The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-10-31
Referendum
State Police Bill

a petition having been fled with
he Secretary Of State. signed by ten
Ter eentum or more Of the voters OF
his state, as shown BY the number
OF votes cast at the last preceding
general election, in compliance with
Article XIX Of the constitution of
he State Of Nevada, there Will be
submitted to the people for adoption
or rejection, at the general election
TO beheld Tuesday. November 3,
1908, an act approved January 20,
1908. known as the State Police Bill,
of which the following is a true and
correct copy:
Chap. IY.-An act to provide for
tie 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.
(Approyed January 29, 190S.)
The People of the State of Nevada,
represented in Senate and Assem-
bly,, do enact as follows:
Nevada state Police Created.
Section 1. There is hereby Great
I'd a state police force to be know
as and called the Nevada State Pc
lice"
How Composed.
Sec. 2. The said Nevada State
Police" shall consist of a Superin-
tendent of Police, to be appointed by
the Governor, one Inspector. four
Sergeants, twenty-five subordinate
pollce officers, and two hundred and
fifty reserves.
Appointments.
Sec. 8. The Superintendent of Po-
ice shall, subject to the approval of
he 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 supsHin.
tendent.
Sec. 4. The Superintendent of Pc
ice shall be over the age Of thirty
years. He shall be the ranking o.
ficer in the field, subject only to the
governor, and shall be removed by
the 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 a competent military in
stcuctor.
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:
Cal To make arrests, with or with
out warrant, of any and all persons
charged with crime, or to arrest and
1 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 apprehendec
forthwith before the proper tribuna
for examination and trial;
OBJ To suppress all riots, routs, af
trays, or disturbances of any kline
within this State, and to arrest any
and all persons engaged or abettins
therein, and for this purpose shall
have the power to command the as
sistance of all peace officers and al
other citizens of this State;
(c) To serve any criminal process
within this State, issued by any cour
of this State;
Cd To cooperate with the local au
thorities in detecting crime, and II
apprehending any person or person.
engaged in or suspected of the com
mission of crime;
(e) To do and perform all duties re
CURED of any peace officer Of thi
State, except he shall not serve civi
process.
JaiIers to Receive Prisoners-PenaIty
Sec. I. 1t is hereby made the dut
of all officers or jailers having charg
or custody of any jail or place of dc
tention to receive all prisoners al
rested by any member Of the ''Nevad
| State Police" and to detain them Il
custody until ordered to be release
by the said Nevada State Police" 0
! by court of competent jurisdiction
Any officer, jailer or person havin
custody of any Jail or place of de
tention, who shall refuse to so receiv
and detain such prisoners, shall b
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, an
upon conviction thereof shall be pun
ished by fine not to exceed five hun
dred ($500) dollars, or by imprisol
ment in the county Jail not to exeee
six months, or by both such fine an
Imprisonment, and in addition theret
shall forfeit his Office.
Martial Law, When.
Sec. s. Whenever the GovernC
shall declare martial law within an
county or counties in this State, {
when he shall declare any county
counties in this State to be in stat
of Instruction, after the date of sue
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