The firemen shall be appointed to the different companies in
said fire department as the trustees shall direct; but any such appointment
shall be subject to the approval of the trustees, and made with their
consent.
The members of the fire department of said village shall, during
the term of their services as such, be exempt from serving on juries
in all courts and in the military, except in cases of war, invasion
or insurrection, and shall also be exempt from poll tax.
The members of the fire department shall have power to elect,
at such times and in such manner as the trustees shall direct, a chief
engineer, and one or more assistant engineers of the fire department
whose election shall be subject to approval by the trustees, and who
may be removed by said trustees for incapacity, neglect of duty or
misconduct.
The chief engineer and assistant engineers shall have the direction
and control of the fire department, subject to the by-laws and regulation
of the board of trustees; and every member of the fire department
or any other person, who shall during the time of any fire neglect
or refuse to obey the order of the president or any trustee, or of
such engineer, shall forfeit such penalty as shall be provided by
the by-laws enacted by the board of trustees, not exceeding five dollars;
and the said engineer or assistant engineers shall perform such duties
of the fire department as may be required by the by-laws of the board
of trustees.
The president and trustees and each of them, shall, by virtue
of their office, be fire wardens of said village, and they and each
of them, as such fire wardens, shall, when present at the occurrence
of any fire, have general supervisory powers over any authority to
direct the officers and members of the fire department, and other
persons present at any such fire, in such manner as shall be prescribed
by the by-laws.
