The Nevada journal., 1856-05-02

Trustees, shall ON the first day ofJuly and
January of each year make out full and
correct statement of all moneys received
and expended during the six months next
preceding, and shall cause such statement
within ten days thereafter to be published
in some newspaper published in the City.
For any neglect TO comply with the pro-
visions of this section he shall forfeit the
fsum of two hundred dollars,to be recover
| ed with costs in any court Of competent
jurisdiction to the use of the City.
Sec. Is. The Board of Trustees shall
cause all bylaws and ordinances of the
City tc be published in some newspaper
published in the City, at least two weeks
before the said bylaws and ordinances
shall be carried into effect.
SEC. l6. Should any of the Trustees or
any other City officer remove from the
City, absent himself therefrom for more
than thirty days withoat leave by the
Board, or neglect to qualify within ten
days after his election, or of bond is re-
quired of him, neglect for the said time to
give said bond, his ofice shall be thereby
vacated.
SEC. II. a. A. Sargent, S. S. Hussey,
w. K. Rigby, B. II. Collier, and z. P.
Davis or any three of these are authorized
and required to give not less than five
days public notice of an election on the
first Monday of May, eighteen hundred
and fifty-six, for the election of the City
officers provided for in this Act. They
shall also appoint three Judges to act at
said election. The said Judges shall give
certificates of election to the five persons
having the highest number of votes for
Trustees. The new Board of Trustees
when organized shall examine the returns
and grant certificates to the persons hav-
ing the highest votes for other city officers.
Sec. Is. The Trustees of the CITY of
Nevada may by an order entered in the
record, adopt, ratify, and confirm all acts,
proceedings and contracts of the Board of
Trustees of the town of Nevada hereto
fore made, and assume and pay off all
just and legal demands against the said
town.
Sec. 10. The Trustees shall have power
to order the election of Recorder at
each regular City election if a majority of
them shall deem such an officer necessary,
who shall receive for his services the same
fees as are or may be allowed Justices of
the Peace for the like services.
Sec. 90. The Recorder as to offences
committed within the city shall have like
jurisdiction as now is or may hereafter be
conferred upon Justices of the Peace, to
examine and commit persons brought be-
fore him and charged with the commission
of offences within the limits of the city, to
take recognizances to appear; to keep the
peace; and to issue all such writs and pro-
cesses as Justice of the Peace may law
fully do, subject to all the rules govern
ing Justices of the Peace. The Recorder
shall also have jurisdiction in all viola
tions in the City ordinances, and may, ac.
cording to the provisions ofsuch ordinance
hold to bail, fine, or commit to prison any
person found guilty ofany violation thereof
SEC. 81. The Board of Trustees of the
City of Nevada shall not contract any liza
bilities, either by borrowing money, loan
ing the credit of the city, or contracting
debts, which slngly or IN the aggregate
shall exceed the sum Of Five Thousand
Dollars.
Approved April 10, 1856
j. NEELY JOHNSON.
J. T. FARLEY, Speaker Of Assembly.
D. R. ASHLEY, Pres. Senate pro- tenn.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
OFFICE SEc'Y OF STATE,
| hereby certify that the foregoing is a
true copy of an original Act now ON file
in this office.
Witness my hand and the Seal
go, of State at Sacramento, this
SEAL 25th day Of April, A. D. 1856.
~ DAVID +. DOUGLASS,
Sec'y of State
By VIM. II. r. Woop, Dep.