Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-09-09
TOWN ORDINANCES.
ORDINANCE NO. "A.

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An Ordinance'to Determine the Du.
ties and Fix and Establish the Fees
and salaries of Officers Pnssed
Sept. Id, A. D., 1867.
uNHE BOARD OF T~RUSTESOF THE TOWN
of Gold Hill, do ordain az follows:
SECTION |. 1t shall DO the duty ofthe Marshal,
or any Policeman of the Town of Gold Hill, to
arrest any person or persons with a warrant,
when No required TO do, for a violation of uny
Ordinance, or the commission OF any offence; or
to arrest any person or persons who shall be
found by them or him In the act of violating any
ordinance or committing any crime. with or with.
out warrant or process; and IL 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 a Justice eff the Peace
ofthe Town Of Gold Hill, to be tried tor such of.
fence, unless u hearing cannot be had, or II such
arrest or arrests be 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 be had, unless u good aud sufficient bond for
his her or their appearance. be given ind up.
proved by such Justice Of the Peace; and any OF.
icer or officers of the Town of Gold Hill, who
shall release or discharge any person or persons,
who may haye been arrested or taken into Gus,
tody, either by such officer himself. or by any
peace officer In tho Town Of Gold Hill, unless by
an order Ofa Justice OF the Peace, shall be deem.
ed guilty Of a breach of duty, and upon convic.
tion. shall be fined In any sum not less than one
hundIed dollars, and not exceeding five hundred
dollars, and shall be removed from office: This
section shall apply to both special Policemen
aud Watchmen az well as Marshal and Police.
men.
SEC. =. It shall be the duty o fevery Policeman
to report to the Marshal IN early AZ sunset Of
each and every evening, and to be on duty from
sunset Of each and every day I'M I'll 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 shall
keep watch, and look out for fires, and In the
event of my occurring, shall give instant alarm;
and make arrests Of any and o. cry person or per.
sons, who may disturb the peace and quiet Of the
Town, and make arrests OF any person or per.
sons behaving themselves or himself or herself
disorderly, or for violating any Of the ordinances
Of said Town, dnd shall diligently watch all sus.
picious persons. and shall take all persons arrest.
ed by him 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 whit any drinking
house. house Of ~ill.fame, ball, theatre, hurdy CUR.
dy house, melodeon, or any place of amusement.
except in the discharge OF his duty as u Police
man, and 1t Is hereby made the duty of the Mar.
shAl, and all citizens Of the Town of Gold Hill
are requested TO report to the Board Of Trustees
shy violation of this Ordinance, and any Police
man who shall violate this section OF this 0rdi.
nance, shall be deemed guilty OF u breach Of duty
and upon conviction, shall bc fined In any sum
not less than fifty dollars and not to exceed five
hundred dollars. and shall be removed from Of.
flee; this section shall apply to Special Police.
men or Watchmen IN well M Policemen. Nor
shall any Policeman receive any fee. bride or
compensation, other than his salary. COR the rem.
dition Of any services which are a part Of bis
duty, or for the omission Of any duty which he
slUuli DpFIOTm. and uQy Policeman WIN HhNl
violate this provision, shall be fined and removed
from Office rs In this section provided.
SEC. 3. Any Special Policeman who. in the
performance OF his duty under the provisions Of
this Ordinance shall arrest any person or persons
shall forthwith take such person or persons 10
the Marshal or n Policeman or Tailor, keeping
such serson or persons In his custody until one OF
such officers can be found, and deliver him or
them. or her, into the custody Of one OF such Off.
GERS, and inform him or them of the cause OF the
arrest, and IL shall be the duty Of such Marshal,
Policeman or Jailer to forthwith take such per.
son or persons 10 arrested, and keep him or her
in custody IN In this Ordinance hereinbeforc pro
vided, 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 provisions
Of this Ordinance, or Tor receiving any bride or
fee, or compensation for not performing his duty
as required by this Ordinance, such Special Po.
liceman 10 failing, shall upon conviction. be fined
IN any sum not less than one hundred dollars and
not exceeding five hundred dollars, and shall he
removed from Office.
&c. 4. The office Of Tailor IL hereby created,
and one of the Policemen 10 BE- Designated by
the Marshal, shall be ex.oficio Jailer, whose
duty II shall be to have m Office, or room at the
Jail, and have u slate, upon which shall be kept
a record Of the arrests made every twenty.four
hours, containing the name Of the party arrested.
npon what Charge, and by whom arresscd; and
the entry of each arrest shall be made by the OH.
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room or office. and IL shall be the duty Of the
Marshal to reduce q copy Of such record from
said slate TO writing, and file said copy In the Of.
fee of q Justice Of the Peace In Gold Hill, at or
prior TO 2 O'closk In the forenoon Of each day,
unless no arrests have been made, and such re.
cord both ut the Jail or with the Justice
Of the Peace. shall be open TO the inspec.
.tion OF the Town. Attorney ut all times The
Policeman acting ~ JRilcr shall receive no other
or additional compensation for such services.
SEC. 5. 1t shall be The duty Of the Town Treas.
urer TO report once In Three months, to the Board
Of Trustees, the matters and things required by
the laws of the State Of Nevada.
sec. 9. II shall DC the duty Of the Town Clerk
to report upon all matters 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.
ncy TO report once In each month duringthe time
the delinquent tax list IL In his hands, the amount
Of money received aud paid TO the Town Treas
urer, and to attend TO all prosecutions for viola
ton or breach Of the Town Ordinances. and
draw all complaints necessary or required by
law therefor, to prosecute and defend all
civil actions brought by or against the lalabit'
ants of the Town ofGold Hill, and generally, to
ndvise with, or give legal counsel to the Board
Of Trustees or Town officers when required.
SEC. g. II shall 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,
forfeltures, on executions. or otherwise belong.
ing TO the Town, after deducting costs and fees
of officers.
SEC, q. The office OF Town Sexton IL hereby
created, and there shall be appointed by the
Board of Trustees, q 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 of +. and A. Masons, and hereto
fore known rs the Gold Hill Cemetery, and
which IL hereby declared to be the Cemetery Of
the Town Of Gold Hill. and who shall hold hs Of.
fee for the term Of one year from and after his
appointment, and until his successor shall be mp.
pointed and qualified, unless for cause he be
sooner removed; 1t shall be his duty to take
charge ofthe said Cemetery and all things per.
tanning thereto, TO nee that the gravestones,
fences. fixtures, and nppu;tenances ARE not In.
jured, defRced. mutilated or destroyed by any
person or persons, or otherwise; to
to the Board Of Trustees amy repairs or improve.
mentS he may deem necessary; and attend to and
direct all burials and intcrnents; he shall furnish
blank burial certificates to any person requiring
the same, which certificates when filed 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 ID first furnished
with such certificate IA 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 disinterment Of
the remains OF any body buried In said Cemetery
or any other place In the Town Of Gold Hill, un
Ill he IL first furnished with n permit from the
President Of the Board Of Trustees, allowing the
same. which permit shall be- countersigned by
the Town Sexton and the Town Sexton shall
have control OF such dlslnterment. The Town
sexton shall record all certificates hereinbefore
provided for In "a book of record, to be well bound
and carefully preserved, and shall file and safely
keep all certificates; which record book or books
and file or files OF certificates. shall be properly
numbered and indexed. and kept by the Town
Sexton as the property Of the Town; and he
shall nj the expiration Of his term Of office. de
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