Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-04-06
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AN ACT TO INCORPORATE IL
TOWN OF GOLD HILL.

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Section /. For the purposes hereinafter men
toned, the inhabitants OF that porton OF Slosey
county enhraced within the limits hereinaitet
set forth In this section Of this Act, shall DC
body polite and corporate, BY the name and
styl. OF '. The Owl OF GoldH Hill, and oy that
name they aud their Successors shall be known
In law, have perpetual succession, and cue anu
be sued In an Courts. The boundaries OF salu
Incorporate town shall be as follows: On the
north by the 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 eounties
OF storey and Washoe.
Sec. 2. The said town corporate Is hereby aivl-
ded into two Wards, as folows: AL thatporuon
OF said town lying north or northerly Oh uS
center OF Crown Point strset, 80 Las , la.
street is opened, and also lying north OF . nhe
commencing at the center Of the site OF the
ouartz mill known a. the Bowers Mill, and e1-
Banding due west to the line Of washoe county,
and also lying north OF a line eommehcmg AZ
thc intersection Of the center OF Main street
and Crown Point street, and extending due cast
therefrom 10 the boundary line OF Lyon county.
shall constitute the First Ward; and an ihat
portion lying south or southerly OF inc nhe
heretofore In this section OF this Act descrioeu'
shall constitute the Second Ward.
Sec. 81 The corporate powers OF SAID town
shall be vested In q Board OF Trustees, TO con-
si.t Of Ave members, who shall DO 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 q Treasurer elected by the qualified voters OF
Sec 1. The said Trustee. and Treasurer shall
hold their Offices for one year, and untl linear
successors are elected and Quaihed, except AZ
hereinafter In this Act provided;
SEC. 5. No person shall be eligible 70 inc n,nes
OF Trustee or Treasurer unless he bca qunailnod
clcctor Of the State OF Nevada, nor unless ne
shall have been an actual resident OF saia ''""
for rix months next preceding the election.
Sec a No person rhall DO entitled 10 vote u
any election for said Trustees or treasurer I'M
ie.. he shall be a qualined elector OF this STATE.
and viii have actually resided within the county
of storey for ak months, and within the town
OF Gold Hill for three months next precedihS
such election /; and no person shall Dc enlliSa
to vote, except within the Ward IN when ne
resides, and has resided Tor tnirtf uays noA' Pi''
Sec The annual election for Trustees and
Treasurer shall be held on the nrst Monday OF
May In each year.
or hereafter may bcin force regulating elections
and providing for the registration OF electors,
ro far "A the. same may be consistent Win inc
provisions OF this Act, shall apply 10 the elect,oh
OF officers herein provided for. Inc poafu VI
Trustees ,hall,. for two weeks PRIOR 70 Oe sasa ae
published in Storey county, 10 the eject that
such election will take place in said Tor
the election Of three Trustees In the FIRST MaFu
aud two Trustees in the Second ward, anu y
Treasurer, naming the day on which such e;ec-
tion will be held, and designating the polling
ni,rcs and the namss OF three Inspectors of
Election for each ward. soon as the votes are
counted and tailed Ia each Ward, the lnspec-
tors and Clerks shal make out q statement;
showing the nupber OF votes cast IN each "ard
for the onices OF Trusfec and OF Treasurer anu
for each person seYerally, which statement shall
be certified under oath or Affirmation oy az least
TWO OF said INSPECTORS and two Clerks, and they
shall cause the same, together with the poliln:
and tally lists, and tickets, duly sealed up =
psckaye. TO be delivered tothe Board OF Trlis-
te,s or Inc Clerk thereof within. two days after
such election. Within three days after the re,
ceipt Of tue same, the Board OF Trustees sstiau
proceed TO examine aud ascertain from sucn
statement and tally lists. what persons tsceived
the grrAIess number OF votes for the oinees OF
Trustees and of Treasurer, and = certncaie OF
election shal DO forthwith issued by the CLERK,
under the objection and supervision OF the
Board, TO the person or persons having receiSeI
the greatest number OF votes LOT eacn VI NJ ~
DELAY, deliver sald certificates 10 the person or
p.rsons for whom they arc intended, and he OF
his successor shall safely keep the packages o.
tickets, together with the tally hsts, and al
other Papets lS annr NE 5sS of %sIcctions when,
~ ro1ies NJ Contest in such election shall
have besns served on him, no may destroy the
same. Any qualified elector IN said town shat
have tho right 70 contest the election OF any per
.on declared elected a trustee or Treasurer, AZ
proyIdcdin this section ofthis Act. and such con.
test shall DO conducted in the manner required
nv the laws that now are or hereafter may Dc
s;actcd nv The Legislature for contcsting county
~ nrccinct elections.
"a III. -u.Na anil Trpaanrpr chosen M
See; haiJ nnIer thi. Act shall take the
oa.isf oafh nroyided by law, and enter upon
the di.charre or their official duties within ive
day, amer due notice OF their election, and In
csse any Trustee or Treasurer shall fall To quai.
Srv within aid time. his office shall be declared
rsr,nt. provided. that In case the person 80
sler,cd be absent nom the county at the time
~ hi clection. he rhall bo allowed twenty
'sSJsb 10 ,c,nr, and enter upon the
my ~ mtIo n.o 1885,
uutles y M po,rd ~ T,us,aes so elected
ov1. ~ ~, ,nco,Ing ~ ma soon thcre-
snan'at =. select nne of their number as
after a niay = s M ns..jJc n, their mr,,inrs-
fre'iuent, mho ,sh ha n,hsr Sn,iss a. .sid Boari
~ paU.,ih.. nroyidsd that IL shall be his
ny v,.La on nm The third Monday In April
uuty 20 ma sarsa 90 hs nnhlished either
OF eacn !ea,s auS rStsr.J in story comfy, or
IN hoWeP1peI ,nan a.. nrSlic and con.
oy, posting " nHt s.. a. = Hi and cor,cc,
spicuous placSs ~ sai nn,ion -, ~ ,a,vn
staIenlen. ~ tndsh,adnsss tberrof
'o"S Svhsnny.r . vacancy shoIl occur In
sea as.nosOr he R5ard Of Trustees
tne osse vaoancr. and nroyided fur.
snAi u susu .ncy .halI occur in
Ihet, ,na' IN a. S.nsindn- of aid
tno o,a.c ot Lsu'sS.' ns,as;,y ,hcr.oS shall
board OF trustees, OF amsJpS III ar,as a.. saij
~ the noSt reSuIaF niev.InS n nnaoSn, son,. nor.
vacancy snail nave oceu'reu, aPpSS', r., 49, r..
SON To III me vacancy; pronLIsu' "a ~, - a.
son SO sPpolnteu mus y. nsSons . . AL n n;
nndes tnc requirements VI :
nIs AT - ,ru,s,.es sbsu have dis.
$50 annain, q Cicrr an A,ior.
elettouaiy PGmsty "ipsnch ra,ss ~ sa,arv nv
hey Ihu q .naIsnai. 81 ns." ID poo.d ,nay do.
contugcur opPeuSa y - an, - S,ch 1,Scr
tet,hine. Inc pvaiu nas - ,;,na 20
assistance OF iaooIeis as may w, nom "
time, required Tor the assessucnto OF Souecuon
OF taxes OF hcenSes' o. inc gary snu tePalroi
streets. w~ater'wosks OF ouhcr Town peoperty.
Any OF .ne AIosesai1 oaeessSa Su'PIpSsT TN
this section PEo'iueu Eos, may y sau "a
tees remoNyu ot isenaiSsu,o .o oupSe W Po-
euloh soolIsneu, y ensuniJaners, amI q nu.
ems VI ,hn Ia LII W. a"..i Ia
tne sa'ssy VI ~ .A snan no' ~ : ~. ~
cIulihg ConpeusatIon ~ asseehS u eo".e
ing town taxes auu hecnscs' inc ~" U '"o
Thousand dollars per ahhuin.
Sec. H. The Board OF trustees shaI nold
regular meetings on the urst anu thltu AionGays
In each month, anu suen o,ner nieetnss as py
adjournment or resolution thSy may ueternihe,
but inc Presideat OF the ooafu snan naSs power
TO CAL speclat meetings Mnene'ef' ns jug
meht' u may DC hcSessar!s r
sec II. a majority OF tne poaruni i'usrv
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