Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-10-03
TOWN ORDINANCES
ORDINANCE NO.43.

TOWN ORDINANCES.
ORDINANCE NO.49.
An Ordnance o Determine the Du.
tic. aud Pix mad R.tablish the Fees
and Salaries OF OMccrs- Paused
sept. Id, A. D., 1867.
TIVE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THETowN
j ofGold Hill, do ordain an follows: =
SECTION l. 1t shall be the duty ofthe Marshal.
Or any Policeman Of the Town of Gold Hill, to
arrest any person or persons with n warrant,
when 80 required TO do, for q violation Of any
Ordinance, or the commission Of any offence; or
TO arrest any person or persons who shall be
found by them or blm In the acs Of violating any
ordinance or committing any crime. with or with.
out warrant or process; and IL shall be the duty
n the officer or officers making such arrest or ar.
rests, II in the day time, to take such person or
persons iorthw ', ~, Se ISaW = y h stane ~, rsa os
fence, unless o hearing cannot be had, or II such
arrest or arrests be made In the night time, or In
the day time when the amt cannot be heard,
such person or persons shall be taken to the
Town Jail and there safely kept until O hearing
eau be had, unless a good aud sufficient bond for
his her OF 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 Tow OF Gold Hill, unless by
an order off Justice ofthe Peace. shall be deem.
ed guilty of breach Of duty, and upon convlc.
ton, shall be fined In any sum not less than one
hundred dollars, and not exceeding five hundred
dollars, and shall be removed from office: This
section shall apply to both special Policemen
. and Watchmen as well ~ Marshsl and Police.
men. I HNu'a e..
SEC, 2. II shall be the duty ofeyery Policeman
to report to the Marshal MS early nv sunset of
each and every evening, and to be on duty from
sunset OF each and every day until sunrise Of the
following day. Each and every Policeman shall
visit diligently every part ofhis beat, which beat
shall be assigned him by the Marshal. He sball
keep watch, and look out for fires, and In the
event Of any occurring, shall give 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 Of any person or Der.
sons behaving themselves or himself or herself
dlsorderly, or for violating any of the ordinances
OF said Town, and shall diligently watch al sus.
piclous persona and shall take all persons arrest.
ed by him or them In the nighttime, to the Town
jail, and there safely keep him or her or them,
until discharged or released by Nm order Of. or
frointhc Justice Of the Peace Aforesaid. No Pc.
licenan while on duty, shall visit any drinking
house house ofIll.fams, ball. theatre, hurdy CUR.
dy house, nelodeon, or any place Of amusement.
except In the discharge of hs duty rs a 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 thls Ordinance, and any Police
man who shall violate this section OF this Ordi.
nance, shall be deemed guilty ofa breach Of duty
and upon conviction, shall be fined In any sum
not less than fifty dollars and not to exceed Ave
hundred dollars, and shall be removed from of.
fee; this section shall apply TO Special Police.
men or Watchmen an well IN Policemen. Nor
shall any Policeman receive any fee. bride or
compensation, other than his salary, Cor the rem.
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duty, or for the omission Of any duty which he
should performs and any Policeman who shall
violate this provision, shall be fined and removed
from ONCE as In this section provided.
SEC. 3. Any Special Policeman who. In the
performances ofhis duty under the provisions Of
this Ordinance shall arrest any person or persons
shall forthwith take such person or persons TO
the Marshal or a Policeman or Tailor. keeping
such serson or persons In bis custody until ono Of
such officers can be found, and deliver him or
them, or hef, into the custody ofone OF such Off.
GERS, and inform him or them Of the cause of the
arrest, and It shall be the duty Of such Marshal,
Policeman or Jaler TO forthwith take such per.
son or persons 10 arrested. and Keep him or her
In custody az In this Ordinance hsrrinbefore pro.
vided; and for u failure T. comply with the pro-
visions Of this section, or for the omission Of any
duty which he should perform by the provisions
of this Ordinance, or for receiving any bribs or
fee, or compensation for not performing his duty
as required by this Ordinance, such Special Pc.
liceman NO failing, shall upon conviction. be fined
In any sum not less than one hundred dollars and
not exceeding i've hundred dollars, and shall be
remoyedfrom Office.
SEc. 4. The office Of Tailor IL hereby created,
and one Of the Policemen TO be desig mated by
the Marshal, shall be e~x.ofhcio Jailer, whose
duty II shall be TO have IN office, or room ut the
Jail, and have a slate, upon which shall be kept
| q record Of the arrests made every twrnty.four
hours, containing the name Of the party arrested.
npon what charge, and by whom arrested; and
the entry Of each arrest shall be made by the Off.
Ger making the same, or by the Jailer II at his
room or Office, and Il shall 'be the duty Of the
Marshal to reduce u copy Of such record from
said slate TO writing, and die said copy In the Of.
flee Of a Justice Of the Peace In Gold Hill, at or
| prior TO y o'clock In the forenoon Of each day,
unlcss no arrests have been made, and such re.
cord both at the Jail or with the Justice
Of the Peace. shall be open TO the inspec.
| tion of the Town Attorney at all times. The
Policeman acting AZ Jaiier shall receive no other
or additional compensation for such services.
SEC. 5. II shall be the duty ofthe Town Treas.
urer TO report once In three months, 10 the Board
Of Trustees, the.matters and things rrquiredb by
the laws of the State of Nevada.
Sec. 6. II shall pc the duty Of the Town Clerk
to report upon all1natters required Of him by the
laws Of the State of Nevada, TO the Board Of
Trustees, once In every three months.
SEC. Z. II shall be the duty Of the Town Attor.
ney TO report once In each month during the time
i the utllnVuent TAX Ilsb lBk1 DIS nhIlur, tue amount
| Of money received Rpd paid to the Town Treas.
urer. and to attend to all prosecutions for viola.
tion or breach Of the Town Ordinances, and
draw all complaints necessary or required by
law therefor, 10 prosecute aud defend all
civil a~ctions brought by or against the Inhabit.
ants ofthe Town fGOld Hill, and generally, to
advise with, or give legal counsel TO the Board
Of Trustees or Town officers when required.
SEC. 8. Ieshall be the duty of the Justice OF the
Peace to pay over 10 the Town Treasurer all
moneys coming into his hands on account Of fines,
f0rfeitures. on executions, or otherwise belong.
Ing TO the Town. after deducting costs and fees
of officers. .
SEC. 9. The office Of Town Sexton Is hereby
created, and there shall be appointed by the
Board Of Trustees, a Town Sexton, whose duty
II shall be to take charge Of that tract Of land
now owned by the Inhabitants Of the Town Of
Gold Hill, the Independent Order Of Odd Fellows
and the Order off. and A. MasonE, and hereto
fore known as 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.
nee for the term Of one year from and AFTER his
appointment, and until his successor shall be ap.
pointed and qualified. unless for cause he be
sooner reinoved,it shall be his duty to take
charge ofthe said Cemetery and all things per.
tanning thereto, TO see that the gravestones;
fences. fixtures. and appurtenances are not in.
jured, defaced, mutilated or destroyed by any
person or persons, or otherwise; to recommend
to the Board Of Trustees any repairs or Improve.
ments he may deem necessary; and attcndt TO and
direct all burials and interments; he shall furnish
blank burlalcortlhcates to any person requiring
the zane. which certificates when filled shAl con.
tain, the name, nativity, sex, age. date Of death,
nature OF the dishase or the probable cause OF
death, and he shall not permit any person to be
buried In said Cemetery until he II first furnished
with such certificate M aforesaid or substantially
the same. by the attendant physician. or In case
Of there being no attendant physician. by tho
nearest relative or friend Of the deceased; nor
shall the said sexton permit the dlslnterment Of
the remains of any body buried In said Cemetery |
or any other place In the Town Of Gold Hill, un
I'll he Is first furnished with q permit from the
President fthe Board Of Trustees, allowing the
same, which permit shall b. countersigned by
the Town Sexton and the Town Sexton shall
have control Of such dIslnternent. The Town
sexton shall record all certificates hereinbefore |
provided for in q book ofrecord. to be well bound
and carefully preserved, and shall file and safely
keep all certificates which record book or books |
and file or ales Of certificates, shall be properly
numbered and indexed, and kept by the Town |
Sexton as the property Of the Town; and he |
shall at the expiration Of his term Of Office, de |
liver to bis successor, all books, files, papers, re. |
cords and all things appertaining to his Office, or