Little Falls herald., 1898-05-20
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Chapter Fifteen.
An Ordinance creating a Fire
8Department for the Village
of Pierz and prescribing
the duties and compensa-
ton of the members thereof
and the penalty for dis
& obedience thereof.

and the penalty for dis
# obedience thereof.
The Village Council of the Village of Pierz
SECTION |. The fire department of the
Xilla&e X!1 OF Plerz shall consist of one Chief
FIRE warden and of such engine, hose or
hook and ladder companies as may here
after be organized by resolution of the
6at n eng saa there is Peq only S
the foreman of that company shall also
act as chief fire warden.
partment Shall consist of one T foreman, @
one second as;a assistant foreman, FOREMAN, @Ro sha
pany in the order thus named at all times
when assembled for any purpose, and
shall consist Of not less than ten nor more
SEC 8. 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
duties and such other matters not incon-
sistent with the ordinances of the village,
as the company shall require, and may
Fiction of fines for non-at tendance Of
members or infractions of discipline, which
tines, except as specified in another Sec
company treasury subject to the control
of the company.
;zsd s5f "a Each company shall be organ
the officers and members of the company
and designating the name and number Of
sion Of new members NIB s and their enH diseharge ch
from the company 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 conn company and of the chief fire
CHIEF fire warden, the foreman and the
first and second assistant foreman shall
be nominated by the members of the fire
meeting thereof held in the month of June
in each year, the whole department max
ing, the nomination for said chief and
and first and second assistant foreman.
At the first regular session of the village
counfi held si in the m9nth Of July in each
nominees to said Offices if found qualified.
If not. the fire departme MT or Company
ocefs are appoi4fed as aboue set fort
and all vacancies shall he filled in the
same manner.
sEc.6. Each company shall be fur
extinguishment of fires, by the village
council, and all apparatus thus furnished
Suol1 Dc.uclO uuucI the COnCFOl Oh the CnTce
chief officers of the company, subject to
the order Of the chief fire warden: The
foreman. first assistant and second assist
warden 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
PFC. T. The chief fire warden shall take
full command of the department and of
al property involved at all fires and
verbal order, make such disposition of the
department and said property as shall to
him seem necessary.
= 81 sEc: .. NO 4',c company sp shall remove any
consent of the village council.
SEC. 9. 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
not physically disqualified for said pur-
pose, and to retain said assistance as long
as in his judgment is required for said
SEC. 10. All fire department officers are
| hereby constituted special policemen
when present at fires with full authority
f9 Gf whG iha
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.
1ivered orally and any person who shall
thorized by this chapter. shall be arrested
add punished by fine of not less than
one dollar nor more than ten dollars, or
by commitment in default thereof of not
less than two days nor more than thirty
days in the common Jail of Morrison
county.
SEC. 12 The chief fire warden shall
statement Of ali village property held by
the fire department.. Such report to be
made on the first Saturday in the month
SEC, Is. Supplies for the department
only by the council of the village, except
be ordered by the chief fire warden and
Immediately reported to the village coun-
SEC H. 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
amount shall Il be paid out out Of the village
pay the same to the members of the COM
pany.
the companies to practice not less than
half an hour at least once week Each
member of the company or companies
for one practice every, other week, to be
paid out of the village treasury.
SEC 49, In case of a fire, the person Civ.
pensation per Of three dollars. but no compen-
sation shall be paid for a false alarm.
SEC. II. All officers and members of the
pay or work poll tax. So. -
SEC. 49, Any member or officer of the
fire department., who shall be absent from
without reasonable excuse, shall be fined
pany treasury The fereman ef COM