Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-09-30
oonTNANCgs OF rHBTOWN OF GOLD HILL
Ordinance No. 20
lPassed Sept.ll ls65.l


ORDINANCE TO CREATE A FIRE
A DspArtmeut forthe Town ofGold Hill, and
- ro,rIate the same.
Tbe hoard of Trustees OF the Town OF Gold
hin. do oraain:
SECTION l. \ Fire Department for the To"n
Of Gold Hills hereby ereaIou' winch n"s eVu'
,nr n President, q Secretary, q Treasurer, u
Roord of Delegates, and such Fire Companies as
Mali, complying with the provisions of this Or.
dinance, be admitted thereto.
SIC. .. An election shall be held for Chief En-
Sns- o,d on, Assistant Engineer. by the mem.
- Of tbs Denartment, upon the first Monday
of October of each year, and they shall hold
their offices for one year, or until their successors
are elected and qualified. In case any vacancy
shall occur in said offices, the President shall call
"A special election 10 I'LL such vacancy for the I'M
expired term.
SEC. 3 The election shall be called by the
President, by notice published at least ten days
in some newspaper OF said county, and shall be
conducted a follows: The Board OF Delegates
shall appoint to conduc: said election three
,I,dces who NAV appoint two clerks. Said cleo
t;ons sbal be held at such place as the Board of
D.leoa,es NAV designate, between the hours Of
two o'clock p. NJ. and seven o'clock p. ". The
returns of said election, duly certified by the ma.
iori,y of Judges, shall be forwarded TO the Secre-
tarv of The Department. within five days there
nf,.r and shail by him be to the
ROnru d WIN hAAAA ' NsAhAAh
five days thereafter. and declare the result. The
persons having the highest number OF votes shall
be declared elected In case of a tic vote. the
majority of the Board shall determine. Contest
sJ Elections for the offices Of Chief and First As.
.Jy,,n, shoIl he decided by the Board of Dele
sa,ss
Src- 4 The first election shall be called by the
prssIIen, OF The BOARD of Trustees OF 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.
SIC. ) The Board Of Delegates shall be COM
posed 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 wear, or until their Successors
are elected and qualified, They shall assemble
with, tan days after their election and organize
nv the election OF President, Secretary and Urea
,nr.r. who shall respectively be the President,
S.cr.,ury and Treasurer of the Fire Department
rhc E,trd of Delegate, shall make Laws for the
,,rorr,n,nt of the Fire Department, not incOn.
si.tent with the provisions OF this Ordinance, or
The Orlinances Of said Town now in force or TO
mo- hereafter enacted. And all such laws by them
30 made shall be binding on every company,
officer or member Of the Department, and any
,ompany, officer or meIpber Of the Department
who shall violate any OF the said laws. or who
shall refuse TO obey the lawful orders of the Chief
or Assistant Engineer, shall, upon complaint, be
tried by IN, Board OF Delegates, and II found
yuIlty, may be censured, suspended, removed
from Office, or expelled from the Fire Depart.
ment, as the majority of the Board in its Judgment
may direct.
SEC. 6 An Engine Company or u Hook and
Ladder Company shall be composed OF not more
than eighty nor less than thirty men, and IA 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, al least one As.
sis,ant Foreman, a 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-
~plica,ion with q copy Of their constitution and
bylaws, signed by the members of their compa.
ny, giving the names of their officers and the loca-
tion 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 mil 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
part and portion Of the fre apparatus by such
company possessed; and after such company
hall have been regularly admitted into the De-
partment, the Trustees aforesaid may deliver to
such company the apparatus so surrendered. to
M. nv said COMPANY received, held and used in
,rrSt ~ h, rr.d.Iiy.rra 20 said Trustees when
sucb romnany shall have disbanded or upon
,Han.rJ mpJ. nv sSiJ T'rns,e.s ,hcrefor lion
,nrb admIssion into IN, Department. such com.