Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-09-04
NEW TO-DAY.
ORDINANCE NO. ~.

OK NOs IL
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An Ordinance { Determine tho Du.
tics and Fix md Establish the Fees
and Salaries of Officers - Panaed
Sept. I'D, A. ID, 1867.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THETUwN
i Of Gold Hill, do ordain AZ follows.
SECTION 1. Ii shall DO the duty ofthe Marshal,
or any Policeman Of the Town Of Gold Hill, to
arrest any person or persons with q warrant,
when so required TO do. for a violation Of any
Ordinance. or the commission Of any offence; or
to arrest any person or persons who shall be
found by them nr him In the act Of violating any
ordinance or committing any crime. with or with.
out warrant or process; and II shall be the duty
OF the officer or officers making such arrest or ar.
rests, II In the day time, to take such person or
persons forthwith, before q Justice OF the Peace
Of the Town Of Gold Hill, to be tried tor such OF.
fence, unless @ hearing cannot be had, or II such
arfe.t or arrests DO made In the night time, or In
the day time when the same cannot be heard,
such person or persons shall be- taken to the
Town Jail and there safely kept until a hearing
eau DO had, unless O good aud sufficient bond for
his her or their appearance, be given and up
proved by such Justice Of the Peace; and any Of.
hcer or officers Of the Town of Gold Hill, who
shall release or discharge any person or persons,
who may have been arrested or taken into Gus.
tody, either by such officer himself. or by any
peace officer In the Town Of Gold Hill, unless by
an order ola Justice OF the Peace. shall be deem.
ed guilty of breach Of duty, and upon convic.
ton, shall be fined In any SUN not less than one
hundr ed dollars, and not exceeding five hundred
dollars, and shall be removed from office: This
ssc,ioa shall apply to both special Policemen
and watchmen M well as Marshal and Police.
men. 80
SEC. Q Il shall be the duty of every Policeman
10 report to the Marshal w early w sunset OF
each and every evening, and TO BIO on duty from
sunset oil each aud every day uu III sunrise Of the
IN .u.tn Las Eaah and Dnlio.0nan ahaII
visit diligently every part ofhis beat. which beat
shall be assigned him by the Marshal. He shall
keep watch, aud look out for fires, and In the
event Of any occurring, shall giyS instant alarm;
and make arrests Of any and every person or per.
sons, who may disturb the peace and quiet Of the
Town., and make arrests oil any person or per.
sons behaving themselves or himself or herself
disorderly, or for violating any Of the ordinances
OF said Town, and shall diligently watch all sus'
plclous persons. and shall take all persons arrest.
ed By hun or them In the night time, to the Town
Jail, and there safely Keep him or her or them.
until discharged or released by an order OF. or
from the Justice Of the Peace aforesaid. No Pc.
liceman while on duty, shall visit any drinking
hous. house OF ill.fame, ball, theatre, hurry CUR.
dy house, melodeon, or any place OF amusement.
except In the discharge Of his duty asa Police
man; and II IL hereby made the duty Of the Mar.
shall, and all citizens OF the Town Of Gold Hill
are requested TO report to the Board of Trustees
sny violation Of this Ordinance, and any Police
man who shall violate this section OF this Ordi'
nance, shall be deemed guilty OF breach Of duty
and upon conviction. shall DE- tined In any sum
not less than tifty dollars aud not TO exceed five
hundred dollars, and shall be removed from of.
dee; this section shall apply to Special Police.
men or Watchmen as well ~ Policemen. Nor
shall any Policeman receive any fee, brlbe or
compensation, other than his salary. .r the rem
dition Of any services which nre Il part Of his
duty, or for the omission Of any duty which he
l-.lN a.l aa.s 1,lta..aA NUh .hall
violate this provision, shall be fned and removed
irom office as In this section provided
SEC. 3. Any Special Policeman who, In the
performance Of his duty under the provisions VI
this Ordinance shall arrest any person or persons
shall forthwith take such person or persons 10
the Marshal or q Policeman or JMlor, keeping
such serson or persons In his custody until oae Uf
such officers can be found, and deliver him or
them, or her, into the custody Of one Of such 9th
GERS. and inform him or Ihem Of the cause Of the
arrest. and IL shall be the duty of such Marshal,
Policeman or JHiler to forthwith take such per.
son or persons so arrested. and Keep him or her
ia custody rs In this o. inauec herelnbefore pro
vlded. and for q failure { comply with the pro.
visions Of this section. or for the omission Of any
duty which he should perform by the provi,ions
Of thi. Ordinance, or Tor receiving any Dribe or
fee, or compensation for not performing his duty
as required by this Ordinance, such Special Pc.
licrman 20 failing. shall upon conviction, be fined
IN any sum not less than ono hundred dollars and
not exceeding tve hundred dollars. and shall be
removed from office.
SIC. 4. The office Of Jailor Is hereby created,
and one OF the Policemen to be drsignaled by
the Marshal, shall be e~x.offcio JaiIer. whose
duty IL shall DO to have MI office, or room at the
jail, and have a slate. upon which shall be Kept
u record Of the arrests made every twenty four
hours, containing the name Of the party arrested,
upon what charge, nnd by whom arrested; and
tbs entry Of each arrest shall be made by the OH
Ger making the Same, or by the Jailer II at his
room or office, and II shall be the duty Of the
Marshal to reduce q copy OF such record from
said slate TO writing, and die said copy 10 the OF.
dee Of q Justice Of tie Peace In Gold Hill, at or
prior 10 . o'clock In the forenoon Of each day,
unless no arrests have been made, and such re-.
cord both at the Jail or with the Justice
Of the Peace, shall be open TO tho inspec.
lion OF the Town Attorney ut all times. The
Policeman acting ~ Jailer seall receive no other
or additional compensation for such services.
SEc. s II shall be The duty ofthr Town Treas.
urer 10 rvport once In three lnonths,to the Board
Of Trustees, the matters and Thing. required by
the laws OF the State Of Nevada.
sec. 9. II shall DO the duty OF the Town Clerk
TO report upon al matters required OF him by the
laws Of the Stntc OF Nevada, to the Bourd Of
Trustees. once in every three months.
SEC. z. It shall be the duty Of the Town Attor.
ney 10 report once IN each month during the time
the delinquent tax iist is In his hands. the amount
Of money received and pgId TO the Town Treas
urer. and TO attend TO oil prosecutions for viola
ton or breach o, the Town Ordinances, and
draw all complaints necessary or required by
law therefor, TO prosecute and defend ull
civil actions brought by or agains, the lnhsbit.
ants Of the Town ofGold Hill. and generally, 10
advise with, or give legal counsel to the Board
Of Trustees or Town officers when required.
SEC. &. II shall DO the duty Of the Justice OF the
Peace to pay over 10 the Town Treasurer ull
moneys coming into his hands on account Of fiues.
fa.fltara an ..a0nftnna ~ nfhaFuvt.a ha1nnO.
ing 10 the Town, after deductlng costs and fees
Of ofacerL
SEC. y. The Office Of Town Sexton 10 hereby
created, and there shall DO appointed by the
Board Of Trustees, q Town Sexton, whose duty
IL shall DO 10 take charge Of that tract of Hand
now owned by the Inhabitants Of the Town OF
Gold Hill, the Independent Order Of Odd Fellows
and the Order off and A. Masons, and hereto
foro known a. the Gold Hill Cemetery, and
which Is hereby declared TO be the Cemetery OF
the Town Of Gold Hill, and who shall hold his Of.
ace for the term Of one year from and after his
appointment, and until his successor shall be ap.
pointed and qualified. unless Tor cause he be
sooner removed; 1t shall be his duty TO take
charge ofthe said Cemetery aud all things per.
tanning thereto, TO see that the graycstones,
fences. fixtures, and appuitenances are not In
jured, defaced, mutilated or destroyed by any
person or persons. or otherwise; TO
TO the Board OF Trustees any repairs or improve.
ments he may deem necsssary; and attend TO and
direct all burials ind i%nterments; he shall furnish
blank burial certificates TO any person requiring
the same, which certificates when filled sha.l con.
tain, the name, nativity, sex, age, da.e OF death,
nature OF the dishase or the probable cause OF
death, and he shall not permit any person TO 30
buried in said Cemetery until he Is irst furnished
with such certificate rs aforesaid or substantially
the same, by the attendant physician. or In case
Of there being no attendant physician. by the
nearest relative or friend Of the deceased; nor
shall the said Sexton permit the disinterinent OF
the remains of any body buried In said Cemetery
or any other place In the Town Of Gold Hill, un
Ill he il hrst furnished with q permit from the
President Of the Board Of Trustees, allowing the
same, which permit shall be- countersigned oy
the Town Sexton and the Town Sexton shall
have control Of such dl~sinternent. The Town
sexton shall record all certificates hereinbefore
provided for In q book ofrecord, to be well bound
and carefully preserved, and shall to and safely
keen ali certificates; which record book or books
and file or hles Of certificates, shall be properly
numbered aud indexed and kept BY the Town
Sexton Us the property Of the Town; and he
shall nj the expiration Of his term Of office, do
liver 10 his successor, all books, dies, papers, re
cords and all things appertainins TO his Office, or
nj such time rs he may resign or DO removed from
office; and hs shall also mako quarterly reports
from The records kept as herein provided, and he
shall BY special order Of the Board Of Trustees or
the President thereof, bury the bodies OF those
who die destitute Of means, (and have no rela-
lives or friends TO pay the expense iheroof), IN q
plaln made coffin; and the actual cost attending
Inc same shall DO charged TO the Town aud be by
n Maid. The Town Sexton before entering upon
80. d,,Ia. of hIH office, shall give q bond TO the