Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-10-10
ORDINANCES OF rHErowy OFGoLD HILL.
Ordinance No. %.
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ORDINANCE TO CREATE a FIRE
n Department forthe Town OF Cold hhi, and
10 regulate the same. An
The Board of Trustees OF the Town of Gold
Hill, do Ordain
SECTION l.. \ Fire Department foE the Town
OF Gold Hill IL hereby created, which shall con-
sist of one Chief Engineer, one Assistant Engin.
.er. "A President, a Secretary, q Treasurer, a
Board of Delegates, and such Fire Companies as
shall, complying with the provisions OF this Or.
dinance, be admitted thereto.
SIC. . An election shall be held for Chief En-
gineer, and one Assistant Engineer by the mem
bcrs of the Department. upon the first Monday
of October of each year, and they shall hold
their offices for one year, or untiltheir successors
ARE elected and qualified. In ease any vacancy
shall occur in said offices, the President shall call
a special election TO I'LL such vacancy fOr'the un-
expired term.
SEC q The election shall be- called by the
President. BY notice published NJ least ten days
Iva some newspaper OF said county. and shall be
conducted as follows: The Board OF Delegates
shall appoint 20 conduc: said election three
Judges, who may appoint two clerks. Said cleo
lions shall be held at such place aS the Board of
Delegates may designate, between the hours Of
Two o'clock p. VI. and seven o'clock ?. VI. The
returns OF said election, duly certified by the ma
ioritv Of Judges, shall be forwarded to the Secre'
tary of the Department, within five 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 a tie vote, the
majority Of the Board shall determine. Contest.
ed elections for the offices of Chief aud First As
sis,ant shall be decided by the Board of Dele
gates.
SEC. 4. The first 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 10
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 bv the members thereof. on the second Mon.
,Iny 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
stir.r, " 10 shall respectively be the President,
SECRETARY and Treasurer of the Fire Department.
IN" Board OF Delegates shall make ! ,ws for the
government OF the Fire Department. not incon'
sistrnt with the provisions Of this Ordinance, or
the Ordinances of said Town now in force or to
lee hereafter enacted. And all such laws by them
80 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 II found
guilty, may be ccnSured. suspended, removed
from office, or expelled from the Fire Depart.
Inrut, ~ the majority of the Board in it~sjudgmcnt
NAY direct.
SEC 6. An Engine Company or q Hook and
Ladder Company shall be composed Of not more
Than eighty nor less than thirty men, and u Hose
Company of not more than forty nor less than
tiftecn men. all Of whom must be duly registered
members Ofthe Department. The officers OF each
company shall be one Foreman, AZ least one As
sl-tnnt Foreman. u Secretary and Treasurer.
4 .nUnunv IeziriOp admiration INFO the DpDart.
ment must make application TO the Board of
Trustees of said Town. accompanying such APP
~piiCRtiOn with u copy OF their constitution and
bylaws, signed by the RENDERS of their compa'
ny. giving the names Of their officers and the loca-
iiDn they desire. II such application should re-
crive the approval of the Board of Trustees, the
company shall be admitted into the Department
upon 4 full surrender TO said Board Of Trustees
for the incorporate Town of Gold Hill, Of all
claim and title of said company 20 al and every
part and portion of the fire apparatus by such
company possessed AMI after such company
shall have been regularly admitted into the De-
pArtment, the Trustees aforesaid may deliver 10
such company the apparatus so surrendered. To
bc by said company received. held and used in
trust, to be re.delivered 10 said Trustees when
such company shall have dlsbandcd, or upon
demand made By said Trustees therefor. Upon
such admission into the Department, such com.
pany shall be entitled 10 three delegates, and may
call q special election Toy the same. and the Dele
kkltN 50 tlfNNCi HllAll AhfAa 'AlNt Ah'A NAANN
successors, ut the next general election, shall have
been elected, and have qualified.
SIC. :. Il shall be unlawful for any company
or association not belonging 20 the Department
20 perform any duties of fremrn, when said De-
partment, or any portion thereof, is in service.
SIC. ,. Whenever the roll of any company,
from any cause. shall be reduced TO less than fifteen
members, the Chief Engineer shall suspend such
company, but such company mty be rcinstated
by the Board of Delegates Il: any meeting, or
NAV be BY said Board disbanded.
SIC. =. The Board Of Trustees shall have solo
power 10 locate said lire companies, and shall not
be held liable for any contract made by any OIL
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 cis;erns,
reservoirs, pipes, hydrantS, and fire apparatus,
aud all property In the town In the keeping OF
said Department, and such other Information and
recommendation ~ he may deem proper. He
shall also inquire into the causes OF all fires, and
81. that all persons criminally connected there
with ARE diligently prosecuted by the proper
authorities.
SEC. II. This ordinance shall take effect from
and after its passage.
GEO. W. AYLSwORTH. President.
SAINT. HYATT, Clerk. SELF