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RULES

OF THE

CROWnr FIRB COMPANir.

ADOPTED

AT A MEETING HELD IN

OCTOBER, 1839.

L U N E N r U R G, N. S.

S. A. Moody, prinUr,

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RULES

OF I'ttE

CHOWJ^ FIRE COMPANt.

RULE L
This Society shall be called the Lunenburg Crown
^iRE Company. The meetings of the Society to be
lield Quarterly.

The Society shall consist of a President, Vjce
iPresident and Secretary ; — to be chosen by ballot
on the first Monday in April in each year. Any va-
cancy shall be supplied at the succeeding meeting.

Itl.

All members shall be liable to serve the oflSce of
Secretary, ex^iept the President and Vice President
for the time being, who shall also be exempt the
year following the expiration of their office. The
Secretary who has served the year previous, shall be
exempted for three years.

IV.

The Secretary shall be chosen as follows :--Al!
the names of the company present shall be written
on paper and put in a hat, and numbered from one
upwards. The President shall draw the names. —
Number one shall be liable to serve as Secretary for
the ensuing year, if he declines, he shalli^ay a fine;

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and number Iwo drawn, shall be liable to serve or pay
a fine, — and so on until one can be found willing to
serve,

All members shall be chosen by ballot. Three
fourths of the members present assenting, shall ad-
mit a member.

VI.

The President shall regulate and direct the mem-
bers at any Fire. He shall preserve order at the
meetings. He shall take no part in the debates, and
give no vote but a casting vote. In the absence of
the President, the Vice President shall supply his
placp ^^^

VII,

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V, a?

H duty shall be to keep the books
^e answerable for the same. He
mbers of each meeting, and keep a
minute of the proceedings ; — shall collect all fines
and dues, and .lake such payments as the Society
shall direct ; and shall generally execute all the du-
ties imposed upon him by the Society.

VIII.

Any person who is now a member, or who shall
hereafter become a member of the Society, shall
furnish himself forthwith with two leather Buckets,
with a Crown and his Name painted thereon ; and
also the Tin Badge, and a copy of these Rules. All
members shall be obliged to keep their Buclcets ia
good order and condition, and to have them suspend-
ed in the front entrance of their dwelling Houses.
«eady for immediate use.

IX.

Upon an alarm of Fire, each member of the Com-*
pany shall repair thereto with his Buckets and Badffe
and reader all the assistance in his power. '

A Committee shall be appointed quarterly by the
Society, to inspect the Buckets and examine their
state and condition, and whether th«y are properly
phaced; andreportto thenext meetinff of the Society
in writingf.

The funds of the Society shall be applied to such
purposes as the Society shall from time to time direct,

XII.

Every member who shall not answer at the Roll-
call of the Company, shall be liable to a fine, unless-
he can shew a sufficient excuse for his absence.

XIII.

The Secretary shall warn the members of each-
meeting at least the day before.

XIV.

All motions shall be decided hy a majority of
votes, except the- admission of new members. No
menber to leave the room without leave of the Pre-
sident while the meeting is convened.

XV.

f^i. P«/*^"«w»"P f^Jneg shall be be imposed and coK
lected for breach of the foregoing Rules :—

For notiervingthe office of Secretary—Five Shil*
Jings.

For not having Buckets in order or in their proper
place— Two shillings and six pence.

Fop any member refusing to serve on any Ct.m-
mittee — Two shillings and six pence.

For any member neglecting his duty as a member
of any Committee— Two shillings and sixpence.

For not being supplied with Buckets— Five shil-
lings.

For not answering at Roll-call— Three pence.

For Secretary not warning members— Two shil-
lings and six pence.

For not attending at any Fire without sufficient
excuse— Five shillings.

For proposing any person as i member without
iiis assent — Two shillings and six pence.

For not providing a copy of these Rules— One
shilling and three pence.

For not providing Badge— Seven pence halfpenny.

For leaving the room during meeting without
leave — Seven pence halfpenny.

These Rules may be altered or amended, at any
general meeting, with the assent of two thirds of the
members present.

These Rules shall be printed, and each membci
-shall furnish hi^ftself with a copy at the next meeting
after the same shall be adopted.

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IIST OF M&M£j£RS OF THE CKOWN FIRE COMPiNT.

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*^^eorge T. Solomon

XC. J. Rudolf

> Wm. Rudolf

A John Heckman
Godfrey Jacobs
Michael Rudolf
Charles B. Owen
Henry Bolman
Halioway Hayes
John Creighton
James Kearney
JohnN.'5wicker
Wm. Heckman

^'Charles Godfrey
Daniel Owen

X Kdmund Zwick«r

J. Jos. Rudolf
John B . Comingo
Robert Scott
Henry Ernst
John Hunt

John H. Kaulbach ^
John C. Rudolf A
Judah Wells ^

Joseph S^evermann /

H. S. Jost ^ -

Lewis Oxner X

Joshua Kaulbach X
William Rosa V
Casper Metzler ^
Edward Bolman ^.
C.E. W. Schmidt /T

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