Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-05-03
Published by authority o.. !he Board Of Trustee. Of
Gold HILL
AN ORDINANCE TO Provide for the
ORGANIZATION, Resuintisn, Rstabliah-
ment, Location aud Disbandlns Of Fire
and Hose Companies for tho Tswn Of
Geld Hiil.
PASSED. May i,Im.l
TIE BOARD OF TRUSTEES or GOLD HILL.

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF GOLD HILL.
i do oriain.
srcTios .. An engine company or q hook anil
ladder company shall te eolnposed u pot more Than
eighty nor less than thirty men. and q hOse eoii'
pany u not more than forty nor lees than niteen
men. all u whom must lie duly r~egisterei ~Inetnbsrs
The onieer. o. each company shall ee one fois,aan.
q first Assistant Foreman. q Second Assistant FORE
man, q s~ecrrtary and Treasurer. Whenever the
requisite number of men shall have formed q com.
pahy. they must make Application 10 the BoAri Of
Trustees for recognition and acceptance, accomps'
nying such application with q copy Of their constl
tuition and bylaws, signed BY the nleinber, giving
the names Of their officers and the lccaiion ihey, de,
sire. II such application receive the approval OF
the Boarl u Trustees. the company shall be reeog'
nlf~i aud accepted upon = mn surrender 10 the
Board OF Trustees of all claim aud title q sad con-
pany 10 all aud every part and portion Of the rre ap'
parstus by such company Possessed and TO- h. there.
aftsr acquired; and after such company shall have
been 10 iecognlIed and aocepted. the hoari VI Iru.
10 IT, By said company received. held and used IN
trust. and TO BE- re-dsliyered 10 SAID board " Trus.
upon demand made by IL. board therefor. Upon
such reeognition AMI acceptance such company shall
be entitled TO three delegates 10 the Boani 81 Deb
gate. hereinafter provided fof. AMI may hold q spe.
siaI slsction for The choosing of such Delegates. anil
the delrgatrs chosen al such sIrcial election shall
hold their offices until. at the neat general election.
their successors shall have been elect.d AMI sha
src. 2. There shall be q Bcari 81 rlrr Delrraie..
COMPOSED IL three members elected from zach eonl'
pauN hy tue uuN FeAlsltItal mfNniffr tnrftbls w
he SECOND wcine.iay ~ MAY Of zach year. anil
they shall hOhl their ofiors for one year and until
their successors are elected and qualified. They
shall assemble within Ten days after their election
and Organize by the election Of a President. q secrs-
tary ani . Treasurer. whs shall hold their offices ior
one year ani unIll their Successors are sl.ctel AMI
qualified. The noanl OF DELEGATES shall have the
power to make, amend AMI change the laws for the
government of the companies aud their members,
not lnconsi.t.ui viii, the ordinsn.e- 90 charter .t
all officers and mefnttr. and on every. COMPANY.
ANY company, oficer or lneflbfr who shall violate
any Of the said laws. OF who siall refuse - otey III"
Law fui orders of the Chief or assistant EnsiDeer.
shall, upon complaint made IN writing, he tried By
the lioanl NJ Delegates. and. u founi guilty. NAV
BE- crssurrd. suspended. removed nom Office, of eN.
prllei, ss the majority 81 the Bosh by It's Iudsnleni
Src' 4 AChief Engineer First Assistant In
gineer and a Second Assistant Engineer shall H.
nanis.. an The f,nrth weinr.Iay 81 April Of each
year. ani thsy shall holi their offices Tor one yvsr
and until their succrs~,'Ts are -le,ted and qualified.
In case q Vacancy shall happen In ether 81 SAIL ONCE
q special election shall ir hrid u MI such vacancy
for The nneNpirri term. such election shall w.
called by the President Of the Boarl Of Delegates.
paper Published In si.rry, county, AMI shall T..
conducted az follows; The Bosrl u DELEGATES shall
appoint. to coniud such e%lection, thIee Judges. who
al such place As the llosri Of DELEGATES may. .iesis.
nate. l-iw-,n the hour. " two o'clock J.. NJ. aud
seven O'Clock y. ", The returns oi s,ni sls,iion,
uult tfttlIfl " " ltAl y W. WHY W hhfNiN
shall be forw snlel 10 the SECRETARY oi the board OF
Drlrgaies. within ave days thereafter, aud shall BY
hlu, he ttsnsmlli-i TO the Doani q debates, who
shall convene within nNe days thereafter ant de
clare the result. The person. having the highest
number u votes for each % said offices shall he de.
,l.rei elected; 10 case q a iis vote; The iio.ni o.
yot~i cor. ami t-tween whom there IA q tr, shall
holi the once. Contested elections iOt said once,
shall b. determined BY the Board q DELEGATES.
Inability 10 act. thr..AssisiAnt EngiDeers. In the orier
of seriority. shall. at all nrrs and alarms. have the
direction AMI coutrolof all officers. companies anil
src. S. No company. association. person or per.
sons, except those hsrcin mentioned. AMI cNcrlt tl.
regularly orgsnirrd ftrr Department OF the city OF
Virginia, shall perform the duties of fireman or nfr
men, unless permitted BY the Chief Engineer or une
VI the Assistant Engineers. and then such company.
association, person or persons shan D. un,lfflihf ~
r.ciion aud control Of said Chief OF Assistant IN
sIc. 4. Whenever the roll of any company. from
any cause, shall 10 reluori 10 less than niteen mem
pany but such company may lie r,in.latei or dis
banded by the board of Delegates. al any meeting
SIC. !, The Hoard of Trustees Of Gold iiili shall
SIC. =. The Town Of Cola Ilill shall not be liablr
for any contracts made by any Officers Of the sahi
companies. nor for any debt OF expense by thei'
ssmnnn;. %" "s s ,s am aT,ssg " Or pme%sss ihsyeSi
M. " The Chief Engineer shall relou 10 the
board u Trustees. at their n,t Ineetins ~ The
year, the coniiilon % the nr- apparatus. giving
such other Information aud recommendations az he
may deem proper.. lie shall Furthermore inlulre
into the cause % all fires. and see that all Jstsons
crmlnAlly connected thsrewith are diligently pfes'
routed by the proper authorities.
SIC. %. All Oriinances ani parts II Onllnanss.
IN conflict with this Ordinance are hefrhy. T.Jeaiei
u. u, DAuClIy.
President Of the Boari of Trustees
81 the Town of Goli Iln.
Attest; VIZ. ny. DOANE.
Ciefk u the Board.
. III motIon. Ordinance No, ". a.. read. va. pssssi
by The fpIiowing vote, Ayes-rmstees LCarick.
Ogr and President Danchy. Absent Trustees
WI. HY. DOAkE.
Dated Gold I'M. May !. isI. myslw