Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-12-22
ORDINANCE. NO. ~.

An Ordinance to Create and Regulate
Fire Department IL Carson City.
The Board Of Trustees OF Carsoa Ci'y
do ordain:
SECTION l. A Fire Department of CIR
sou City Is hereby created, VI icb shall
consist of one Chief Engineer. one Frs;
Assistant Engineer. one Second Assist
ant Engineer. six Fire Wardens, aud all
regularly organized fire Companies, hose
companies. and hook and ladder com
pany. now or hereafter organized, within
the limits of said city, which shall com
ply with the provisions aad require
men.s of this Ordinance. nn6 o:her
proper and appropriate ordinapces Of
said city Of kindred nature, now or
hereafter adopted. But not less than
two nor more than four fire companies
not less than one ECr more than two
hose companies, and not more than one
hook and ladder company shall belong
to said Fire Department at one time.
Not less than twenty-five nor more than
sixty male mem oers shall constitute
fire company; not less than fifteen BOX
more than twenty-five male members
shall constitute hose company: and not
less than fifteen nor more than twenty
male members shall constitute a hook
and ladder company. No company Of
either character above named shall he.
long to said Fire Department, unless
provided with and keeping the machines.
other apparatus, fixtures. appliances.
and so forth, usually kept by such com
panies respectively. Within one month
after first belonging to SAID Fire Depart
ment, each fire company, each hose com
panv. and each hook ard ladder COM
pany shall make Cat aud deliver to the
Board of City Trustees full aDa cGyroc.
inventory OF all its property, certified 10
by its Foreman and Secretary.
SEC. 2. An election shall be- held an
nuaIly by the Fire Department OF said
city for the election of the Chief, First |
and Second Assistant Engineers. Said .
election shall be held on The second Sat /
lrday in January Of each year, at such
place as the Inspectors shall
designate. The Foremen of the Tesnect-
We fire com anies, or such !nember as
hey shall designate Of each fire com
,uny, shall act SIS Inspectors Of said
Elections; aud said Inspectors shall at
east ten days before any election. meet
nd select a polling place for such elcc-
ion, and give at least eight days notice
hereof, and Of the time OF holding such
lection. by publication in one or more
ewspapers Of said city, and by posting
uch notice conspicuonsly in the engine
ouse of each fire company OF said Fire
department. of said city.
SIC, 3. All elections held as provided
Or in this Ordinance shall open at two
clock p. II. and close at seven P. IL,
nd proclamation shall be made of the
me OF closing by one OF the Inspectors,
fteen minutes before closing, in a dis
net voice, at the polls. The Inspectors
hall selec. two clerks of said elections.
SEC. i. As soon as any election shall {
ose the Inspectors shall proceed to
,unt the ballots, and the clerks shall [
aep tally lists; and when the count !
TALL have been completed the result {
lalI be certified to by all the Board OF |
lection in duplicate. and one certified j
I'll list and one tally list shall be re- I
ined by the Inspectors, or deposited as q
ey shall direct, for one year after such T
ection. and the other shall be delivered
the City Clerk without unnecessary 0
lay by one OF the Inspectors or Ciesis L
such election. The number of votes T
ceived by each candidate for such Office {
be filled at such election shall be ex- O
aided aud written out in fail by the C
erks. TIE ballots. with the ballot box Il
He'd, shall be delivered TO the City Il
ERIK with the election returns. C
SEC. 5. At lis first regular or special
eting after the City Clerk shall have u
eived the returns and ballots OF any b
ction held under the provisions OF d
3 Ordinance, the Board Of Trustees of al
city shall canvass the said returns ju
declare the result, minute Of which nj