The board of directors shall establish a time and place for regular meetings, and in addition thereto, shall hold such special meetings as may be required for the proper transaction of business. Two members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and upon all questions requiring a vote there shall be a concurrence of at least two members of such board. All records of said board must be open to the inspection of any elector during business hours. The board shall have the power by general regulation, published in the manner provided for the publication of ordinances in incorporated towns, to regulate the construction of and order the suspension, discontinuance, removal, repair or cleaning of fire places, chimneys, stoves, stove pipes, flues, ovens, boilers or any other apparatus used in any building, factory, or business which might be dangerous in causing or promoting fires, and prescribe limits within which no business dangerous in causing or promoting fires may be carried on. In similar manner it may order the clearing of litter or removal of dry brush and rubbish or other inflammable material endangering the public safety by creating a fire hazard within the district, and provide for action on the part of the State Fire Marshal or the sheriff, or by civil action, for the prevention of hazards as provided by law. The board shall have the power by general regulation, published in the manner provided for the publication of ordinances in incorporated towns, to regulate outdoor burning with rules submitted for approval by the eligible voters at the same time as a board election or other regularly scheduled election with the cost borne by the district, and provide for action on the part of the State Fire Marshal or the sheriff, or by civil action, for the enforcement of such regulations.
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