Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-11-08
ORDINANCE NO. ID.

ORDINANCE NO. %.
To Provide for the appointment of
n Town sexton. and TO Prescribe
His Duties.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
i Town OF Gold Hill do ordain as follows:
SECTION l. There shall be appointed by the
BOARD Of Trustees of the Town OF Gold Hill.
Town Sexton, whose duty Il shall be 20 take
charge Of that tract Of land now owned by the
Town OF Gold Hill, the Independent Order oi
Odd Fellows, and the Order OF I. and \. Masons,
and heretofore known a. the " Gold Hill Gene
terv," and which j. hereby declared 10 be the
Town CemcIery-who shall hold his Office for
the term of one year from and after his appoint.
Iuent and until his successor shall De appointed
and qualified, unless for cause he be sooner re-
moved.
SEC. - IL shall De the duty Of said Sexton TO
take charge OF the said Town Cemetery. and TO
sec that the grave stones or other nxtures IN ana
about said Cemetery shall not be injured or mu'
,ilated by evidispOsed persons or otherwise; 10
recommend 10 the Board Of Trustees any neces-
sary repairs or improvements that he may deem
proper 20 TIE keeping the same in good eondi'
Non.
buried in said Cemetery until he Is dTst fur.
ni,hed with the prescribed certificate Oy the at
tendant physician, or ii the event Oi there being
no attendant ply sicAn, by the nearest relative or
friend of the deceased nor shall he permit the
disintsrment OF the body Of any person buried In
said Cemetery until he il first furnished with q
permit from the President OF the Board OF Trus'
tees ordering the same. All burials and disinter.
ments shall be done under the direction and con
trol OF the Town Sexton.
SEC l. He shall furnish blank burial certih'
Gates to perron- herein named; the eertincsfe 10
contain when hlled the name, nativity, sex, age,
date Of decease, nature OF disease or probable
caus, Of death and shall record the same in a
well bound book, and carefully preserved TO-
.th.r with the file OF certificates, s the property
OF the town and ~ all reasonable times said
book 10 be open TO the inspection Of the public |
He shall make quarterly reports TO the Board OF
Trustees from the records kept As herein pro- |
yided-said quarter commencing on the day that |
this ordinance goes into effect and at the expi
ration OF his term Of office he shall deliver all that
pertains TO his Office 20 his successor.
SIC ) He shall be entitled 10 receive one dol |
lar for ding and recording each burial certificate,
and ten dollars for each grave dug: said fees TO |
BE- collected, In every instance, in advance from |
the person 10 whom the permit Il granted except |
In the case Of a special order OF the Board OF
Trustees 10 bury a deceased person Al the ex. |
pense Of the town.
SIC & The Town Sexton shall take subscribe |
and file with the Town Clerk the oath of office
required OF other town officers, and shAI give
bond with two or more securiues IN the penal
sum of i've hundred dollars TO be approved by
the Board OF Trustees for the faithful pertor.
nance Of the duties OF his office
SEC ! No person. or persons shall make an
lnterment or burial of the body Of any deceased
person within the limits Of the town. except IN
the grounds desgnated in this ordinance, unless
permission be granted TO DO 80 by the Beard oi
Trustees =, a.,
SEC. 9. Any person or persons who shall Will
fully lniure or deface any Of the graves. grave
stones or monuments, or any property belong
ing in and about the said Cemetery. or violate
any OF the provisions OF this ordinance, seSu
upon conviction thereof before any Justice OF the
Peace OF Gold Hill Township, in the county of
storey, state Of Nevada, be tined in any sum not
less than ffty nor more than three hundred dol
lars. or by imprisonment not exceeding six
months or be subject to such tne and imprison
rn.nt in the d.cression OF the said Justice Of the
Peace.
SIC 9. Ordinance No. Il hereby repealed
and this ordinance shall take effect from and after
Its passage. ,a..
GEO. W. AYLSwORTH,
President Board OF Town Trustees
II q MASNfNo. Clerk.