The Nevada journal., 1852-03-11

AN ACT Repeating the Charter Of the City
OF Nevada, and providing for the disposition
Of .s,a .ss PEySIer'y and payment Of the debts
The People of the State of California,
represented in Senate and Assembly do
enact as follo,rs
Section /. That an act entitled Gan
Act to incorporate the City Of Neva-
da," passed March 18th, 1851, be and
the same is hereby repealed.
Sec. 2. There shall be appointed by
the County Judge of Nevada county,
a Commissioner who shall be a resi-
dent and householder of the city of
Nevada, and give bonds to the Coun-
ty Of Nevada for the faithful discharge
of his duties in such sum and with
such securities as may be fixed and
approved by the Judge of said county.
Sec. 3. The Commissioner provi-
ded for by the I'd section of this act
shall take charge and dispose of all
property belonging to the city, and
hold the proceeds arising from the
sale or disposition of the same in his
hands, subject to the order Of the
court of sessions of said county, as
hereafter provided. He shall also
give thirty days notice from the time
of his appointment to all persons hav.
ing script. orders, or other evidences
Of debt against said city, to present
the same same, duly authenticated or
proven, and all claims so presented
and allowed by said commissioner,
shall be registered in a book, to be
kept by said commissioner, with the
name or names OF the holders, amount
Of the claim and date of its presenta-
ton.
Section 4th: At the expiration of
the thirty days notice required by the
Sd section of this act, said commission
er shall make and file with the clerk
Of the court of sessions Of said county,
a full report of the amount of indebt-
edness of said city, and also a sched-
ule of the property remaining unsold
at the time of the filing of said report.
Section 9Th: The court of sessions
shall, at its first session after the filing
Of the commissioners report, or as soon
thereafter as the city property is dis
posed of, proceed to assess and levy a
special tax upon the property holders
of said city, in accordance with the
provisions of the general law for the
assessment of taxes, sufficient with the
proceeds of the sale of city property,
to pay the debts of said city, and such
necessary expenses accruing, under
the provisions of this act as may be
allowed by the court of sessions.
Sec. 6: The commissioner shall
assess and collect the taxes provided
for in the 1st section of this act, and
appropriate the same, with all monies
that may come into his hands by the
sale of the city property, to the pay
ment of the debt of said city, in such
manner as may be directed by the
court of sessions.
Sec. Z: The court of sessions shall
fix the compensation to be allowed the
commissioner for his services, and
make such allowance to the clerk of
the court. as may be just, not exceed
ing the amount allowed by the gener-
al law for similar services
Sec. s: This act shall take effect
ard be in force from, and after its pas.
sage.
Signed Feb. IL. 1852.
RICHARD P. HAMMOND,
Speaker Of assembly.
Signed Feb. IL. 1852;
SAMUEL PURDY.
President of the Senate.
Approred Feb. ID, 1852.
JOHN B1GIER.
State Of California,
Office Of Secretary of State.
/, W. Van VOORHEES,, secretary Of
state for the state of California, do
hereby certify, that the foregoing is
a true and literal copy of an act, enti-
tied as above, now on file in this Of
fee.
In witness whereof, l have hereun-
to set my hand, and the great seal Of
state, at Sacramento City, this 14th
day Of Feb. A. D. 1852.
w. VAN VOORHTES