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AND
lie0wiiiili»)i0
OF THE
Vliusnvu jflvt eomiiatffff
NO. I.
OCTOBER l*f, 1830;
(chartered by act of PARLI4M£NT.)
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THE ACT.
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AN ACT to makefurther and mord
eff'tctual proj^isipn fox tht Prer
vention of AocidenU by. ^^^^^ i^
the several Police Totem of this
'Province.
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[Passed 30th January, 1826.1
WHEREAS, the meaiw provided by liftw
Air the preventioniiuid extiagsiehiiii^ of
accidental Fires, have hitbei^ proved iosuflloient,
from the want of a jcompcnBation being- aulliori-
sed for the services of pensons who may be^ em-
ploy ed as Fii'epmen : 3e it therefore Enadedy.by
the King^s Most E«xce4eiiik Majesty, by andr^th
the advice and consentdf tbe Iiegislative Goun*
cil and Assembly of the Province^ of Upper Cana-
da, constituted and assembled by virtue ^O^ end
4, under the authority of an Aet paaeed 'ill the> Par-
liament of Great Britalarliitituled> f< Att Acl^ to
I repeal certain pai^ of an^ Aet-j pauMOd kt tbe Ibur-
teenth year ofHii Majesty's Reigti^iatitttted/^ An
Act for making mere eflRfictual provislen for^-the
' Government of thi^PlPOvinceof Quebecf ia Neirth
America, and to make further provision Ib^^^he
Government of the^Sttid Province," * and^by^'the
^^^plitborityof theeaaie. Tliateo aooo av op^ or
(4)
more CoOnpimy or ConipanicA shall be formed in
any Town where a Police is or may be estab-
lished by Law, of Persons voluntarily enrolling^
•^tfaems^^ves as f iretip^q, bein^ir |nhi|l^itants orthe
saldl^qwn, under the pfpvision^ pf i\\e Laws
liere^otbre tirade for. that purpose, it shall and
may he lawful t6r the Justices of the Peace, in
fihy^Histric^ in which S^ch Tow9 Vd^y b^ situa-
ted, in General Quarter Sessiqns assenvbled, or
thie majority of them, being satisfied of the efiloi<*
rency of such, pei;s9f s^ ^^ aci^i^pijLpg, Iheir eiiroU
^ibeiit,' to ^iriedt the Clerk of the Peace 4br such
tfir CoBti^fin^ ^-otoliiE^^ o^ the
iMSfnc^ w^ch cerUAcalie. vhaJIt exempt the> Indifiid-
< MlMipfid^^^^ period of his en-
t)i^fiii|pl:andJiisc0Jiiini|iiiioeiii actual duly ^aaanch
'C<^^ MlUlia dutjf in tima.dl* police,
*ii|wseri^iDgr«8. M jMrjriiMUt or. Ccmnlftbley and
iisbln al?. ot||Sfi|^^ offices; any. law,
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Her^9lmriMj»lmi^ff^ and *f . f^/ui:(A^.ffia<<«rf. by
, im^^0i»fl^s»^ i«^ and; fb^ any
n f^llffHP^iJ^^pS^^^P^ or HKn^jarjty of them,
,|it j^tty^l^ral or^dJl^urned^@e$isi^^
a v|>li0i|| tii^ th^ni mada .of n^flaal of duty by apyv in-
di$idP#it#f fuph.FIra r>oi^ t0:e^miiia into
afid for aoy . .sacli cauaci^. and ^ also in
of QpiiWctll^a O^$fnyimi^¥lu0k^*^\m9^'
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(5)
pAtiy for a breach ofany oftha rales legally made
for the regrulottdn of the »ttfil^, to strike oflT the
name of any such inUlvldual from the list ofsuch
Company, and from thenceforward, the certificate
wKlch tnay have been gtanud io mitih individual
as aforesaid, shall have no eiKectJn exempting
him from any duty or service, in ^e preceding
clause of thiA Acf ifienftdli'ed. Provided dlwaySf
neverthdess, that it shaH iHs tn the tlfecfeti^ 6f the
Justices of th« P^e« foi^iftily^IIRM^Mdf HiisPro-
irjifoey or the majority^^ 49C Hietll,^ ilt General Quar-
• iB^t Sessions assembled; ftt eonieiit i6 the foriha-
^^f'lHoii, as afbH»»ald, of any Flir« Cbm|)bny under
itie provisions 6t^ this Act for any l*blice Town
within^ their Bistriot). or lo^ firfbr th« same until
' tti^elPcumstaAces^nny soeh^owfi^itiay^ ill their
opihioni render it" expedient, and that ^^f itlay
' also, in their disc^riRtion, froiiHime to time discpn-
-..f^jDoue or reiiew aiiyrtfii(«hi.*um|ijany or Com|ianies.
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lBii\V^t^ t. CAifPBfeiiii,— LiEUTENAjirr,
^OHN ^. CRCkiks,— Treasurer.
jrOHN ROOBRS,— Secr^tart.
i.<^/i«;fo/idef^Tbd't Ibi* the cliscipline and n^^
uI^Mon of this Qompfmy, a Captain, fJeutenaut,
Ti*ea8Ufer..andj^ecr(8t9ry, be appointedj b^Ji^l-
Ibf, to be;jn office for iwo Years from the above
date*.
'i V«*? •'ifVi,'')!;,
^: J?<^dA7^— >irhW th^ Compariy meet on the
first Monday iii: every Month, at the hour of five,
o'clock, from the fi^rat of Aprils to the i^rstofQc-
tohf<r ; and fronri ttne first of October to the first
of April, at's^veh o'clock, P. 31.
B. Hesthfed^-^Thmt eighteen meitiu^^rs, including
Cnptnin or Lieutenant, be a quorum, and compe-
tent to proceed to business.
4. ReBolivec^Thai the roll during summer be cal-
led at fifteen minutes afler five o'clocic, ^nd dur-
ing whiter at fifteen minutes after .seven o'clock—
when those absent shall be fined one shillinir and
three-pence; and that at the breaking up of the
said respective monthly meeting, the roll shall be
called a second time, and those absent fined two
shillings and six-pence.
5, Resolved — Tiiat the fines shall be paid on the
first day of meetings after being imposed ; and
that no exemption be admittefl from fines, unless
actual sickness or a reasonable excbie^
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sod or;per80iis qlGfendtii)|^ bte r^p0rt^d t^ tlj^e i^at
gisiraties.
erWise, Iro to a g^'b<BmVifbiijd» aj^dl^^ appllsf) froK^i
time^tb ttee tosi^A^pW^^^ of '
tbe^ CotApanV Oxin dii^cl.
8. Resolne^Thf^^\f^^^Ah6 duly of every
member, In caise^O|fQp|t.;t^/^pfi!r to the Engine-
house, to assist m eon^eyurg the Engine to the
place offirey^nd'it|e^,i«p^ to WQr^JJ^fi^r. '
gine untU tb0.0ra be^exui^^ or ui»^il;4t8r
charged by th6^eni<(>^o|^rs, under.|ip^Uypr
five shilling^. | ^
torder of the Comp^fVMai a line of pne^shoJii^ r
be iinpQsed fojr fiiydowKJi^ of orders /Eit,,pmH^e -
meetings,^d Pyc ^lapj^ whea,9fti>ub^i<^4my 5
with the Enfl^pev . ^
10. i2««o/fy^i%ft^^^^ nui]9i]bMf]^l>f, ap- .
pointed i«<iWhA^^f^^ It8haf|i%^!eflli^,^
the Engi9|J.^tr*j^fl
in good wdH^rf^^^
a fine of twor^Mllfap/fiM iixpeiH^fjUMJ^^^
11. Rcsohed^^Bi'm^
pany weai^ hio rire-hat and Frock v^hilr^ |iractice
or any duty with the Engine is required ; on de-
Ihult of which, the fine of one shilling and three
pence shall be levied upon such person or persons
who shall wilfully neglect this rule, unless the
person or persons can prove otherwise to the sat-
isCigf^QiK of the Company. -^
id, Retolved-^ThBt it is expedient, should a va«
cancy occur, that the Company do fill it up as
soQO as practiablei by the first tuitablt^voluitfeer.
13« JR^»9(v«<HTIiiit »ll.ap|ailieiiMpptfpc member-
can ,bip adi^Utectv
M. i%l<^«fr-*M the Jlfeiw]^ of the T^iagti'
raFir0. CoDQ^aiiy, No. 1. d6)i«reby bi^4;t|i^m-
selves, each to the other, tQ.Xhp. «Uif t obaervan^e
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Joliii JjQiMrlfts*.
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TiftoinM Ricbardbieii,
Wl«nam Harris,
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