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CHAPTER XLVII.

AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE JEFFERSON STEAM FIRE COMPANY NUMBER ONE, OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That R. E. Cortes, G. Briant, James Hogan, E. Marx, C. Campbell, L. S. Schueter, W. P. Williams, P. M. Graham, F. Stutz, W. H. Johnson and Henry Benners, of the city of Jefferson and county of Marion, and their associates and successors, shall be, and they are hereby constituted a body, politic and corporate, as a steam fire company for the city of Jefferson, under the name of "Jefferson Steam Fire Company No. 1," with power to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, to appear and prosecute to final judgement in any court, or elsewhere ; to have a common seal with such device as they may adopt; to elect in whatever manner they may choose, the officers necessary to command them ; to establish by-laws for the government and regulation of their officers, not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of this State, and- the same to alter and amend at pleasure; and to hold real and personal property, and to dispose of the same; provided, however, such real estate and personal property shall, at no time exceed the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars in value, and that the number of said company shall never exceed forty members, rank and file.

Sec. 2. The actual and active members of said company shall be exempt from serving on juries, except in capital cases.

Sec. 3. That said company shall have power by their constitution and by-laws to try all violators of their own ordinances agreed upon by a majority of the members of said company; to suspend, expel or fine, not exceeding ten dollars those violating the constitution and laws of said company.

Sec. 4. That this act of incorporation shall be and continue in force for and during the term of thirty-nine years from and after its passage.

Passed October 30,1871.

The foregoing act, received in the office of Secretary, of State November thirteen, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, having been presented to the Governor of Texas for his approval, and not having been returned by him to the House in which it originated within the time prescribed by the Constitution, has become a law without his approval.

J. B. OLDRIGHT, Acting Secretary of State.