Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-04-26
ORDINANCE NO. 20.
To Provide for the Appointment Of
N Town sexton md TO Prescribe
His Duties.

To Provide for the Appointment OF
n Town sexton, md to Prescribe
His Duties.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
i Town OF Gold Hill do ordain as follows:
SECTION !. There shall be appointed by the
Board Of Trustees of the Town of Gold Hill. a
| Town Sexton, whose duty Ii shall be to take
charge Of that tract Of land now owned by the
| Town Of Gold Hill, the Independent Order OF
Odd Fellows. and the Order Of F. and A. Masons,
and heretofore known US the Gold Hill Gene.
terry" and which Is hereby declared 10 be the
Town Cenetery-who shall hold his Office for
the term Of one year from and after his appoint.
ment, and until his successor shall be appointed
and qualified, unless for cause he be sooner re.
moved.
SEC. .. II shall be the duty Of said Sexton to
take charge OF the said Town Cemetery. and 10
see that the Sraye-stUnes or other fixtures In and
abou. said Cemetery shall not be injured or mu.
tllated by evil. disposed persons or otherwise TO
recommend 70 the Board Of Trustees any neces.
sary repairs or improvements that be may deem
proper 20 tho keeping the same In a good eondi'
ton.
SEC. ,. He shall not permit any persons TO be
buried In said Cemetery until he is first fur.
nished with the prescribed certificate by the Ut.
tendant physician, or in the event of there being
no attendant physician, by the nearest relative or
friend Of the deceased nor shall he permit the
disin,erment Of the body Of any person buried In
Alu cemetery ultl nc ~ nGbt lc4N VIA .
permit from the President Of the Board of Trus.
tees, ordering the same. All burials and disinter.
ments shall be done under the direction aud con.
troll Of the Town Sexton.
SEC. 4. He shall furnish blank burial certia.
Gates TO persons herein named; the certificate 10
contain. when allied, the name, nativity. sex, age,
date Of decease, nature OF disease or probable
cause Of death and shall record the same in a
well bound book. and carefully preserved, to-
gether with the hle of certificates, as the property
OF the town and NJ all reasonable times said
book 20 be open 10 the inspection Of the public.
He shall make quarterly reports to tue Board OF
Trustees from the records kept as herein pro.
vided-said quarter commencing on the day that
this ordinance goes into effect and at the expl.
ration Of his term of Office he shall deliver all that
pertains TO his Office TO bis successor.
SIC. S. He shall be entitled to receive one dol.
lar for fling 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 TO whom the permit Is granted, except
In the case of a special order Of the Board OF
Trustees 10 bury a deceased person at the ex.
pense Of the own
SIC, G. The Town Sexton shall take, subscribe
and fe with the Town Clerk the oath OF office
required of other town officers, and shall give q
bond with two or more securities. In the penal
sum Of hye hundred dollars, TO be approved by
the Board Of Trustees, for the faithful perfor.
nance of the duties OF his office.
SIC. 7. No person, or persons snail make an
intsrment or burial Of the body Of any deceased
nsr.on within the limits Of the town, except In
the grounds designated in this ordinance. unless
permission be granted 10 do so by the Beard OF
Trustees
fulIy iuiure or deface any OF the graves, grave
.tonea or monuments, or any property belong
ing in and sbout the said Cemetery. or violate
any O, the provisions Of this ordinance. shall,
nnon conviction thereof before any Justice or tho
Peace OF Gold Hill Township. in the county OF
Storey, state Of Nevada, be fined IN any sun NOT
less than ffty nor more than three nunarea ooI'
lar, or nv imprisonment not exceeding ak
months, or be subject to such hne and imprison
ment in the dihcrsssiou Of the said justice OF the
Peace. H= ~ - ~h
SIC 9. Ordinance No. ) Is hereby repealed,
aud this ordinance shall take effect from and aiser
Its passage.
Passed this sd day Of April. A. D. 1856.
GEO. ". gAYLSWORTH,
President Board Of Town TrusteeL
d. MANNING, Clerk. ~ gag ap25 ~