Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-12-28
TOWN Ordinances

ted into said Fire Dcpar,m,n, -
provided, shall upon the FIRST MI. as here;,
airy, a. u. 1874, designate n t; meetns in Jam
fire delegates. which shall nav lor e%lcc,in,
five days thereafter giving pnbI;co e more th,ss
time nnd place Of such election. IFSa,nsse eftl,
three members, and each Eahy shall e%as.
shall elect two members, which y Somranr
futc such Board, who shall snall consi!.
their lumber to act as PresijImpolht, one u
act us Secretary, who shall be- and one 10
treasurer. :" e~A-ohco
"a practicable after their said J"ai!iy assoou
shall have power to make ia r.cnon; 1hav
eminent IT the Fire Dcpar,mcn,' or the scy.
~sistcntwith the Constitution AMI not ineot.
State of Nevada. or United S,ateS.. naws Of III,
rany officer. or member Of the T aahy Cot.
who shall violate any of said lave 'paftnent
the Provisions OF this Ordinance. anyf
Chief Engineer. shall upon eomn Jlriers Of tis
by the Beard, and ii found gniltx .oetriJ
suspended. removed from otHra %,eehsurd.
from the Department, as a mo;o or exp.Td
Board in its Judgment may direct Of III,
SIC. !. whenever there shall bo
more ~sohhranleS admitted into the bSa.o'
beam an q election a E held pSIGfe sr na9, , d,l, ;, there ,i,i
mated by the Board Of Fire Dcicpa%,oo e dsig.
nually thereafter, for the elcc,;nrn' es:and an
Engineer and First and Second " athif
SAID PRESIDENT Of the Board of hlaaIs i
shall call said election. giving ten pJSles,ts
ice tnereei IN 2 newspaper publi,h.in9'
dent shall neglect for the space Of S ssaa ifss.
call said election. then the Chairmavnu sHa
Board of County Commissioners shall q I.
election. giving five days notice tho,aeeSiiSi
said Board Of Delegates shall appo;rt is
duct san election one Judge from each 80. SOL
lany. who, together with the Clerks 10 h oa'
scribe on oath or affirmation TO fai,bsuI,a, w
charge their duties. Said elections hail ~ us u,
ut sucn place as the said Board shat, oIrned
between the hours of I o'clock p " srsi.
o'clock p. ~. The returns of said a, saa
duly, certified by said Judges shall tbssesoa
warded to the Secretary of said Board Of pJ.
cloction: which Board shall immcd;, msa
canvass the same and declare the resul, ~
person having the highest number ~ iN
shall be declared elected for the terr, ,Ws
year. or until his successor shall baro" ono
elected and qualified. q certificate Of x pbSa
shail pc gwen to such person: which csriSl
cate shall be signed by the President ,rS AN, y"
rotary OF said Board. and which ccr.;e ss'
shall be rrima facie evidence of his riah, ~
said office, "s"'@
SEc. D.. All contested elections for ,bo a..
of Chief Engineer or Assistants shali h sa ~
tcrmined by. said Board Of Delegates md L.
Il majority thereof. "sV!
SEC. i. The duties Of the Chief r,,;,...
shall be TO report to the Board of 3 S y
Commissioners and also to the Board of bn al
gates quarterly. commencing from \,
date of his election and oual;sr,,;,an'
tho number and location Of ali S..
drants and condition OF the SAM
as well as tho state and condition of All s s
apparatus and Fire Companies and ali n,,'
crty OF the city in keeping of said J,enarr,'
mcnt: also all accidents by fire wbiei, bay,
taken PLACE, with the causos of such fires and
Il description of the property DESTROYED Il,
names of tho owners and the amount Of rron.
crt.v dcstroycd: also such other informant,
a he may think proper. s4
He shall inquire into the or;,;r
of all fires and see that all persons crin,ipals
connected Herewith be diligently troscntd
by tho proper authorities. lie shall also
have full police power during tho p~rcyalsD,
Of fires, and during such fire. shall have .
elusive control and superintendent Of n,
various companies and tho members ,hereet
belonging to the Department.
SIC. =. The Chief Engineer and Assistants
bc:nrc entering upon the discharge Of ,hp,
duties shall AXE and subscribe an oath OF a,
iirmation for the faithful performance ii thci,
respective duties a> prescribed by law.
Apurovcd Dec. 18th 1873.
u. Il. HALL, Chairman
BOARD Of County Commissioners.
Attest, r. ii. UAIMoN. Clerk.