Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-30
TEXT OF The
POLICE BILL

The People of the State of Ne
vada, represented in Senate and AS
sembly, do enact as follows:
Section There is hereby Great
ed State police force to be known
as and called the Nevada State
Police
Sec. 2-The said Nevada State
Police shall consist of superinten-
dent of police, to be appointed by the
governor, one inspector, four SER
geants, twenty-five subordinate Off
Gers, and ESQ reserves.
Sec. 3-The superintendent of po-
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 Of
ficer or member without notice.
Sec. 1.-The superintendent of po-
| lice shall be over the age of thirty
years. He shall be the ranking Off
Ger 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.
Sec. 5-All officers and other men,
bers of the Nevada State Police, APP
pointed by the superintendent of po-
lice, 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,
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 APP
proved by the governor The in
spector shall be competent mill
tary Instructor.
Sec. 6-It shall be the duty OF
each member of the Nevada State
Police, and he shall have the power:
(a) To make arrests, with OF
without warrant, of any and all per.
sons charged with crime, or to ar
rest and detain all persons suspect
ed of the commission of any crime
or of violating any law of this State
or of the United States, and shall
, bring such prisoners as may be ap
pretended forthwith before thu
proper tribunal for examination ant
trial;
CD To suppress all riots, routs
= ARRAYS or disturbances of any kin,
V within this State, and to arrest an
. and all persons engaged or abettin
therein, and for this purpose shall
have the power to command assist
IS ance of all peace officers and all 9th
a er citizens of this State;
O (c) To serve any criminal process
It within this State, issued by any cour
e of this State;
" (d) To cooperate with the locs
IS authorities in detecting crime, and /
A. apprehending any person or person
engaged in or suspected of the con
r mission of crime;
,e (e) To do and perform all dutie
IT required Of any peace officer of TIL
Of State, except he shall not serve civ
at processes.
n Sec. Tt is hereby made the dul
Nv of all officers or jailers having chare
Nv or custody of any Jail or place of d.
hit tention to receive all prisoners a
n rested by any member of the Neva6
w. State Police, and to detain them
n custody until ordered to be release
as by the said Nevada State Police
Ie- by court of competent jurisdictio
ne Any officer, jailer or person havir
CHI custody of any jail or place of dete
as ton, who shall refuse to SO recei'
D. and detain such prisoners, shall
deemed guilty of misdemeanor al
upon conviction thereof shall be pu
ished by a fine not to exceed five hu
dred ($5o0) dollars, or by impriso
ment in the county Jail not to exec
N six months, or by both such fine al
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