Nebraska § 35-101 Volunteer firefighters; exemptions enumerated; retired firefighters; exemptions

Nebraska Statutes

§ 35-101 — Volunteer firefighters; exemptions enumerated; retired firefighters; exemptions

Nebraska·Ch. 35 Fire Companies and Firefighters

All volunteer members in good standing in any fire company or hook and ladder company in this state shall be exempt from militia duty in time of peace;  Provided,  that said certificate of exemption shall be approved and authorized by the council or board of trustees under the seal of the city or village in which the fire department issuing the same is located. When any member shall have retired from such company after having served ten years or more he shall be furnished a certificate of exemption. Any member in good standing in any fire company or hook and ladder company in this state on September 20, 1957, shall be furnished a certificate of exemption after five years of service;  Provided,  when a member serves in different fire companies or hook and ladder companies in this state, or 

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All volunteer members in good standing in any fire company or hook and ladder company in this state shall be exempt from militia duty in time of peace; Provided, that said certificate of exemption shall be approved and authorized by the council or board of trustees under the seal of the city or village in which the fire department issuing the same is located. When any member shall have retired from such company after having served ten years or more he shall be furnished a certificate of exemption. Any member in good standing in any fire company or hook and ladder company in this state on September 20, 1957, shall be furnished a certificate of exemption after five years of service; Provided, when a member serves in different fire companies or hook and ladder companies in this state, or at different times in the same company, he may add the years he previously served to his present membership in order to qualify for such exemption. Persons who received certificates of exemption for five years' service prior to September 20, 1957, shall be entitled to all exemptions theretofore enjoyed by holders of such certificates.

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Legislative History

Source: Laws 1867 (Ter.), § 1, p. 16; Laws 1871, § 1, p. 131; G.S.1873, c. 24, § 1, p. 390; R.S.1913, § 2496; Laws 1915, c. 44, § 1, p. 122; C.S.1922, § 2434; C.S.1929, § 35-101; R.S.1943, § 35-101; Laws 1955, c. 126, § 1, p. 359; Laws 1957, c. 135, § 1, p. 452; Laws 1959, c. 143, § 2, p. 553; Laws 1961, c. 166, § 1, p. 496; Laws 1963, c. 194, § 1, p. 639; Laws 1971, LB 14, § 1; Laws 1972, LB 1032, § 226; Laws 1973, LB 99, § 1. Cross References: Military exemption, see sections 55-106 and 55-174.