St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-04-20
ORDINANCE NO. sc
An Ordinance Creating a Board of
Fire Commissioners. and De-
filming Their Duties and Pow
ers.
The City of st. Johns does ordain as fol-
lows:

The City of St. Johns does ordain as fol-
lows:
SEcTIoN I. That there shall be and
hereby is created a Board of Fire Com
missioners for the City of St. Johns, COM
posed of the Mayor of the said City of
St. Johns, who shall be chairman of said
board, the Chief of the Fire Depart
ment of said city, and the Chief of Po-
lice of said city, whose duties and pow.
ers shall he as herein designated and set
forth, and majority of whom shall gov.
ern in the deliberations of sail board.
SECTION q. The members of said
board shall take their oath of office as
such, as required by the charter of said
city, and shall hold regular meetings at
such times as they, by resolution, may
determine, and may hold special meet
ings at the call OF the chairman. or upon
the written request of a majority of said
board by notice thereof being given to
each of the members of the board Of the
time and object of the meeting. A ma
iority of their number shall be quorum
for the transaction of business.
SECTION ;. For the extinguishment
of fires in said city and the protection of
property endangered thereby, the said
board shall have full control of the fire
department of said city, and of the Off
GERS, members and employees of said fire
department and shall prescribe the rules
for its discipline and government aud
the said board shall also have control
and management of the public property
now pertaining to the fire department of
the said City of st. Johns; and that shall
hereafter pertain to the department, sub
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SECTION 4. For the further protec.
ton Of property within the limits Of the
City OF st. Johns, said Board of Fire
Commissioners is hereby ordered, di-
rected and required TO investigate and
pass upon all applications for permission
to repair buildings within the fire limits
of said City of St. Johns which have been
or may be injured by fire or other cas-.
ualty; provided, however. that In no
case where the injury TO any building
within the said FIRE limits of said city
shall exceed forty per cent thereof shall
any permit be granted by said board for
repair thereof.
SBcTioN S. The right OF appeal from
the decisions of said boarl Co the couu.
ell of said City OF ST. Johns by any per.
son aggrievcd by the decision Of said
board Is hereby granted.
SKcrioS o. Any person, firm or cor
poration failing or refusing 10 comply
with the legal orders aud requirements
Of said Board af Fire Commissioner,
shall, upon conviction before the muni.
cipal court Of said city. be punished by
a fine OF not less than ten dollars $1,000
nor more than one hundred dollars
(fioo.col, or by imprisonment not less
than five nor more than thirty days, or
by both such fine and imprisonment.
SBcrioN 7. All ordinances or parts
ot ordinances IN conflic, with the pro-
visions Of this ordinance are hereby re.
pcaled.
Passed the council April ". 1870.
Approved April ", 1900.
II. W. VALENTINE,
Attest: Mayor,
W, l.. THoRNpyKg.
Recorder.
Published In the st. Johns Review April
80, tgob.