Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-10-02
ORDINANCES OF THETOwN OF GOLD HILL.
Ordinance No. 25.

n ORDINANCE TO CREATE A FIRE
"A Department forthe Town ofGold Hhl, and
10 regulate the same.
The Board of Trustees OF the Town Of Gold
Hill, do ordain:
SEcTIoS / A Fire Department for the Town
Of Gold Hin i, hereby created. which shall con-
slst of one Chief Engineer, one Assistant Engin-
per. n President. u Secretary, q Treasurer, q
= BOARD of Delegates, and such Fire Companies as
shall, complying with the provisions Of this Or.
dinance, be admitted thereto.
SEC. .. An election shall be held for Chief En-
gineer, and one Assistant Engineer, by the mem
beers 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 shall call
a special election to fill such vacancy for the I'M
expired term.
SIC q The election shall be called by the
President. by notice published " least ten days
in some newspaper Of said county, and shall be
conducted as follows: The Board Of Delegates
shall appoint 10 conduc. said election three
Judges, who may appoint two clerks. Said elec.
tons shall be held at'such place ~ the Board of
Delegates may designate, between the hours of
two o'clock P. ". and seven o'clock ?. NJ. The
returns of said election, duly certified by the ma.
iority of Judges, shall be forwarded TO the Secre-
tary of the Department, within five days there
after, and shall by him be transmitted 10 the
hoard OF Delegates, WHO hldlA "lNiath
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 and First As
.istant 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
SIC. 3 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 Urea
si,rer. who shall respectively be the President,
Secretary and Treasurer of the Fire Department
The Board Of Delegates shall make VS. 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
he hereafter enacted. And all such laws by them
40 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
ment, IA the majority Of the Board in itsjudSment
may direct.
SIC. 6. An Engine Company or II Hook and
Ladder Company shall be composed of not more
than eighty nor less than thirty men, and Il 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, at least one As
sis,aut Foreman, II Secretary and Treasurer,
Accompany desiring admission into the Depart
ment must make application 10 the Board OF
Trustees OF said Town, accompanying such ap'
~plicatIon with u 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-
ceiye the approval Of the Board Of Trustees, the
company shall be admitted into the Department;
upon n full surrender TO said Board OF Trustees
for the incorporate Town of Gold Hill, Of al
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
partment, the Trustees aforesaid may deliver &c
such company the apparatus so surrendered. 70
be by said company received, held and used in
trust, to be re-delivered 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 be entitled to three delegates, and may
call a special election for the same, and the Dele
gates 10 elected shall hold their offices until their
successors. ut the next general election, shall have
been elected. and have qualified.
Sic. :. 1; shall be unlawful for any company
or association not belonging 10 the Department
20 perform any duties Of frcmen, when said De
partmenl, or any portion thereof. Is in service.
SEC. :. Whenever the roll of any company
from any canse, shall be reduced to fifteen
members, the Chief Engineer shall suspend such
company, but such company may be rciustated
by the Board OF Delegates nj any meeting, OF
NAV be by said Board disbanded,
SEC. 9. The Board of Trustees shall have SOLE
power to locate said fire companies, and shall ro'
he held liable for any contract made by any oil,
GERS OF said Department, or of said companies
nor for any expense by them incurred.
SIC. 10. The Chief Engineer shall report 10 tn,
Board of Trustees in the months Of January
April, July and October, the condition OF cisterns
reservoirs, pipes. hydrants, and IRE apparatus
and all property in the town in the keeping o
said Department. and such other information ant
recommendations ~ he may deem proper, III
shall also inquire into the causes of all fires, an'
see that all persons crimiually connected there
with arc diligently prosecuted by the prope
authorities.
SEC. II. This ordinance shall take effect frou
and after its passage.
SAM'L HYATT. Clerk. sel2