Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-03-01
An Act to amend an Act entitled
can Act to Incorporate the Town
of Gold of Gold HILL" approved
December 18th, 1862.

An Act to amend an Act entitled
can Act to Incorporate the Town
of Gold of Gold HILL" approved
December 18th, 1862.
Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative
Assembly of the Territory of Nevada, as fol-
lows:
SECTION l. Section four of the foregoing emit
tied Act is amended so as to read as follows:
SEC 4. The Board of Trustees shall have power
to make such bylaws and Ordinances, not incon'
sistent with the Constitution and laws of the Uni
ted States and of this Territory, to erect town
jail when deemed necessary; TO prevent and re.
move nuisances, 10 define what shall be deemed
nuisances; TO construct pumps, aqueducts, reser-
vors or other works necessary for duly supply
ing the town with water; 10 lay out, alter, Keep
open and repair the streets, alleys and sidewalks
Of the town; to provide such means as they may
deem necessary to protect the town from fire; to
make such Ordinances as may be deemed necessa.
~ for the health of the inhabitants Of the town ;
to regulate and establish the grade of streets, al
leys and sidewalks of the town TO compel pro-
perty.holders to make sidewalks and grade the
streets, the said Trustees may direct, in front
of their lots and premises to cause the same to
be done at the expense of the owners of the same;
to close all stores or other places of business or
amusement on Sunday. Such Board Of Trustees
shall have power TO make ordinances for the pro-
lection Of the peace, quiet and safety OF the in
habitants of said town and for the general good
and welfare of the same, and also power to pur-
chase and convey real estate. such Board OF
Trustees shall have power to condemn all pro-
perty, whether real or personal, within the limits
of Gold Hill in the opening and laying out OF
streets, alleys or for any other public use
whatsoever, in the following manner: The
Board of Trustees to appoint one referee
and the owner or owners Of such pro-
perty so to be condemned. to appoint one
Referee, and in the event that the two Referees
so appointed shall not agree in the valuation of
the property then the two so selected shall choose
a third Referee, and the decision of majority of
such thres Referees, with regard TO the valuation
of the property appraised by them shall be final
and binding and in case the owner or owners of
property SO to be condemned shall refuse or ne
elect to comply with the provisions Of this section,
when said Board of Trustees shall direct, then
shall the Board of Trustees constitute Board of
Appraisers whose decision concerning the Yalua-
ton Of property by them appraised, shall be hnal
and binding. Upon the report Of said valuation
the Board may cause an order to be entered in the
minutes of their proceedings setting forth the fact
of such property being condemned and the valua-
ton thereof, and upon tender of warrants upon
the Town for the amount of such valuation to the
owner or owners of such property SO condemned,
such property, shall be thereafter the property OF
the inhabitants of the Town of Gold Hill, and
they may remove all persons, buildings, improve.
ments, or distractions therefrom by order through
the Marshal, and without process of law. The
said Board of Trustees shall have power to levy,
and provide for the collection of license tax upon
all billiard tables nine, or pin alleys kept for
public use or amusement, upon all theatrical per
formances and exhibitions given for a moneyed
consideration, upon all gift entertainments, lot
teries or rafies for money or property OF any de-
scription, upon all public card tables, or club
rooms, or any game Of chance whatsoever, upon
all Insurance Companies whether incorporated
or otherwise, which are now or may be estab.
lished within the limits of the town OF Gold Hill
represented by agency or otherwise, upon all
dealers in liquors Of any kind, upon saloons or bar
keepers engaged in selling wines, distilled or fer
mented liquors, upon all hurdy gurdy houses,
or performances, or public dance houses
of Whatsoever description;upon auctioneers, hawk
ers and pedlers upon all drays, job wagons, carts
or any other public vehicles running within tho
limits of said town: Provided, That persons
vending the agricultural productions and fruits
of the Territory, and hauling quartz shall be ex
emit from such license tax. The said Board o
Trustees shall have power to levy u dog tax upon
all dogs within the limits of Gold Hill and pro
vide, by ordinance, for the determination Of all
such animals for which such tax shall not have
been paid All Of said licenses shall be issued fol
such period aud in such sums as the said trus
tees shall deem best The said Board Of Trus
tees shall have power to levy and collect annu
ally a tax upon all real and personal property
within the limits of the town Of Gold Hill, not ex
ceeding one-half of one per centum upon the as
sessed valuation thereof provided that the said
Board of Trustees shall have power to levy anC
collect annually further tax Of onefourth Of one
Der centum for the payment of interest and In
stallments upon bonds BY them issued as herein
after provided for. Such further tax Of one
fourth of one per centum to be levied and collect
ed as a special tax at the time, and in the mannel
by them provided for the levying and collection
| of the general tax The said Board of Trustees
shall have power to provide, by ordinance, fol
the assessment Of property and collection Of sale
taxes and may provide for an Assessor by up
pointment, or adopt the roll Of the county Asses
sor for the county of Storey for the current year
as they deem best The fiscal year, for tax pur
poses, shall be the same as provided by statute
| for county and territorial taxes The third fsca
year commencing on the first Monday in May
A. D., eighteen hundred and sixty four, and end
ing the first Monday IN My, A. D., eighteen hun
dred and sixty-fve, and the tax Levied
under provisions Of this Act Is hereby mad'
lien upon the property assessed a
| soon as such assessment Is made
The said Board Of Trustees shall provide tina
property of all delinquent tax payers, or of par
ties required to pay license tax aforesaid shall
be sold for unpaid taxes or licenses at such TIM
and in such manner by ordinance they may direct
and any tax sale heretofore or hereafter made il
pursuance Of any ordinance or law, shall be evi
dence of title to real property, and In a sale o
personal property the delivery of possession By
the authorized officer shall pass absolute title 4
/ the purchaser. The Board of Trustees shall hayl
power to issue and sell bonds in the aggregate no
| to exceed the gum Of thirty thousand dollars
| drawing interest not to exceed two per cent. pc
month for the purpose of defraylng expenses Il
| protecting the town of Gold Hill from fire, ant
they shall have power to pledge the credit Of tn
said town in said bonds and the said special tax
l one-fourth of one per centum shall be appropria
ted In the payment of said bonds and interest ant
when all Of such bonds and interest are paid ant
cancelled the said special tax shall no longer b.
| levied and collected.
/ SEC. q Section fifth Act entitled IAN act to In
corporate the town Of Gold Hill Is hereby amen
| ded, giving the Justice of the Peace the furthe
| power to enforce the payment of fines by impris
onment In the town Jail, at the rate Of one day 10
every two dollars of such fine and costs, or in Ill
discretion to subject offenders to work upon tn
public highways or other public works Of the town
/ at the rate Of two dollars per day until such mn
/ and costs be exhausted, and the amount OF mn
imposed at NO one time shall exceed i've hundret
| dollars
SEC. 3. Section eleven of said act is hereby
amended 10 as to read as follows: The Presiden
Of the Board Of Trustees, on the last Mondays
August, November, February and May of eacl
year shall make full and correct statement OF al
| moneys received and expended, from what sources
received, and to whom and for what purpose en
| pended during three months next preceding, ant
shall cause such statement, within ten days there
after, to be published In newspaper in the county
Of Storey.
This Act to take effect on and after its pas
sage.