The herald., 1898-10-17

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al Officers and employees Of the police de-
partment shall exercise such other powers
| and be subject to such other duties nor IN
conflict with. this charter a. are % oI may
or by general law.
ARTICLE XXI.
POLICE COURTS.
| Sec. go The judicial power OF the city
shall be vested In such police courts, ana
| in such justices courts Uhe latter 70 oe
vested with both civil and criminal Juris-
diction) and In the Judges OF all such inle-
| rior courts. as are now, or may hereafter
be. provided BY the Legislature.
ARTICLE XXI.
| FIRE DEPARTMENT.
sec. 331. The Fire Department and all
property appertaln.ng thereto shall be
under the management and control OF the
Board Of Fire Commlssloners. consisting
! Of fve 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 Ave years next preceding his
appointment.
Sec. 9s2. The Board shall never be 80
constituted as 10 contain more than
4. three members of the same political par
| ty. The term Of ONCE OF the Commis.
sloners shall be four years. Those hrst
lot that they shall respectively go out Of
ONCE. one at the end Of one year, one at
the end Of two years. one at the end OF
three years, and two at the end OF four
years.
Sec. 23S. The commissioners shall or
ganize by electing one Of their number
President, who shall hold ONCE for one
year, The board shall appoint Secre-
clerk clerk Of Of; the M department. ana Secretary Of
| the board, and shall keep all accounts
and records OF the department and OF the
relief and pension fund. and perform
The board shall meet once a week and as
often as tho business Of the department
may require, and all its meetings shall
be public.
| Sec. 23l. The board shall organize the
department. create and establish such
| Are companies as II may deem necessary,
appoint and prescribe the number ana
duties Of the officers. members and en-
form and badges to be worn by them.
have control of all property. buildings
and equipments Of the department and
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Of, and exercise full power and authority
over all appropriations made for the use
Of the department. and over all expendi-
tnres 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 hre limits boring for oil, stor-
age Of hay. fire escapes, erection OF en-
gnes. establishment Of laundrles, 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. 2s5. The board shall make such
rulos 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 rea sonable fines upon officers, men,
bers and employees Of the department.
suspend any Of them. as the board may
by rule prescribe. Such fines shall be de-
Quoted from the monthly warrants Of the
officers, members and employees upon
whom they are imposed and shall be
transferred by the Treasurer to the Fire
mans Relief and Pension Fund.
Sec ?S6. No member or employee Of
tne lTo DcpdTtuicuts CASSpt CdundLs
shall be engaged in any other employ
mcnt.
Sec. ~. The Board shall. Immediately
upon their appointment and Qualinca
| tion. proceed to organize the Fire De-
partment in accordance with the provis-
| Ions of this charter, and in so doing the
/ hoard shall make its appointments OF Of
ficcrs and members from the persons
the 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-
dismissed. except for cause. nor until
nished with written copy Of the charges
against him. at a. least IT, 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.
Sec. 2S9. When any otficer, member or
employee shall become temporarily disa-
bled by reason Of injuries received while
IN the actual performance OF his duties,
80 as 10 tncapacitat0 him from perform
ing his duty. the board may allow any or
al OF his salary during the continuance
OF such temporary disability.
Sec. 240 Tho board shall see that all
contracts awarded and work done for the
department are faithfully performed and
snail, upon the awarding Of any such
contracts, exact an adequate bond for
the prompt and faithful performance OF
the same. The provisions OF Article XIV
OF this charter SHALL SO FAR as the samo
can pc made applicable. apply to all pro-
posals and contracts made, awarded or
entered into for the erection and repairs
OF buildings and apparatus and for fur
nisning supplies to the department.. Any
contract made In violation of any of the
provisions Of this charter shall be void.
The board shall cause to be made exact
property returns from each company OF
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. 2N. 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
superintend!ng the extinguIshment OF
fires. The Chief Engineer shall be the
chief executive officer Of the department,
and 1t shall be his duty to see that ali
laws. orders and regulations In force In
the city or made by the board concerning
the department, are enforced.