The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-10-17
Referendum
State Police Bill

y Petition having been FLED with
lhe Secretary of State, signed by ten
per eentum or more OF the voters Of
ms state, as shown by the number
ot votes cast at the last preceding
general election. in compliance with
Article XIX of the constitution of
the state Of Nevada, there will be
submitted to the people for adoption
OF rejection, at the general election
10 beheld Tuesday, November 3.
1903, an act approved January 2s,
1908, known as the State Police Bill.
o. which the following is a true and
correct copy:
Chap. IV.-An act to provide for
The creation, organization and main
tenance of the Nevada State Police.
prescribing the powers and duties OF
the officers and members thereof in
maintaining peace, order and quiet
IN the State of Nevada, fixing their
compensation, providing certain pen
alues, and other matters relating
hereto, making an appropriation
therefor, and repeating all acts or
parts OF acts in conflict Herewith.
(Approved January 20, 19OS.)
he People of the State of Nevada.
represented in Senate and Assem-
bly,, do enact as follows:
Nevada State Police Created.
Section l. There is hereby Great
a state police force to be known
as and called the Nevada State Pc
lice"
iiow Composed.
Sec. 2. The said Nevada State
Folice," shall consist of a Superin-
tendent of Police, to be appointed by
The Governor. one Inspector, four
Sergeants, twenty-five subordinate
lolice officers, and two hundred and
fifty reserves.
Appointments.
Sec. 3. The Superintendent Of Pc
lice shall, subject to the approval of
| the Governor, appoint all officers and
members Of the said Nevada State
Police" and may remove any such
officer or member without notice
Qualifications and Rank OF superin-
tendent.
Sec. 4. The Superintendent of Pc
lice shall be over the age of thirty
years. He shall be the ranking Of
ficer in the field. subject only to the
governor, and shall be removed by
he governor at any time, without
previous notice. The said Superin.
tendent of Police shall have the rank
of captain.
Qualifications of All Members.
Sec. 5. All officers and other mem
bers of the Nevada State Police" ap
! pointed by the Superintendent OF
Police, shall be citizens of the United
States and residents of the State OF
! Nevada for a period of at least six
months, of good moral character, and
who have never been convicted of a
felony or other infamous crime, and
shall pass such examinations as to
their qualifications, mental and ply
steal, as may be prescribed by the
said Superintendent of Police and ap
proved by the Governor. The Inspec'
tor shall be competent military in.
StTuctor
Duties - Make Arrests Suppress
Riots, etc.-Serve Criminal Process;
Detect Crime-Not Serve Civi
Process.
Sec. 6. 1t shall be the duty of each
member of the Nevada State Police,
and he shall have the power:
(a) To make arrests, with or with.
out warrant, of any and ali persons
charged with crime, or to arrest and
tain all persons suspected of the
commission of any offense, or of VIC
lating any law of this State, or of the
United States, and shall bring such
prisoners as may be apprehended
forthwith before the proper tribunal
for examination and trial;
OBJ To suppress all riots, routs, af-
trays, or disturbances of any kind
within this State, and to arrest any
and all persons engaged or abetting
therein, and for this purpose shall
have the power to command the as
| sistance of all peace officers and all
other citizens of this State;
(c) To serve any criminal process
within this State, issued by any court
of this State;
I'D To cooperate with the local au-
thorities in detecting crime, and in
apprehending any person or persons
engaged in or suspected of the COM
mission of a crime;
(e) To dc and perform all duties re-
CURED of any peace officer of this
State, except he shall not serve civil
process.
jaiIers to Receive Prsoners-PenaIty.
Sec. Z. 1t is hereby made the duty
of all officers or iailers having charge
or custody of any jail or place of de-
tention to receive all prisoners ar
rested by any member of the Nevada
State Police" and to detain them in
custody until ordered to be released
by the said Nevada State Police" or
by court of competent jurisdiction.
Any officer, jailer or person having
custody of any Jail or place of de-
tention, who shall refuse to so receive
and detain such prisoners, shall be |
deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and |
upon conviction thereof shall be pun
ished by fine not to exceed five hun.
dred ($500) dollars, or by imprison.
ment in the county Jail not to exceed |
six months, or by both such fine and
Imprisonment, and in addition thereto
shall forfeit his office.
Martial Law, When.
Sec. 8. Whenever the Governor |
shall declare martial law within any
county or counties in this State, or
when he shall declare any county or
counties in this State to be in state