Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-04-28
A TRUE COPY
AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE
TOWN OF GOLD HILL.
TIE People Of Ms,Stats Of Nsuada, represented in

county embraced within the limits hereinafter
act forth in this section Of this Act, shall be q
body polite and corporate, BY the name and
style OF '' The Town OF Gold Hill, and BY that
name they and their successors shall DC known
in law, have perpetual succession. and sue and
be sued In ali Courts. The boundaries OF said
incorporate town shall be as follows: On the
north By IN. southern line Of Virginia City, In
the county OF Storey; on the east by the bound
ary line between the counties OF Storey and Ly-
on : on the south BY the boundary line between
the counties Of Storey and Lyon, and on the
west BY the boundary line between the counties
Of Storey and Washoe.
See. >. The said town corporate is hereby divi-
ded into two Wards, as follows: AL that portion
OF said town lying north or northerly OF the
center OF Crown Point street, so far rs said
street is opened, aud also lying north OF line
commencing at the center Of the site OF the
quartz mill known a. the Bowers Mill, and ex-
tending due west to the line Of WashOe county,
and also lying north Of q line commencing at
the intersection OF the center OF Main street
and Crown Point street, and extending due east
thcreirom to the boundary line OF Lyon county,
shall constitute the First Ward; and all that
portion lying south or southerly OF the line,
heretofore In this section OF this Act desert bed
shall constitute the Second Ward.
Sec. 5. The corporate powers OF said town
shall be vested In u Board Of Trustees, to con.
sist OF Ave members, who shall be actual resi-
dents OF and owners Of real estate In said town,
and who shall be chosen three from among the
residents OF the First Ward, and two from
among the residents OF the Second Ward. In
addition to said Board Of Trustees, there shall
be a Treasurer elected by the qualified voters Of
said Town.
Sec I. The said Trustees and Treasurer shall
hold their Offices for one year, and until their
successors are elected and uaincd, except as
hereinafter in this Act provided;
Sec. 5. No person shall be eligible TO the Office
OF Trustee or Treasurer unless he bea qualinod
elector Of the State Of Nevada, nor unless he
shall have been an actual resident OF said town
for six months next pre-, eding the election.
Sec. q. No person shall be entitled TO vote at
any election for said Trustees or Treasurer, un-
less he shall be Qualihed elccior OF this State.
and will have actually resided within the county
of Storey for six months, and within tho town
of Gold Hill for three months next preceding
such election and no person shall be entitled
to vote, except within the Ward in which he
resides aud has resided Tor thirty days next pre-
cediug such election.
Sec. I, The annual election for Trustees and
Treasurer shall be held on the first Monday OF
May In each year.
Sec. 8. All provisions OF law, which now are
or hereafter MAJ be In force, regulating elections
and providing for the registration of electors,
50 far ~ the same may be consistent with the
provisions Of this Act shall apply to the election
OF officers herein provided for. The Board OF
Trustees shall, for two weeks prior TO each an
nual election, publish notice In newspaper
published 10 storey eounty,t TO the effect that
such election will take place In said town, for
the election OF three Trustees In the First Ward
and two Trustees in the Second Ward, and
Treasurer, naming the day on which such eec-
ton will be held, and designating the polling
places and the names OF three Inspectors OF
Election for each ward. Soon M the votes are
counted and tailed In each Ward, the Inspec-
tors and Clerks shall make ont u statement,
showin. the number OF votes cast in each Ward
for the offices OF Trustee and Of Treasurer, and
Tot each person severally, which statement shall
be certified under oath or affirmation by NJ least
two Of said Inspectors and two Clerks, and they
-hall cause the same, together with the polling
and tally lists, and tickets, duly sealed up In n
package, 10 be delivered TO the Board OF Trus-
tees or the Clerk thereof within two days after
such election. Within three days after the re-
ccipt OF the same, the Board OF Trustees :shall
proceed to examine and ascertain from such
statement and tally lists, what pereons received
the greatest numbcr OF votes for the ofnces OF
Trustees and OF Treasurer, and certiicate OF
election shall be forthwith issued by the Clerk,
under the direction and supervision OF the
Board, to the person or persons having received
the greatest number OF vote5 Tor each OF said
offices. The Clerk shall. without unreasonable
delay, deliver said certificates to the person or
persons for whom they are intended, and he or
nis successor shall safely Keep the packages 0i
tickets, together with the tally lists, and all
other papers relating to such election Tor forty
laws from and after the day Of election, when.
Il no notice of contest IN sucn eieSeVn srsn ,sn
have oecn served on MN, ns may ues.y .'. ysan
.ame. ANY quaneu eleetor IN su " VIZ, sn"
.on declared elected Trustee or Treasurer, as
provided in this section ofthis Act, and such con-
test shall be conducted in the manner required
by the avs tnas NV az sor W .nn,s.,in,, coEnty
enacted oy tne ,Ts '0'
S.c o The Trustees and Treasurer chosen at
See ci.c,,an held nndcr This Act shall take the
othcial 9ath PfSsugu u .an n,Iu. u ,.;,hin i've
tae ,o no,Scc ~ tbe,r election and in
Gass aites uuv ~ ,r,casnrsr .haIi fall IN anal.
az ali time his of,ce shall he declared
,Srsnt nroyiied- that In case the person 70
elected bs absent from the county at the time
of his election, he shall be allowed twenty
Savs In which TO return and enter upon the
'Ia;;.s ar his oii,cc
g., "a ,,ha Rnard of Trustees 40 elected
hail n, thn;r ,r., meeting. or a. soon there.
80 A. may hc sclect one OF theil number as
PretIJent' who shall preside at their meetings,
"a ,...cr-,n spch other duties as said Board
aosx pnrcsrribe. provided. that IL shall be his
dnfv Ia make ont on the third Monday in April
Of Zach year. and cause TO be published, either
in n newspapcr published in Storey county, or
hy nostinr In NOT less than five public and con.
SH1;rTo,,s Slnces in said town a iull and correct
in,,,,ar, ~ tho fnancisI CONDITION of The town
rsatctlvn. ~ ~ ot ,,oi .n. i,'J,h,aIn.ss ,Sarcof
showing 'ny S, soSai ...nen.. sham occr- 4,
oeS' -. wus, ~ n5.,J ~ Trnstass
tne o!nSe VI S..,nn, 'AV ,nS nror,dcS mr.
.h .haII MI suGm raeaHy ;...ncS u Kali occrr In
,n ne', n, ,n" , Tsn.,.. ,,Ss r:,sinder of said
tne o'niv VI . ,,a,n.;,, ,hc,soS shaii
Doalu VI ,'Is, ,oC,;nS; S.id after tbc said
AZ tic meH. Sa,. I.ons.nS anNo;nt sonnc ncr,
.a1aa' An ,hs xsc,ncy nroyided that The her
sontO MI the vacancy pit, .nat ~ S"e 81 IT,
sou so appointed must oe enSoio % SR, suo omSo;
nnder the requirements oi Scetions o. y "nu WI
tnis ACT. hail h,ro ,is-
sec. ~ ine poalu az onnint VI : Sic-r a~ s,tor,
creuohafy R4Mef ~ Ppnh 49, -; saiarv nv
ney anu .,to1 MaIsi ct Az I'D Roord NAV de-
contingent Ss sa,u srah c,Sar
iernlne. Inc poaru may @ sun ,,,.'I' 20
assistance or laoorers Us may oc, holh nIui1 W
time, required Tor the assesshehlor eoueetIon
OF taxes or licenses, or the care auu lePaL VI
streets, water-works. or other town properly.
Any OF the aforesaid oficers or cmployes, IN
this Section provided FOR, may be by SAID lrus-
tees removed or discharged, or the once or po-
sit!on abolished, IA circumstances, ana que
sense or economy may require; ptoVideo, tnat
the salary OF the Marshal shall not exceed, IN
Guiding compensation Tor assessing and collect
ing town taxes anu hecnses' the sum oi TWO
thourand dollars per anhum.
sec. ID Inc boatu oi iEus.evs snan IoIu
regular meetinss on lne hrs. anu .nl.H Monuays
IN eacn nnon'n, anu suIn otnei @ @ .nve.ings gy as oy
, .n Hr =, ~. pa.r MA" b.xo rnre,
10 eau spcoui ileetInSs m"ene'ei' III hiS JuuS
ment' u may oe ncSessy
sec. IL. majority Vi lhv poaIu VI lfusIees
shall constitutea quorum LOT Dusiness, out
less number may acUo1rh Ifoni time 10 tilac; anu
may compel the attenuanSe oI aosen. menoeFs'