Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-10-12
ORDINANCES OF THgTOwN OFeOLD HILL.
Ordinance NC. 80.
Passed Sept,ll, 1861
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SEC. .. An election shai De heil LOT ChieI En-
8ineer, ana one Assistant nnsiuSef' ~ ne mein'
berS oil the Department upon uMe nrst Monuay
OF october OF each year, anu tney shh' hoiu
their offices for one year, or uhtltther SUCCESSORS
are elected and qualified. La case any vacancy
shall occur In said othees' the PRESIDENT snaIi cal
u special election 10 NIL sueh vacancy Tor the I'M
Expired term
SEC. 5. The etecton siai DC Saieu ny INC
President, by notice Puonsheo ieast Ten Gays
in some newspapere OF SAID county; ana snaI DC
conducted as fouows; Inc boaru OF Deiega'es
shall appoint TO conduct said election three
Judges, who may appoint two CLERKS. SAd cleo.
tons shall be held nj such place "a the Board OF
Delegates may designate, between the hours of
two o'clock p. ". and seven O'Clock r. N. Tho
returns of said election, duly certified by the ma
iorlty Of Judges, shall be forwarded 10 the Secre-
tary of the Department, within i've days there
after, and shall by him be transmitted to the
Board Of Delegates, who shall convene within
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persons having the highest number ofvotes shall
bc declared elected. IN case OF u TIC vote, the
majority of the Board shall determine. Contest
ell elections for the offices of Chief and First As
slstaut 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 shal De made 10
the Trustees of said Town, and they shall declare
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SEC. 5. 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 snail mold
their offices for ono year, or until tneir successors
are elected and qualified. Trey shal assemble
within ten days after their election and organize
by the election OF President. SECRETARY ana Urea
gurcr, who shall respectively De the president,
Secretary and Treasurer OF the Ere department
Tho Board of Delegates shall make laws Tor the
government of the Fire Department, not neon
sistcnt with the provisions of this Ordinance, or
the Ordinances of said Town now IN force or TO
DO hereafter enacted. And all suehiaws by them
20 made shall be binding on every company,
officer or member of tho 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 ofthe Chief
or Assistant Engineer, shall, upon complaint, be
tried by the Board Of Delegates, and II found
cuity, may DO censured, suspended, removed
from Office, or expelled from the Fire Depart
ment, as the majority Of the Board In itsJudgment
may direct.
SEC G. An Engine Company or u 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
ff,eCn men. all of whom must DO duly registered
member of the Department. The officers OF each
comnany shall be- one Foreman, NJ least one As
sjstnpt Foreman. a Secretary and a Treasurer.
A comnanv desiring admission into the Depart
n,nt must make application to the Board of
Tru,tees of said Town, accompanying such ap-
plication with a copy OF their constitution and
bylaws, signed by the members OF their compa-
nv. giving the names of their officers and tho loca-
ton they desire. II such application should re-
c.iye the approval Of the Board Of Trustees, the
company shall be admitted into the Department
uDon a full 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
nnrt and norton OF the fire apparatus by such
company possessed; and 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
~. nv snjd conpnny received, held and used in
trust, 20 be- rcdelivcred to said Trustees when
sueh company shall have disbanded. or upon
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