Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-09-19
ORDINANCES OF THETOwN OFGOLD HILL.
Ordinances No. 25.
Passed Sept.l II, 1861

y ORDINANCE TO CREATE A FIRE
n Department forthe Town ofGold diil, ana
q. 10 regulate the same.
The Board of Trustees OF the Io"n Oh uota
Hill, do ordain: w..
NJ Gold Hill hereby created, which shall con
,i,t Of one Chief Engineer, one Assistant Engin'
ser a President, a Secretary, a Treasurer, u
BOARD OF Delegates, and such Fire Companies as
yhalI, complying win the provisions OF this Ur'
dinance. be admitted thereto.
SIC. .. An election shall be- held for Chief En-
gineer, and one Assistant Engineer. by the mem
bers OF the Department. upon the first Monday
of October of each year, and they shall noIu
their offices for one year, or nntltheir suceessoEs
are elected and qualified. In case any VACANCY,
shall occur in said Offices, the President snal' can
a special election TO ill such vacancy Tor the I'M
expired term.
, PRECEDENT. nv notice published ut least ten days
In some newspaper Of said county, and shall De
conducted as follows: The Board OF Delegates
shalI appoint 10 conduc' said election three
Judres, who may appoin; two clerks. Said elec.
tions shall be held at such place Us the Board OF
Delegates nav designate, between the hours OF
two O'Clock p. 4. aud seven o'clock y. N The
returns Of said election, duly certified by the ma
iority Of Judges, shall be forwarded 10 the Seere-
tary Of the Department, within i've days there-
after, and shall by him be transmitted to the
BOArU OF DeltKhItst "uo sAA
1--we day. thereafter, and declare the result. The
persons having the highest number OF votes shall
he declared elected. In case OF n tie vote, the
majority Of the Board shall determine. Contest
ed elections for the Offices OF Chief and First As
s's'ant shall be decided by the Board OF Dele
gates
PIE ,idrpt 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.
SEC. Z The Board Of Delegates shall be com.
po.ed 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
s1rrr. who shall respectively be the President,
Secretary and Treasurer of the Fire Department.
The Board Of Delegates shall make | 'wS 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
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
,ried by the Board Of Delegates, and II found
guilty, nav be censured, suspended, removed
nom office, or expelled from the Fire Depart.
ment, a. the majority of the Board in itsjudSment
may direct
SEC. 8. An Engine Company or a 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 DO duly registered
members ofthe Department. Til officers OF each
company shall be one Foreman, at least one As
sistant Foreman. n Secretary and Treasurer.
A company desiring admission into the Depart.
ment must make application 10 the Board OF
Trustees Of said Town, accompanying such up.
plIca,ion with n copy OF their constitution and
bylaws, signed by the members Of their compa'
nv, giving the names OF their officers and the loca.
tion 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 aud every
par, and portion 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
be by said company received. held and used in
trust, 10 be re.delivcred 10 said Trustees when
such company shall have disbanded, or upon
demand made by said Trustees therefor. Upon
such admission into the Department, such com.
phuN Shall u Va ~ AAN ave- o"N HF
call a special election for the same, and the Dele.
gates so elected shall hold their offices until their
successors. ~ the next general election, shall have
been elected. and have qualified.
SEC. 7. IL shall be unlawful for any company
or association not belonging TO the Department
10 perform any duties OF tiremen, when said De
partment, or any portion thereof. is In service.
SEC. 6. Whenever the roll of any company,
from any cause, shall be reduced TO lessthan fifteen
members, the Chief Engineer shall suspend such
company. but such company may be reinstated
BY the Board of Delegates at any meeting, or
may be by said Board disbanded.
SEC. 9. The Board Of Trustees shall have sole
power TO locate said fire companies, and shall rot
De held liable for any contract made by any ofh'
GERS OF said Department, or Of said companies,
nor for any expense BY them incurred.
SEC. 10. The Chief Engineer shall report TO the
Board Of Trustees In the months OF january
April, July and October, the condition Of cisterns
reserv ,irs. pipes. hydrants. and fire apparatus
and all property in the town In the keeping o
said Department, and such other and
recommendation, as he may deem proper. II,
shall also inquire into the causes Of all fires, and
see that all persons criminaily connected there
with are diligently prosecuted by the proper
auth, rites.
SEC. II. This ordinance shall take effect from
and after its passage.
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