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ORDINANCE NO. ` 1\ as-
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 9, CREATING A FIRE
DEPARTMENT AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS, that:
SECTION 1. Section 1 of Ordinance No. 9 is hereby amended to
read as follows: "The Jacksonville Fire Department, the object and purpose
of which shall be the control and prevention of fire and the protection of life
and property within the city, is hereby created."
SECTION 2. Section Two of Ordinance No. 9 is hereby amended
to read as follows: "The Fire Department shall consist of a fire chief,
assistant fire chief and such other officers and personnel as may be deemed
necessary for the effective operation of the department."
SECTION 3. Sections 3, 4, 5 and 6 of Ordinance No. 9 are here-
by repealed.
SECTION 4. The Fire Chief may utilize and enlist the assistance
of such number of volunteer firemen as he may deem necessary for the ef-
fective operation of the department and shall provide training for said volun-
tary firemen at regularly scheduled meetings and said volunteer firemen
shall receive compensation for attending training meetings and for attendance
upon and for service at each and every fire, with service at a fire being
deemed to have been performed when the circumstances of such fire are such
as to require the necessity of unloading and connecting a fire hose to a fire
hydrant. Any compensation paid to a volunteer fireman shall be subject to
prior approval of the City Council.
SECTION 5. For the immediate preservation of the public peace,
health and safety an emergency is declared to exist and this ordinance shall
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take effect immediately after its passage and approval.
PASSED: 711 m 3 � i 47 .
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