Grass Valley telegraph., 1855-10-30
Ordinance. No. H.


Defining the duties of Town Officers and fixing the
amount of their several Bonds.
The Trustees OF the Town of Grass Valley do Ordan
as follows:
DUTIES OF THE MARSHAL
SECTION 1T shall be the duty of the Marshal to
enforce the Ordinances of the Town and report to a
Justice of the Peace all violations thereof that NAV
come under his notice.
He shall have power, and it shall be his duty, to
prevent the Commission of any breach of the Peace
to suppress riots and all disorderly assembages
arrest and take into custody any person persons
found committing any act injurious to the quiet and
good order of the Town, property of any citizen
and also to arrest and take into custody all vagrants
or Suspicious persons whose appearance and conduct
may to justify their being called to account for
their manner oflving. 1t shall be his duty to arrest
any person persons committing. or about to COM
NIT breach of the Peace, using any violent
threats, creating any unusual noise tumult to
the annoyance of peaceful and orderly citizens; and
for this purpose, he may enter any public house OF
any house in which may exist, riot disturbance or
other proceedings calculated to disturb the peace and
repose of the neghborhood in which it may exist
SECTION. 2.-Upon the arrest of any person. OF per.
sons under the provisions of Section first of this Ord
nance such person, persons shall be forthwith
ken before Justice of the Peace of Grass Valley
Township if such Justice of the Peace can be easily
fourd, otherwise such person persons arrested
shall be committed to such place. this Board may
! by Ordinance direct And, practicable the
person, persons who made the said arrest shall
notify a Justice of the Peace of Grass Valley
Township as aforesaid of such arrest. And the JUS
tice of the Peace before whom such person per-
sons may be brought of whose commitment as
| Aforesaid, shall proceed thereafter
tcable to hear and determine any charge, charges
which may be made against such person or persons
and may commit such persons to such place
as may be provided by this Board from time to time
during such investigation. and if the said Justice Of
the Peace shall find necessary he may call upon the
Corporation Attorney to conduct the investigation
And if upon full hearing of all the facts such arres-
ted person persons shall be found guilty of the
charges preferred against them, the Justice of the
Peace shall fine them in any not exceeding Sew
entyfve Dollars and Costs and in default of the pay
ment of the shall be imprisoned in such place as
the Board may hereafter direct, not than ten
days
SECTION 3.-It shall be the duty of the Marshal to
prescribe such Rules and Regulations for the govern
ment OF the Watchmen, while on duty he may
deem necessary for the safety and security of the
Town having reference particularly to fires: and to
report to this Board forthwith any neglect careless.
ness or wrong doing of any Watchman while on dutv
SECTION At shall be the duty of the Marshal to
collect all fines imposed for the breach of Ordinances
70 collect all such Licences may be established by
THIS Board and receipt for the same and pay over all
such moneys as well all moneys collected for Taxes
by him to the Town Treasurer He shall keep an ac
count of all such moneys so received nv him IN nronar
books, to be by him provided, which books shall at
all times be open to the inspection of the Board of
Trustees, and make and present to this Board, for
their consideration statement of his accounts at
least once every month.
SECTION SIN no case shall the Marshal receive from
any person arrested about to be arrested charg
ed with any offence, any of money or any thing
OF value, either as present or bribe
SECTION 6.-For any neglect violation of duty,
the Marshal may upon conviction before Justice Of
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dred Dollars and Costs, by Imprisonment not less
than Ten Days.
DUTIES OF WArcHMEx
SECTION THE Watchmen appointed bv the Trus-
tees of this Town shall have possess all the power
and authority granted to the Marshal the Town by
section 1st herein. They shall faithfully remain ON
duty such time the Marshal shall by rule establish
and obey his instructions in all things ANY person
or persons arrested by any Watchman while on duty
shall be taken to such secure place the Board OF
Trustees may hereafter prescribe and any such arrest
shall be forthwith reported to the Marshal.
SECTION SIN no case shall Watchman receive
from any person arrested or about to be arrested
charged with any offence, any of money OF any
thing OF value, as a present or bribe.
SFCTIoN 9.-For any neglect violation of duty
any Watchman may, upon conviction before Justice
of the Peace, be fined in sum not more than One
Hundred Dollars and Costs, or by imprisonment not
less than Ten Days.
DUTIES OF CORPORATION ATTORNEY
SECTION 10.-lt shall be the duty of the Corporation
required by Trustee or the Board of Trustees and
to attend to all in behalf of the Town when re-
CURED by the Beard of Trustees, Justice of the
DUTIES oE Town TREASURER.
SECTION II 1t shall be the duty of the Town Treas
urer to receive and safely keep in his custody all mon
eys belonging to the Town, and to pay and disburss
the under the direction of the Board of Trustees
on warrants issued by them, in such manner and
form as may be prescribed. He shall keep true and
accurate accounts of all moneys so received and dis
bursed, IN proper books to be provided by him and
present statement thereof at least once in every
month, and o1tener, II required by them
DUTIES OF TowN ASSESSOR
SECTION 12-It shall be the duty of the Town As
SCISSOR to prepare in book to be provided by him for
that purpose list of all the taxable property both
real and personal within the limits of the Town With
the valuation and names of the owners thereof and
present the for the consideration of the Board of
Trustees or before the Thrtieth day of April next
BONDS OFFICERS
SECTION 1S-The Marshal, Treasurer, and Assesso
shall respectively give Bonds, with good and sucien
security, to be approved by the Board of Trustees
payable to the Trustees of the Town of Grass Valley
conditioned for the faithful performance of their du
ties in the penal sum following, to wit
The Marshal in the penal sum of $500.
The Treasurer in the penal sum of $4,000.
| The Assessor in the penal sum of $1,000.
| Adopted March &c, 1855.
ZENAS WHEELER, President.
| Attest-R. SHOEMAKER, Clerk.