Arizona republican., 1898-12-11

lfdent. g. secretary, q treasurer, an en- gireer. StcEer. 2 jlCitCr, 21 executive committee of three, consisting Of the chief, the president and the secretary, and such other officers as may be here after provided for; all Of whom snail
 be members of the department for at least one year, and shall be elected by
 ballot on the second Monday of Jan uary Of each year, and whose term of office shall begin on the first day of the following February, to hold for one year, or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
 Sec. 3.-The chief, or, in his absence or inability 70 act. the assistant chief. shall have command at all fires, drills, parades, etc, over all officers, mem
 bers and employees of the fire depart ment, and all apparatus and appurte- nances of the same. It shall be his duty, and he is hereby authorized and empowered, to take any steps, and to perform any act, that, in his judgment, is necessary for the preservation Of life and property. He is hereby vested with the power and authority to sus- pend any officer, member or emplOye of the department, who, during the progress of any fire, refuses or neglectS to perform the duties assigned to him.
 Sec. 4. The president, or, in his ab- sence or inability to act, the vice-presl- dent. shall preside over all meetings of the department, and he is hereby vested with the usual and full parliamentary powers to conduct such meetings.
 Sec ,. The engineer and stoker shall be members Of the company to which their engine shall be attached; and it shall be their duty to attend all fires, and to operate and keep in repair the engine.
 Sec. 6. It shall be the duty of the ex- ecutive committee to put into effect the will of the departmerit, and to in cur the necessary expense in so doing; and it may make such contracts anG incur such indebtedness, on the part Of the department, as may be necessary to the proper conduct of drills, pa rades and funerals.
 Sec. '. Any officer of the depart ment may be removed from office, by the department by a two-thirds vote, for incapacity, neglect of duty, viola ton of the department constitution or bylaws, conduct unbecoming a fire man and a gentleman, or unwarranted exercise of his authority. Vacancies may be filled at any meeting of the department.
 Sec S. The chief, assistant chief, and such officers of the department as receive pay or emoluments from the common council, shall be elected sub- i ject to confirmation by that body. Such confirmation shall be deemed to have l heen given, unless the records of the common council shall affirmatively and 1 positively show that it was refused. Failure of confirmation shall operate to create vacancy, which the depart ment shall proceed to fill immediately. ! 70 hPfnTp first day of February in each year, file with the city recorder tor cleIO list of the department officers chosen at the annual election subject to con- firmation by the common council; and he shall also file an inventory, with it's condition, of the properly owned by the common council and held and op erated by the fire department.
 Sec. g. Additional companies may be admitted to the Phoenix tIre depart ment, a. any meeting, on it being sat isfactorily established that the com pany seeking admission is duly Orga- niZed to fight fire, and is equipped by the common council. The department may, at any regular meeting, by two thirds vote of those present, create new offices.
 Sec. 10. The companies are subordi- nate to the general department, and, through their officers and members, owe obedience to the Phoenix Fire de- partment and it's officers. Any com pany aiding, abetting, cOunseling or permitting any act of insubordinati0n by any of it's officers or members. or as a company, refusing or neglectirg to obey the expressed will of the depart menit shall be deprived of the control and custody of all apparatus and prop Ir-% ., .ST and all i.s members shall stand sus- pended from the Phoenix Fire depart ment.
 Sec. Il. Each company shall nave written constitution, which shall not conflict with the departments constitu- tion or bylaws, and with which it's members shall comply; shall elect it's own officers, admit and eXpel it's own members; provided, that any person expelled Dy company may appeal to the general department, and if his ap- peal is sustained he shall be rein stated. Any pcrson expelled by one company shall not be admitted by an other company. Expulsion by the gen eral department shall operate as ex- pulsion by company.
 Sec. 12 The fire department at any meeting may make and adopt such by laws, rules or regulations as it may deem necessary for it's own govern ment, or Ghe control and discipline of it's companies, officers, members and employees; provided, such bylaws, rules or regulations do not conflict with the department constitution or the city ordinances. Any bylaw, rule or regulation made and adopted by the department shall nCt be repealed ex- cept by two-thirds vote of the mem bers present at a regular meeting.
 Sec. 13. The department constitu- tion may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the members present at a reg ular meeting, but never except by an affirmative vote representing at least | thirty per cent of the total membership | of the department.
 Sec. 14. The terms Department" General Department" and Fire De-