Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-05-08
A TRUE COPY
AN ACT TO INCORPORATES TIE
TOWN OF GOLD HILL.


AN ACT TO INCORPORATES The
TOWN OF GOLD HILL.
The Pop'e Of hs State Of Nsrddd, represented IN
ISyldLs and 4ssezRby, DO sHdct az foaotcs: 20.
Section /. For the purposes 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 and corporate, 6y the name ana
style OF The Town Of Gold Hill, and by that
nsme they and their Successors shall DC known
in law, have perpetual succession. and sue ana
be sued in al Courts; Inc ooanoaies o. o. sa,u sna
by tho southern line OF Virginia City, In
the county OF Storey; on the east BY the bound
AIRY line between the counties OF storey anu Ly-
on : on the south by the boundary line between
the counties OF Storey and Lyon, aud on the
west by the boundary line between the counties
OF Storey and Washoe.
Sec. 2. The said town corporate Is hereby dlvi-
ded into two Wards, as follows: All that portion
OF said town lying north or northerly OF the
center Of Crown Point street, so iar as SAID
street Is opened, and also lying north or n line
commencing at the center Of the site OF the
quartz mill known IA the Bowers Mill and eS-
tending due west to the line OF Washoe county,
and also lying north OF a line commencing at
the intersection Of the center OF Main street
and Crown Point street, and extending due east
therefrom 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. 8. The corporate powers OF said town
shall be vested in Board OF Trustees, to con-
sist OF five 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 Treasurer elected BY the qualified voters OF
said Town. -,
Sec 1. The said Trustees and Treasurer shall
hold their ofiiccs for one year, and until their
successors are elected and qualified, except as
hereinafter In this Act provided.
Sec. 5. No person shall be eligible TO the Office
OF Trustee or Treasurer unless he be u qualinod
elector Of the State Of Nevada, nor unless he
shall have been an actual resident OF said town
for eix months next preceding the election.
Sec. q. No person shall be entitled TO vote at
any election for said Trustees or Treasurer, un-
less he shall be qualified elcc;or OF this state,
and will have actually resided within the county
OF Storey 10. six months, aud within inc town
Of Gold Hill for three months next precedinS
10 vote, except within the Ward In which ne
resides, and has resided for thirty days next pre-
ceding such election.
Sec. I. rne annual election for Trustees and
Treasurer shall be held on the first Monday OF
May III each year.
Sec. S. All provisions of law, which now are
or hereafter ma; b. in force, regulating elections
and providing for the registration OF electors,
50 far as the same may be consistent WIN inc
provisions Of this Act, shall apply TO the election
OF officers herein provided for. The Board oi
Trustees shall, for two weeks prior 10 each an
nual election, publish notice in newspaper
published In Storey county, to the elect that
such election will take place in said town; LOT
the election OF three Trustees In the First Ward
and two Trustees in the Second W ara, anu
-. ba plpC-
ton will be held, and designating the polling
places, and the names OF three Inspectors OF
Election for each ward. coon IA the votes are
counted and tailed In each Ward, the lnspec-
tors and Clerks shall make out statement,
showing the number Of votes cast In each Ward
for the offices OF Trustee and OF Treasurer, and
foi each person seyerally, which statement shall
be certified under oath or affirmation by at least
two OF said Inspectors and two Clerks, ana tney
shall cause the same, together with the poiiins
and tally lists, and tickets, duly sealed up In
package, TO be delivered 10 the Board OF Trns-
ices or the Clerk thereof within two days after
auch election. Within three days after the re-
ceIpt of the same, the Board Of trustees sshail
proceed to examine and ascertain from such
statement and tally lists, what persons received
the rrpa,est number Of votes for the offices OF
Trustees and OF Treasurer, and ccrtincate OF
election shall be forthwith issued By the Clerk,
under the direction and supervision OF the
Boari TO the person or persons havinS receiVed
the greatest number OF votes for each OF SAID
offices. The Clerk shall, withOu: unreasonable
DELAY, deliver said certificates to the person or
persons for whom they are intended, and he or
MS successor shall safely keep the packages OF
tickets, together with the tally lists, and all
other papers relating to such election Tor forty
DAYS from and amer the day OF election, when:
m no notice OF contest in such election shalt
have been served on him, he may destroy the
came ANY qualified clcctor in said town shall
have the right to contest the election OF any per
.on declared elected Trustee or Treasurer, as
provided In this section ofthis Act and sucn con.
tcst shall be conducted in the manner required
by the laws that now arc or hereafter may DC
enacted by the Legislature for rcontestin@ county
or precinct elections.
Sec o. The Trustees and Treasurer CHOSEN at
lny election, held under this Act shall take the
oIticial oath provided by law, and enter upon
the discharge Of their official duties within ave
laws after due notice Of their election, and IN
case any Trustee or Treasurer shall iail 10 4uai,
in within said time, his Office shall be declared
vacant: provided. that In case the person 70
elected be absent from the county at the time
OF his election, he shall be allowed twenty
days In which to return and enter upon the
Sec. 10. The Board OF Trustees 30 elected
shall, at their hrst meeting, or AZ roon therc.
after AS NAV be, select one OF theii number as
President, who shall preside at their meetings,
and perform such other duties ~ said Board
NAV prescribe; provided, that II shan be MIS-
duty to make out, on the third MONDAY IN hprh
OF each year. and cause to be published, cither
| In newspaper published In storey county, OF
by posting In not less than hve pubic ana con.
spicuous places In SAID town, a iull anu cortce'
statement Of the financial condition of the town,
showing the total Indebtedness thereof.
See. II. Whenever vacancy sha.i Occur "
the Office OF Treasurer, the bSatu OF ~
shall fll such vacancy; and provided iur.
th.r that when u vacancy rhall occur In
the Office OF Trustee. the remainder OF SAID
| Board Of Trustees, or majority tnereoi' snAii
| AZ the next re- ,uar meeting held alter the said
vacancy shall have occurred, appoint some per-
.on TO illl the vacancy; provided, that the per-
son so appointed must be eligible to the onice,
| under the reluirements oI Sections 3, and OF
this Act: .--
Sec. IL. The Board OF Trustees shall nave ais-
creuonary power TO appoint CIcrk, an allot-
| ney and Marshal. AT such rates OF salary or
contingent compensation ~ salu poalu may Se
termine. The Board may aso Simply Sa' i Uan. ~
assistance or laootsts as may oe moa I,o,ioO i.J
time, required loF inc W va ua,ssi. ~
OF taxes or hcenses' Or tS SHe auu sina.,U 70
streets. water,works, OF otncr Vomn RnOps' s n
Any OF the aforesaid omcs.s or SahpITSeT pnT T,rs -
this Section ProviHea iol, may ,ho os,c. n, no.
tees renlovSu or ,Ts,,,,.nos ~ anJ Inc
sitlon aoonsneu. a. e,. ,ann;r,,. nrovded that
sense W evono ,nn Sr.Soi u hall ppt exceed in.
.ne na'! ,a,nn ~ SS TO- assas.ino and collect
GauutS @ ,:,., ,sSes and Scenses The sum of two
.hS ,nSC,,Som,, s InIIsrs nsr annnm
MA S". ~ srhe Roard Of Trustees shall hold
| rssni,- me.,inys on the fir.t and third MONDAYS
| in Zach month and snch other meetings as BY
hS, the presidrat nj the Boar,i shall have power
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