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<br />Ord. No~ 234
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<br />· I.N OnDIl;'il.:rCE ]:!;S'1'I::.BI:ISEI].!G A :::::~:J.:~ p~a:';V~.;1~TION BOLll.D"
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<br />TIOl!" P;:::,.:SCFlIBli:;G 1'1'8 DU'1'I:;S ilPli 0::.' "ICE"
<br />.Ai'ZD m::CL.L:.l~.ING .ilN E:..L~':G::~NCY.
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<br />BE IT OnDJ.I1,Em BY '11:~:":; CFi'J:' Cmn:CIL 01" rll~::~Z CI'J.'Y OF T,A V(JT:~
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<br />S:t.:CTION 1. There is hereby cl~e2.ted an org2nization for proven..
<br />t10n of tires" 1...'bich is st:'led the...M..~ '
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<br />FlIb PR:,Y~,NTIC'F BOi::.~:D" horein.J.ftcr referred to as tl:1e ilBoard ii ~ Glnd
<br />\-;hich sb.;.:;.ll be cOli;posed of the fo 110\71ng personnel: ..
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<br />Secretary of Ch:.mber of Co::.r.1s1"ce; the' City Fire
<br />F'ire Chief of the Ci ty Fire Depcr-cJ!'.ent.
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<br />SBCTION 2. The me;.:bers of the Board sh;:\ll subscribe to and
<br />'. ta~:e the stQtutory Oath of O:[,fice 8.S mel;~bers of the Board, Qnc1 shall
<br />be members of the Board 3S long as they hold their official posi tions"
<br />their successors sllC\ll succeed thel":: as Elcr.i.be:ps of the Board. Pro..
<br />vided that it is <rod sh.:lll be ospecially the duty of the City I~ire
<br />l'iarshal ::!nd the Firo C;,'"!.ief to be o..ctiv:e and a.lert 1'!lon:bel"'s of the
<br />BO~ll'd and to fei thfully pel~foI'i:l the duties there of.
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<br />SECTION 3. '11he In0;:~bel's of t:'le Board shall elect .1. President"
<br />a Vice-Pres1dent c'nd a ~ecrE';tc.ry-rrreo.,surer, cmcl. may adopt by-la.ws
<br />not inconsistent 'with this Ol'dinence" prescribing the t...;rms of of-
<br />fice and duties of officers t"md :.:,embers of the BO:J.rd" Q.nd meetings
<br />of tb,Q Board" pI' ovided tmlt tl1!=> Boc..rd shall h:::ve at least one Ii!eet-
<br />ing every fOlU' months, one of \"!hich sholl be e::t t>..I';) end of the fis-
<br />cal yc:'1r, i"n.:~.ich fiscc.l ye8.1"' 8h::ll ond on tJ1.0 ~~~c1a.y oflu!',@b:r1)ar~r
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<br />S~CTION 4. It sh~ll be the office and duty of tho Board to
<br />advise and counsel the City Goverru~~nt and City Officers and em-
<br />ployees as to the best a,nd a.~)proved meo.ns and vlUys of prevention and
<br />o1::tingui shing of fire s" and 2.1 so a.s to be st vm.ys and ;',:e 2JlS to dis-
<br />courage, o::pprohend and to convict for the crime of arson; to advise
<br />and counsel the citizens a.s to tre best ways and ll~e8IlS for preven-
<br />tion of fire s" and to rcco::mnend the most a~')proved rule s" regula.tions,
<br />o..nd equipment relcting to the prevention and o):tinguish:mg of fires.'
<br />,The Board sllallalso advise and counsel t~:lO City Officors, the Cit- .)
<br />izens" :::nd Fire Insurance \iriters" 2.S to rules, regulations" and
<br />inspect~ons, l~ol:.ltive to fire insurance of property in the ci ty..; and
<br />may when it deoms proper to causo an investi-:;a.tion of each 'fire that
<br />occurs. The Board sh;;\ll ma.J.:e an annuQ,l written report at the close
<br />of each fioco.l ye~lr" reporting its ::lcti vi tie s ~:;'1d the events duri ng
<br />the past 'YO::l"' within its zone of ;:;ction" '.'lith recol11m(;ndat~ons.
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<br />SBCTIrn~ 5. The Boerd 8h21l be authorized o.nd empouered as in
<br />line with its office" to create ,nth its mel:lbel"'s" a Fire Inquest Com-
<br />mittee" whose duty It s!'"!,all be to r:or~: with t;l~,e City :l~ipe },i.:rshal in
<br />the investigation of fires.
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<br />Sl.CTION 6. The City rl.-ct'orney sh:JJ.l be the Ie [';~ 1 .::dvincl' of
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<br />S:':;CTION 7. 'd11ercas, public safety dono.nds the il'-u::..ediato pass-
<br />:::ge of this ordinance, cre3~lng the L.L.PORTE___ ___li'i1'e Prc;rention
<br />Board and 'empowering the sa.~d officers "fO-crrscIGrge the dut1e s hcrein
<br />set out" thc:;:'e fore an Olile1"~ency demand ing .:1 susponsion of the pule s
<br />e1:ists" 1~equir1ng ordinances to be read on three sever.:1l d..:ys, s8id
<br />rule is hereby suspended .:md t>~s ,ordin.:mce is pl..:ced on its firpt
<br />readlng' and final p~ssage and slmll be effective 2nd in full force
<br />from a.nd, after its passage and approy~ 1. ~;~, I ..: " .- I
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<br />- ' Ap;;o:ved ,Februar"y 23rcl. 1931
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