Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-03-04
An ACT TO INOORPOKATK the
TOWN OF GOLD HILL.

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Section /. For the purpose hereinafter men.
toned, the inhabitants OF that portion OF storey
county embraced within the limits hereinafter
act forth In this section OF this Act, shall be
body polite aud corporate, by the name and
style Of : The Town Of Gold Hill, T" and BY that
name they and their successors shall be known
in law, have perpetual succession. and sue and
DO sued In afl Courts. The boundaries Of said
incorporate town shall be as follows: On the
north by the southern line OF Virginia City, In
airy 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.
Sec. 2. The said town corporate is hereby di.
yidcd into Wards, as follows All that portion
OF said town lying north or northerly OF the
center OF, Crown Point street, 70 lar as sald
street Is opened, and also lying north OF q line
commencing at tho center OF the site OF the
quartz mill known IS the Bowers MIL. anu eS'
tending due west to tho line Of Washoe county,
and also lying north Of q line commencing at
the intersection OF the center OF Main ttrcet
and Crown Point street, and extending due east
therefrom to the boundary line OF Lyon county,
shall constitute the First Ward; and al mat
portion lying south or southcrly OF the line
heretofore in this section OF this Act described,
shall constitute the Second Ward.
Sec. 8. The corporate powers OF said town
shall DO vested In a Board OF Trustees, to con
sist OF FIVE members, who shall DC actiai resi-
dents OF and owners Of real estate In said town,
and who shall be chosen three from among the
residents, Of tho First Ward. and two from
among the residents Of the Second Ward:
Sec 4, Tho said Trustees shall hold their ONCE
for one year, and until their successors arc elect.
cd and qualified, except as hereinafter In TINS
Act provided.
Sec. &. No person shall be eligible TO the Office
OF Trustee unless he be a qualihod elector OF the
State OF Nevada, nor unless he shall have been
an actual resident of said o for elk months
next preceding the election.
Sec, 1. No person shall he entitled TO vote at
any election for said Trustees. unless no shall
be n uualihed clccior Of this State, and Will have
actually resided within the county OF Storey FOR
ak months, and within the town OF Gold Hi
for three months next preceding spch election;
and no person shall BIO entitled to vote. except
within the Ward In which he resides. and has
resided for thirty days next preceding such cleo
ton
Sec. Z. The annual election for Trustees shall
be held on tho first Monday Of May IN each year;
or hereafter may be In force. regulating elections
and providing for the registration OF electors,
so far a. may be consistent with the provisions
OF this Act. shall apply to the election OF officers
herein provided for: the Board ssar OF IIrs N,ece
ton, publish notice In q newspaper published
in Storey county, to the effect that such election
will take place In said for the election OF
three Trustees In the First Ward andtwo Trus'
tees in the Second Wyrd, naming the Jay on
Ing the polling places, and the names OF three
Inspectors Of Election for each ward. soon ~
the votes are counted and tailed In zach Ward,
the Inspectors and Clerks shall make out q
| each Ward for the office OF Trustee, and foi each
| person scverally, which statement shall DO Ger
tlded under oath or affirmation by at least two
or said Inspectors and two Clerks, and they shall
causc the same, together with the polling and
tally lists, and tickets, duly sealed up in . pack.
Clerks thereof within two days after such cleo
ton. Within three days after the receipt OF the
| same, the Board Of Trustees thnll proceed 10
examine and ascertain frvm such statement and
tally lists. what person o., IA, mas r ns,cH Nf 70! F ssSss.
| and . certificate OF election shall 10 forthwith
issued BY the Clerk, under the direction and 81.
| peryision Of the Board, TO the person or persons
| having received the greatest number OF votes
for each OF said Offices: The Clerk shail, with.
| to the person or persons for whom they arc In.
| tended, and he or his successor shall safely keep
the packages OF tickets, together with the tally
lists, and all other papers relating to such cleo
ton for forty days from and after the day OF
| election, when, II no notice Of contest In such
| election shall have been served on him, he may
| destroy the I'M Amy Qualided elector In said
| town shall have the. rightto contest the election
| Of any person declared electeda Trustee, as
| vlded In this section Of this Act, and such con.
] test shall DO conducted In tie manner required
| by the laws that now are or hereafter may he
| enacted by the Legislature for eontesting coun!y
or precinct elections.
Sec. o. The Trustees chosen at any election,
held under, this Act shall u k the official oath
provided bylsx and enter upon inc diseharge
notice OF their election, and IN case any Trustee
shall fail to qualify within said time, his office
shall be declared vacant provided, that In case
the porson 80 elected shall DO absent nom tho
county. at the time Of his election, he thall be
allowed twenty days In which 10 return and
enter upon the dutiOs OF his oflco.
Sec. 10. Tho Board Of Trustees so elected
shall, at their first meeting, or Is soon there
after a. may be, select one OF theii NUMBER as
President, who shall preside at their meetings;
and perform such other duties rs said Board
Sec. II. Whenever q vacancy shall occur In
the office OF Trustee, the remainder OF said
Board OF Trustees, or q majority thereof, snAiI,
at tho neSt regular meeting held after the said
vacancy shall have occurred, appoint some per
sonto an the vacancy; provided, thu, the per
son 80 appointed must DO eligible 10 tho ofice,
under the re luireuents OF Sections ), 8 and OF
this Act
2 Treasurer: They shall have Gises gu Mar,
shal, at such rates Of salary or contingent COM
ponsston a. said. Board may determine. The
Board may also employ such other assistance or
laborers as may be, from time TO time, required
for The assessment or collection OF taxes or u.
eenscs, OF the care and repair Of streets. water
works, or othor town property. Amy OF the
Aforesaid officers or employees, In this section
proYided fo., may be BY said Trustees removed
or discharged, or tho ofdcc or position, except
the Treasurer, abolished. as circumstances, and
! due sense Of economy maY require.
Sec, Is. Tho Board or Trustees shall hold
rcgular meetings. on the arst and third Mondays
In each month, and such othor meetings a. by
adjournment or resolution they may determine,
but the Presideat Of tho Board shall have power
to caIl special meetings whenever, in his judg-
ment, IL may be necessary.
Sec. II. A majority or the Board OF Trustees
shali constitute a quorum for business, buta
less number may adjourn from time 10 time, and
may compel the Attendance Of absent members,
by poremptory order, or by resolution, imPos'
ing ine, not TO oxcaed $40 fol any one meeting:
Sec IS The Board OF Frustees shall adopt
rules for the government Of their own proceed.
ings, and shah be the judges Of the election and
Qualification Of their OWE members 5suhjeet
however, TO tho decision OF the District Court
OF the First Judicial Dlstr:ct, in.csees Of con.
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