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

Ter centum or more Of the voters of S
this state, as shown by the number Q
OF votes cast at the last preceding :
general election, in compliance with !
Article XIX of the constitution OF !
the State of Nevada, there will be l
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. 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
alties, and other matters relating
thereto. making an appropriation
| therefor, and repeating all acts or
| parts of acts in conflict Herewith.
(Approved January 49, 190S.l
The People of the State of Neyada
represented in Senate and Assem-
| bly,. do enact as follows:
Nevada State Police Created.
Section l. There is hereby Great
ID state police force to be known
as and called the Nevada State Po-
lice"
How connossd.
Sec. 2. The said Nevada State
Police" shall consist of Superin.
tendent of Police. to be appointed by
the Governor one Inspector, four
Sergeants, twenty-five subordinate
olice officers, and two hundred and
fifty reserves.
Appointments.
Sec. g. The Superintendent Of Pc
! ice shall subject to the approval OF
the Governor, appoint all officers and
: members Of the said Nevada State
| Police and may remove any suct
officer or member without notice
Qualifications and Rank OF SuPerln
tendert.
: Sec. A. The Superintendent of Pc
ice shall be over the age of thirt,
years. He shall be the ranking OF
fcer in the field subject only to tn
governor, and shall be removed D.
the governor at any time, wltnou
previous notice. The said Superb
tendent of Police shall have the ran
of captain.
a Qualifications Of All Members.
4 Sec. 5. All officers and other men
bers of the Nevada State Police, al
pointed by the Superintendent
Police, shall be citizens OF the Unite
States and residents of the State
Nevada for a period of at least 81
months, of good moral character an
y who have never been convicted Of
n felony or other infamous crime, an
shall pass such examinations as
their qualifications, mental and pm
steal, as may be prescribed by u
said Superintendent of Police and a
: proved by the Governor. The lnspe
- tor shall be a competent military l
stTuctor.
Duties - Make Arrests - Suppre
Riots, etc.-Serye Criminal Proce
Detect Crime--Not Serve Cl'
Process.
Sec 6. 1t shall be the duty of ea'
member of the Nevada State Police
and he shall have the power:
(a) To make arrests, with or wit
- out warrant of any and all persol
- charged with crime, or to arrest al
tain all persons suspected OF Il
N commission of any offense, or of vi
lating any law of this State, or of Il
United States, and shall bring SUI
prisoners as may be apprehend,
forthwith before the proper tribun
for examination and trial;
n OBJ To suppress all riots, routs. {
trays, or disturbances of any xii
within this State, and to arrest al
and all persons engaged or abettiI
therein, and for this purpose shi
have the power to command the 9
sistance of all peace officers and {
other citizens of this State;
81 (c) To serve any criminal proce
within this State, issued by any cou
W of this State;
(d) To cooperate with the local a
thorities in detecting crime, and
n apprehending any person or persol
engaged in or suspected OF the col
mission of crime;
(e) To do and perform all duties l
quired of any peace officer OF tn
n State, except he shall not serve civ
process.
JaiIers to Receive Prisoners-Penalt
Sec 7. It is hereby made the du
en- of all officers or jailers having char
w or custody of any jail or place of d
ed tention to receive all prisoners 8
ho rested by any member Of the "Nevat
as State Police" and to detain them
H. custody until ordered to be RELEASE
n. by the said Nevada State Police
"A by court of competent jurisdictio
- Any officer jailer or person havil
uo custody of any Jail or place of
% tention, who shall refuse to so recei'
70 and detain such prisoners, shall
" deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, al
TX upon conviction thereof shall be pu
ho ished by fine not to exceed five hu
mt bred ($500) dollars, or by impriso
m ment in the county Jail not to exec
he six months, or by both such fine a.
on Imprisonment, and in addition there
u. shall forfeit his Office.
nd Martial Law, When.
Sec. s. Whenever the Govern
shall declare martial law within a
county or counties in this State,
when he shall declare any county
OF counties in this State to be in a sta
zen of insurrection, after the date of su
sed declaration, and until the same sh
ost have been revoked the said "Neva
the State Police" shall have full and |
~, solute power TO take any and all ste
~ necessary and proper for the preser'