Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-09-15
ORDINANCES OF THE TOWN OF GOLD HILL.
Ordinance No. %.
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\ ORDINANCE TO CREATE A FIRE
N Department for the Town OF Gold ILL., anu
to regulate the same.
The Board of Trustees OF the Town OF Goid
Hill, do ordaln:
SECTION /. A Fire Department for the Town
Of Gold Hill hereby created which snaii con
sI., OF ON, Chief Engineer, one Assistant Engin.
Ger. n President, q Secretary, q Treasurer, o
BOARD Of Delegates. and such Fire Companies as
.haIl, complying with the provisions OF this OF.
dInance, be admitted thereto.
SIC . An election shall be held for Chief En-
gineer. and one Assistant Engineer. by the mem
brrs of the Department, 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 shaiI cai
n special election to ill such vacancy LOT the I'M
expired term.
pr..ident by notice published a, least ten days
In .o,ne n.wspaper Of said county. and shall DO
conducted AS follows: The Board OF Delegates
hall appoint 10 conduc' said election three
Judges, who may appoint two clerks, SAID cleo
lions shall be held at such place Us the Board OF
D,Irrat.s 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
iorIty Of Judves, shall be forwarded 10 the Score
tary Of The Department, within hve 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
Dsrsops having the highest number of votes shall
he declared elected. In case OF a tie vote, the
majority OF the Board shall determine. Contest
ed elections for the offices of Chief and First As
sI.iant shall be decided by the Board of Dele
gates.
President 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.
SEC, s 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 year, or until their successors
are elected and qualified. They shall assemble
within ten days after their election and organize
BY the election of President. secretary and Trea
snrer. who shall respectively be the President
The Board OF Delegates shall make WIS for the
government of the Fire Department, not neon
sis,on, with the provisions OF this Ordinance, or
the Ordinances Of said Town now In force or 10
be hereafter enacted. And all suchlaws by them
30 made shall be- binding ON every company,
officer or member OF the Department, and any
company. officer or member 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 the Board Of Delegates, and If found
guilty, may be censured, suspended, removed
from office, or expelled from the Fire Depart
meut. "a the majority OF the Board in itsJudSment
SIC. 6 An Engine Company or y Hook and
Ladder Company shall DO composed of not more
than eighty nor less than thirty men, and 4 Hose
Company Of not more than forty nor less than
fifteen men, all of whom must be duly registered
member ofthe Department. The officers Of each
company shall be one Foreman, az least one As
sistant Foreman, q Secretary and aTreasurer.
A company desiring admission into the Depart.
ment must make application 10 the Board OF
Trustees Of said Town, accompanying such APP
~pllca,ion with n copy Of their constitution and
bylaws, signed by the members Of their eompa-
ny, giving the names of their officers and the loca-
ton they desire. II such application should re-
ceive the approval OF the Board OF Trustees, the
company shall be admitted into the Department
upon u full surrender to said Board OF Trustees
for the incorporate Town Of Gold Hill, Of all
claim and title Of said company 10 all and every
par. aud portion Of the Dire apparatus by such
company possessed; and after such company
shat have been regularly admitted into the De-
partmeni, the Trustees aforesaid may deliver to
such company the apparatus 10 surrendered, 10
b, bv said company received. held and used in
trust, to be re.delivered 20 said Trustees when
such company shall have disbandcd, or upon
demand made by said Trustees therefor. Upon
such admission into the Department, such com.
DAny Suull Ot tutlIlcu ~ ucACSdIcSt ~ u
call d special election for the same, and the Dele
gates so elected shall hold their offices until their
successors, at the next general election, shGllhave
been elected. and have qualified.
SEC. I. Il shall be unlawful for any company
or association not belonging 10 the Department,
10 perform any duties OF iremen, when SAID De-
\ partmcnl, or any portion thereof. is in service.
SEC, &. Whenever the roll of any company,
from any cause, shall be reduced 20 lessthan fifteen
members, the Chief Engineer shall suspend such
company. but such company may be reins,a,ed
BY the Board OF Delegates AZ any meeting, or
may be by said Board disbanded.
SEC. 9. The Board Of Trustees shall have sole
power to locate said fire companies, and shall rot
De held liable for any contract made by any ofi'
GERS OF said Department, or Of said companies,
nor for any, expense by them incurred.
SEC. 10. The Chief Engineer shall report TO The
Board of Trustees In the months OF january
April, July and October. the condition of cis'ernS
reserv irs, pipes. hydrants, and fire apparatus
and ell property in the town In the keeping Of
said Department, and such other and
recommendations rs he may deem proper. He
shall also inquire into the causes Of all hres, ant
see ,ha, oil persons crimiually connected there
with are diligently prosecuted by the proper
auth. rifles.
T. II. This ordinance shall take effect from
and after its passage.
GEO. W. AYLSwORTH, President.
SAINT. HYATT, Clerk. sel2