Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-10-06
ORDINANCES OF THBTOwN OF GOLD HILL:
Ordinance No. 20.
Passed Sept. IL, 1861

n ORDINANCE TO CREATE 4 FIRE
n Department for the Town ofGold bill, and
10 regulate the same. #
The Board Of Trustees OF the Town OF Gold
Hill. do ~orlain: |
SECTION /. A Fire Department for the Town
of Gold Hill IL hereby created, which shall con-
sis, az one Chief Engineer. one Assistant, Epgin.
scr. a President. a Secretary, a Treasurer. n
BOARD of Delegates, and such Fire COMPANIES a
shall. complying with the provisions o. this Or
dinanee. be admitted thereto.
SIC. =. An election shall DC held for Chief En-
gineer. and one Assistant Engineer, by the mem
bers OF IN. 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
sball occur in said offices, the President shall call
/, snsciaI election IN Al such vacancy for IN. I'm.
.ypIr.d term
Scc n Tn. election shall De called by the
President. by notice published ut least ten days
in some newspaper Of said county, and shall be
conducted ma follows. The Board of Delegates
sboII annoint 10 conduct sald election three
.Iudp,s who NAV appoint two clerks. Said eiec.
,iors hail ha hsid M .uch nlace ma the Bonrl of
n.I.ca,.s NAV de.;yra,s between IN. honrs of
Two O'clock Nv cnd seven O'Clock =. " The
returns OF aid election, duly certified BY the ma.
ioritv Of IudVes shall be forwarded TO the Secre-
f,rv of The Dcnar,m,nt, within Ave DAYS there.
,f,sr and shaIi by him be transmitted TO the
Roard nj DcIegotss who shall convene within
,ye davs thereafter. and declare the result. The
msrsons having the highest number OF votes shall
he declared elected, In case OF a tie vote. the
,,.inri,v Of m. Board shall determine. Contest.
aJ gJac;;ops FOR N. oaires of Chief and First A..
-, ahoiI ha decided bv the Hoard Of Dele
g,,cs
Syc. 4 The frat 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
Il &c .,tl rn,.,, anH Thay- ubn1l ,la.lnra
IN. result.
SIC. : The Board of Delegates shall be com.
po.cd Of three members elected from each com.
puny bv the members thereof. on the second Mon.
dny of October Of each year, and they shall hold
their Office. for one wear. or until their successors
AR, elected and Qualified. They shall assemble
within ten DAYS after their election and organize
by the election Of President, Secretary and Trea
surer. who shall respectively be the President,
Secretary and Treasurer of the Fire Department.
The Board of Delegates shall make LAWS for the
government Of the Fire Department, not incon.
sistent with the provisions Of this Ordinance, or
the Ordinances of said Town now in force or TO
be hereafter enacted. Ana all such laws by them
80 made shall be binding on every company,
officer or member OF the department, ana any
company, officer or member OF the Department
who shall violate any Of the said laws, or who
shall refuse 10 obey the lawful orders OF the Chief
or Assistant Engineer shall, upon complaint De
tried by the Board OF Delegates, and II found
guilty, may be censured, suspended, removed
from office, or expelled from the Fire Depart
ment, ~ the majority of the Board in its Judgment
may direct.
SEC. g. An Engine Company or 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
members of the Department The officers of each
company shall be one Foreman, ut leas, one A..
sistant Foreman, u Secretary aud Treasurer.
a company desiring admission into the Depart
ment must make application to tho Board of
Trustees of said Town, accompanying such APP
plication with Il copy OF their constitution and
bylaws, signed by the members OF their compa'
ny, giving the names OF their officers anu the loca-
ton 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 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
mart and norton of the fire apparatus by such
romnanv po.sessed; and after such company
shnli have been regularly admitted into the De.
unr,ment. the Trustees aforesaid NAV deliver to
such company the apparatus so surrendered. to
be by said company received. held and used in
rms, 10 h. r,.d.liyer.d TO said Trustees when
such COMPANY shall have disbauded, or upon
demand made 6y said Trustees therefor. T;pon
- aImJs.Jor i,,o III. D,rar,u.p, sucb cow.
pauy shall be- entitled TO three delegates, and may