Section 10-1010. Election of company officers and delegates  


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  • Each of the
      several companies whose members constitute the fire  department  of  the
      village  shall  hold  an annual meeting on the first Tuesday in April in
      each year. At such meeting the members of each company  shall  elect  by
      ballot  from  their  own  number  a  captain  and a lieutenant, and such
      further officers if any as may be provided for in  the  by-laws  of  the
      company,  who  must  be approved by the board of fire commissioners, one
      warden  and  one  delegate  to  the  general  convention  of  the   fire
      department.  The  terms of office of the captain and lieutenant and such
      further officers if any, as are elected as herein provided, shall be one
      year,  the  wardens  two  years,  and   the   delegates   three   years,
      respectively,  and  any vacancies occurring in any such offices shall be
      filled by election in like manner. At the  first  annual  meeting  after
      this  act takes effect two wardens and three delegates shall be elected,
      the wardens to serve for  one  and  two  years,  respectively,  and  the
      delegates for one, two and three years, respectively. Any person who has
      been convicted of arson in any degree shall not be eligible for election
      to  the  office  of  captain, lieutenant, warden, delegate and any other
      offices provided for  in  the  by-laws  of  the  company.  Any  captain,
      lieutenant,  warden,  delegate  or  other  officer of the company who is
      convicted of arson in any degree during his  term  of  office  shall  be
      disqualified from completing such term of office.