whatsoever, nor shall any engine, hose, or hook and ladder house in the use or possession of any company in the department, under any circumstances, be used or occupied for any political or partisan purpose of any nature whatsoever. (Id., sec. 15.)

§ 38. No person shall, during a fire, or at any other time, drive a wagon, cart, carriage or other vehicle over any hose over any other fire apparatus, under a penalty of five dollars for each offense. (Id., sec. 16.)

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§ 39. No person shall wilfully hinder or molest or attempt to do any violence to any officer or member of the Fire Department while in the performance of his duty in going to, working at, or returning from a fire, under a penalty of five dollars for each offense. (Id., sec. 17.)

§ 40. Any member of the department who shall violate any of the provisions of this ordinance, or who shall violate any of the rules and regulations of the department, or who shall be guilty of any riotous or disorderly conduct while on duty shall forthwith be expelled from the department. (Id., sec. 18.)

PART VI.

Ordinances Relating to that Section of the City of New York Formerly Known as the Village of Jamaica.

CHAPTER 1.- GENERAL REGULATIONS.

Article I.- Filling in Streets.

Section 1. No person, unless previously authorized by the Borough President, shall fill in or raise, or cause to be filled in or raised, any road, street or other public place within that section of The City of New York, formerly known as the Village of Jamaica, or any part of such road, street or other public place, or take up, remove or carry away, or cause to be taken up, removed or carried away, any turf, sand, stone, clay, gravel or other earth, under the penalty of twenty-five dollars for every such offense. (Ord. Village of Jamaica, June 11, 1855, with verbal changes.)

Article II.- Unlawful Noises.

§ 2. It shall not be lawful for any person to blow any horn or beat upon any tin pan or kettles, or make any improper noise tending to disturb the peace and quiet of that section of The City of New York formerly known as the Village of Jamaica, or build any bonfire, or burn tar barrels in any of the highways, streets, lanes, alleys or public grounds of the village under a penalty not exceeding ten dollars, or imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding thirty days, or both such penalty and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court having cognizance thereof, for each and every person violating this ordinance. (Id. June 26, 1856.)

Article III.- Ball Playing and Throwing of Stones.

§ 3. The throwing of stones, snow balls and other missiles, and the playing or throwing of balls within any street of that section of The City of New York formerly known as the Village of Jamaica is hereby declared unlawful.

§ 4. Any boy or other person willfully violating any provision of the above section shall for each offense be punishable by a fine of not less than one dollar nor more than five dollars or by imprisonment not exceeding three days. passed Feb. 4, 1875.)

Article IV.- Hillside Avenue Speedway.

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§ 5. The thoroughfare known as Hillside avenue Ackroyd avenue, Jamaica, easterly to Flushing avenue, Hollis, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as a speedway, and the driving of horses thereon at any rate of speed is hereby allowed between the hours of two o'clock P. M. and six o'clock P. M. (Ord. app. by Mayor, April 30, 1901.)

CHAPTER 2.- THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT.

Article I.- Rules and Regulations.

§ 5. The Fire Department of that section of The City of New York formerly known as the Village of Jamaica, shall consist of a Chief Engineer, Deputy Chief Engineer, Clerk, Treasurer and three Fire Wardens, and firemen as are or may from time to time be elected by the different fire companies and confirmed by the Board of Aldermen, and who shall respectively be distinguished by the several appellations aforesaid; but no person shall hereafter be elected or confirmed unless he be a citizen of the United States, and of the age of eighteen years, and any person between the age of eighteen and twenty-one, upon furnishing the Board of Aldermen with a certificate from his parents, master or guardian, giving his or their consent to his becoming a firemay, may, by being elected, receive a certificate of appointment. (Ord. passed January 31, 1856, sec. 1, with verbal changes throughout all sections in this article.)

§ 6. The term of office of the present Chief Engineer and Deputy Chief Engineer of that section of The City of New York formerly known as the Village of Jamaica shall expire on the first day of March next; and the Chief Engineer, Clerk and Treasurer hereafter to be elected shall hold their respective offices for the term of one year, unless sooner removed by the Board of Aldermen for misconduct or neglect of duty. (Id., sec. 2.)

7. The nomination of the Chief Engineer, Deputy Chief gineer, Clerk, Treasurer and Fire Wardens of the Fire artment shall be made by the firemen, by ballot, on the Tuesday in February, in each year; such election to be

held at the village hall, Jamaica, between the hours of seven and nine o'clock P. M., and each person receiving the highest number of votes for any such office shall be thereupon entitled to an appointment thereto by the Board of Aldermen, unless in their judgment, for any cause, he ought not to be thus appointed; and in case of such rejection it shall be the duty of the Board of Aldermen to order a new nomination; and at such new nomination the person or persons thus rejected shall be ineligible, and all votes given for him shall be void and not counted. (Id., sec. 3, as amended June 6, 1872.)

§ 8. Such new nomination shall be made by an election, which shall be held at such time and place as the Board of Aldermen shall direct, and at least five days notice of such election shall be given by the Clerk of the Board of Aldermen to the secretaries of the different companies, and the Local Board of Jamaica, Borough of Queens shall act as inspectors of all such elections; and (Id., sec. 3, as amended June 6, 1872.)

§ 9. It shall not be lawful for any person to vote at any election for officers of the Fire Department unless he is an active fireman, has not been expelled from his company, made an honorary member or offered his resignation, whether accepted by his company or not, unless such resignation has been withdrawn at least sixty days prior to such election, nor unless he has been a member of the department for sixty days previous to such election, and is subject to all fines and dues imposed by the company to which he belongs.. (Id., sec. 3, as amend. June 6, 1872.)

§ 10. The Captain of each company shall return to the Board of Aldermen at least thirty days before any such election a list of the members of his company entitled to vote thereat, under the foregoing provisions, which shall be duly verified by such Captain, and also by the secretary of his company, and only the members named in such list shall be allowed to vote at any such election. (Id., sec. 3, as amend. June 6, 1872.)

§ 11. The Chief Engineer in addition to the duties prescribed in section 15, title 7, of the Charter of the former Village of Jamaica, shall also report, in writing, to the Deputy Chief of Department in Charge for the Boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens all accidents by fire, with the causes thereof, as well as they can be ascertaned, and the number and description of the buildings destroyed or injured, and whenever any of the fire engines, hose carts, trucks and hooks and ladders, or any other fire apparatus, shall require to be repaired, it shall be his duty to report the same to the Deputy Chief of Department in Charge, Boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, Fire Department, and, under his direction, to the Superintendent of Repairs thereof, and to report all disobedience of orders to said Deputy Chief of Departments in Charge, Boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. (Id., sec. 4.)

§ 12. It shall be the duty of the Clerk of the Fire Department to keep in a book to be provided for that purpose an accurate account of all fires which may hereafter take place, with the causes thereof, the number and description of the buildings destroyed or injured, the estimated loss at such fire, and the amount of insurance, as far as the same can be ascertained. (Id., sec. 5.)

§ 13. It shall be the duty of the several Fire Wardens elected by the firemen of that section of The City of New York formerly known as the Village of Jamaica to report, from time to time, the existence of any unsafe depository for ashes or any unsafe chimney, fireplace, smoke pipe or smoke house, to the Chief or Deputy Chief, who shall report to the Fire Marshal for the Boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. It shall also be their duty to attend at any fire occurring, and aid and assist the Chief Engineer in the procurement of water, and the general superintendence of the action of the several fire, hose and hook and ladder conpanies, but no person shall be elected Fire Warden unless he shall have served five years as a fireman, and shall have received his certificate of discharge. (Id., sec. 7.)

§ 14. The firemen shall be divided into companies, to consist of as many members as the Board of Aldermen have directed, or shall, from time to time, direct, to attend the fire engines, hose wagons and hooks and ladders belonging, or that may hereafter belong to the corporation of The City of New York, or to such hose wagons and hooks and ladders as the Board of Aldermen shall direct. It shall be the duty of the said firemen, as often as any fire shall break out in the former village of Jamaica, to repair immediately, upon the alarm thereof, to their respective engines, hose carriages and hooks and ladders, and convey them to or near the place where such fire shall happen, unless otherwise directed by the Chief Engineer, and there, in such conformity with the directions given by him, to work and manage the said engines, apparatus and implements with all their skill and power, and when the fire is extinguished they shall not remove therefrom but by the permission of the Chief Engineer, Deputy Chief Engineer, or one of the Fire Wardens, and on such permission they shall return their respective hose wagons, hooks and ladders, engines and apparatus, well washed and cleansed, to their several places of deposit. And for the more effectual perfecting of the firemen in their duty, and keeping and preserving the said fire engines and other implements and apparatus from decay, the said firemen shall at least once in each of the months of May, June, July, August, September, October and November drive out their said engines and other implements, in order to work and cleanse them, and to exercise the horses. (Id., sec. 8.) § 15. All rules, by-laws or regulations which shall be hereafter passed or adopted by any fire engine, hose or hook and ladder company, before the same shall take effect or be

in force, shall be submitted to and be approved by the Board of Aldermen, and all the rules, by-laws or regulations heretofore passed or adopted by any such company shall, within thirty days after the passage of this ordinance, be submitted to the Board of Aldermen for their approval. (Id., sec. 9.)

§ 16. All firemen attached to any fire engine, hose or hook and ladder company whose machine and implements have been taken away for want of a sufficient complement of men to manage the same, shall at every fire, report themselves to the Chief Engineer, or to the Engineer in command, and be subject to his order and direction, and perform their duty as firemen, and for every default thereof each fireman shall forfeit and pay the sum of three dollars, to be sued for and recovered as other fines and penalties, to and for the use of The City of New York. (Id., sec. 10.)

§ 17. If any fireman shall be expelled by a vote of the company to which he may belong, and the fact being reported to the Board of Aldermen by the Chief Engineer, accompanied by a remonstrance by the person so expelled, in every such case the subject shall be referred to the Committee on Fire of the Board of Aldermen who shall hear the parties, and report to the Board for their action thereon. (Id., sec. 11.)

§ 18. In order that the Engineers and Fire Wardens may be more readily distinguished at fires, the Chief Engineer and Assistant Engineers shall wear a leather cap, painted white, with a gilded front thereto, and a fire engine blazoned thereon, with the words "Chief Engineer" or "Assistant Engineer," as the case may be, painted thereon, and shall also carry a speaking trumpet, and each of the Fire Wardens shall wear a hat painted black, with the words "Warden" painted thereon, and shall also carry a speaking trumpet. (Id., sec. 12.)

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§ 19. The Captain of the respective fire companies and the firemen shall, when on duty, wear leather caps, and the said caps shall be painted and distinguished in such a manner as the different companies shall determine; the cap of each Captain shall have on the front thereof the word Captain,' with the number of the engine to which he belongs. The cap of each fireman shall have the name and number of the engine to which he belongs in front thereof. The Assistant to each respective company shall wear a cap painted in the same manner as that of the Captain of the company, with the word "Lieutenant," in lieu of the word Captain." And it shall be the duty of the Captain of the respective companies to report to the Chief Engineer the name of every person who shall neglect or refuse to comply with the foregoing requisition, which said person shall thereupon be removed from his office. (Id., sec. 13.)

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§ 20. No fire engine, nor hook and ladder, nor hose cart, shall, in going to, or returning from any fire, or at any other time, drive upon any sidewalk, except by the special