§ 25-1. Badges; required fees.

Every member of the Fire Department shall, within ten (10) days after his appointment, deposit with the Chief of the Fire Department the sum of ten dollars ($10.00), for which sum two (2) badges of membership shall be issued to him, and no badge shall be issued to any member until such sum shall have been so deposited by him. The Chief of the Fire Department shall deposit with the Controller of the city all moneys received by him for such badges. Every member, upon leaving the Department or being dismissed therefrom, shall surrender his badges to the Chief of the Fire Department, receiving therefor a certificate in writing from the Chief that such member is entitled to receive from the Controller the sum of ten dollars ($10.00) so deposited by him, and until the surrender of his badges and all other property of the city in his possession, no member shall receive any compensation that might otherwise be due him for his services.