Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-09-12
NEW IDA
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE We
are authorized to announce that VIM. q. Da-
vol 10 a candidate for the Office Of Justice Of the
Peace of Gold Hin at the coming election.
Ordinances No. 25.

~ ocpt' IL, lcO1J
A ORDINANCE TO CREATE a FIRE
Department forthe Town Of Gold Hill, and
to regulate the same. ~
The Board Of Trustees Of the Town Of Gold
Hill, do ordain:
SECTION l. A Fire Department for the Town
of Gold I'LL Ii hereby created, which shall con-
sist Of ono Chief Engineer, one Assistant Engin'
eer. Q President, . Secretary. r Treasurer, o
shall, complying with the provisions Of this or.
d~lnance. be admitted thereto.
SEC. 2. 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 ofices for one year, or untilthrir successors
shall occur In said Offices, the President shall call
q special election to ill such vacancy for the IN.
expired term. r.. -g-s...
SIC. 8. The election shall be called by the
President. by notice published at least ten days
In some newspaper of said county, and shall no
conducted ~ follows: The Board Of Delegates
shall appoint to condue' said election three
Judges, who may appoint two clerks. Said cleo.
tions shall DO held at such place n the Board Of
Delegates may designate, between the hours of
two O'Clock p, ". and seven o'clock p. ~. The
returns Of sad election, duly certified by the ma.
jority Of Judges, shall be- forwarded to the Secre.
tury of the Department, within five days there.
after, and shall by him DO transmitted to the
Board of Delegates, who shall convene within
Ave dayI thereafter. and declare the result. The
persons having the highest number Of votes shull
be declared elected. In case Of h tic vote, the
majority Of the Board shall determine. Contest.
ed elections for the offices OF Chief and First Az.
sistant shall be decided by tho 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 10
the Trustees Of said Town. and they shall declare
the result.
SEC. S. The Board Of Delegates shall DO 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 TrcR
surer, who shall respectively be the President,
Secretary and Treasurer Of the Fire Department.
The Board of Delegates shall make | WIS for the
government Of the Fire Department, not incon.
SI-ten, with the provisions Of this Ordinance, or
the Ordinances OF said Town now In force or to
be hereafter enacted. And all such laws by them
30 made shall DO binding on every company.
officer or member OF the Department, and any
officer or meDber 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, shRll, upon complaint, be
tried by the Board Of Delegates. and II found
guilty, may be censured, suspended. removed
from Office, or expelled from the Fire Depart.
mrnt. M the majority Of tho Board in itsjudgment
nay direct.
SEC. d. An Engine Company or a Hook and
Ladder Company shall be composed Of not moro
than eighty nor less than thirty men, and a Hose
Company of not more than forty nor less thnn
fifteen men, all Of whom must be duly registered
members ofthc Department. The officers of each
shall be one Foreman, at least one As.
slstRnt Foreman, o Secretary and q Treasurer.
A company desiring admission into the Depart.
ment must mako application to the Board Of
Trustees Of said Town, accompanying such mp.
p~lication with q copy OF their constitution and
bylaws, signed by the members Of their compa-
ny, giving the names Of their officers and the loca-
ton they desire. II such application should re.
ceIve the approval Of the Board of Trustees, the
shall be admitted into the Department
upon q 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
part and portion Of the hre apparatus by such
company possessed and after such company
shall have been regularly admitted into the De-
pnrtment, the Trustees aforesaid may deliver TO
such company the apparatus so surrendered, TO
be by said company received. held and used In
trust, to be re.dcllvered to said Trustees when
Sucn company tnhli nhfe ulsuAnueut UT upoh
demand made by said Trustees therefor. Upon
such admission Into the Department, such com.
pany shall be entitled TO three delegates, and may
call q special election for the same, and the Dele
gates 10 elected shall hold their Offices until their
successors, ut the next general election, Ihallhsve
been elected, and have qualified.
SEC. z. II shall be unlawful for any company
or association not belonging TO the Department
10 perform any duties Of tiremen, when said De-
partmen,, or any portion thereof. Is In service.
SEC. g. Whenever the roll Of any company.
from any cause, shall be reduced tolessthan fifteen
members, the Chief Engineer shall suspend such
company, but such company may be reinatated
by the Board Of Delegates ut 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
DO held liable for any contract made by any OFF,
ccrs 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 %ciSierns,
reservoirs, pipes. hydrantS, and fire apparatus.
and all property In the town In the keeping Of
said Department, aud such other information and
recommendation ~ he may deem proper. He
shall also inquire into the causes Of all fires. and
ace that all persons crimlnally connected there
with are diligently prosecuted by tho proper
auth, rifles.
SEC. II. This ordinance shall take effect from
and after it, passage.
GEO. ". AYLswoRTH. President.
SAM'L HYATT, Clerk. sel2