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HA's'ZARl.i's GK§E'I‘TE, i)i3:cEMBE1i 15,

by Lltltofl efthe Olty Geneti- Law relating to the Fire De- artment '

be

[Passed Deceialier Id. 1865.

S ENACTED, by the City‘ Council of the City of Charlottetown :

See. 1. That the Fire De rtinent shall con- sist of a Chief Engineer an fifteen other Eu '- necrs,—three to be chosen from each Ward the City Council annually, in the month of January, who shall hold their ollices one year, and until others are chosen in their laces- with as many En inemen and [look an Ladder men—to be divi ed into Companies—as the number of En inns and the quantity of other fire apparatus elonging to the City shall, from time to time require.

Sec.2. The City Council may, b a concurrent vote, at any time remove from o ce_ the Chief Engineer and any of the other Engineers, and may, also. at any time discharge any or all pf the olfieers or members of either of the said Com nies. _ _

Sec. 3. Each Engineer shall, upon his a_ - pointment, receive a written or rint_ed Certi - onto or Warrant, in the words fo lowing. viz :—

“This certifies, that 41.1}. is alppointed an Engineer or Chief Engineer of the ire Depart- ment of the City of Char-lottetcwn_. and is ep- titlcd to all the immunities belonging to said

:e." Given under uiy hand this day of 135 , Mayor

City Clerk.

And the respective rank of the Engineer shall be determined by the Mayor and Council.

The Engineers so chosen, shall meet and organize themselves into a board, a majori- ty of whom shall form a Quorum, and of which in the absence of the Chief Magistrate, the se- nior Engineer present shall be presiding ofiicer ; they may appoint such Secretary and other ol'lice'rs, and make such rules and regulations for their government as_ they may see fit, and such Secretary shall receive such compensation as the City Council may deem ex _ dient ; they shall be responsible for the discip me, good or- der, and proper conduct of the whole depart- ment, both otlieers and men, and for the 0M0 Of all Houses, Engines, Hose, t arriageli and 0_‘h°1' fupniture and apparatus thereto belonging; they shall have the superin tendence and control of all the Engine another houses, used for the purposes ofthe Fire De rtmeut, and of all fur- niture anggratus t ereto belonging. and of

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Hie Engin all other fire ap aratus belong- ing to the ity, and over the 0 core and mem- bers of the several Companies attached to the Fire Department, and over all persons present at fires; and they may make such rules and regulations for the better government,discipline and good order of the Department, and for the extiuguishment of fires, as they may from time to time think expedient, the same not being repugnantto the Laws of this_ Island, or to any Bye-Law of this City. and being subject to the approbation of the Mayor and Council. The aai Board of Engineers shall report annually to the City Council on all matters generally relating to their Department. _ _

Sec. 5. it shall be the duty of said Engineers whenever a fire shall break out in the City, im- mediately to repair to the place ofsuch fire and to carry with them a suitable statfor badge of their ofiice to take proper measures, that the several Engines and other apparatus be arranged in the most advantageous situations, and duly worked for the eliectual extinguishment of the fire ; to require and compel assistance from all per- gons, as well members of the Fire Department as otliors, in extinguishing the fire_, moving fur- nimro‘ goods, or other incrchandize, from any building on fire or in danger thereof, and to 3 ' oint guards to secure the same; and also, ' pp ulling down or demolishing any house or liiiiiilino if occasion require, and further, to gn\ipl‘(‘SnS, all tuiiiults and disorders. It shall, t v

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served in . _ . , from fires ll other tiuics nhcn (.ouip.i- nies attach the Dcpairtniciit are on duty;

“H Um cmzign of Charlottetown not connected with the Fire llepzimmsiit are here-lay required to (,},.,,.,-,-o duo obi-dicncc to tho l~hi_:;iiici-rs on smli S)l‘\‘lt'C, and all IlL‘l'SUnS guilty of (li.~‘<ilic- dicm_,_M.,,,.g],.,,;(,1the _s‘;1|i!(),-Hlzilll l't'S[i€“_Cll\-i)l5.' u )0" i,,f,,,.,.,,,;}.,n and (',t)lI\'l(‘ll(in tlicrcol licforc pl" ,\1.,~,_-,-or's or l’olicc Court, within one u'i_.-c t:‘“_'|_U,,,,L.,.' 11,;-_.",~it and pay a snixi not (xcccdiug ,p“,c,,W tsliillings, or ‘IDLE iiiiprisoxipil ‘ not cxc”Jd'm,_; S,.,.,.,, d,._\-ii ; or in ("We the said l‘.l1;1l-

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ing to the Oi , and used for the ef the Fire Depsirgient. as shun as dauztsnces Wexpedient, or whenever direetsd be it: Council, and annually, or ofteuer, i thereuuto requested ity Council ; also, description of the nine, ther with the names of the oficers and mem rs of the Fire Department, to be published annually, in such manner as the City Council shall direct; and whenever the Eu ‘see or other firea ratus, ngine or other cases, used by the ire De- rtment. r ' or

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uire alterations, additions, repairs. the Chief En ineer, under the direction of the City Council, s all cause the same to be made; and it shall, moreover, be the duty of the Chief Engineer to receive and transmit to the City Council, all returns of otlicers, mem- bers, and fire a paratus,made by the respective Companies as ereinafter prescribed, and a other communications relaitng to the afairs of the Fire Department.

c. 7. in case of the absence of the Chief Engineer, the Engineer next in rank who may be resent, shall execute the duties of his ofiice, wit full powers.

Sec. 8. As many Engine and Hook and Lad- der Companies shall, from time to time, be formed by the City Council, as it shall deem expedient, and each ot' said Companies shall consist ofas many men as the said Council may determine.

Soc. 9. Every Company shall have a Captain, First and Second Lieutcnants. and ii. Clerk; said Captain to be appointed by the City Council, who shall, immediately after being notified 0 his appointment, nominate and ap oint two fit and ropor persons, resident in tie City, one to be irst, and the other Second Lieutenants of such Company ; and the said Captain and Lieu- tenants shall proceed to choose such number of fit and proper not exceeding orty in number, as shall be or- dered by the City Council, which persons, to- gether with the said‘ ollicers, shal form and constitute a Coin ny under such name and number as the City Council may direct.

Sec. 10. All vacancies in the ofiice ofCaptsin, which may occur in an of the Companies, in this Act mentioned, shal be filled up by the choice of the major part ofthe Company where- in the same shall occur, as often as any such vacancy shall occur, by death, resignation, con- tinued absence from the Colony, inability to serve, or otherwise.

Sec. 11. Whenever an person shall have re- ceived bis Certificate o Appointment to any otlice under this Act, he sha thereby be imme- diately investcd with all the authority conferred and subject to all the duties imposed by the Laws of the City, and the rules and regulations of the Fire Department, until discharged there- from by death, resi nation or otherwise.

Sec. 12. it shall e the duty of the Captain, or other commanding ofiicer, of each Company, to see that the several En ines and apparatus committed to their care, and the several build- ings in which the same are deposited, and al things in or belongin to the same. are kept neat, clean, and in or er, for immediate use; it shall also be their duty to preserve order and discipline at all times in their respective Compa- nies, and require and enforce a strict compli- ance with tho (‘ity Bye-Laws, Rules and Regu- lotions of the Department, and the orders of the Engineers; they shall also keep or cause to be kept by the Clerks of their respective Com- panics, fair and exact rolls, specifying the time ofadmission,discliurge,iind age ofcach member, accounts of all City property entrusted to their care, and ofull absences of the members in a book provided for that purpose by the City, which rolls or record books are alway to be subject to the order of the Board of Engineers and the Cit Council.

Sec. 13. it shall he the duty of the officers and members of the several Engine and [look and Ladder Couipnnics, whenever a fire shall break out in the City. to repair forthwith to their respective l‘illgllll'H, llose, Hook and Lad- dcr (.‘;iri'i:igcs, and other npparatiis, and to (‘4)ll\'t‘.y the same in as orderly iiiaimi-r as ina be, to or near the place where the tire may be, and in coiiforinity with the direction oftlio Chief or other lingiiii-crs, to exert lllL'lll.‘~‘t!l\'L‘fi in tho inost orderly manner possible, in working and nian:i;_v,ing the said Engines, llosc, Hooks and L:iddci's, and other apparatus, and in perform-

iug any duty that they may be callcd upon to '

do by any l'In;_;iiwcr, and upon direction or per- inisxion of the Chief or other ldnginccr, shall, in an ordorly and quiet inaiincr. l‘t'llll‘ll said fin-

'r;llll‘.~'. llosc, lluults and Laddi-rs, ('airi‘i:i_-,-;--s,l

and other apparzitiis, to their respective ]|l:l('t‘H iifdi-posit; Proiiir/ml, that in tho iI.'lSL‘llt'l‘. of all the lhigiin-ors, such direction and pr-rini.-"slow niny bu givcii by their respective L‘.ipt.iin or otl or coxiiiiiainling (llll('l‘I'.

S.-i-.14. ’l‘uo l~Iii;_-,iiicvi-s and incnilwrs of the sc- vcr:il (‘.iiii}-:i_iiii~.~: regularly lil'[It|llllt'(l.F~l‘!lll \vc:ii'

sin-'i i-:ip.~‘, li:ii|;_:us, or iii.~:i-,;iii:i:is tlic ('ity (‘oun- I il .~:!::;‘.l. from time to time, up; row, to lo fur- ni~E.i 'l at the i-xpoiise of the City, and no Uill('l' p -,-..n:i or Iwrsiills sliall lic ]lv.‘|'lllllll'il ‘to wczir -f; x } mm, oxci-pt llllll“l‘ such i‘ '>’i1‘l\“lUl'-S and 1. "_'lil.'.ilt)ll4 as the t‘ity L‘ouni~il inay uii'~‘t't.

|.'i, No iiiiiforiii, iiulus.-z 8lll"1l'l[‘.‘~',l‘illl' , 3.‘ and in.-i,:ni-L as arc‘, froui tiznu to lllllt‘, zip-

puiliull by the City tfuuncil, shall DJ tillowcd

5: longing to the depart-

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.l6. Every member and e m I the Fire Department shall si "iii llolliieii/iii, llllgllent, tobedeposited wit the Board oi‘ Eqlllootfl ;—-

"I, M8. having been a iuted a member 0! Ibo Charlottetown Fire Diiopartment, hereby -Isa-fy In agreement to abide by all the ordi- nances o the City Council. and the Board of Engineers relating thereto.” And every ofiiccr or member who shall neglect or refuse to sign the same, shall not be entitled toany com nsation whatsoever.

_bcc. 17. t shall be the duty of the Chief En- gineer and other Engineers, to report to the Mayor, the name ofevery person (not a member of either ofsaid Companies,) who shall, con- trary to law,refuse or neglect to obey any orders of any_Enginoei's given at any fire. It shall also be their duty to enquire for and examine into all shops and other places where shavings or other com_‘)ustible materials may be collected and de. posited, and at all times to be vigilant in taking care of tliereinoval of the same,whcnv2ver,in the

‘era upon anyeaccasion, as firemen, 0 con or men

persons, resident in the said City, ,3

opinion of any two of them, the same may be dangerous to the security of the City from fires. and to direct the tenant or occupant of said shops or other places, to remove the same ; and in case of their refusal so to do, to cause the same to be removed at the ox; c-use of such tenant or occupant, who shall, in additirin, be liable to :1. pt-nalty not exceeding Forty sliillin,-gs, for such neglect or refusal, and any person who shall obstruct the Bngineci-s, or any of them, in carrying out the provisions ol'tliis Section, shall also be liable to a penalty not exceeding Forty Shillings

Sec. 18. The Police and other Constables re- siding in the City, shall, upon all occasions of re, attend with their stoves, and enforce the commands oftlie Engineers,to prevent theft, and and other necesary purposes, and every Police or other Constable who shall neglect to attend at the time of such fire or alarm oftire, and report himself to any one ofthe Engineers, such Police or other Constable, on conviction of such neglect, at the lllayor’e or Police Court, shall forfeit and pay a fine not exceeding 'l.‘cn Shil- lings; and any such Police or other (‘onstable, who, being present, shall refuse or neglect to obey the orders of any Engineer, such Police or other Constable upon conviction thereof, shall forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding Ten Shil- lings. and every such Police or other Constable in the City, ifcalled on by any Engineer, after any fire or alarm of fire, shall be required to

rove by Certificate from one or more ofsaid rngineers, that be duly attended and did his duty at such fire, or shall otherwise show some good and suflicicnt cause to the satisfaction of the said Engineers, that prevented him from attending at such fire or alarm, and any one of the said Constables who shall, when called upon, neglect or refuse to produce such Certi-

I ificate or other good excuse, shall be liable for

each and every such neglect or refusal, and be fined as last aforesaid.

Sec. 19. At any fire, whenever it shall be ad- ljudgcd by any three or more of the Engineers, ,' (of whom the Chief Engineer, if present, shall {be one), to be decidedly necessary to prevent } the further spreading of the tire, that any build- jing should be pulled down, or otherwise demo- llishcd, the same may be done by their joint g order, and the owner thereof shall receive rea- gsonablc saitistaction, and be paid for-_ the same, 1 which satisfaction or C0lllpL‘llS.lllt)ll, shall be rassessed and recovered in manner hereinafter ldirected, naniely : Any party clainiing conipcn- lsation for any building thus pulled down, shall I give notice of his or her intention to claim such J-‘compensation to the Board of Engineers, wl:o—-c {duty it shall be to examine such claim, and, § being satisfied that the house or promises of the

clainiaut has been pulled down by competent iautliority, shall appoint two iiiipartial persons ,to make :i. v:iluaiion oftlic pruiiiiscs so piillcil , down. mid the City Coiiiiieil having received . their rt-port, shall declare the zunouut of (‘Um- lpensation to wliicli tho cl:iiiii.int iziayln: entitled; , Proiiirlcd that wlialcvcr snnis ofiiiuncy may be ‘ recovcrcd under any policy ofinsurance olli-cted upon any such building, siiall bc dcdiictcd from t'ic uni-iunt which may bo :l\\‘ill‘~lC(l, or iftlre whole value of the said prriiiisus lic in.~ni'cd ’:iiid rccovcred, then the claiiiiaint shall not he on- titlcd to any coiupcnsation ivliatcvcr, under this '.ct, Pr-ii-ii/ul also, that the owner or owiiors of any lvu':ldi.~g «r prciiiiscs in which tl.r- tire ori- ;;iii.it-rd, shall ll‘.l.\'c no t't):ll]Vt‘!lS;lll4ill lllHlI‘l‘ this Act licyond the aniount in which said building or prciiiiscs may be insured.

Soc. 20. No ('ler<,:_viiinii nor liicciii-‘ml School ui:istci' shall lie ol»li_-_:l-il to s-rvc as l‘}.-i;:iiii-iir. and any person l‘i‘l.ll.\lIlf_: to act-I-pt llw olliro of Hiigiiincr tilt:-,1‘ li:i\'in;,; lu---ii iioininati-il tlwi'ct i, as aforcsziiil, sh ill t'oi'l'i~it tl:o snni of Fivc l’~uuil.~I, to be i'C‘t'tl\“ rod with costs before the .\l;i_vor's or l‘olii-o (‘«iui't.

S c. 21. The City t -Ill7ll‘ll shall lit-cnscom-or in .;--.3 [ropcr [lCl'HtIll:l l'.i‘ lino sin-<-piiig of (fillin- uo_\.<, and any iii-glut t or violilioii of tlwir duty

‘occupants shall incur a. pen

er. unless

he or they shall have been ap and lice '

H used b the City Council, ul:di:ra

penalty of not more than Twent Shillings ; and iig said license

the char f ..,p..s.r;::::? °*="' . 22. Every Chimne which shell or ma

be used in the City she be swe tonce ev , two months, and if any licensed weeper sli ret‘us_e or neglect to sweep an chimney when required so to do, or shal neg igently or impro- perly do the same, he shall be iable to a as]- ty not exceeding Ten Shillings for cee and evcry ofigncfii Cb

Sec.2 . e imney Sweeper or Sweepers so licensed, shall be entitled to receive for the sweeping of each and ever line, such sum as thi:_City tgoupeigshfilllpigem Just apd regsoiilppslzi no ice 0 w iic s a einserte int e Gazette newspaper,at least four successive weeks next after they shall have determined the

me. See. 24. lfthe Chimney ofany house in the City shall take fire, and ifthe oocupantor occu pants of such house cannot produce suficient evidence, that said chimney ha previously been swept by the licensed Sweeper, one being in ollice, within the period prescribed by this Act, the same house uving been occupied by such occupant for such period, or that a licensed Sweeper had_been requested but had neglected to sweep said chimney, the said occupant or ulty ofTcn Shillings. nt or occupant of every of the yearly value of 'l'en ounds, and upwards, shall provide himself or herself with, and keep, one leatlicrn bucket, to contain not less than two gallons, and the to- nant. or occupant of any house in said City, of the ‘early value of Thirty Pounds and upward, shal provide himself or herself with two ofthe before mentioned buckets, on which the owner's name shall be painted, and said bucket or buo- kets sluill be hung up in the hall, or other pub- lic part of the house, ready for use in case of tire, under the penalty of Five Shillings for each and every time the said bucket or buckets shall not be found so hung in the proper place by the Engineers, when they shall visit the aid house. Sec. 26. Itshall be the duty of the Proprietor or Landlord of any house or houses. to provide ladders necessary to carr water to any part of the same; and if any roprietor or Landlord shall neglect or refuse to provide such ladders, the occupier or tenant of any such house shall procure the same, and shall he allowed to de- duct the value thereof from the rent; and tbOv' occupier of any house omitting to have the bugs kets and ladders required as aforesaid, or nod‘,

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Sec. 25. The tena house in the City,

as l‘.t‘l4‘llli|llL'|' to be :4‘,~‘i'ili -ll, H":ill subject til" pix 4i" :1 to :i. pt-nalty not (Lu cc-ling 'l'woiity sl~il- |lll‘:I;:ll'llI‘1"l(!l.s\’i.‘ll- iii'l'~.lll.Vl s. all l)(‘. ]It'I'lllll“‘ Ltd ti follow the 0CCll1I.l,ili)ll of Cliiiiincy Sweep-

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having the same in suficient repair and fit V immediate use. shall incur a penalty of Ten l Shillings for every such omission, Provided, that no person shall he fined a second time by virtue of this Clause, if he shall provide or repair such buckets and ladders within ten days next after any fine shall have been imposed thereunder, and paid by him.

See. 27. Each of the said Engineers shall, once in every four months, visit each house in his Ward in said City, and inspect the buckets, ladders, chimneys, fines and stoves, and it shall be lawful for either of said Engineers who shall think fit, to visit once a month, between the hours ofeleven and four in the day, any house or houses in said City, to and for said purpose, and upon information in writing being given to any of said Engineers, that any stove, chimney, or flue ofany house in his ward is in a dangerous situation, it shall be lawful for, and betbe duty of said Engineer, to visit any such house on any other day, between the hours aforesaid, to inspect such stove, chiiuney, or fine; and any housekeeper refusing to produce said buckets or ladders, or to admit sncli Engineer, shall for every such refusal, incur a penalty of'1‘cn Shil-

ings.

Sec. 28. Any Engineer who shall neglect to visit and inspect every house and workshop for the purpose aforesaid,once in every four months or who shall neglect or refuse, upon informa- tion so given in writing as aforesaid, to visit any house or ivorlaslmp in his ward, shall for every house or workshop so neglected or refused to be visited and inspected. be liable to and pay a sum not exceeding Five Shillings.

Sec. 2‘). .\ny liousckocper or other person who shall collect, or kccp, or permit to be kept, any hay, straw, or flux, in any part of a dwell- ing lmiiso, or shall collect or keep ashes on a \\'()0(li'r| lloor or in a wooden vessel in said house, or in any nutlmuso or yard appertaining thereto, shall forfi-it Ten Shillings tor cvory of- fence, and likewise the hay, str:iw.or ll.ix found in such dwelling house, c.\'ccptin_-_-' alw:i_vs, such buy or straw as may be eiiclose-1 in a sack, and us d as budding.