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Trustees may bid in lands.

ses are not designated on such map; and in such case the premises to be sold shall be briefly and intelligibly described, and the dimensions thereof stated. The said trustees shall not allow, as a part of the expenses of the sale for auctioneer's fees, more than five cents for each lot and parcel of land sold for such tax, nor more than twenty cents for each lot or parcel of land sold for such assessment, nor shall they charge more than fifty cents for each declaration of sale executed and delivered: Provided, always, that it shall be lawful for the owner or owners, or other person or persons having a legal interst therein, of any lot or lots so sold as aforesaid, at any time within two years after the sale thereof, to redeem the same, by paying to the purchaser or purchasers thereof the amount of money so advanced as aforesaid, with twelve per cent interest thereon; and provided, also, that nothing in this act contained shall be construed in any way to alter, modify, or repeal the act entitled "An act authorizing mortgages to redeem real estate sold for taxes and assessments," passed May 14, 1840; and provided, also, that in case the purchaser of any such lands so sold for taxes or assessments, can not be found within said village, then it shall be lawful for any person entitled to redeem, to pay the amount of such purchase money, costs and charges and interest to the treasurer of said village, for the use of said purchaser, his personal representatives and assigns; which amount shall be held by him, and specially set apart from other moneys, to be paid to such purchaser, his personal representatives or assigns, only by warrant in the usual form.

§ 41. It shall be the duty of all persons who shall redeem any land sold for taxes or assessments as aforesaid, to present the declaration of sale, or receipt of the treasurer of said village, or that of the person to whom such redemption money may have been paid, as the case may be, to the clerk of said village, who shall make a record of such redemption in connection with his record of the sale, with the name of the person by whom and to whom the redemption money shall have been paid without fee or reward.

§ 42. It shall be lawful for the treasurer of the said village of Whitehall, at any sale of land for taxes or assessments in the said village, held pursuant to law, to bid in for the said trustees of said village, for the use of said village, any lot of land and premises put up, for which no person shall offer to bid; and declarations of such sale shall be made to said trustees by the said treasurer, by virtue of the authority in him vested by this act, and in case of any such sale for taxes for assessments; which declaration shall describe the lands

purchased, and specify the term of years for which the same shall have been sold, and shall be in the same form and of the same force and effect as in case of purchases at any such sales for taxes or assessments made by individuals as authorized by this act; and such purchases shall be subject to the same right of redemption as purchases by individuals, except as hereinafter provided; and it shall be lawful for the said trustees, after the expiration of three years and not sooner, to sell, assign, and transfer any such declaration of sale made to them by virtue of this act, to any person or persons whomsoever, and upon such terms as they may deem best for the interest of said village; provided, always, that any person may redeem the same within three years from and after the date of purchase by said trustees, by paying to the said treasurer, for the use of said village, the purchase money, together with all taxes, assessments or expenses necessarily paid by said trustees on said lot or lots while the same were in possession, and seven per cent interest on all the moneys advanced by said trustees on such lot or lots.

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§ 43. The trustees shall, within sixty days after the annual Refusal to corporation meeting, make out a tax according to the statute providing for the raising of highway taxes by commissioners of highways; and any person neglecting or refusing to pay or work out said tax, shall be subject to the same liabilities as are now provided by law for such neglect or refusal; and the same proceedings may be had for the enforcement of such liabilities and the collection of such tax, as if provided by law, in relation to the highway tax of the town of Whitehall.

§ 44. The trustees shall have power to appoint one or more persons street commissioners, who shall have the same powers and perform all the duties of overseers of highways in the manner and after the form required by law of overseers of highways in the town of Whitehall, except so far as relates to the expenditure of moneys collected and received as commutation for labor; which money shall be paid to the treasurer subject to the draft of the trustees, to be by them expended by contract or otherwise, in improving roads, bridges, public landing places and so forth, and for the necessary expenses incurred in protecting the same against obstruction or encroachment, but for no other purpose whatsoever; but the said street commissioner shall obey all orders and directions of the trustees in regard to the distribution and disposition of the work and labor upon the highways, bridges, landings, sidewalks and so forth, and in regard to the use and disposition of the materials of which the same are or

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may be formed; and the trustees may remove such commissioner at pleasure, and appoint another in his place.

§ 45. The trustees are authorized and empowered to establish a fire department, to consist of engine, hose, and hook and ladder companies, to appoint a sufficient number of firemen thereto, not exceeding thirty-four to each engine, ten to each hose, and fifteen to each hook and ladder company, including the officers. The companies may elect their own officers, which shall be a foreman, assistant foreman, and clerk, subject to the approval of the trustees. But this act shall not be construed to diminish the number of members of the respective companies of the fire department of said village, as now organized and in operation.

46. The firemen, on the second Monday of January in each year, shall meet and elect a chief and assistant engineer, both of whom shall be subject to the approval of the trustees. Said officers shall have the direction of the department under the by-laws and ordinances of the trustees, and the management thereof in time of fires; and every fireman who shall, during the time of fire, neglect or refuse to obey the reasonable order of such officers, or, in case of their absence, those of their senior foreman, shall forfeit for each offence not less than five nor over ten dollars.

§ 47. It shall be the duty of the engineer, immediately upon the occurrence of fire, to repair thereto and give such directions to the firemen as he may think necessary; to examine public wells, cisterns and fire apparatus, as often as once in four months; to report their condition to the trustees; advise such repairs and improvements of the same as he may think proper; call out and exercise the said companies, with their apparatus, at least once in four months; to report all violations of any ordinance, rule or regulation that relates to the organization of the department, any conduct or behavior of any fireman that shall tend to injure the service; and also report the condition of the department to the trustees, twenty days previous to the annual meeting, with such suggestions as he may think proper to ensure its efficiency. The assistant engineer shall aid and assist the engineer, and, in case of his absence, perform all his duties. If both are absent, the senior foreman shall act pro tempore.

§ 48. The firemen, at every alarm of fire, shall repair immediately to their respective engines, hose, hooks and ladders, and convey them to the place where such fire may happen, and there, in conformity to the directions of their foreman, under the control of the chief or assistant engineer or senior foreman, work and manage their engines, hose, hooks and

ladders, with all their skill and power, for the extinguishing of said fire, and when the fire is extinguished, they shall return their respective engines, hose, hooks and ladders to their proper houses or places of deposit.

49. It shall be the duty of the foreman of each engine, Duty of hose, hook and ladder company, to heed the directions or foreman. suggestions of the engineer in all things that relate to the good care and management of his engine, hose, hooks, ladders, and other apparatus; and each foreman shall report to the engineer, verbally or in writing as often as required, the names of all persons attached and all vacancies in his company, and such particulars as regards the good and effective management of his engine, hose, hooks and ladders, or other apparatus, and such improper conduct or behavior in any member of his company as shall tend to bring the service into disrepute. If any foreman neglect or refuse to report as aforesaid, for any such neglect or refusal, he shall forfeit and pay a sum not more than ten dollars.

§ 50. It shall be the duty of every fireman belonging to Meetings. any engine, hose or hook and ladder company, to meet as often as once in a month, upon such a day as the company to which they respectively belong shall appoint, and examine, or if their foreman direct, draw out, wash, cleanse and exercise the same.

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§ 51. It shall be the duty of the foreman of each engine, Duty of hose, and hook and ladder company, to examine the engine, hose, hooks and ladders to which he may belong; to take command of the members composing his company at every stated meeting or alarm of fire; the assistant foreman at all times to aid and assist him, and in his absence to take command and officiate as foreman; and further, the clerk of each company shall keep a list of members thereof, shall call their names at every alarm of fire or stated meeting, shall note the names of absentees, collect all fines, and render an account of the same to the members of his company at any meeting thereof; and no excuse shall be taken by him for any default, except sickness or absence from the village.

§ 52. The several fire companies shall uniform themselves Uniform. so as to be distinguished from citizens, and shall have power to make by-laws for their own internal government, and order and impose such fines and penalties for the breaking thereof by any of their members, as they may deem proper; and all such fines and penalties may be collected by their clerk. But in case any fireman shall neglect or refuse to pay such fines or penalty to their clerk, the clerk shall re

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port such neglect or refusal to the trustees, whose duty it shall be to prosecute such delinquent.

§ 53. Each person appointed a fireman shall, during his continuance in office, be exempted and privileged from being empannelled on any jury or inquest, and from military duty, except in cases of war or actual invasion; and for this purpose, the name of each fireman to be appointed by virtue of this act, shall be entered by the clerk of the village in a book to be kept by him for that purpose, and his certificate shall be sufficient evidence in all courts and elsewhere, of his said exemption and privilege.

§ 54. If any person shall injure any of the fire engines, apparatus or implements used at any fire, and belonging to the public, or in public use, or any of the houses in which they or any of them may be placed or kept; or shall injure any fire-buckets wantonly and maliciously; or shall obstruct or hinder in any manner free access to the engines, hose, hook and ladder carriages; or shall obstruct or hinder, at any alarm of fire, the free and open conveyance of the same through the streets; or shall injure or remove any fire-hook, ladder, hose or engine, from its proper place of deposit, except at an alarm of fire, or by order of the proper officer, for the purpose of cleaning, repairing or exercising, or other necessary purposes, he shall forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding twenty, nor less than five dollars.

§ 55. There shall be annually appropriated and expended pairing ap. in repairing and cleaning the machinery and apparatus of each company of the fire department, under the direction of the trustees, a sum equal to the amount of the money collected from the members of each company respectively, for fines and penalties during such year.

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§ 56. Upon the breaking out of any fire, the trustees, together with the constables in said village, shall repair to the place of such fire, and direct in the removal and securing of goods, and preventing the same from being stolen or destroyed; and the trustees, or either one of them, if necessary, shall select and compel any persons, other than firemen, to watch over and protect from plunder or injury any goods so removed; and any person refusing to obey or comply with such order, shall be liable to a fine of five dollars.

§ 57. This act shall not affect the fire department of said village already organized, or annul the several constitutions and by-laws under which they are organized, until the trustees by resolution shall so order.

§ 58. Any person may take up any cattle, horses, sheep, swine or other animals which may be found doing damage

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