Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-04-03
TOWN ORDINANCES.
AN ORDINANCE

AN T u
To create q Fire Department for the
Town or Gold Hill and TO ReEu
late and Maintain tho same'
The Board of Trustees Of the 1oVn Of Go@
Hill, do Ordain:
SECTION l. A Fire Department for the
Town of Gold Hill is hereby created, which
shall consist oil. one Chief Engineer, n AS
sistant Engineer, n President, u Secretary, a
Treasurer, and a Board Of Delegates, ana
,uch Fire Companies as shall, complying
with the provisions Of this Ordinance oe au-
mitted thereto. n.
SRo. 3. An election shall be held for Chief
Rno;neef and ono Assistant Engineer, oy
The members Of the Department, upon a day
.nno;nted by the Board Of Trustees, and upon
tbe same day of the week, and the same week
M the month each year thereafter; and they
hall hold their offices for n year, or until
tbeir successors are elected and qualihed.
In case any vacancy shall occur in said Of
Aces. the President shall call q special cleo.
t;on 10 fiji such vacancy for the unexpired
term. ~
Pre,ident. by notice published at least ten
DAYS in some newspaper Of said County, and
shall be conducted as follows: The Board OF
Delegates shall appoint, to conduct said cleo
lion, three Judges, who may appoint two
| Clerks; said election shall be held at such
Mace as the Board of Delegates may de'ig-
| nate. between the hours Of two o'clock p. ".
| and seven o'clock p. N. The returns Of said
| election, duly certified by the majority OF the
| Judges, shall be forwarded to the secretary
| of The Department within five days thereafter,
| and shall by him be transmitted to the BOARD
of Delegates, who shall convene within hve
| DAYS thereafter, and declare the result. inc
persons having the 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
Engineers shall be decided by the Board OF
Delegates. 49,,
| the President of the Board Of Trustees OF the
Town Of Gold Hill, and the Judges shall be
I.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 after the election Of Chief
Engineer of each year, and they shall hold
their offices for one year or until their sue:
ccssors are elected and qualified. They shall
assemble within ten days after their election
and organize by the election OF a President
4 Secretary and a Treasurer, who shall re-
\ spectiycly 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 maue, shsl oe olnutnS We!
Company, ofhcer ana MEMBER 0. the DcPaiu
ment; and any company, Object OF nhcnoet
OF the Department VINO shal vIola.y any vi
the said laws, or snail reiusc 10 ooey inc law
full orders OF the Chlei or Assistant Eneih-
GERS, shall, upon complaint DC uiea oy tue
Board Of Delegates, and II found guiity, may
be censured, suspendea, removed from ONCE
Ur expelled from the rle department s 'no
majority Of the BOARD, IN us Judetheh'' may
direct.
SIC. 6. A Hook and Ladder Company or
Hose Company, shall DC composed OF NOT
more than forty nor less than hiteen men, all
Of whom must be duly registered members
Of the Department. The ofhcers OF each
Company shall be one Foreman at least one
Assistant Foreman, n Secretary ana treas
urer. A company desiring admission % the
Fire Department, must make application TO
the Board Of Delegates, accompanying such
application with a copy OF their constitution
and Bylaws, the names Of their ofhcers, the
residence Of the members, and the location
they desire; and should the BOARD OF Dele
gates, by a vote OF ama)oIity Oh al aus mem,
bers, decide to recommend the ADMISSION OF
such Company, the Secretary OF the depart
ment shall forward to the Board OF trustees
aANHAaNn nF GilRh Recommendation IOs
gether with n petition OF the Company, with
a copy Of their CONSTITUTION and bylaws Oh
the same, the names OF the ofhcers ana mem
bers, their residence, and the location they
desire. II such Recommendation shall re-
ceive the approval OF the Board OF trustees
the Company snail DC aamitteu ihto sne Do
partment, upon a iuil SURRENDER 70 saiu poaiI I
Of trustees ior tne iheoiPoia'e tSrn o. oo,o
Hill OF al clam and utie OF saio o9mPAny
to all ana every part anu portion u in' ny
apparatus oy suon company possessed ) nho
after such mi s9ail nave oeen IcSulat
y admitted into the department, the llue
tees aforesaid snail dehSer 70 sucn company
the apparatus so surrendered, 70 oe oy saic
company received, neia ano useu IN Trust, y
be re-deliVered to sad trustees Sheh sucn
company shall nave a~isoanaeG, oucn com;
pany shall be enatGa 70 three Delegales' any
may eau a speciai erection iyi Tue ns,S s1 ~ an ~
the Delegates 80 eieesea snai. I sa ns 1tn ron y,
hces until their suceessols !. lne neAs Sen,
erai election snall nave eeen e.ec.ea anu nav
qualihedi ana no Peu''o ~ III, amy COMPANY T,
shall be entertaineo oy tne posia oi rus
tees, until II snal1 nave 1 re n'S .ne fe'0n
menaation OF mi uIS po nni,wt'I fea snv com,
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ohG; o. .tnn hn rodrco3 ~ los,
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than fifteen memoGIs, .ne on1ei nnsi nee
snail SusPenu SUI 49, a;p.an, h',, sroh CO..
notice shall have oeen gwen o9t suSh ION
pany may De re-lnsta!eu " the DoIiuo Dei
egates AZ any mee'ns' Ut may oe 'y Sai'
Board dlsoanded.
SIC. y; Int BOARD OF Lrus.ees s9ai noso
held Inoic io5 any oonaae.s naue " an
officers OF Salu companies, nor iot my ca