§ 7-38-104. Exemption From Military Service
The members of these companies, and the fire companies of any incorporated town or city are exempt from military duty in time of peace. Code 1858, § 1709 (deriv. Acts 1831, ch. 27, § 2); Acts 1877, ch. 52, § 1; Shan., § 3022; Code 1932, § 5247; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2404; Acts 2008, […]
§ 7-38-101. Formation
Any number of persons, resident within a municipality, may form themselves into a company for the purpose of extinguishing fires, by having their names and objective recorded in the register’s office of the county. Code 1858, § 1706 (deriv. Acts 1831, ch. 27, § 1); Shan., § 3019; mod. Code 1932, § 5244; T.C.A. (orig. […]
§ 7-38-102. Rules and Regulations — Fines
A company may make rules and regulations for their government, and may impose fines for nonattendance or other delinquencies, not exceeding twenty dollars ($20.00), upon their members, to be recovered in the name adopted for such company before any judge of the court of general sessions. Code 1858, § 1707 (deriv. Acts 1831, ch. 27, […]
§ 7-38-103. Property
The company may also procure fire engines, buckets, hooks, ladders, and all implements necessary for working such engines and carrying out the objectives of its formation, and may hold property, real or personal, sufficient for its purposes, and as a place for the keeping of the implements and meetings of its members. Code 1858, § […]