Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-04-09
TOWN ORDINANCES.
HN0R0NANCR
To create \ Fire Department for the
Town Of Geld Hill and 70 hsoku-
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SECTION /. A Fire Department for the
Town Of Gold Hill is hereby created, which
shall consist Of one Chief Engineer, one As
sistant Engineer, q President, a Secretary, a
Treasurer, and q Board OF Delegates. and
such Fire Companies as shall, complying
with the provisions of this Ordinance, be ad-
mitted thereto. o~ayt1ss-f
SIC. 2. An election shall be held for CHIEF
Engineer, and ono Assistant Engineer, by
the members of,the Department, upon q day
appointed BY the Boardof Trustees, and upon
the same dny Of rho veal, and The same week
Of the month each wear thereafter; and they
their successor. nrc elected and qualified.
In case anv y.csncr hall occur in said Of.
fees, the Pre,;Sent ,haII callTa speciaI cleo
ton to fi sucb vacancy for the %unexpired
term.
SEC. 3. Tho election shall be called BY the
President. nv notice nublished at least ten
DAYS in ,omc newsnnncr of said County, and
shall be conducted no follows The Board of
Delegates shall annoint. to conduct said cleo
ton, three Jud1es. who nav appoint two
Clerks said '%eIec,;on .hall be held at such
Mace a. tho Road NJ Deleoates NAV desip-
nate. between ,hc hours NJ two O'Clock p. N,
md scyen o'clocL D ", The returns Of said
election. dnlv cert;sed nv the majority Of the
Judges, shall he forwarded to the Secretary
Of he Dcnay,mnnt s;,h;n fyc days thereafter.
md ,b,lI 6v h;rn ho ,rnn.m;t,ed 10 the Board
OF Deleontss ,sho shnII convene within five
DAVIS thereafter. and declare the result. The
persons having tho highest number Of votes
shall be declared elected. In case Of a tie
vote, the Board Of Delegates shall determine.
Contested elections, for Chief and Assistant
Delegates.
{ SIC. 4. The first election shall be calledb BY
the President Of the Board Of Trustees of the
Town Of Gold Hill, and the Judges shall be
appointed BY said Board, and the returns
shall be made to the Board Of Trustees Of
said Town, and they shall declare the result.
SEC. s. The Board Of Delegates shall be
composed Of three members elected from
each company BY the members thereof, on
the second Monday utter the election Of Chief
Engineer OF each year, and they shall hold
their offices for one year or until their sue
cessors arc elected and qualified. They shall
assemble within ten days after their election
and organize BY the election of n President,
a Secretary and a Treasurer, who shall re-
spcctiyely be President, Secretary and Treas
urer Of the Fire Department. The Board Of
Delegates shall make laws for the govern
ment Of the Fire Department not inconsis-
tent with the provisions Of this Ordinance,
or the Ordinances of said Town now in force
or to be hereafter enacted; and all such laws
by them so made, shall be binding on every
Company, officer and member of the Depart.
ment: md any COMPANY. officer or member
of the Department who shall violate any Of
the said laws, or shall refuse to obey the law
full orders of the Chief or Assistant Engin-
GERS. shall, upon complaint, be tried by the
Board of Delegates, and il found guilty, may
he censured. suspended, removed from office.
ar expelled from the Fire Department az the
majority Of the BOARD, in its Judgment, NAV
direct.
SEC, 6. A Hook and Ladder Company, or
Hose Company. shall be composed Of not
more than FORTY nor less than fifteen men, all
of whom must be duly registered members
Of the DEPARTMENT. The officers of each
Comn,nv sbaIi he one Foreman Mt lcn,t. one
A.s;s,,nt Foyenan n Secretarv and Treas
rrer A romnany d-e,;r;ng odm;s.;on N the
lEire Den,ytment must m1ke annI;cation IN
the Road Of DELEGATES. accompanyinu .uch
annlication with a copy of their Constitution
and Bylaws, the names of their officers, the
residence of the members, and the location
they desire; and should the Board of Dele.
oates, nv . vote Of n majority Of ali its mem
Sers dec;ae m recommend he adm;s,;on NJ
snoh Comnnny! tho Secretary of the Denart.
ment shall forwards To The Bonrd Of Trustees
n certificate Of such recommendation. to.
.Qethcr with a petition Of the Company, with
a o D Of their Constitution and bylaws Of
the same. the names of the officers and Nom.
hers, their re,idence. and the location thew
desire" II sncb Observation-Disclosures shall re-.
.ce;ye the approval of the Board of Trustees
ths Comnany shal, bc admitted into tho ne.
partment, upon "a full surrender 70 said Board
of Trustees for the incorporate Town of Gold
Hill Of all claim and title Of said Company,
to all and every part and portion of the FIRE
apparatus by such Company possessed; and
ofter such Comnnny shall have becn regular.
ly admitted into the Department, the Trus
tees Aforesaid shall deliver to such COMPANY
the apparatus so surrendered, TO be by said
company received. held and used in trust. 10
be re-deliseredy to said Trustees when such
company shall haye d~isbanded. Such COM
pany shall lie entitled to three Delegates, and
may call a special election for the same, and
the Delegates so elected shall hold their Of
fees until their successors at the next gen.
eral election shall have been elected and have
qualified; and no petition for any company
shall be entertained by the Board Of Trus-
tees, until II shall have received the recon-
mendadon Of the Board OF Delegates.
SEC. 7. It shall be unlawful for any COM
pany or association not belonging to the De-
partment to perform the duties OF Fireman,