The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-10-13
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CLUB
Text Of Constitution and Bylaws as
Approved by the Oily Council

Following is a full text Of the con
stitution and bylaws of the Waxa-
hachie Fire Department Club as
adopted By the club October and
approved by the city council Octo-
Der 6
! Section THE name of this or
ganization shall be the Waxahachie
/ Fire Department Club. The purpose
thereof shall be the promotion of so
cial intercourse among the members
and their families and the entertain
ment of their friends.
Section 2-The members of this
club shall consist of all persons be-
| longing to the Waxahacbie Fire
Department. and such others as may
be added from time to time. And
each member will pay to the treasur-
er cues of fifty cents per month for
TIE purpose OF maintaining expense
of the club.
| Section 3-The Legislative officers
of this club shall be the officers of
the Waxahachie Fire Department.
namely: Chief. assistant chief, sec
Rotary and treasurer
Section 4-The club will accept
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accepted by vote as other members
of the Department., who shall be
entitled to all the privileges of the
club room such members will be
exempt from active service in fight
| ing fires. or other duties of regular
members Said members to pay $3.50
per quarter in advance. such amount
to go to assist in maintaining eX-
pense of the club rooms.
! Section all elected city officials
will be extended all privileges of the
club rooms, and their names be
placed on the rolls of the club as
honorary members.
Section 1.-THE rooms of this club
will consist of bed rooms. for the
accommodation of the Fire Boys
wishing to sleep at the station, and
one large club room, to be furnished
as the club directs, said room to be
used for reading purposes and oc-
casionally for a dance, and also
where the members can indulge in
i any innocent games such as billiards,
pool dominoes, checkers and such
other games as they wish
! Section NO games of poker or
other games of chance for money
will be allowed introduced in the
club room, and any member intro
| ducing same will be subject to fine
| of not less than $1.00 nor more
| than $500 or expulsion.
| Section S-Any member who
takes or who offers to take any in
| toXicating liquors or drinks of any
kind into the club room shall be fin
ed not less than $1.00 nor more
! than $500 or expulsion
Section 9-Any member who
takes any person or persons other
| than members of his immediate fam
lily or out of town visitors into the
club room for entertainment shall
be held responsible for the conduct
of such persons while they are in
the club rooms.
Section 10-Any member who
takes any book, paper, pamphlet or
periodical from the club room with
out the permission of the chief or
depositing the retail price Of such
article with the treasurer shall be
fined not less than 25 cents nor
more than S1.00.
/ Section 11-Any member who
does or who attempts to use vulgar
or indecent language or who con-
ducts himself in manner not in
keeping with ordinary ideas OF gen
tlemanly conduct shall be fined not
/ less than 25 cents nor more than
$500
| Section 1.-THE janitor'sl salary
shall be $500 per month, said jan
| itor or janitors to be appointed by
the chief. 't'J
!
Section 13-All business of this
| club will be transacted at the regu-
/! lar department meetings, or meet
| ing called for such purpose.
/ Section 1.-THE ex-Confederate
soldiers will be permitted to hold
their meetings in the club room at
any and all times.
Respectfully submitted.
CLEO DILLON,
| GEO. BAYLESS, "a
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