Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-09-13
,p n1NANcEs OF rHE rows OF GOLD HILL.
Ordinance No. go.

v ORDINANCE TO CREATE A FIRE
n Department for.he Town ofGold hil' ana
20 regulate the same.
The Board of Trustees OF the TOWN OF So'o
Hill. do ordain: r.
of Gold Hill i hereby created, which shall con-
si.t N one Chief Engineer, one Assisian; Engin.
ser a President, u Secretary, q treasurer, n
Board Of Delegates. and such Fire Companies AZ
shall, complying with the provisions OF this Or
dinanee, be admitted thereto.
SEC. Q An election shall be held for Chief En-.
v;peer, and one Assistant Engineer, by the mem'
bers OF the Department, upon the frst Monday,
Of October Of each year, and they shall mold
their Offices for one year, or untiltheir successors
are elected and qualified. In case any vacancy,
shall occur in said offices, the President snaiI can
q special election TO oil such vacancy Tor the uh'
expired term.
SIC 4 The election shall be called by the
President, by notice published at least ten days
In some newspaper Of said county, and shall DC
conducted as follows: The Board OF Delegates
shall appoint TO conduc. said election three
Judges, who may appoint two clerks Said cleo.
tons shall be held ut such place as the Board Of
Delegates may designate, between the hours OF
two o'clock P. ". and seven O'Clock P.M The
returns Of said election, duly certified by the ma
jority Of Judges, shall be forwarded TO tho Secre-
tary Of the Department, within nye days 'here-
after, and shall BY him be transmitted 10 tne
bOHru OF Delegates. WIN NhAAA ~ 49,.
hye DAYS thereafter. and declare the result. The
persons having the highest number OF votes shall
be 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
sistant shall be decided by the Board OF Dele
gates.
SIC. 4. The frs, election shall be called by the
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.
posed OF three members elected from each com
pany " 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 Urea
suTrr, who shall respectively be the President,
Secretary and Treasurer of the Fire Department.
The Board OF Delegates shall make VS. for the
government of he Fire Department. not incon-
sislenl 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
30 made shall be binding on every company.
officer or member of the Department, and any
company, officer or meTber of the Department
who shall violate any o. 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 II found
guilty, may be censured, suspended, removed
from office, or expelled from the Fire Depart.
ment. "a the majority Of the Board in It's judgment
may 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 moi more than forty nor less than
fifteen men. all Of whom must DO duly registered
members of the Department. The officers OF each
company shall be one Foreman, NJ least one As.
sistant Foreman, o Secretary and a Treasurer.
A company desiring admission into the Depart.
ment must make application TO the Board OF
Trustees Of said Town, accompanying such APP
~plication with a 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-
ceive the approval Of the Board of Trustees, the
company shall 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 10 all and every
part and portion of the Dire apparatus by such
company possessed: and after such company
shall have been regularly admitted Into the De-
partmeut. the Trustees aforesaid may deliver TO
such company the apparatus so surrendered, TO
be by said company received. held and used in
trust, 10 be re-deliyered 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
pany shall De entitled 10 tnree uelegutes, anu may
call q special election for the same, and the Dele.
gates 80 elected shall hold their offices until their
successors, AT the next general election, shall have
been elected, and have qualified.
SEC. Z. Il shall be unlawful for any company
or association not belonging 10 the Department
10 perform any duties Of tremen, 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 less than fifteen
MEMBER, the Chief Engineer shall suspend such
company, bnt such company may be rrins;a,ed
by the Board of Delegates nj any meeting, or
may be by said BoalA disbapded.
SEC. 9. The Boardyf Trustees shall have sole
power TO locate said lire 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. ~. The Chief Engineer shall report TO the
Board Of Trustees in the months OF January,
April. July aud October, the condition of cis'erns'
reserv irs, pipes. hydrants. and fire apparatus,
and all property in the town in the keeping oi
said Department. and such other Information and
recommendations Us he may deem proper. He
shall also inquire into the causes of all fires. and
see that oil persons crininally connected there
with are diligently prosecuted by the proper
auth. rifles.
SEC. II. This ordinance shall take effect from
and after its passage.
SAM'L HYATT, Clerk, sel2