Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-04-25
By Authority
AN ACT
ACT SO.

AN ACT
To Provide ONE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THE Towns OF
WAuuKu KAuuLuI, One FOR THE TowN La
HAMA, AND ONE FOR ANY OTHER Town TERRI
TORY WHERE Sucn DEPARTMENT Is PROPERLY ORGAN
UNDER Provisions THIS Act.
BE Enacted by The Legislature Of The Territory of Hddii:
SECTION l. There shall be Fire Department for the
towns of Waikiki and Kahuu for the of ahaina
Island of Maui and for other in the Territory
where such Department properly organized under the pov
sons of this Act each of which shall consist of Chief Engi
not two assistants, and many frcmen be
approved by the Board of Representatives of the Department
duly chosen by its bylaws provided Each of such Fire De
parmens shall be under the general authority and control of
the Superintendent of Public Works.
SECTION q The Chief Engineer and Assistants shall be
elected bienniay the first Monday of July The first reg
ula election shall take place July 1905 and such provisional
department may be organized prior that time shall
tnue in Office until such election shall have been held.
SECTION B. The method of holding elections of regulating
the affairs of the department. and of all business incident there
shall be prescribed in the bylaws be enacted by the Fire
Department which bylaws may be from time time amended
annuled may be prescribed in said bylaws In
office shall become by DEATH resignation removal the
shall be filed shall be from time time provided in
the bylaws
SECTION 4. The Chief Engineer of each Fire Department
shall be resident of the in which said Fire Department
is organized and shall be possessed all the qualifications
qured by law for electors of Representatives the Leg
tue In Of the noneecton of his regular
election, he shall continue hold office until such
shall be duly elected.
SECTION s. The Chief Engineer shall have the care Gus
tody and control of the property of the Fire Department and
shall be responsible to the Superintendent of Public Works for
the He shall, with the and approval of said
Superintendent of Public Works make expenditure of moneys
appropriated by the Legislature for the said several Fire De-
partmens He shall not contract any debt behalf of the
Department dispose of property belonging to the
without the of the said Superintendent of Public
Works In of fire. he shall have the sole and absolute
troll and command all the members of the Fire Depart
men and shall have general authority and control the
region in the neghborhood of such fire within reasonable lin
it's be named by him if he shall deem fit He shall assign
the custody of such fire companies he may deem proper
n1nf
Department He SHALL at least in three months examine
into the condition of the property of the Fire Department. and
SHALL at least each year. make report thereof to the Super
ntendent of Public Works. together with of all
expenditures included in such period lie shall such times,
also report the number Of fires which shall have occurred during
the period together with the localities where the occurred
the and occupants the premises of the prop
erty damaged destroyed the origin of the fire. if
known the of Insurance. together with any other facts
necessary to complete understanding of the and such
further information be required by said Superintendent
of Public Works lie shall also the property of the De-
parmen to be kept in repair.
SECTION g. The Chief Engineer shall also perform the
duties required by law be done and performed by the Fire
Marshal in the City of Honolulu in far the may be
applicable the in which such Fire Department is organ
led and subject such regulations dates and perform
may be regulated by the Fire Department of such
SECTION Z. Tie Assistant Engineer Engineers shall
perform such duties be directed by the Chief Engineer
assigned to them by the Fire Department meetings of the
Board of Representatives In of the absence disability
of the Chief Engineer his duties shall be performed by the
First Assistant.
BOARD REPRESENTATIVES,
SECTION s. There shall be all times Board of Repre-
senatves of the Fire Department which shall consist of the
Chief Engineer the Assistants the Foreman and Assistant
Foreman for each Fire Company and delegate from each Of
said companies The delegates shall be elected annually from
the members in regular standing in each company.
SECTION o. The Board of Representatives shall hold meet
ng for the transaction of the business of the Department at
least in three months They shall bylaws for the
control Of the Department They shall fix the number of mem