Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-03-22
INCORPORATION ACT.
AN ACT
To Incorporate the Town of Gold Hill,

The PeopLs of the State of NerGdG, repre-
scented IN Senate AID assembly, do enact
as foilo,rs:;
SECTION l. For the purposes hereinafter
mentioned, the inhabitants of that portion oI
Storey county embraced within the limits
hereinafter set forth in this section, shall
be body polite and corporate by the
name and style Of 1.-The Inhabitants Of
the Town of Gold Hill, and by that name
thew and their successors shall be known n
law, have perpetual succession, sue and be
sued in all Courts. The boundaries of said
incorporate town shall bc-on the north BY
the south line OF Virginia City, in the county
of Storey; on the east by the boundary line
between the counties OF Storey and Lyon on
the south BY the boundary line between the
counties of Storey and Lyon; and en- the
west by the boundary line between the coun-
ties Of Storey and WaShoc excepting rom
the above mentioned limits n. the cTouhu
described as follows Commencing Al tue III
tersection Of Broadway aud Carson avenues
according to the survey and map OF A'us!I-
can CITY, made BY John GStrom, ana hiea IL,
tho Recorders Office of Storey county. ana
rnnn;nv thence south 90 degrees east, mag
netic meridian, twenty CHAINS; thence IN
direct line southeast 10 the INTERSECTION ''
the boundary line between Lyon and storey
counties and American RaNlne, running
,brouph American Flat 10 Silver CITY; thence
~ s0n,bwesr direction along said boundary
line between LYON and Storey counties TO the
southwest corner Of Storey county; thence
in northerly direction along the boundary
line between the counties Of storey and
Washoe 10 the intersection Of the Ophir
Grade toll.road; thence along SAID OphH
Grade toll-ruad - point north SIXTY uc-
grees west magnetic meridian 10 the place
Of beginning.
SIC. >. The said incorporated town is here
nv divided into two wards, whose boundaries
shall be as follows:
First Ward-Shall embrace ali that por-
tion of said town living north of 4 Stvaigh.
line crossing Main street at right-anglcS at
the point OF intersection OF Maic and Crown
Point streets.
Second Ward-Shali embrace all that por-
ron OF said town living south OF said line,
extending 70 the eastern and western bound
aries OF said town.
SEC. 8. The corporate powers OF said town
shall We vested in Board OF Trustees, 70
consist OF i've members, who shall be resident
householdcrs Of said, town. and shall be Cho-
sen, three from the First Ward and two from
the Second Ward. In addition TO said Trus-
tees there shall be Treasurer and Marshal
elected BY the qualified voters Of said town.
SEC. 1. The said officers shall hold their
Offices for the term OF one year, and until
their successors are elected and qualified, eX-
eept as hereinafter provided.
SEC. ). No person shall be eligible to the
office of Trustee, Treasurer or Marshal, who
snail not be q qualified eiectOr Of the State OF
Nevada, and who shall not have been an ac-
tual resident of the said town OF Gold Hill
for the six months next preceding the cleo
ton, or who shall hold Cny State, county, or
precinct office.
SEC. 8. No person shan-be allowed to vote
a, anv election fox said officers who shall not
be a qualified voter OF the State OF Nevada,
and shall not have actually resided within
the county of Storey six months, and within
the town Of Gold Hill for three months next
preceding the election; ard no person shall
be allowed TO vote except within the ward in
which he resides aud has resided for the last
thirty days.
SEC. I. The general election shall be held
On the first Monday of June Of each year.
SEC. s. All the provisions Of law now in
force, and OF all laws which may be hereafter
enacted regulating elections in the State OF
Nevada, so far as the same are consistent
with the provisions Of this act, shall apply 10
the election of officers herein provided for.
The Board Of Trustees nj the town Of Gold
Hill, shall, for each election, three days
prior to the SAME, appoint three judges, and
Shall designate the place for opening the
polls. Within three days after each cleo
ton. the Judges and clerks OF the same shall
make out and sign and deliver 10 such Of the
Trustees TO be elected in each ward receiving
the highest number OF votes, certificates OF
their election TO such Office. Immediately
after the votes are counted in each ward,
the Judges and clerks shall make out state
ment OF the number OF votes cast IN each
ward for the offices Of Trustees, Treasurer
and Marshal, and for each person seyerally,
which statement shall be certified under oath
by the majority Of said judges, and they shall
cause the same, together with the poll list
and votes, duly sealed up, 10 be delivered TO
the Board OF Trustees OF said town, within
three DAYS after said election. Within two
DAYS after the receipt of the same, the said
Board of Trustees shall proceed TO ascertain
from said statement what persons have re-
ceived the highest number Of votes for the
Offices of Treasurer and Marshal, and GER
ti6cate of election shalt be issued By the clerk,
by direction Of said Trustees, 10 the person
receiving the highest number Of votes tHr
each of said Offices respectively. The CLERK
of said Board of Trustees Shall keep the
sealed packages containing the ballots and
poll lists for thirty days, when, II no notice
of anv contested election shall have been
given, he shall destroy the same.
SEC. 9. The Trustees, Treasurer and Mar
shall, chosen at any election, SEah be4ual!-
fed and enter upon the discharge OF their
duties within one week after being notified
of their election. And in case any Trustee,
Treasurer or Marshal, ShaI. fail 10 qualify
within said time, his ofice shall be deemed
vacant. All officers, before. entering upon
their official duties, shall take the official oath
prescribed bv law.
SEC. ID. The Board OF Trustees, SO elected,
shall, at their Iirst meeting, or as soon there
after as may be, elect one OF their number as
President, who shall, until removed by the
Board, preside at their meetings, and dis
charge such other duties as may be prescribed
By said Board of Trustees.
SEC. II. When 4 vacancy shall occur in
the office of Trustee, Treasurer or Marshal,
the Board Of Trustees elect shall appoint
some person TO fill such vacancy, and such
person so appointed shall hold his office for
the residue only of the term Of his immediate
predecessor
SEC. 70. The Board Of Trustees shall have
power to elect clerk. attorney and police
men, and create and ill such o.hcr offices aS
they NAV unanimously deem necessary, VINO
shall hold their respective Offices for the term
of one wear from the general election, and IN
ill their successors are elected and qualified,
unless they shall be SCORER removed for mis-
conduct in Office, neglect Of duty, or other
cause, or said Office be abolished.
SEC. Is. The Board of Trustees shall have
regular meetings at least once each week,
and such other meetings as, by adjournment
or resolution, they may direct, and the Pres
dent shall have power TO call special meet
ings when ne deems the same necessary.
SEC. II. A.majority of the Board If Trus-
tees shall constitutes quorum to do business,
but a less number may adjourn from time TO
sent members By peremptory order delivered
to the Marshal, or Oy resolution imposing q
fine.
Ssc. Is. The Board Of Trustees shall de-
termine rules for the gOrernment Of their
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