Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-03-08
81 EVENING NEWS.
WEDNESDAY HCH. 8, 1871
Az ~ ro INCORPORATE TMR
town OF GOLD HILL.

9estion I. For the purpose hereinaiter nen.
t,oned. the inhabitants OF that portion OF Stosey
county embraced within me I'm limits u, sSsm hs =
ghody poiitic and corporate, BY the name ana
sryi, Of :. The Town OF Gold Hill, and by tina
name they and their suecessors shall DC knoWh
In law, have perpetual succession. anu sue az ny
be su,d In ali Courts. The boundaries Of saio
ineorporste town shall be as follows: On the
north BY the southern line OF Virginia CITY, IN
the comfy Of Storey on the east oy the oounu-
AIRY line between the counties OF Storey ana W
ON; on the south BY the boundary line between
the counties OF Storey and Lyon, and ON the
vest BY the boundary line between the eounues
of storey and Washoe-
Sec. .. The said town corporate 10 hereby ol-
vidcd into Wards, as follows: All ina. potu1n
OF aid town lying north or northeriy OF the
center Of Crown Point street, so Tar as said
strcrti Il opened, and also lying north OF . line
commencing at the center OF the site o, the
quartz mill knownas the Bowers NH, and ex-
tending due west to the line OF washoe county,
and also lying north Of . line commencing NJ
the intersection OF the center OF Main street
and Crown Point street, and extending Que cast
thercfrom to the boundary line OF Lyon county,
shall constitute the First Msid; ana an ina.
portion lying south or southcriy OF the Inc
heretofore In this section OF this Act described,
shall constitute the Second Ward.
Sec. s. The corporate powers OF said town
shall be vested In q Board OF Trustees, 70 con
aist or Ave members, who shall be actual resi-
dents or and owners Of real estate in said town.,
and who shall be chosen three from among tie
rcridcnts OF the First Ward, and two from
among the residents ofthe Second Ward;
Sec I. The said Trustees shall hold theiro uee
for one year, and until their successors arr elect
ed and qualified, except a. hereinafter In this
Act provided.
OF Trustee unless he be qualiiiod eleetor OF the
State OF Nevada, nor unless he shall have been
an actual resident OF said town for Fix months
usxt preceding the election.
Sec. Il, No person shall be entitled TO vote AZ
any election iotssid Trustees. unless he shall
be = qualified elcc,or Of this State. and viii have
actually resided within the county OF Storey ir
six months, and within the town OF Gold Hill
Tor three months next preceding such election:
and no person shall be entitled to vote, except
within the Ward In which he resides, and has
= resided for thirty days next preceding such e!ec-
Sec. Z, The annual election for Trustees shall
o be held on the nrst Monday Of May In each year.
Sec. 8. All provisions OF law, which now are
or hereafter may be In force, regulating elections
aud providing for the registration CT electors,
NO Ear a. 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 weeSs prior To each annual cleo.
tios-faalish notice In ., newspaper r PG sIsS,1eG
will AKA plkco h said town. for the election Of
three Trustees in the First Ward and two Trus-
tees ,inSfhs second Wyrd, naming the day ON
sWhlchsuch election will BE- held, and desiyn:;.
fnS1hs polling places, and the names or three
InSue4onsof Election FOR each ward. coon A.
The votes arc counted and tailed In each Ward,
the Inspectors and Clerks shall make ont u
statement, showing the number OF votes cast In
each Ward for the ofireot Trustee. and ioi each
person seyerally, which statement shall be GER
iided under oath OF affirmation by NJ least two
OF said Inspectors and two Cicrks. and they shall
cansc the same, together with the polling and
tally Lisp, and tickets, daily sealed up In a pack.
age. TO Ne delivered 10 the Board OF Trustees or
Clerks thereof within two days after such cleo.
ton. Within three days after TIL receipt Of the
came, the Bpard OF Trustees shail procscd 10
examine and ascertain frum such statement and
tally. lists. whit person has received the great
Get number OF yotes for the Office or Trustees.
and q certificate or election shall be forthwith
issued by the Clerk, under the direction and SUI
peEyislon OF the Boar, TO the person or persons
having received the tgceatesi number OF votes
for each OF said Offices. The CLERK shall, with
out loHreuonable delay. deliver s&id certificates
ito m parton or persons for whom they are In.
tSuisd. and he or his successor sllal safely keep
thepAckages Of tickets, together with the tally
llsts and Al other papers relating to sneh cleo
election, whe1, II no notice OF contest In such
. electtoa shnlt; have been scrved ON him, he may
go destroy the sane. ANY qualified elector In raid
tow shan have the ri2htto contest the election
or any person declared elected q Trustee, as pro-
vidcdin this section OF this Act, and such con.
.test shall DO conducted in the manner required
by the laws that now are or hereafter may be
enacted by the Legislature for contcsting county
o. precinct s.octions.
500. 9.-The Trustees chosen o. any election,
held under this Act shall take the official oath
provided BY law, and enter upon the discharge
y ofthcir ontrial duties within i've days after due
notice OF their election, n In case any trustee
. rhaIl fan to qualify within said time, his Office
shall be declared vacant; provided, that In case
/, tho person 20 elected shall hs absent nom the
county q. the time OF his election, he shall be
allowed twenty days In which 10 return and
6 enter upon The duties orhis Office.
- Scc. 10. The Board Of Trustees SO elected
< shall, at their drst meeting, or a. coon there
- aftex as may be, select ono OF theit number n
President, who shall preside al their meetings;
and perform such other duties as said Board
sell Whenever 4 vacancy shal occur In
= the ONCE OF Trustee. the remainder Of said
Board OF Trustees, or a majority thereof, shall,
at the next re ;ular meeting held alter inc SAID
son to all the vacancy provided, thai the per
sou so appointed must be eligible to the Office,
under the requirements OIL Sections j, D and d oil
Sec. NJ. The Board OF Trustees shall appoint
aTreasurer. They shall have discretionary
power to appoint q Clerk, an Attorney and Mar.
rlal. at such rates OF salary or contingent com
pensation as said Board may determine. The
Board may also employ snen other asslstahcs or
laborers ~ may be, nom time 10 time, required
for the assessment o. collection or taxes or u
eenses, or the care and repair OF streets. water
works, or other town property. Amy OF the
aforesaid officers or employees, In this section
provided for, may be by said Trustees removed
or discharged, or the oatce or position, except
the Treasurer. abolished. as circumstances, and
o due sense OF economy may require.
Sec. IS. The Board Of Trustees ball nold
regular meetings on the trst and tnird Mondays
In each month, and such other meetings Us by
Adjournment or resolution they may determine,
bat the Presidcat OF the Board shall have power
TO call special meetings whenever, In his Juds-
ment, IL may be necessary.
Sec. IA. A majority OF the Board OF Trustees
shall constitute a Quorum for business, but a
less number may adjourn from lime 10 time, and
may compel the attendance OF absent meinocrs,
by peremptory order, or by resolution. impos'
ing dne, not TO exceed $40 Tor any oae meeting.
Sec. IS. The Board Of Trustees -haLl adopt
Yulcs for the government or their own proceed
inys, and shall be the judges OF tht election and
qualification Of issir " q, m ,Ss n;a,ric s1 SDrr
OF the Pirst Judicial Distr ct. In cases OF con-
tested elections. Their meetings shall be pub
lie, except when the Board shall decide that the
interests OF the town require secrecy. A Jour.
nal Of all proceedings OF the Board shall be kept
By The Clerk. and the ayes and noes shall De
taken at the request of any member, and shall
DO entered in the Journal.
Sec. 10. The Board of Trustees shall have
r power: First-To make bylaws and ordinance
not rcpuvnan. To the Consultation and laws Of
the State OF Nevada. Second-To levy aud
coIlrct taxes on all real and personal property
within the town, made taxable BY the laws OF
this State, for State aud county purposes. which
are now In force or may hereafior be enacted.
except the proceeds OF mines. which shall not
DO subject ~ taxation, which tax shall not eS.
coed one and thrcc-tOurths per ccntum per an
mum GA the assessed value Of all property, with.
not " exceed ten per centum ON the amount OF
such TAX additional Thereto, as a penalty on all
d.l:roneut taxes ; provided. that they shallhave
further power, when In their opinion IL may be-
come necessary and eSpe i.cnt. to levy nm adii-
tional tax. not 10 exceed i've cents on each anu
every $iCO valuation OF ali property, FOR the cor.
,inuous maintenance Of the public schools OF
said town, sa'd tax TO be collected at the same
time and In the same msnnes A. other taxes In
this Act provided for. Third-to !ay ont or ex-
tend, open, alter or repair all streets and alleys,
and provide for opening. grading, widening,
draining, cleaning. and lighting, or otherwise
improving the same. Also, to lrovidc for the
construction repair. prese. Walton and cleaning
Of all sidewalks, crossws:k.. bridges, sewers
aud drains. To prevent distractions being
erected or placed In any OF the street,, alleys or
sidewalks, or the use OF pm sewers or drains as
cesspools, and for the REMOVAL OF the same. To
compel the owners CT lots and property 10 bear
the expense ore ecfin; sidewalks, or ilprovins
the road or streets in front Of the same, by
special tax or otherwise. To condemn prop
er,y for the use or benefit OF the town In the fol.
lowing msnler: The Board OF Trustees shall
appoint one referee and the owner or owners OF
the property to Re condemned shan appointoGe