The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-10-10
REFERENpUM
STATE POLICE BILL

1908. an Act approved January ", l9V
known as the State Police Bill, Of which tf
following is a true and correct copy:
Chap. lV.-An ACT to provide for u
creation. organization and maintenance OF u
! Nevada State Police, prescribing the power
| and duties Of the officers and members thereC
in maintaining peace. order aud quiet In III
State of Nevada, fixing their compensation
| providing certain penalties, and other mattel
relating thereto, making an appropriatio
therefor, and repeating all Acts or parts {
Acts in conflict Herewith.
IAppro, ed January %, 1905.
The People of the State of Nevada, reprei
ented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows:
Neudda State Police Created
Section /. There Is hereby created q Stat
police force to be known as and called tn
Nevada State Police"
Hon Composed
Sec. 9. The said "Nevads State Police
shall consist Of a Superintendent OF Police, I
be appointed by the Governor, one Inspector
four Sergeants, twenty-five subordinate polio
officers, and two hundred and fifty reserves.
appointments
Sec. 3. The Superintendent of Polio
shall. subject to the approval OF the Governor
appoint all officers and members OF the SAT-
Nevada State Pol ce, and may remove an,
such officer or member without notice.
Qualifications and Rank Of Superintend
ent
SIC. 4. The Superintendent Of Polio
shall be over the age Of thirty years. HI
shall be the ranking officer in the field, sub
ject only to the Governor, and shall be re
moved by the Governor at any time, withou'
previous notice. The said Superintendent
Of Police shall have the rank of Captain.
Qualifications of al Members
Sec. 5. All officer. and other members o
the Nevada State Police, " appointed by tn,
Superintendent of Police, shall he citizens
of the United States and residents Of the Stat,
of Nevada for a period Of at least Fix months
Of q good moral character, and who have nevel
been convicted of a felony or other Infamous
crime, and shall pass such examinations as &c
their qualifications, mental and physical, a
may be prescribed by the said Superinten
dent of Police and approved by the Governor
The Inspector shall be a competent military
instructor.
Duties-Make Arrests-suppress Riots
Etc.-Serue Criminal Process-De,
tect Crime-Not Serre Girl Process
Sec. 6. 1t shall be the duty of each member
Of the Nevada State Police" and he shall
have the power:
ta) To make arrests, with or without
warrant, Of any and all persons charged
with crime, OF to arrest and detain all per
sons suspected Of the commission of any Of
Tense, or of violating any law Of this State,
or Of the United States, and shall bring
with before the proper tribunal for examina-
ton and trial;
(b) To suppress all riot, rou.s, ARRAYS,
or disturbances of any kind within this State,
and to arrest any and all persons engaged OF
abetting therein, and for this purpose shall
have the power to command the assistance
of all peace officers and al other citizens OF
this State;
(c) To serve any criminal process within
this State, issued by any court Of this State;
td) To cooperate with the local authoii-
ties in detecting crime, and in apprehending
any person or persons engaged in or suspected
of the commission of q crime;
(e) To do and perform all duties required
of any peace officer of this State, except he
shall not serve civil process.
Jailers TO Receirs Prisoners-Penahy
Sec. 7. 1t is hereby made the duty Of all
officer or j~aileys having charge OF custody Of
any jail OF place Of d~etention to receive ali
prisoners arrested by any member Of the
Nevada State Police" and to detain then
in custody until ordered to be released BY
the said Nevada State Police or by 9
court of competent jurisdiction. Any officer
jailer or person having custody of any Jail OIL
place Of detention, who shall refuse to so re
ceive and detain such prisoners, shall b
deemed guilty OF o misdemeamor, and upoi
conviction thereof shall be punished by
fine not to exceed Eve hundred (S500) dollars
or by imprisonment in the county jail not t
exec ed six months, or by both such fine an.
Imprisonment, and In addition thereto shal
forfeit his %ofice.t
Martial Lar, When
Sec. s. Whenever the Governor sha
declare martial law within any county Q
counties in this State, or when he sha
declare any county or counties in this State I
be in a state Of insurrection. after the date {
such declaration, and until the same sha
have been revoked, the said Nevada stat
Police " shall have full and absolute power
take any and all steps necessary and props
for the preservation of life and property an
the restoration Of peace and order.
Reserve Force
Sec. 9. The Superintendent Of Police sha
also organize a reserve force Of the "Nevac
State Police and shall, subject to Il
approval Of the Governor, appoint sue
numbers Of officers and men for the same
he may. deem necessary, not to exceed w
hundred and fifty, and shall prescribe SUI
rules and regulations asImay be necessary
properly discipline the said reserve force. ]
times of emergency, and when so directed !
the Governor, the Superintendent OF Poll,
shall call into active service from such reser'
force as many men as he may deem necessaI
to pres rye peace and order, and to prote'
life and property Ia any community OF tn
State.
Arms, Uniform, etc.-Duties of Adjutan
General
Sec. 10. The Superintendent Of Il
Nevada State Police shall also designa
the kind and character of the arms. equipmel
and accoutrements to be carried OF used /
the members of the said"Nevada State Police
| aud shall also prescribe the kind of unifori
and badges of office to be used by the membe
Of the said Nevada State Police" 1t sha
be the duty of the Adjutant : Gener
Of the State of Nevada to provide Il
members of the said Nevada Sta
Police y with such arms, at cost, the price
| which shall be deducted from the first mons
due such member of said "Nevada Sta
Police" The sums so paid for arms shall
returned to such member upon delivering U
such arms in good condition to the Adjutan
General. The Adjutant-G General shall al
furnish the officers and members of Il
Nevada State Police" except the Superb
tendent and Inspector. the badges ar
uniform designated by the Superintendent
also all equipments, accoutrements and al
munition required. When martial law b
been declared by the Governor, the Adjutaa
General shall also furnish all ~rations, subsi
tence for men and horses, camp equipag
transportation. and such horses as the Supe
intendent of Police msy deem necessary
fully perform all duties that may be require
Of such police.