Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-27
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
ORDINANCE NO. %.

To Provide for thc Appeinsmeni Of
Sextans aAd (rotP Prescribe
His Duties.
PHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. OF THE
Town ofGold Hill do ordaiu IN follows:
SECTION l.FThsre shall be appointed by the
Board OF Trustees Of tho Town Of Gold Hill. a
Town Sexton, whose duty It shall be to take
charge OF that tract Of land now owned BY the
Town OF Gold Hull, the Independent Order Of
Odd Fellows, and the Order Of +. and A. Masons,
and heretofore ,known ~ the Gold Hill Gene
terry, and which is hereby declared to be the
Town Csnetery-who shall hold his Office for
The term Of one year from and after his appoint.
!nent. and until his successor shall be appointed
and qualified, unless for cause he be sooner re.
moved. n. HE.ur f.." -
SEC. Q. II shall be the duty Of ssid Sexton to
take charge OF the said Town Cemetery and to
see that the grave.stones or other fixtures In md
about said Cemstery shall not 10 injured or mu.
tilatedNby cvikdisposed persons or otherwise; to
recommend TO the Board Of Trustees any neces.
nary repairs oriInproyements that be may deem
proper to the keeping the same In a good condi.
toni
SIC. 3. lie shall not permit any persons to be
buried In said Cemetery until he IL first 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 o -ths deceased nor shall he permit the
dislnterneut Of the body Of any person buried In
said Cemetery Until he IL first furnished with o
permitfrom the President of the Board OF Trus.
tees, ordering the same. All burials and disinter-
ments shall be done under the direction and con-
troll Of the Town. Sexton. >
SEC. 4. He shall furnish blank burial certih.
Gates TO persons herein named; the certificate to
contain. when filled. the name, nativity, rex, age,
dato''o OF decehse, nature Of disease or probable
cause Of death and shall record the SAM In a
we'll bound book, and carefully preserved, to.
gether with the file Of Certificates. as the property
| of the own and at all reasonable times said
book to 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
this ordinance goes into effect and ut the expi'
Eration Of his term Of ofics he shall deliver al that
| pertains to his Office so his Successor.
SEc.y S. He shall be entitled to receive one dol.
lar for filing and recording each burial certificate,
andten dollars for each grave dug said fees to
be collected. In every instance, In advance from
the person to whom the permit IL granted, except
In the case Of a special order Of the Bolrd Of
Trustees to bury a deceased person at the ex.
pense Of the "
SIC. G. The Town Sexton shall take, subscribe
and Ale with the Town Clerk the oath Of Office
required Of other town officers. and shall give a
| bond with two or more securities. in the penal
sum Of Eve hundred dollars, to be approved by
the Board Of Trustees, for the faithful perfor.
nance Of the duties Of his office.
SEC. I. No person, or persons shall make an
interment or burial Of the body Of any deceased
person within the limits Of the town, except In
the grounds designated in this ordinance. unless
permission be granted TO do so by the Beard Of
Trustees.
SEC. g. Any person or persons who shall will.
fully injure 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, shall,
upon conviction thereof before any Justice Of the
Peace Of Gold Hill Township. In the county Of
storey, state Of Nevada, be- fined In any sum not
less than fifty nor more than three hundred dol.
lars, or by imprisonment not exceeding viz
months, or be subject tn such fine and imprison
ment In the discression Of ths said Justice Of the
Peace. q
Passed this cd day Of April. A. D. 1866.
+ GEO. w. AYLSWORTH,
President Board Of Town Trustees.
q. C. MANNING. Clerk.