Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-09-25
ORDINANCES OF THE TOWN OFGOLD HILL.
Ordinance Noes.
Passed Sept. Il, 1851

lFdHstu ctph'A- ACec
A N ORDINANCE TO CREATE A FIRE
IN Department forthe Iown oieold tiI' anu
to regulate the same.
The Board of Trustees of the Town OF Gold
Hill, do ordain:
SEcrIoS /. A Fire Department for the Town
of Gold Hill hereby created, which shall con
AIT of one Chief Engineer, one Assistant Engin'
Ger, a President, u Secretary, a TREASURER, a
Board Of Delegates. and such Fire Companies rs
shalI, complying with the provisions OF this Ur-
dinance, be admitted thereto.
Ssc. >. An election shall be held for Chief En-
ginser, and one Assistant Engineer, by the mem
bers of the Department, upon the first Monday
Of October Of each year, and they shul nola
their offices for one year, or untiltheir successors
are elected and qualified. In case any vacancy
sh,Al occur in said offices, the President shall call
"A special election TO ill such vacancy FOR the I'M
SEC. 8 The election shall be called by the
President. by notice published AZ least ten days
In some newspaper Of said county, and shall be
conducted AS follows: The Board OF Delegates
shall appoint to conduc' said election three
Judges. who mas appoint two clerks. Said rlee.
tons shall be held at such place rs the Board Of
Delegates may designate. between the hours OF
two o'clock P. u. AMI seven O'Clock P.M Inc
rrturns Of said election, duly certified by the ma
iority Of Judges, shall be forwarded TO the Secr--
tary OF the Department, within live days there
after, and shall by him be transmitted to the
Board of Delegates, who shall convene within
five DAYS thereafter. and declare the result. The
persons having the highest number OF votes shall
be declared elected. In case OF u tie vote, the
majority Of the Board shall determine. Contest
ed elections for the offices OF Chief aud First As
sI.rant shall be decided by the Board Of Dele
gates.
SIC 4. The first election shall be called by the
President Of the Board of Trustees 0f the Town
OF Gold Hill. and the judges shall be appointed
by said Board. and the returns shall be made TO
the Trustees OF said Town. and they shall declare
the result.
SEC. s The Board Of Delegates shall be com.
posrd OF three members elected from each com
pany by the members thereof. on the second Mon
day OF October OF each year, and they shall hold
their Offices for one year, or until their successors
are elected and qualified. They shall assemble
within ten DAYS after their election and organize
by IN. election Of President. secretary and Urea
surrr, who shall respectively be the Presi l0nt.
Secretary and Treasurer of the Fire Department.
The Board of Delegates shall make VS. for the
government OF the Fire Department, not incon-
si,IenI with the provisions OF this Ordinance, or
the Ordinances of said Town now in force or to
be hereafter enacted. And all such laws by them
so made shall be binding on every company.
officer or member of the Department, and any
company, officer or mer Der OF the Department
who shall violate any OF the said laws. or who
shall refuse 10 obey the lawful orders Of the Chief
or a NHlHTA0I EnklutfEt tuhLls upou NoAAHiaAlilht NC
tried by the Board Of Delegates, and II found
guilty, may be censured, suspended, removed
from Office, or expelled from the Fire Depart
m-nt. ~ the majority Of the Board in itsjudgment
may direct .
SIX q An Engine Company or a Hook and
Ladder Company shall be composed OF not more
than eighty nor less than thirty men, and a Hose
Company Of not more than forty nor less than
fifteen men, all of whom must be duly registered
members ofthe Department. The officers OF each
company shall be one Foreman, az least one As.
sistant Foreman, q Secretary and a Treasurer.
A company desiring admission into the Depart
ment must make application 10 the Board OF
Trustees of said Town, accompanying such ap.
plicarion with n copy Of their constitution and
bylaws, signed by the members OF their compa-
nv, giving the names of their officers and the loca-
ton they desire. Ii such application should re-
ceiye the approval Of the Board Of Trustees, the
company shall be admitted into the Department
upon a full surrender 20 said Board Of Trustees
for the incorporate Town Of Gold Hill, Of all
claim and title Of said company 10 all and every
par, and portion Of the Dire apparatus by such
company possessed and after such company
shall have been regularly admitted into the De-
partment, tho Trustees Aforrsald may deliver to
such company the apparatus so surrendered, TO
be by said company received, held and used in
trust, TO be re-delivered 10 said Trustees when
such company shall have dlsbanded, or upon
demand made by said Trustees therefor. Upon
such admission INTO tue department, sucn COM
pany shall be entitled TO three delegates, and may
call q special election for the same, and the Dele
gates so elected shall hold their Offices until their
successors, at the next general election, shall have
been elected. and have qualified.
SEC. J. IL shall be unlawful for any company
or association not belonging to the Department
TO perform any duties OF tiremen, when said De.
partment, or any portion thereof, Is In service.
SEC. Z. Whenever the roll of any company,
from any cause. shall be reduced to lessthan fifteen
members. the Chief Engineer shall suspend such
company, but such company may be reinstated
by the Board of Delegates at any meeting, or
may be by said Board disbandeL
SEC. 9. The Board u Trustees shall have sole
power TO locate said fire companies, and shall rot
be held liable for any contract made by any Off.
GERS OF said Department, or OF said companies,
nor for any expense by them incurred.
SEC. 10. The Chief Engineer shall report 10 the
Board of Trustees in the months OF January
April, July and October, the condition of ~cisierns,
reservoirs, pipes. hydrants, and fire apparatus,
and all property in the town In the keeping OF
said Department, and such other information and
recommendations rs he may deem proper. He
shall also inquire into the causes Of all fires. and
see tina, all persons criminnlly connected there
with are diligently prosecuted by the proper
auth rites.
SEC. IL. This ordinance shall take effect from
and after its passage.
S,M'I HYATT. Clerk. sel2
0 NJ %