Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-05-26
NO. 20.
To Provide for the Appointment Of
n Town sexton, and 20 Prescribe
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n Town sexton, and 20 Prescribe
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THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
i Town Of Gold Hill do ordain As follows:
SECTION l. There shall DO appointed by the
Board OF Trustees Of the Town Of Gold Hill: q
Town Sexton, whose duty It 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 +. and A.. Masops,
and heretofore known as tho Gold Hill Gene
terry" and which Il hereby declared 10 be the
Town Cemetery-who shall hold his Office for
the term Of one year from and after his appoint.
ment, and until his successor shall DO appointed
and qualified, unless for cause, he Be sooner re.
moved. lND-
SEC. .. It shall be the duty Of said Sexton to
take charge Of the said Town Cemetery. and TO
see that the grave-stUnes or other fixtures In and
| about said Cemetery shall not DO injured or mu.
tIiated by evil-disposed persons or otherwise to
recommend TO the Board OF Trustees any neces.
sary repairs or improvements that he may deem
proper 10 the keeping the same in q good eondi.
ton. p
SEC. 3. He shall not permit any persons to be
buried in said Cemetery until no Is hrst fur.
| nished with the prescribed certificate by the at.
tendant physician, or in the event ofthere being
no attendant physician, by the nearest relative or
friend of the deceased. nor shall ho permit the
disinterment Of the body Of any person buried In
said Cemetery until be Il first furnished with q
permit from the President Of the Board Of Trus-
tees, ordering the same. AL burials and disinter.
ments shall be done under the direction and con.
troll Of the Town Sexton
SEC. 4. He shall furnish blank burial certiA.
| Gates to persons herein named; the certificate to
contain, when filled. the name, nativity, sex, age,
date Of decease, nature Of disease or probable
cause Of death and shall record the same In 4
well bound book, and carefully preserved, to.
re,her with the Ale Of certificates, a the property
Of the town and at 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-
| vided-said quarter commencing on the day that
mis- ordinance goes into effect and at the expl.
ration ofhis term Of Office he shall deliver all that
pertains TO his Office 10 bis successor.
SEc. 5. He shall be entitled TO receive one dol.
lar for allng 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 TO bury a deceased person at the e.
pense Of the town. W-.H gE
SEC. 6. The Town Sexton shall take. subscribe
and Ale with the Town Clerk tho oath Of office
required of other town officers, and shall give q
bond with two or more securities. In the penal
sum Of Ave hundred dollars, to be approved by
the Board Of Trustees, for the faithful perfor.
nance Of the duties Of his office.
SEC. z. No person. or persons shall make an
tuterment or burial Of the body OF any deceased
person within the limits OF the town, except In
,hs Grounds designated In this ordnance. unless
permission be granted 10 do 50 by Tho Beard Of
Trustees. ~
SEC. g. Any person or persons who taall VIII
t,Ily InIure or defaee any Of the graves, grave
s,onss or monuments, or any property belong.
inc In and about the said Cemetery, or violate
any Of the provisions OF this ordinance, shall,
upon convicton thereof before any Justice OF inc
ga rTni Townahin. In the county OF
storey state Of Nevada, be fined In any sum not
less than ATTY nor more than three hundred DOL.
lars, or BY imprisonment not exeeeding az
months, or DO subject 70 such hne and mpriton
menti In the discression OF the SAID Jusueeo' 'he
Peace.
SIG o. Ordinance No 3 10 hereby repeated,
and this ordinance shall take effect from and after
Passed hi. sd day q Apra. !. D. 1866.
GEQ. ". AYLSW0RTH,
President BOARD OF Town Trustees.
Il. Q. MANNING. Clerk. sp25 2w