Salaries, &c., and gratuities of Fire Brigade, &c.
Power to make Regulations for Fire Brigade.
As to Powers of Fire Brigade.
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IV. The Governor in Council shall, from time to time, fix the amount of salaries and wages to be payable to members of the said Fire Brigade and may also make regulations fixing the amount of compensation to be made to them in case of accident or to their wives or families in case of their death, and likewise the gratuities to be paid to persons giving notices of fires and those to be from time to time awarded to any member of the said Force or to any other person for extraordinary services performed in cases of fire, and the Governor is hereby authorised to make all payments so ordered by the Governor in Council as aforesaid out of any monies belonging to the Colony.
V. The Governor in Council may make regulations for the training, discipline, and good conduct of the men belonging to the said Fire Brigade, for their speedy attendance with engines and all necessary implements on the occasion of any alarm of fire and generally for the maintenance in a due state of efficiency of the said Brigade, and may annex to any breach of such regulations penalties not exceeding in amount twenty-five dollars.
VI. On the occasion of a fire, the Superintendent or other officer in charge of the Fire Brigade may, in his discretion, take the command of any volunteer Fire Brigade, or other persons who voluntarily place their services at his disposal, and may remove or order any fireman to remove any persons interfering by their presence with the operations of the Fire Brigade, and generally may take such measures as may appear expedient for the protection of life and property and may himself or his men break into or through and take possession of or blow up with gunpowder or pull down any premises for the purpose of putting an end to a fire, and any officer or member of the Fire Brigade acting bona fide under this Ordinance and powers hereby conferred shall not be liable to any damages for any act done under this section. The Superintendent of the said
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Fire Brigade or other officer in charge thereof may close any street in or near which a fire is burning, and may remove any persons who interfere by their presence with the operations of the Fire Brigade. Any damage occasioned by the Fire Brigade in the execution of their duties shall be deemed to be damage by fire within the meaning of any policy of insurance against fire.
Superintendent under Ord. No. 9 of 1857 transferred to Superintendent of Fire Brigade.
Rate to be levied.
VII. The powers given to the Superintendent of Police by Section VIII of Ordinance No. 9 of 1857 are hereby transferred to the Superintendent or officer in charge of the Fire Brigade for the time being.
VIII. There shall be levied quarterly on the Crown lessees of all lands in the districts comprised within the City of Victoria, a rate to be called "Fire Brigade Rate" not exceeding three-fourths per cent. per annum on the gross annual value of property set forth in the Police Rate Assessment for each current year, and the first levy of the said rate shall be made for the Third Quarter of the year 1868; and the said rate shall be applied in maintaining the said Fire Brigade, and in defraying all expenses connected therewith.
IX. This Ordinance, Ordinance No. 12 of 1860, Ordinance No. 5 of 1863, and Ordinance No. 11 of 1867, shall be construed together and for all requisite purposes be deemed and taken as one Ordinance, and the ways and means for carrying this Ordinance into effect shall be the same as prescribed by the two last-mentioned Ordinances.
Offences how triable.
X. All offences under this Ordinance shall be triable before one of the Police Magistrates, who shall have power to enforce all penalties hereby imposed or which may be imposed by any order of the Governor in Council.
Commencement of Ordinance.
XI. This Ordinance shall come into force on such day as shall hereafter be fixed by Proclamation under the hand of the Governor.
*In force from 26th September, 1868, by Proclamation No. 13. Vide Government Gazette of 1868, p. 349.
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IV. The Governor in Council shall, from Time to Time, fix the Amount of Salaries and Working Par to be payable to Members of the said Fire Brigade and may also make Regulations fixing the amount of Compensation to be made to them in case of ae- cident or to their Wives or Families in case of their death, and likewise the Gratuities to be paid to Per. sons giving Notices of Fires and those to be from Time to Time awarded to any Member of the said Force or to any other Person for Extraordinary Ser vices performed in Cases of Fire, and the Governor is bereby authorised to make all payments so ordered by the Governor in Council as aforesaid out of any nionies belonging to the Colony.
V. The Governor in Council may make Regu lations for the Training, Discipline and good Con duct of the Men belonging to the said Fire Brigade, for their Speedy Attendance with Engines and all necessary Implements on the occasion of any Alarm of Fire and generally for the maintenance in a due state of Efficiency of the said Brigade, and may annex to any Breach of such Regulations Penalties not exceeding in toount Twenty-fire Dollars.
VI. On the occasion of a Fire, the Superintendent or other Officer in Charge of the Fire Brigade, may, in his Discretion, take the command of any Volus teer Fire Brigade, or other Persons who voluntarily place their services at his Disposal, and may remove or order any Fireman to remove any Persons in tertering by their Presence with the Operations of the Fire Brigade, and generally may take such me sures as may appear expedient for the Protection of Life and Property and may himself or his Men break into or through and take possession of or blow up with Gunpowder or pull down any Premises for the purpose of putting an end to a Fire, and any Officer or Member of the Fire Brigade acting bond fide under this Ordinance and Powers hereby conferred shall not be liable to any Damages for any act done under this section. The Superintendent of the said
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Fire Brigade or other Officer in Charge thereof may close any Street in or near which a Fire is Burning, and may remove any Persons who intertere by their Presence with the Operations of the Fire Brigade. Any Damage occasioned by the Fire Brigade in the execution of their duties shall be deemed to be Damage by Fire within the Meaning of any Policy of Insurance against Fire.
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VII. The Powers given to the Superintendent of towers of Police by Section VIII of Ordinance No. 9 of 1857 out of Police are hereby transferred to the Superintendent or 9 of 1957 trans- Officer in Charge of the Fire Brigade for the time perintendent being.
VIII. There shall be levied Quarterly on the re Betrie Crown Lessees of all Lands in the Districts com- inspored. prised within the City of Victoria, a Rate to be called à Fire Brigade Rate not exceeding Three-fourths per cent. per aumum on the gross Annual value of Property set forth in the Police Rate Assessment for each Current Year, and the first levy of the said Rute shall be made for the Third Quarter of the Year 1868; and the said Rate shall be applied in. maintaining the said Fire Brigade, and in defray- ing all Expenses connected therewith.
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IX. This Ordinance, Ordinance No. 12 of 1860, Ordinances Ordinance, No. 5 of 1863 and Ordinance No. 11 of trued toge 1867, shall be construed together and for all requi- site Purposes be deemed and taken as One Ordi- rance, and the Ways and Means for carrying this Ordinance into effect shall be the same as prescribed by the two last mentioned Ordinances.
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"X. All Offences under this Ordinance shall be ofenges how triable before Oue of the Police Magistrates, who shall have Power to enforce all Penalties hereby imposed or which may be imposed by any Order of the Governor in Council.
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XI. This Ordinance shall come into force on such commones Day as shall hereafter be fixed by Proclamation ordine. under the Hand of the Governor,**
*In force from 26th September, 1868, by Proclamation No. 13. Vide Goorament Gazette of 1808, p. 349,
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