cons1s ran pc ma made applicable apply to al pro-
entered into for the erection and repairs
OF buildings and apparatus and for fur
nisnins supplies to the department. Any
contract made In Violate OF any Of the
provisions Of this charter shall be void.
The board shall cause to be made exact
property returns from each company oil
division, which shall show In detail all
stores and property received. used and
remaining on hand for, each quarter, and
shall enter the Issuance of each article
to each company or division in appropri-
ate books.
Sec. III. The board shall appoint a
Chief Engineer, who shall have control
OF The department under the board. He
shall be charged with the special duty of
experimenting the extinguishment OF
fires: The Chief Engineer shall be the
chief executive ofi1cer OF the department,
and 1t shall be his duty to see that all
laws, orders and regula tions in force In
the city or made by the board concerning