Arizona republican., 1908-06-08

pany snatl De kept III Il Creamy IOiIul-
hcn, reporting to- the chief all neces-
sary alterations or repairs AMI to see
that the same is not made a resort f',r
oilers, hoNs or other persons 20: be-
longing 20 the department and have it
at all times in readiness for the in
Is2ecticn of the chief, his assistants or
members OF the common council.
Section 1T shall be the duty of
the assistant foreman to aid the fore
/ man in the discharge Of his duties aud
in his sence he shall act according
II lis respective rank, lie clothed Witn
the sans. power and oerf al the
duties appertaining to his office.
Section Sit shall be the duty of
each individual member of the depart
ment 10 hold himself at all times in
readiness for immediate action in case
of a fire alarm, unless prevented by
bodily sickness or absence from the
| town; TO treat with respect and to
cheerfully obey the orders of his SUI
perior officers at all times; to thor
oughly acquaint himself with the loca-
ton of all public hydrants in the town
and to maintain and support to the
best of his ability the rules and regu
lations- of the department and the con-
stitution and bylaws of the company
to which he belongs.
| Section Each and every officer
and member of the company in COM
mand of the same will be held respon-
sible for his action while occupying
such position or for any wilful neglect
of duty or the violation of any order
from the chief or the assistant chief
and any officer or member of the de-
partment or other person who shall
during the time of any fire neglect or
refuse TO obey the order or orders of
the above named officers, shall be liza
BILE for each offense to the inflictiOn
Of such penalty as may be herein aft
er provided.
Article 5, Section mo person, Of
ficer or other person in command of
company shall be allowed TO move
his company from the scene of any
conflagration whether the fire shall
have been eXtinguished or not until he
first shall have obtained the consent
of the chief or his representative in
charge and no individual member of
the department shall be allowed to do
so unless he shall first obtain the con-
sent of the officer of the company to
which he belongs. 80
Section I'm going to or returning
from a fire or fire alarm, drag rope
shall be the proper place for all fire
men except officers, and it shall be
their duty to prevent boys or improper
persons from taking hold of said drag
rope and allow no person to ride on
the apparatus and on no account shall
any person not a member or exempt
member of the department have con-
troll of the tongue or manage any APP
paratus.
Section 3-Any company returning
from a fire and finding I'm its posses
sion any hose, ladder, ak or other tools
or apparatus belonging To the other
company. shall Immediately return the
same to the company to which it be-
longs.
Section 1.-Two fire police, one from
each company, shall bs appointed by
the chief TO serve for one year. The
fire police on arriving, ar a fire or. re-
spending to an alarm. shall take charge
of all loose property and keep same in
their charge undl rersased by the
chief and to protect the-hose from be-
ing run over by vehicles.
Section Sin all cases of fire, the
hose company or any member thereof
which shall first reach the public by !
drant with the necessary hose to at
tach to the same, shaHo be entitled to |
the use ot thu hydrant.o r.-
Article 6. Section I'm case a charge I
of intoxication while on duty shall be
nrafarrad and nro.aD AGAINST INV Of
ficer or member Of the department. he |!
shall be subject to expulsion from the |
department and further. it shall be the |
duty of every officer and member of /
the department to report every MEM
Der violating this rule to the chi:f, but |
no charge of any kind shall be enter
tanned against a member of the de-
partment unless made in writing to
the chief or his representative within !
five days after the act.
Section Amy officer or member of
the department who shall be convicted |
upon trial, hereinafter provided, of a
violation of the foregoing rules or reg
shall be subject to the follow
ing named penalties =
A severe reprimand. indefinite sus-
pension or expulsion from the depart
ment according to the nature of the
offense in the judgment of the COM
mission.
Section at shall be. the duty of the
chief to investigate the cause of all
fires originating in the town.
Section A copy of these bylaws
shall be furnished to each company of
the fire department which shall be kept
IN their respective company houses.
Section 5-No intoxicating liquor
shall be kept in any of the company
houses. Any member violating this
rule shall be Immediately dismissed
rom the department.
Section 6-Members of the fire de-
Dartment upon resignation or dismiss
'al shall Immediately surrender all pro-
Derty in their possession belonging to
he department to the chief or the act
ng chief.
Section 1T shall be the duty of the
thief or his assistant when ever fire
shall break out in the town to immedi-
itely appear to the place of such fire
md take proper measures for the plac-
ng of the several hose carts and other
apparatus in the most advantageous
position. The assistant upon arriving
1t the fire shall Immediately report to
he chief