Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-03-24
INCORPORATION ACT.
AN ACT
To Incorporate the Town Of Gold Hill.
The Psopls of The State Of Eerada. repre-
,ented ia Senate and Asssnsbly, DO enact


as foliotcs'
SECTION l. For the purposes hereinafter
mentioned, the inhabitants OF that portion OF
Storey county embraced within the limits
hereinafter set forth in this section, shall
he a body polite and corporate by the
name and style Of "The Inhabitants of
the Town Of Gold Hill" and BY that name
they and their successors shall be known in
law, haze 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
ives, oy the boundary line between the eoun-
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 hy John Ostrom, and filed IN
the Recorders office Of Storey county, and
running thence south 90 degrees east, ma,
netic meridian, twenty chains; thence in a
direct line southeast 10 the intersection Of
the boundary line between Lyon and Storey
counties and American RaTine, running
through American Flat to Silver City; thence
in n southwest direction along said boundary
line between Lyon and Storey counties to the
southwest corner Of Storey county thence
IN a northerlY direction along the boundary
line between the counties Of Storey and
Washoe TO the intersection Of the Ophir
Grade tol,road; thence along said Ophir
Grade toll-road TO point north sixty de-
gTees west magnetic meridian TO the place
Of beginning.
SEC. 2. The said incorporated town is here
Sy divided into two wards, whose boundaries
shall be as follows:
First Ward-Shan embrace ali that por-
tion Of said town lying north Of stEaigh:
line crossing Main street at right-angleS at
the point - intersection OF Main and Crown
Poin, streets.
Second Ward-Shall embrace all that por-
zion OF said town lying south Of said line,
extending 10 the eastern anu western bound
aries of said town.
SEC. 3. The corporate powers Of said town
shall ne vested in Beard OF Trustees, 10
consist Of five members, who shall be resident
householders Of said town, and shall be T." =
sen, three from the First Ward and two T.
the Second Ward. In addition to said TT :,
ices there shall be Treasurer and Marshal
elected by the qualified voters Of said town.
SEC. 1. The said officers snail hold their
otices for the term Of one year, and until
their successors are elected and qualified, ex-
cept as hereinafter provided.
SEC. 5. No person shall be eligible to the
ONCE Of Trustee, Treasurer or Marshal, who
shall not be a qualified eIector OF the State OF
Nevada, and who shall not have been an &C
tual resident Of the said town OF Gold Hill
for the six months next preceding the cleo
ton, or who shall hold any State, county, or
precinc. office.
SEC. s. No person shall be allowed to vote
at any election for said officers who shall not
be 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 rext
preceding the election and no person shall
be allowed to vote except within the ward in
which he resides aud has resided for the last
thirty days.
SEC. Z. The general election shall be held
On the first Monday o! June Of each Sear.
SEC. g. AL the provisions Of Jaw ow in
force, and OF all laws which may be hereafter
enacted regulating elections N 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 fox.
The Board OF Trustees Hf the town Of Gold
Hill, shall, for each election, three days
prior 20 the same, appoint three judges, and
shall designate the place for opening the
polls. Within three days after each cleo
iion, 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 makeout state
ment of the number Of votes cast IN each
ward for the offices OF Trustees, Treasurer
III Nd TO- oh y
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 10
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'Aarshal, and a GER
tifca,e of election shall be issued by the clerk,
by direction OF said Trustees, TO 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, II no notice
Of any contested election shall have been
given, he shall destroy the same.
SEC. 9. The Trustees, Treasurer and Mar
shal, chosen at any election. shall be-quali-
ned and enter upon the discharge Of their
duties within one week after being notified
of their election. And n case any Trustee,
Treasurer or Marshal, shall fail TO qualify
within said time, his Office shall be deemed
vacant. AL officers, before entering upon
their official duties, shall take the Official oath
prescribed by law.
SEC. 10. The Board Of Trustees, 80 elected,
shall, at their Srst meeting, or as sooR there
after rs NAV be. cleo: one Of their number rs
President, who shall, until removed BY the
Board, preside al their meetings, and dis
charge such other duties as NAV be prescribed
by said Board Of Trustees.
SEC. IL. When Z vacancy shall occur IN
the Office Of Trustee, Treasurer or Marshal,
the Board OF Trustees elect shall aPpoinc
some person 20 fill such vacancy. and such
person so appointed shall hold mis- ONCE for
the residue only Of the term Of his immediate
predecessor
SEC II. The Board Of Trustees Ssall have
power 70 elect clerk, attorney and police
men, and create and I'LL such other offices as
they nav unanimously deem necessary, who
shall hold their respective Offices for the term
of one year from the general electlOn, and IN
Ill their successors are elected and qualified,
unless rhey shall be sooner removed for mis-
conduct in Office, negiec; Of duty, or other
cause, or said office be abolished.
SEC. Is. The Board Of Trustees shall have
regular meetings az least once each week,
and such other meetings az, By adjournment
Or resolution, they may disect. and the Pres
dent shall have power ~ call speeia! meet
ings when he deems the same necessary.
SEC. IA. A majority Of the Board Of Trv>-
tees shall constitute quorum to DO busine
out lesl number may adjourn from time
time, and may compel the attendance Of e..
sent members by pereup.ory order delivered
to the Marshal, or by resolution Imposing a
fine.
SEC. Is. The Board o: Trustees shall de-
termine rules for the government Of their
proceedings, and shall be judges Of the cleo
lion and Qualifications Of their members. All