Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-03-16
INCORPORATION ACT.
AN ACT
To Incorporate the Town OF Gold Hill.


seated IN Senate and assembly, do enact
as .foliOtcs:
SECTION |. For the purposes hereinafter
mentioned, the inhabitants OF that portion Of
Storey county embraced within the limits
hereinafter set forth in this section, shall
be a body polite and corporate BY the
name anu style Of 1.-THE Inhabitants Of
the Town OF Gold Hill," and by that name
they and their successors shall be known in
law, have perpetual succession, sue and be
sued in all Courts. The boundaries Of said
incorporate town shall be-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 on the
west oy the boundary line between the coun-
ties OF Storey and WaShoe excepting from
the above mentioned limits all the ground
described as follows: Commencing at the in
terSection of Broadway and Carson avenues,
according to the survey and map OF Ameri
can City, made by John OS;rom, and filed in
the Recorders Office Of Storey county, and
running thence south 60 degrees east, mag
netic meridian, twenty chains; thence in
direct line southeast TO the intersection of
the boundary line between Lyon and Storey
counties and American Ravine, running
through American Flat to Silver City; thence
in a southwest direction along said boundary
line between Lyon and Storey counties 10 the
southwest corner OF Storey county; thence
in northerly direction along the boundary
line between the counties Of Storey and
WaShoe to the intersection of the Ophir
Grade toll-road; thence along said Ophir
Grade toll-road 10 point north sixty de-
grees west magnetic meridian 10 the place
OF beginning.
SEC. >. The saidincorpora:ed town is here
BY divided into two wards, whose boundaries
shall be as follows:
First Ward-Shall embrace all that por-
ton Of said town living north OF a straigh:
hne crossing Main street al right-angleS at
the point Of intersection OF Main and Crown
Point streets.
Second Ward-Shall embrace all that por-
ton Of said town lying south Of SAID hne,
extending 10 the eastern and western bound
aries ot said town.
SEC. 3. The corporate powers OF SAID TOWN
shall be vested in Board Of Trustees, 10
consist of five members, who shall be resident
househOlders Of said town, and shall be cho-
sen, three from the First Ward and two rom
the Second Ward. In addition to said Trus-
tees there shall DC Treasurer and Marshal
elected BY the qualified voters OF said town.
SEC. I. The said officers shall hold their
Offices for the term Of one year, and until
their successors are elected and qualified, en-
eept as hereinafter provided.
SEC. ). No person shall be eligible 10 the
Office Of Trustee, Treasurer or Marshal, who
shall not be a qualified electOr Of the State OF
Nevada, and who shalt not have been an &C.
tual resident Of the said town Of Gold HUI
for the six months next preceding the eicc-
ton, or who shall hold any State, county, or
precinct once.
SEC. s. No person shall be allowed to vote
a, anv election for 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; and no person shall
be allowed 20 vote except within the ward in
which he resides and has resided for the last
thirty days.
SEC. !. 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 TO
the election Of officers herein provided for.
The Board OF Trustees Of 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 TO 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 severally,
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, TO be delivered to
the Beard 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
tifcate Of election shall be issued by the clerk,
by direction OF said Trustees, 10 the person
receiving the highest number OF votes for
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, If no notice
of any contested election shall have been
given, he shall destroy the same.
SEC. 9. The Trustees, Treasurer and Mar
shall, chosen al any election, snail be quail
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, shall fail TO qualify
within said time, his office shall be deemed
vacant. All officers, before entering upon
their official duties shall take the official oath
prescribed by law.
SEC 10. The Board OF Trustees, SO elected,
shall, at their first meeting, or as soon there
after as may De, elect one Of their number as
President, who shall, until removed by the
Board, preside at their meetings, and dis
charge such other duties rs may be prescribed
by said Board of Trustees.
SEC. II. When a 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. II. The Board of Trustees shall have
power 70 elect clerk, attorney and police
men, anu create anu III S4Cl Ol'ltE OtIaStS do
they may unanimously deem necessary, who
shall hold their respective Offices for the term
Of one year from the general election, and I'M
I'll them successors are elected and qualified,
unless they shall be sooner removed for mis-
conduct in o4ice, 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
iugs when he deems the same necessary.
SEC. IA. 4 majority Of the Board of Trus-
tees shall constitute quorum 10 do business,
but less number may adjourn from time to
time, and may compel the attendance Of ab-
sent members BY peremptory order delivered
70 the Marshal, or by resolution imposing
fine.
SEC. ID. The Board of Trustees shall de-
termine rules for the government Of their
proceedings, and shalt be judges of the cleo