Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-07
ORDINANCE No. ls.
Au Oriirsn~~ 10 Create Fire De-
pertinent in Cnrsou city. and
30 Regulate the ~nrne.


20 R~guiat- the ~nrne.
TIE BoSrG Il Trustee q Carson City 40
ordsip:
sscrIos I. A Fire peps,rm"r, Of Carson fety
IL herr by crested, which sEsll ronsit' uE one
Chi.f Enuuet- on, First Assistant h,iStnee-:
one steor Assistant Engineer. -!x tifeWardena,
and such si-s :'1Mpskf's r. f.sll l. d"sienst's'
by the Bosrd Q: Trustees :: said city, ~ r'sclG-
ton rssssd and entered OF rst0Ny.
SIC. 2. AZ election shall b. held, ~ a.sh Eve
company. for o.i- engineer. ~ the tt,ro Sa;.r
Gay n October. Of esrh yts>,
Src G. The elections here n. ~ CN ia-i for shall
be called 10y thu President II each tire cola
psny, by motto. published at least I'VE days in
uEe Of the ctt, newsrap-rr; and such elections
shall ~ conducted BIZ follows: Eaeh FIRE conf
pany shall sppoint two judges &C. conduct such
election, ami seid i,;ig,s shall sprslnt clerk.
Said ell. stion shall hc held al the engin. houses
OF the respective nrs companies, htween the
hours Of TWO O'clock and seven o'clock in the
afternoon. The -~tCrTe II raid elections shall
he duly oertire,i To- by tle judges thereof, and
scaled .nd labelled, they ri.all, soor a. com
plste-i, be forwarded t. tie City Clerk, accom-
panied by 6 roll OF tn. ,Iuter> 81 each fire
company, IN goo. standing, certified TO by
Presidents, Former and Secretaries. and shall
he deposited with the City Clerk within twenty
four hsurs after the closing OF the polls. The
Board OF Trustees OF said city shall convene
within two day. after the holding OF any such
election aud appoint one q the thrpe elected
engineers q Chief Engineer Of tn" Fir Depart
ment hereby created: one ~ Flrrt Assistant
Enginesr and the other Second Assistant
Engineer, xnd they shsl! hold their off1cs. for
one year, and until the election and Qualification
Of their succeeeorr in once. In case any
vacancy shall occur in the once OF any one OF
said engineers, the hre company by hich such
engineer was elected shall proceed to elect
another engineer in the manner her.inaeove
provided; Sroridti. that il case OF . vacancy in
the once Of Chief Engineer the fire' Assistant
shAll thereupen become Chief Engineer; and in
case Of q vacancy in the of1ce OF First Assistant
Engineer the Second Assiatant shAll become
First Assistant Engineer; and in case OF .
vacancy in tho Office of Second Assistant
Engineer the perron elected TO ali any vacancy
shall be Second Assistant Engineer.
s.c.4 The City Marshal shall appoint, sub
ject 70 approval by the Board Of Trustees Of the
city six Fire Nardenr CT said Fire Department,
who shall serve one year from the date Of their
appointment. ana until Ii. appointment Of
their successors in Office. said Fin Wsrdens
Mail be vested With all the powers and privi-
leeeS OF oonstsblee aid policemen III time OF
IRE only, and shall each wear an appropriate
badge OF once, on which shall he in lefible
sty lie the wordf " fire Warden"
eIc. 5. Tie Board OF Trustees, nor the in
habitants Of said city. shall be held legally la.
BILE for any contract made BY any oMcer OF any
one Of said Fire Companies. nor for any expense
BY any one CT them incurred, nor for any ssls-
riss Of said omcer. nor for any work or labor
by them or any Of them done or performed.
nor for contract msde, expenee incurred, or
work or labor done or performed by any one OF
said Fire Companies, or any n,embar thereof.
except upon the recommendation Of the Chief
Engineer OF said Fire Department.
SEC. e. The Chief Engineer Aforesaid shall re-
port to the Board Of Trustees Of the city. on
the first NJ onday Of zach month. the condition
Of cisterns. pipes, by irsn'e, fire sp srstus. and
all property in the city in the keeping OF said
Fire Department., together with euch other IN
formation and recomme ndAtions a. he may
deem proper. He shall also inquire into the
causes Of all dres which occur IN the city, ard
zee that all parties criminally connected there.
with be properly prosecuted BY the ofncefs Il
the law.
6so T. The Chief Engineer, IL pressnt, II
net, the Assistant Engineers. Of the Fire De-
paxtment, shall have the control Of tho supply
and use Of the water in the cisterns, pipes snd
MIGRANTS belonging t" the city. for Are pnrpo-
see; and shall also have control Of the nrc sp-
paratus, hoso car, iAg-s, and other property Of
the Aforesaid Fire DepsrtEenf-Eubject how
ever. to the orders and re- olutions Of tina Board
OF Trustees: Provsded, That said Chief Engi-
neer, nor Assistant EugiDes nor any person
or persons acting for or under them or either Of
them. shall use said " ter for any other than
FIRE purposes. and ~ necessarily required for
the use Of said Fire Department.
SIC. .. The Board OF Trustees shall have the
right and power to remove from ONCE, any
Engineer or Fire Warden, for neglect of official
duty, misconduct in ONCE. Incompetence, ms 1
bility to perform official duty, or other 60 or
valid cause.
SEC 9. Each Engineer and Fire Warden be-
fore entering upon the duties OF his Office. shall
take and subscribe to the constitutional oath of
ONCE, which shall be attached 70. or endorsed
upon. his oertincste Of election or appointment,
and shall be Herewith died In the Once Of the
City Clerk.
Adopted Octobss 8. 1915.
Attest: T. J. EpwARps, II. T. RICE,
Ciy Clerk. President.