17.  Firemen  and  engine  men  shall  be  exempted  from  the  per-
formance of  statute  labor,  except  in  respect  of  cattle  and  teams,
and  from  serving  on  juries,  or  in  the  office  of  constable ;  and  these
exemptions  shall  extend  to  persons  who  shall  have  actually  served


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as  firemen  or  engine  men  for  a  period  of  sixteen  years,  and  shall
have  obtained  a  certificate  of  such  service  from  the  captain  or  lieu-
tenant of  the  company,  countersigned  by  the  secretary.
18.  Upon  any  vacancy  among  the  firemen  or  engine  men,  the  vacancies,  how
same  shall  be  at  once  reported  by  the  captain  to  the  sessions,  that  ^"^p"'^''-
the  vacancy  may  be  supplied.
19.  The  firewards  may  nominate  and  license  chimney  sweep-  chimney  sweep-
ers, and  if  any  person  shall  act  in  that  capacity  without  being  so  af'anriiSld'i
licensed,  he  may,  on  a  summary  conviction  thereof  before  a  justice  p™<'i'y  f?r  acting
of  the  peace,  be  imprisoned  for  a  period  not  exceeding  one  month.
20.  Licensed  chimney  sweepers  shall  enter  into  bonds  with  Chimney  sweep-
two  sureties,  to  be  approved  by  the  firewards,  for  performing  their  pena,°ty  toi-''n°g-'*'
duties  during  the  term  for  which  they  may  be  appointed,  and  for  'ectofduty,  &c.
