Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1914-06-25
to the council, annually. on the FIRST Monday in

to the council annually. on the first Monday in
| January OF each year. or oftener II required
| or necessary. the condition of the engines
hose. hooks and ladders. buckets andtother fire
apparatus which may belong to the fire de
partment. and OF the buildings in which they
may he kept. and shall recommend such addi
| tions, improvements or alterations us may be
| deemed expedient or necessary. He shall also
examine into the condition of said companies
| as may belong to the fire department and re
port whether their organization is efficiently
preserved. their records properly kept and
] their bylaws duly observed by the members
and a compliance Herewith strictly enforced
| by the company. He shall also from time tC
time report the names of such persons as mnS
have been admitted members OF any organ
| lied fire company to the council. and shall re
port TO said council the names OF such onicer,
or members of the department as have dis
| obeyed orders or neglected or refused to per
| form any duty required them.
| Sec. 4. Command OF Fire The chief cngi
,neer of the fire department. or in his absence
| the assistant engineer, who lnny he lirst In nj
tendance Mt any fire. shall take command. ant
all officers and members OF the IRE depart
ment and bystandcrs shall observe and obey
the orders and directions of the Gfilcer III
command.
Sec.5. Organization Of F'iremcn. The fire
men may be divided into companies OF engine
men. hose men. hook and ladder men and
bucket men,. Each company shnll elect n
foreman and adopt such ORGANIZATIONS and
choose such officers. subordinate to the ord
nances OF the city. as may be deemed bes.
calculated to efficiently accomplish the OBJ
jects and purposes cotemplated.
See. 0. Alarm. Fire. Upon nn alarm OF
fire. the different companies under command
of their officers. shall repair to the place of
the IRE with their engines or other fire appar-
atus and their work and manage the same I'M
der the direction of the officer In command
or In his absence under the direction of
the senior foreman Of the company
present. In most efrectual manner,
until the fire Is cxtinguishcd. No company
shnllieav any fire or shall remove their fire
apparatus tbcretrom. without the order or
permission OF the oluccr commanding. ant.
when the same is given shall return their en-
gine or .other fire apparatus in good order to
the place OF deposit. The chief Of police Shall.
as soon thereafter as possible. cause allthe
fire apparatus TO be cleaned and put In good
order and have the hose dried.
Sec.7. Private Use of Fire Apparatus, No
person shall use any fire apparatus for any prt
vate purpose. or shall without authority. re-
MOVE the same from the place OF deposit
thereof. under penalty OF not less than Eve
dollars. and not more than fifty dollars. and no
person having charge of any.iIre apparatus
shall permit the same to he used for any pri.
vate purpose. without the permission OF the
mayor. under the same penalty3as herein pro-.
yided. besides being personally liable for all
damages that may occur thereby.
Sec. 8. Exempt. Firemen. Each company
shall. from time to time. cause be returned
to the mayor. to be reported by him 10 the
council. the names of persons who have been
admitted members Of such company md the
names of such'as have been dismissed from or
ceased to be members of such company. And
each company shall on the first Monday In
January of each year cause 10 be returned TO
the mayor. TO he reported by him 10 the
council list OF all the active and working
members then actually bcionging TO such
company. The citynuditor shall Keep d reg
lister OF the officers and active members or any
IRE company, and evidence to entltle any
to the exemption herein named shall
be the auditors certificate. under the corpors
ate seal for the year from which the exemp-