Arizona republican., 1908-06-08
FIRE DEPARTMENT
ADOPTS BYLAWS
The Rules and Regulation Which Gov
ern thu Organization.


i ern thu Organization.
The Tempe Fire Department has re-
lcently made rapid strides in the way
of improvement. New members have
been added 20 tie roll and the follow
ling bylaws have been adopted
BYLAWS OF THE TEMPE NOLUN-
i TEER FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Preamble-The object Of this organ
iZation shall he 20 maintain a volun
teer fire department for the protection
of life and property in the city of
Tempe, Ariz, and to promote harmon
ious action among its members.
Article 1.-The object of this organi-
cation shall be 20 maintain volunteer
fire DEPARTMENT Cor the protection Of
life and property IN the city Of Tenn
lpc. Ariz.. and TO promite harmonious
action among .ts members.
Article /, Section This department
shall be known as the Tempe Volunteer
Fire Department and shall consist of
two companies.
Section 2-The name Of each com
shall be elected by the department at
company meeting after the adoption
of these bylaws.
Section 3. The meeting place of the
department shall be at tn council
chamber the first Wednesday Of each
month.
\ Article >, Section THE officers of
this department shall consist of a chief,
an assistant chief, q secretary and a
treasurer.
/ Section 2-The following officers
shall be elcted b., the department at
the first meeting IN each year; the
chief, the secretary and the treasurer.
They shall hold office for one year.
/ Section 3-The two hose companies
lshall each consist Of one foreman and
one assistant foreman, one secretary
ana not less than ten or more than fis
teen members other than the officers
Section NO person shall be EMIT
lied 70 membership in said fire depart
ment unless he be a male citizen OF
the United States. over twenty-one
years oe age and able to converse UNI
iderstandingly in the English langue
! Section 5-Whenever a hose company
b. reason Of death, visitation OF ca
pulsion. shall have reduced its roll Of
membership to loss than a minimum
number provided herein, il shall be
the dut. Of the secretary of said con
pamy to- notify the common council Of
sJch fact, and such company shall
thercupon be suspended until the next
regular meeting Of the common cour-
Icil
Article 3-Election and Duties of Of !
lficers-Section Thereafter the chief |
iof the fire department shall be elected |
by the members in good standing If |
the department during the first week !
in January o. each year. Upon the I
confirmation Of the person elected, he |
shall immediately enter upon the dis
charge Of the duties of his office and /
stall within one week of his cInfirm-
alton appoint an assistant chief
Article 4-Section THE chief of |
the fire department shall have imme-
diate control and direction of.thd de
par.ment subject to the rules anG reeu-
lations prescribed by the common
council. 1t shall be his duty to make
an annual report to abe common coun-
ell at II g first regular meeting OF that
body in the month Of January of each
year Of the state and efficiency of the
fire department and apparatus and also
to give az nearly as possible the num-
Der of fire alarms. damage. etc, to-
gether with such recommendations as 1
he may deem for the best interests of
the department, and said chief shall II
perform such other duties as may
pertain to the welfare of the depart
ment and the public good as the COM
mon council ma: direct
Section 2-It shall be the duty of the
assistant chief to aid the chief in the
discharge of the obligations of his Of
flee and in his absence shall be cloth
ed with the same power as the chief
ard snail perform all the duties of lis
office
Section st shall be the duty of the Il
secretary to keep record of the pro-
ceedings of all the meetings Of the de-
partment; to notify all officers of their
election and every committee of it's /
to keep a roster of the L
department and to call the roll at ev- /
cry meeting and after every fire or
drill; to receive all moneys due and |,
pay them to the treasurer, taking his
receipt for the same
Section At shall be the duty of l.
the treasurer TO keep an accurate ac- /
count of all receipts and disbursements L
in book provided for that purpose 1
and receive from the secretary all L
funds belonging to the department and /
to nay same ONLY on a written order
signed by the chief. He shall also be
required - furnish a bond satisfactory
TO tie department.
Section I'm the absence of the
chief and his assistant, the foreman |
of the oldest organized company shall /
take command and have the same pow I
er rs the chief.
Section cit shall be the duty of /
the foreman of companies to keep a |
strict watch of all apparatus under