Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-09-22
ORDINANCES OF ruETowN OF GOLD HILL.
Ordinances No. %,
Passed Sept IL, 1865

Passed Sept II, 1865
A ORDINANCE TO CREATE A FIRE
n Department forthe Town ofGold Till, and
TO regulate the same.
The Board OF Trustees of the Town of Gold
Hill, do ordain:
of Gold Hills hereby created, which shall con-
sist Of one Chief Engineer, one Assistant, Engin-
eer, a President. a Secretary, n Treasurer, u
d ard Of Delegates, aud such Fire Companies a.
shall, complying with the provisions OF this or.
dinanee, be admitted thereto.
SEC. 2. 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 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 ill such vacancy for the I'M
expired term.
President. BY notice published ut least ten days
in some newspaper OF said county, and shall be
conducted a. follows: The Board of Delegates
shall appoint TO conduc' said election three
Judges, who may appoint two clerks. Said elec.
ton. shall be held at such place Us the Board Of
Delegates may designate, between the hours of
two o'clock r. ". and seven o'clock p. The
returns of said election, duly certified by the ma
iority of Judges, shall be forwarded 10 the Secre'
tary Of the Department, within live days there
after, and shall By him be transmitted 10 the
Board of Delegates, who shall convene within
fv. 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
sistan, shall be decided BY the Board of Dele
gates. u
SIC. l. 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
-. a.sl nnnrI mil fha Faenfna zhnll hR fnlIR IN
the Trustees OF said Town. and they shall declare
the result.
SEC, } 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
surrr, 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.
s.,tenr with the provisions Of this Ordinance, or
the Ordinances of said Town now in force or TO
be hereafter enacted. Aud all sGch laws by them
so made shall be binding on every company,
officer or member Of the Def artment, 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 Dy the BOHru OI Dcltkutcs, VIC IL touuu
guilty, may be censure'i, suspended, removed
from Office. or expelled from the Fire Depart
m-nt ~ the majority Of the Board in its Judgment
nay direct .
SE,.6 An Engine Company or a Hook and
Ladder Company shall be composed OF not more
than eighty nor less than thirty men. and 4 Hose
Company OF not more than forty nor less than
hfteeu men, all of whom must be duly registered
members ofthe Department. The officers OF each
company shall be one Foreman, at least one As.
sistunt Foreman. a Secretary and a Treasurer.
Accompany desiring admission into the Depart.
ment must make application TO the Board Of
Trustees Of said Town, accompanying such ap-
pllca.ion 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-
c.ive the approval OF the Board OF Trustees, the
company shall be- admitted into the Department
upon a full surrender 20 said Board OF Trustees
for the incorporate Town Of Gold Hill. Of all
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.
partneut, the Trustees aforesaid may deliver 10
such company the apparatus so surrendered, TO
De by said company received. held and used in
trust, TO be re.drlivered TO said Trustees when
such company shall have diSbandeh, or upon
demand made by said Trustees therefor Upon
such admission into the Department, such com.
pany shall be- entitled to three delegates, aud may
call q special election for the same. and the Dele.
gates 20 elected shall hold their offices until their
successors, al the next general election, shall have
been elected. and have qualified.
SEC. Z. IL shall be unlawful for any company
or association not belonging 10 the Department
10 perform any duties Of tiremrn, when sail De-
art!ncn or any portion thereof. i in service.
SEC. Z. Whenever the roll of any company,
from any cause. shall be reduced TO less than fifteen
members, the Chief Engineer shall suspend such
company. but such company may be rrinstated
BY the Board OF Delegates at any meeting, or
may be By said Boarl disbanded.
SEC. 9. The Boarl Of Trustees shall have sole
power TO locate said IRE companies, and shall rot
be held liable for any contract made by any off.
GERS OF said Department, or Of said companies,
nor tor any expense by Them incurred.
SEC. 10. The Chict Engineer shall report 10 the
Board of Trustees In the months Of january,
April, July and October, the condition Of ~cisrerns'
rrsrrv ir-, pipes. hvdranis. and fire apparatus,
and al property in the town in the keeping OF
said Department. and such other information and
recommendations u he may deem proper. He
shall also inquire into the causes of all fires, and
gee tina, 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 passagr.
GEO ". AYLSwORTH, President.
SAINT HYATT. Clerk, sel2