Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-09-20
ORDINANCES OF THETOwN OF GOLD HILL.
Ordinance No. 80.

1lEE
Passed Sept. H. IeoSI
ORDINANCE TO CREATE a FIR
"A Department fol the Town ofGold HILL and
TO regulate the same. , ,
The Board of Trustees Oh tho Town Vi Ho'u
Hill. do ordain:
SECTION !. a FIRE Department y Il io"n
OF Gold hlis H1.eoy "S s"S,.n, 80
eer, q President, u Secretary, a treasurer, a
Board of Delegates, and such FIRE Companies rs
shall, complying with the provisions OF this Or
dInance, be admitted thereto.
SEC. 2 An election snaii % neid ior Cnel en-,
gineer. and one Assistant Engineer, by the mem
bers of the Department, upon the hrst Monday
Of October Of each year, and they shall hold
their Offices for one year, or untltheir successors
are elected and qualified In case any vacancy
shall occur in said offices, the President shsu can
a special election 10 I'LL such vacancy Tor the I'M
expired term.
SEC. 3. The election shall be called oy tho
President. by notice published ut least ten days
in some newspaper ci sald county, ana SNAIL oe
conducted az follows: The Board oil Delegates
shall appoint TO conduc' said election three
Judces, who NAV appoint two clerks. Said cleo
,;ons hall he h-id M such olace As the Board of
D.h.ca,.. NAV dcsiynate. between the hours Of
two O'clock y. ". and seven o'clock p. The
returns of said election, duly certified by the ma
iori,y of .Iudy,s. shall be forwarded to the Secre-
tarv of The Department, within FIVE days there
after, and shall BY him be transmitted 10 the
BOARD of Delegates, who shall convene within
Ave DAVIS thereafter, and declare the result. The
ner.ons having the highest number of shall
he declared elected. In case OF a tie vote, the
,r,iori,v of IN. BOARD shall determine. Contest.
m"gHa.! sor ,Se ofscss Of Chief and First As.
eueIeetpSunn -. J.ciJ.d nv the Roard OF Dele
s.a 'SN"A
S " Tb. fra, election shall be called by the
prs.JJon, ~ The Board of Trustees of the Town
sS"IJ ttIII and IN. iudc,s shall be appointed
hill -. -,
-, rrr,s,sss M s,,d Town. and they shall declare
,bo r.s,I,
Sc Z The Roard of Delegates shall be com.
,os.J ~ ibrre members elected from each com.
nnanv nv the members thereof, on the second Mon.
a. az o.,oh.r of each wear. and they shall hold
,h.tr oaic.. for one wear, or up,il their succ,ssors
ave slsc,rd and ,oualihed. They shall assemble
,,;,hI, "a, d,v. airsr their election and organize
h, ,ha sI.c,Jnn of President. Secretary and Urea
49, Who shnll re,pectiyrly be the President,
Sscr.,ary and Treasurer Of the Fire Department.
nj 81 a. D.l.yn,cs .hall max. Wa for the
IN" ~ Ir. Denor,m.nt. NO, ineon.
r.i,h Inc provi.ions Of mi. Ordinance. or
,h. D.Itaa,c., ~ s.ih Town now In force or 10
S Sn' .oroa,,ar Enacted And nil such laws by them
40 madp shall be binding on every company,
oaicer or member of the Department, and any
camoary officer or member OF the Department
Who .haIi violate any OF the said laws. or who
sbsII rafns. N obey the lawful orders of the Chief
- ,L.,an, pn,;nasr .hall nnon complaint. be
80 -. -. R9ard of D,lerates. and n fouud
.nT,c mny he n.urrd. su,p.ndrd. removed
,rom ofsrr or expellrd from the Fire Depart
,nent. AZ the majority Of the Board in its judgment
NAV direct.
SEC. 6 An Engine Company or n 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
ramherS of the Departmrnt. The officers of each
comnanv .hall bs one Foreman, az leas, one As.
si.,ant Foreman. a Secretary and a Treasurer.
A company desiring admission into the Depart.
m.nt must make application TO the Board of
Trustees of said Town. accompanying such ap.
pllra,ion with a copy OF their constitution and
bylaws, signed by the members OF their compa-
nv, giving the names of their officers and the loea.
ton they desire. II such application should re.
c.iyc the approval Of the Board of Trustees, the
connuny shsll be admitted into the Department
upon a full surrender TO said Board of Trustees
for the Incorporate Town Of Gold Hill, Of all
claim and title Of said company TO 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, the Trustees aforesaid may deliver 70
such company the apparatus 50 surrendered. to
be by said company received, held and used IN
trust, 20 be re.delivercd to said Trustees when
such company shall have disbanded, or upon
demand made by said Trustees therefor. Upon
such admission into the Department, such com.