The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-09-26
Referendum
State Police Bill

\ petition having beel Sled with
the Secretary Of state. signed By ten
Per centum or more OF the voters of
this state. as shown By the number
OF votes cast at the last preceding
general election, in compliance with
Article XIX of the constitution of
the State of Nevada. there viii be
submitted to the people for adoption
or rejection, at tho general election
to beheld Tuesday. November g..
1908, an act approved January 20
1908, known as the State Police Bill.
of which the following is a true and
correct copy:
Chap. W.-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
alties, and other matters relating
thereto, making an appropriation
therefor. and repeating all acts or
parts OF acts in conflict Herewith.
(Approved January 20, 190S.D
The People of the State of Nevada,
represented in Senate and Assem-
e.
Nevada State Police Created.
Section l. There is hereby Great
ed a state police force To be known
as and called the Nevada State Pc
lice"
How Composed.
Sec. 2. The said "NevadR State
Police shall consist of Superin-
tendent of Police, to be appointed by
the Governor, one Inspector, four
Sergeants, twenty-five subordinate
police officers, and two hundred and
fifty reserves.
Appointments
Sec. :. Tho Superintendent # Pa
lice shall subject to the anproval Of
the Governor. 1proiat all officers and
members Of the said Nevada state
Police" and may remove anv such
officer or member without notice.
Qualifications and Rank Of Superin.
tendent
Sec. A. 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
y oh he y
the governor at any time, without
previous notice. The said Superin
tendent of Police shall have the ranl
Of captain
Qualifications of All Members.
Sec. 5. All officers and other mem
bers of the Nevada State Police" ap
pointed by the Superintendent o
Police, shall be citizens of the Unitet
States and residents of the State o
Nevada for a period of at least sil
months, of good moral character, ant
who have never been convicted Of ;
felony or other infamous crime, AMI
shall pass such examinations as Il
their qualifications, mental and ply
steal, as may be prescribed by tn
said Superintendent of Police and az
proved by the Governor. The Inspec
tor shall be competent military II
structor.
Duties - Make Arrests Suppress
Riots, etc.-Serve Criminal Process
Detect Crime-Not Serve Civil
Process.
Sec. 6. 1t shall be the duty of eacl
member of the Nevada State Police
and he shall have the power:
(a) To make arrests, with or with
out warrant, of any and all persons
charged with crime, or to arrest anC
d 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.
(b) 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;
g To serve any criminal process
within this State, issued by any court
of this State;
thorities in detecting crime, and in
apprehending any person or persons
in or suspected of the com
of a crime;
(e) To do and perform all duties re-
CURED of any peace officer of this
State, except he shall not serve civil
process.
jalers to Receive Prisoners-Penalty
Sec. T. 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 a court of competent Jurisdiction.
Any officer, jailer or person having
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 a state
Of insurreetion. after the date of such
declaration, and until the same shall
have been revoked. the said Nevada
State Police" shall have full and alb.