The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1899-06-17

company may by its by laws and
regulations provide. They shall be
elected at such times and in such
manner as the sveral companies may
decide by their bylaws.
Sec Z. 1t shall be the duty of the
chief engineer and the president of the
several companies, ten days prior to
the time for holding the annual election
of department officers, to meet and
appoint from among the active mem.
bers of the companies, three persons to
act as judges of election. one of whom
shall be electen by said judge to act as
judge to act as clerk. If possible no
two judges shall be members of the
same company. When judges have
been so appointed the chief engineer
and presidents shall certify their names
and the fact of their appointment to
the city clerk. If there shall be no
appointment of the judges of election,
as hereinbefCre provided for, or if they
or any of them fail to attend at the
time and place for the holding of the
election, the qualified voters present
may fill the vacancies by the election
of judges from among their number.
Sec. s. At all elections for department
officers the polls shall be open from
l o'clock until in the afternoon. The
voting shall be by printed ballot, and
the ballot shall be white in color, and
the printing there on shall be black.
AT least 10 days before an election
there shall be filed with this city clerk
by each company, list of all IT,.
members of said company who are in
good standing in the company at the
date of making the list. These lists
must be alphabetically arranged and
be certified to be correct and true by
the president and secretary of the
company making the same. On the
day of election the city clerk shall
attend at the polling place at the hour
for opening the polls with copies of the
lists of the members of the companies
as they have been filed in his Office
No person shall be- allowed to vote at
said election whose name does not
appear upon said lists. When the
polls are closed, the judges shall imme-
dlately proceed to canvass the vote
They shall report the result of the
election in writing to the several com
panies, and the certified returns Of said
election, together with the ballot box
lists of voters, poll lists and ballots
cast at the election, shall be deposited
with the city clerk. Thereupon the
clerk shall issue proper certificates of
election to the persons so elected. and
upon the officers elect filing with the
clerk an oath to support the consti.
tuition and laws of the state of Idaho
and the city of Caldwell, they shall be
entiteled to enter upon the discharge
OF the duties of thier respective offices.
Sec 8. 1t shall be the duty of the
chief engineer to superlntend the
companies comprising the ire deDart
ment; to see thai they keep the appa-
ratus and machinery under their control
in proper order, and ready at all times
for active duty, and if at any time he
finds any officer dereliet in his duty.to
report him to the company of which
he is member, He shall have abso-
lutte control of the fire department At
all times when it is on active dutv
and shall direct or cause to directed all
movements Of the several companies
Ills orders shall at all times be given
to the officers in command of the
companies; he has authority to call
cut the department, or any part thereof
at any time for drill.
Sec. 10. The duties of the assistant
engineer shall be to attend upon the
chief engineer, and assist him in the
performance of his duty. In the alb.
senee of the chief he shall perform
the duties of that officers.
See. II. If the Office of chiof
engineer or assistant engineer or
both, become vacant from anv
cause, the presidents of the sew.