Amador ledger., 1907-05-10

The Board OF Trustees of the City
of Jackson do ordain as follows:
Section /. The Fire Department of
the city of jackson shall consist of
volunteer companies of firemen, Or
ganized into such enigne, hose or
hook and ladder companies as are
allowed by law, and the certificate
members thereof shall consist OF
such number of membe as Is now
or may hereafter be allowed by law.
Section 2. Such Fire Department
and such fire companies shall elect
their own officers; provided, that in
the eiootfUn OF any persUu as cnlef OF
such fire department, his election
shall be forthwith certified by the
secretary of said department to the
Board of Trustees, and by them, at
their next regular meeting, confirmed,
and such chief shall give a bond to
the president of the Board of Trustees
OF the city of jackson, in the SUN of
One Thousand Dollars; and the chief
of the fire department must inquire
into the cause of every fire occurring
in the city and keep a record thereof.
He shall have exclusive control of
the workings of the fire department
in time of contiagration or fire. He.
must aid in the enforcement of all
fire ordinances duly enacted, examine
buildings in pr ocesS of erection. re-
port violations of ordinances relating
to the prevention and extinguishment
ot fires when directedaby the proper
authorities, and institute proceedings
therefor, and shall have general
control, management and direction of
the fire companies of the city of
jackson, and shall perform such other
duties as may be by the ordinances
of said city, or by law, imposed upon
him. His compensation is hereby
fixed at the sum of ten dollars q
month. payable monthly out of the
City Treasury.
Section 8. Every certificate member
of said department during time of
fire, shall have the power of police
man, to make arrests IN all cases of
theft, unnecessary destruction of
property, on interference with the |
duties of hremen. or other matters
appertainIng to peace and good order
at fires.
Section 4. No fire apparatus. hose,
tools or fire appliances of said de- |
paTtment shall be used for other than |
fire purposes unless with written |
consent of the Chief of the Fire |
Any person violating
the conditions of this section shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor.
Section 8. Any person drawing or
pushing any wagon, buggy, sled or
vehicle, or other thing across any
hose or section of hose, or driving or
riding any horse, mule, COW or
domestic animal across the same,
shall be deemed guilty of mlsde-
Section 6. Any person who shall
ring or assist in ringing any fire bell
iB the city, of jackson other than for
hre alarms, fire meetings or funeral
tolling, unless with the written per-
mission of the Chief of the Fire
Department, shall be guilty of a
Section 7. Any person who shall
open or leave open, except for ordIn
ary household purposes. any faucet
or water cock directly or Indirectly
connected with the source whence
The fire department derives its supply
ef water for eXtinguishing fires or
who shall use or continue to use for
purposes any water from
any pipe so as aforesaid connected
with said source of supply, from and
after an alarm of fire, during any
time the fire department is drawing
upon such source of supply for the
extlnguishment of such fire, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor.
Section g. All misdemeanors named
in this Ordinance shall upon con-
viotion of the person committing the
same be punishable by fine of not
exceeding twenty-five dollars, or by
Imprisonment in the county jail not
twenty-five days or by both
said fine and Imprisonment.
Section 9. This ordinance shall be
in full force and effect from and after
its passage and publication.
= introduced May 2, 1907.
Adopted and approved May 9, 1907.
by the following vote
Ayes-Trustees Kirkwood, Penry,
lam, Lean and Garbarini. -
Noes-None.
V. s. GARBARINI,
President of the Board of Trutsees
)f the city of jackson.
Attest: l.. j, GLAVlNOVICH,
(SelD City Clerk
PuhIished In tha AmaHOr Tedper