The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-10-24
REFERENDUM
STATE POLICE BILL

Chap. 1V.-An Act to provide tor the
creation, organization and maintenance OF the
Nevada State Police, prescribing the power
and duties of the officers and members thereof
in maintaining peace, order aud quiet in the
State of Nevada, fixing their compensation
providing certain penalties, and other natter
relating thereto, making an appropriation
therefor, and repeating all Acts or parts Of
Acts in conflict Herewith.
[Appro, ed January %, 1905.
The People of the State of Nevada, repres-
ented in senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows:
| Nevada State Police Created
Section 1. There is hereby created a State
| police force to- be known as and called the
NEVADA State Police"
Hon Composed
Sec. 2. The said "Nevada State Police
shall consist Of o Superintendent of Police, to
be appointed by the Governor, one Inspector
| four Se~rgeants, twenty-five subordinate police
officers, and two hundred and fifty reserves.
appointments
Sec. 8. The Superintendent Of Police
| shall. subject to the approval Of the Governor.
| appoint all officers and members OF the said
Nevada State Police" and may remors any
such officer or member without notice.
| Qualifications and Rank Of Superintend-
ant
SEC. 4. The Superintendent Of Police
| shall be over the age of thirty years. lie
| 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, without
| previous notice. The said Superintendent
| Of Police shall have the rank OF Captain.
| Qualifications Of Al Members
Sec. 8. All officers and other members OF
| the Nevada State Police, appointed by the
| Superintendent Of Police, shall he citizens
| of the United States and residents of the State
Of Nevada for a period of at least six months,
of a 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 physical, as
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.-Serre Criminal Process-De-
tect Crime-Not Serre Civil Process
Sec. 6. 1t 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 persons charged
with crime, or to arrest and detain all per-
sons suspected of the commission OF any Oh
tense, or of violating any law OF this State,
or of the United States, and shall bring
such prisoners as may be apprehended forth
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 the assistance
of all peace officers and all other citizens Of
this State;
(c) To serve any criminal process within
| this State, issued by any court of this Stat
| ID To cooperate with the local authoii
| ties in detecting crime, and in apprehendini
| any person or persons engaged In or suspected
/ Of the commission of a crime:
(e) To do and perform all duties required
of any peace officer of this State, except b
shall not serve civil process.
Jailers to Receiue Prisoners-Psnahy
Sec. z. 1t is hereby made the duty of al
officer or j~ailers having charge or custody 0
any jail or place of detention to receive al
prisoners arrested by any member Of tn
Nevada State Police" and to detain then
in custody until ordered TO be released b.
the said Nevada State Police" or by
court of competent jurisdiction. Any officer
taller or person having custody OF any Jail o
place Of detention, who shall refuse to so re
ceive and detain such prisoners, shall b
deemed guilty OF a misdemeamor, and upol
conviction thereof shall be punished by
fine not to exceed FIVE hundred $500 dollar:
or by imprisonment in the county jail not
exc, ed six months, or by both such fine an
imprisonment, and in addition thereto sha
forfeit hi. Office.
Martial Lar, When
Sec. s. Whenever the Governor sha
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counties in this State, or when he sba
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 prop'
for the preservation Of life and property al
the restoration Of peace and order.
Reserve Force
! Sec. 9. The Superintendent OF Police sha
also organize a reserve force of the "Neva.
State Police and shall, subject to u
approval of the Governor, appoint SUI
numbers Of officers and men for the same
be may deem necessary, not to exceed tV
hundred and fifty, and shall prescribe sur
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 necessal
: TO preserve peace and order, and to prote
life and property in any community OF tn
State.
Arms, Uniform, etc.-Duties Of Adjutan
General
Sec. 10. The Superintendent OF 6
Nevada State Police shall also designa
the Kind and character of the arms, equipme
and accoutrements to be carried or used
the members Of the said Nevada STATED Police
/ and shall also prescribe the kind OF unifor
and badges of Office to be used by the membe
of the said Nevada State Police" 1t shs
be the duty Of the Adjutant : Gener
Of the State of Nevada to provide Il
members of the said Nevada Sta
Police with such arms, at cost, the price
which shall be deducted from the first mon
due such member Of said Nevada Sta
Police The sums so paid for arms shall
returned to such member upon delivering I
such arms in good condition to the Adjutan
General. The Adjutant-G General shall al
furnish the officers and members OF q
Nevada State Police. except the Superi
tendent and Inspector, the badges al
uniform designated by the Superintenden
also all equipments, Announcements and al
munition REQUIRED. When martial law b
been declared by the Governor, the Adjutal
General shall also furnish all ~rations, subsi
tence for men and horses, camp equipa2
L, transportation, and such horses rs the Supe
intendent of Police may deem necessary
fully perform all duties that may be require
of such police.
Superintendent to Make Rules and Reg
lations