Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-04-26
TOWN ORDINANCES.
AN ORDINANCE

Hill, do Ordain:
SECTION l. A Fire Department for the
Town Of Gold Hill is hereby created, which
| shall consist of one Chief Engineer, one As
sistant Engineer, a President, q Secretary, a
Treasurer, and q Board Of Delegates, and
such Fire Companies as shall, complying
with the provisions of this Ordinance, be adj
mitted thereto.
SIC. 2. An election shall be held for Chief
Engineer, and one Assistant Engineer, by
the members OF the Department, upon a day
appointed by the Board Of Trustees, and upon
the same day of the week, and the same week
Of the month each year thereafter; and they
shall hold their offices for one year, or until
their successors are elected and qualified.
In case any vacancy shall occur in said Of
fees, the President shall call a special cleo
ton to fill such vacancy for the unexpired
term.
SEC. 3. The election shall be called by the
President, 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
ton, three Judges, who may appoint two
Clerks said election shall be held at such
place as the Board Of Delegates may desig-
nate, between the hours OF two O'Clock p. N.
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 Ave days thereafter,
| and shall BY him be transmitted to the Board
Of Delegates, who shall convene within five
days thereafter, and declare the result. The
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.
SEC. 4. The first election shall be called 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 after the election Of Chief
Engineer Of each year, and they shall hold
| their offices for one year or until their sue
cessors are 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-
spectiyely 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
mcnt; and 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
be censured, suspended, removed from Office.
Or expelled from the Fire Department az the
majority OF the Board, in its Judgment, may
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
Company shall be one Foreman at least, one
| Assistant Foreman, a Secretary and Treas
urcr. A company desiring admission to 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 officers, the
residence OF the members, and the location
| they desire; and should the Board Of Dele
gates, by a vote Of a majority Of all its mcm-
| bcrs, decide to recommend the admission CT
such Company, the Secretary Of the Depart
ment shall forward to the Board Of Trustees
a certificate Of such recommendation, to-
gether with a petition Of the Company, with
q copy Of their Constitution and Bylaws OF
the same, the names Of the officers and men,
bers, their residence, and the location they
desire. II such recommendation shall re-
ceive the approval Of the Board Of Trustees
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partment, upon a full surrender to said Board
Of Trustees for the incorporate Town Of Gold
Hill Of all claim and title OF said Company,
to all aud every part and portion Of the fire
apparatus BY such Company possessed and
after such Company shall have been regular
ly admitted into the Department, the Trus
tees aforesaid shalt deliver to such company
the apparatus so surrendered, to be by said
company received, held and used in trust, to
be re-delivered to said Trustees when such
| company shall have disbanded. Such COM
pany shall be 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.
cral election shall have been elected and have
qualified; and no petition for any company
shall be entertained by tho Board Of Trus-
tees, until it shall have received the recon-
mendation OF the Board Of Delegates.
SEC. 7. 1t shall be unlawful for any com-
pany or association not belonging to the De.
partment to perform the duties Of Fireman,
when said Department or any portion thereof
is in service, unless 80 permitted by the Chief
or Assistant Engineer.
SEC. s. Whenever the roll of any Com
pany for any cause shall be reduced to less
than fifteen members, the Chief Engineer
shall suspend such Company, after ten days
notice shall have been given hut such Com
pany may be re-instated by the Hoard of Del
egates at any meeting, or may be by said
Board disbanded.
SIC. 8. The Board OF Trustees shall not be
held liable for any contracts made by any
officers of said companies, nor for any ex-
pense by them incurred, nor for any salaries
to said officers. All work done for, and sup
plies furnished for said Department, shall be
under the supervision Of the Chief Engineer
and Committee on Fire anu Water, Of the
Board Of Trustees. They shall certify to all
bills for said work and supplies.
SEC. 10. The Chief Engineer shall report
to Board OF Trustees every three months the
condition Of Cisterns, Reservoirs, Pipes, Hy-
drants and Fire Apparatus, and all property
in the Town in the keeping Of said Depart
ment, and such other Information and re-
commentators as he may deem proper; he
shall also inquire into the causes Of all fires
and see that all persons criminally connected
Herewith are diligently prosecuted by the
proper authorities.
SEC. IL. 1t shall be the duty Of the Chief
and Assistant Engineers to act as Fire War
dens, and in time Of FIRE shall act as Police
men.
SEC. IL. Ordinance No. IS is hereby re.
pealed.
SEC. ID. This Ordinance shall take effect
from and after its passage.
Passed April LIST, 1867.
w. D. GRAY,
President Board OF Trustees.
H. c. MANNING, Clerk.