Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-04-05
THE EVENING NEWS.
e5Lp H1ILh WEDNESDAY, APRIL. 5. 1871
TRUE COPY
AN ACT To INCORPORATR The
TOWN OF GOLD HILL.

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m p,,rss of ne STATE Of NsrGdd, represented ~
.;S,naS ana AseRRly. 10 enact GsJ4osrs:
Sae,Ion / For the purposes hereinafter NEIL
TONED. The inhabitants OF that portion OF Stosvy
county embraced within the limits hereinafter
Vet forth In this section OF this Aet' snan va
hody politic and corporate, by the name anu
styie Of The Town OF Gold Hill, and by that
name they aud their successors shall be known
in Law. have perpetual succession, and sue an9
be sued in all Courts. The boundaries OF said
incornoratc 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 oouno-
ary line between the counties OF storey aud Ly-
on: on the south BY the boundary line between
the counties Of Storey and Lyon, and on the
west by the boundary line bctween the counties
OF storey and washoe.
Sec. 2. The said town corporate Is hereby divi-
ded Into two Wards, as follows: AL thatp otuon
OF said town lying north or northerIy OF Wy
center Of Crown Point street, so tar Saiu
street Is opened, and also lying north OF a Inc
commencing at the center OF the site OF the
ouartz mill known as the Bowers Mil, ana ex-
tsndinr due west to the line OF Washoe county,
and also lying north Of q line commencing AZ
the intersection OF the center OF nam s'rset
and Crown Point street, and extending due east
thorefrom 10 the boundary line OF Lyon county,
shall constitute the First Ward; and al that
portion lying south or southerly OF the me
heretofore In this section OF this Act described,
shall constitute the Second Ward.
Sec. 3. The corporate powers OF said town
shall be vested in q Board OF Trustees, 10 con
sist OF Ave members, who shall % actual resi-
dents OF and owners OF real estate IN SAID IOWA.
and who shall be chosen three nom 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 qualined voters Oh
said Town.
hold their Offices for one year, and until thelr
successors are elected and qualified, except 40
hereinafter In this Act provided;
Sec. S. No person shall be eligible to the once
of Trustee or Treasurer unless he bea quaIin0d
elector OF the State Of Nevada, nor unless ne
shaIi have been an actual resident OF said town
for pix months next preceding the election.
See II. No person shall be entitled to vote al
any election for said Trustees or Treasnres, UNI
less he shall DO . qualified eicctor OF TINS Ssa'o:
and win have actually resided within the county
OF Storey for six months, and within the town
OF Gold Hill for three months next preceanS
such election /; and no person shall Do enutieu
10 vote. except within the Ward In which he
resides, and has resided for thirty days next pre-
cediny snch election.
Sec 4. The annual election for Trustees ana
Treasurer shall be held on the first Monday OF
May In each year. -
Sec. 5. All provisions OF law, which now are
or hereafter may beiu nrec, resiAung eh ssc,orS
40 hr a. the same may be consistent WIN the
provisions Of this Act, shall apply to The eleclon
Of officers herein provided Tor. Inc noaruoi
Trussses-shall, for two weeks prior 10 eaeh an
nuI election, publish notice In q newspaper
puhiished In Storey county, to the eiect that
such election will take place in said town: ios
the election Of three Trustees In the First Maru
and two Trustees In the Second Ward, ana .
Treasurer, naming the DAY on whien suGn liz !,
ton will be held, and designating the po'hns
places, and the names Of three Inspectors OF
Election for each ward. Soon as the votes are
counted and Tailed In each Ward, the lnspec-
tor, and Clerks shni make ont a statement,
showing the lumber OF votes east III eaeh warn
for the Offices Of Trustee and OF Treasurer, anu
foI each person scveraly, which statement shan
be certified under oath or Animation oy Al Least
two OF said Inspectorsaud two clerks, and thcy
shall cause the same. together Win tns pouinS
and tally Hats, and tickets, duly scaled up Il
package, TO be delivered 10 the Board OF Trus-
ices or me Clerk thereof within two days after
such election. Within three days aiter iae ~,
ccipt u the rame, the Board OF Trustees sshail
proceed TO examine and ascertain from such
ststencnf and tally lists, what pcrsons received
the greEest number of'votes fur me otnees OF
rrnssccs anil or Treasurer, and = certificate OF
election shall DO forthwith Issued by the CieTS,
under the direction and supervision or ths
board, TO the person or persons having received
Inc 0reatcst number OF votes for. each OF said
onlces. The Clerk shall, without unreasonable
delIv deliver said certificates to the person OF
persons for whom they arc intended. and he Oh
his successor shall safely Keep the packages q
tickets, to2e.nss y = snes %si,c,,on for For,,
DAYS from and after the day OF election, when
n no notice Of contest in such election sn1i
have been served ON him, he may destroy IN,
same. any = anr,os, ,he election of apy per
= . IL siscfcd Trustee or Treasurer, u.
sont,sStst tSIs ssrtson ofthfs Act.and such con
test shali DO conducted In the manner requires
by the laYs that now are or hereafter may d
sa.c,cd SS the legislature '0f
sec; y; Inc ssId aSder Ibis Act shall take thl
aniciaI oath proyiicd by law, and enter upor
,hr jj.charge' Of their official duties within ayC
Iav. sfrar due notice OF their election, and II
- ~ Trns,ee or treasurer shall fail 10 quail
a. S.;,S,r s,,d timc. his Office shall be dcciarcc
xscsnt. provided. that In case tho person SC
vaeaht' 49,, crom Inc county AT the tim
eeStsu $500 hs .hsIl bo allowed twenty
Oh a.hIcs 20 rc,prn and enter upon thu
Says ~ ~ Sis oSace -
uu,Ve' INA p,.r5. NJ Trustees so elected
III =, thcj- arst meeiiny, or as coon there
ehau, ~ thei, I nnacr ,h.i, humber n,
after Is may ' ri r,a.idc NJ their meetings
fresuent, WIZ o,brr Snties "a said Boart
anu perform su o.oSIdss that il shall be hi,
M : = MAZE ont on Inc third Monday in Apr
e1ty nsas sns cansc 10 be published, citheI
a. Nnv"nancr publIsh-d in Storey county, o.
II. nns,inr in moi le-s than Ave public and con
1,roons nlaces in said town, q iull and corrcc
p.,S,cnt Of the financial condition OF the town
.hoy,lry tho total Indebtedness thereof.
g.. Nybeneyer a vacancy shall occur II
en- onscc Of treasurer. the Board Of Trustee
Ime All .u.h v.canry.-and proyided fur
snan III ,sh.n n y,cancy rhall occur IL
me', Tsns,s. the remainder Of sait
INC Srsn.,ass ar a maio-ity thereof, shall
r.S,iar meetinC held after the salt
~ neH S,i baxs nrcnrrrd anpoint some per
VaSaaeSS m a. ,acsncv nroyided. that the Der
u .nnni,,sJ mnst he clipiblc 10 the Office
son % ePpoNu.Sn q, Scction.3 K and q O
unue. ~
tnls Aes IT, poo-, ~ Trus,ce shall have dis
Sec.ls- u snnaint = ClcrE AN Atfor
creuonary PoMet appUnnh 80 ~ sal,rv ~
ney anu y aaIsnai. III :. "a Roord NAV do
cohtingenr SoTpen55 nasn .S.o cmnlov snch n,he
term.ne. ine isSn.a 10 !. NAV ha srnm lime n
nssisuAnee OF aS,sa .A.assIsnt NJ coIiertio,
time, rcqu,reM ~ .mS q !, Inc care and rrnair o
VI taAee ". Sns - o,hor toyn nrnnrrty
streees. WateEL", acscars q. .mpSoyrs (,
ANY OF tne AIoresalu M paJi r..
THIS section PESFlu'x IoI, Iuay ~ ~
tees removed OF Hl sN cH ana n A.
slllou aoonsneu, ., .anr;,a. nrnvI5c5 ,ha
sense ol e.on NJ G LA sSan ny, eScced in
tne saaI! W - e. &C. asscssin" anil COLLECT
cunning eompeu ia tn.nso. ,hs ann ~ t.,
ing town eaHes anu
thousann u1,a's ~ ns T.os sh,u hol
Sec. 10. Inc poa.S .nI, s,,5 Wnr5sv
regular meetings on the nrst anu tnl,u honuaS
N eaeh month, anu sun otnef ny !"
adjournment or resolution tney nay ueteInins
but the Presideat OF the boaru snau naNS pow
TO call special meetings whenever IN lie july
ment, 10 may be necessary.
Sec- ID A majority oil tho DOlru OF lTuftct