Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-04-14
LEGAL NOTICE

company. No member so dismissed
shall be received into any other com
pany for one year.
Section IA. No officer, member or
employee of the fire department smai.
be dismissed, unless from cause ul-
til after a trial by the board of di-
rectcrs. The accused shall he fur
nished with a written copy Of the
charges against him, at least five
days previous to the day Of trial. He
shall have an opportunity to exaluns
witnesses in his behalf. All witness
es shall be examined under oath anu
all trials shall be public.
Section IS. There shall be main
tanned and provided for by the city
council, in this city, a fire alarm, In.
der such rules and regulations as the
board of directors shall prescribe.
Section 16. It shall be the duty of
the chief of department and his as
sistant whenever a fire breaks out
in the city, to Immediately repair to
the place of such fire and take prop
er measures for placing the appara'
tus in the most advantageous posi-
tioa. The assistant and the foreman
of each respective company, on arriva
the chief; provided that in the alb
sence OF the chief or assistant chief
OF department at a fire, the first
foreman to arrive at a fire shall he
the person in command.
Section IL. When the chief shall
arrive at a fire he shall nave sole
command over all other officers, all
members OF the department, and all
other persons who may be present at
fires. He shall take all proper meas.
ures for extinguishing the fires and
protection of property, the preserva-
ton of order, observance of the laws
OF the territory and ordinances oI rnt
city and regulations of the board of
fire directors respecting fires. And
it shall be the duty of the said CHIEF
to examine into the condition of al,
fire apparatus and of all houses be
longing to the department, and the
companies attached and hydrants, and
report to the city in writing.
Section IS. Neither the city coun.
ell nor any individual of said council
nor board of fire directors, nor any in
dividual thereof, nor the chief of de-
parlment, nor first assistant, nor
any member whatever of the fire de
partment, shall in anywise be held
responsible for the damaging of prop,
erty or the destruction thereof that
may occur in the attempt of the de-
partment to extinguish any fires.
Section 19. Each company suaii
have the power to appoint three ul
more members to act as fire police,
and to have power at any fire, pa
rade, funeral, ball or any public ap-
pearance of the fire department, inc
same as our city police, but at 10
Ctler time shall they have such pew
er. They shall be confirmed by the
city council.
Section 20. Each of said com
panies, respectively, may adopt sucn
constitution. by laws and regula-
tons for their government, subordi,
nate to the ordinances OF the city, al
they may deem best
Section n. It shall be the duty of
the police in time IF fire to place
ropes or guards across all streets,
lanes and alleys on which shall be
situated any building On fire, and at
SUCH other points as they may deem
expedient and necessary, and they
shall prevent any and all persons, eS
cept owners and occupants and en-
Iloyes of buildings endangered by the
existing fire, All fire insurance
agents, from entering WITHIN the line
designated by ropes and guards save
and except the officers OF the fire de
partment and firemen who shall be
known by their badge, or such other
persons as may have permission of