Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-03-07
AN ACT TO INCORPORATE the
TOWN OF GOLD HILL.

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Section l.. For the purpose hereinafter men.
toned. the inhabitants Of that portion OF Storey
county embraced within the limits hereinafter
vet forth In this section Of this Act, shall be o
body polite and corporate, by the namo and
style Of 1.-THE Town Of Gold Hill, " and by that
name they and their successors shall be known
In law, have perpetual succession, and sue and
be sued In all Courts. Tho boundaries OF raid
incorporate town shall DO as follows: On the
north by the southern line OF Virginia City, 10
the county OF Storey on the east by the bound
AIRY line between the counties OF Storey and Ly.
on: on the south BY tho 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. 9. The said town corporate Is hereby d.
yidcd into Wards, a. follows: All that portion
Of said town lying north or northerly OF the
center Of Crown Point street, so far a. said
street Is opened, and also lying north Of q line
commencing ut the center OF the slto OF the
quartz mill known as the Bowers MIL, ana cx-
tending due west TO the line Of Washoc 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
thcrefrom TO the boundary line OF Lyon county,
shall constitute the First Ward; and all that
portion lying south or southerly OF tho line
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 Boah OF Trustees, TO- con.
sist OF Ave members, who shall be actual resi-
dents OF and owners OF real estate In said town,
and who shall be chosen three nom among the
residents Of the First Ward, and two from
among the residents Of tho Second Ward:
Sec 1, The said Trustees shall hold theirofice
for one year, and until their successors arc elect.
I'd and qualified, except as hereinafter In this
Act provided.
OF Trustee unless he be q qualified elector Of the
State Of Nevada, nor unless no shall have been
an actual rcsiden. Of said tow for elk months
next preceding the election.
Sec. 4. No person shall be entitled to vote at
any election for said Trustees. unless he shall
be ouslincd elcctor OF this State. and will have
actually resided within the county OF Storey for
six months, and within the TOW OF Gold Hill
for three months next preceding such election;
and no person shall DO entitled TO vote, except
within the Ward In which he resides. and has
resided for thirty days next preceding such cleo
Sec. Z. The annual election for Trustees shall
be held on the first Monday Of May In each year.
Sec. Z. All provisions OF law, which now are
or hereafter may be in force. regulating elections
and providing for the registration OF electors,
10 far as 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 weeks prior 10 each annual cleo.
ton, publish notice In q newspaper published
In Storey county, TO the effect that ruch election
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three Trustees In the First Ward and two Trus-
tees In tho Second Wyrd, naming the day on
which such election viii be held, and designat'
ing the polling places, and the names OF three
Inspectors Of Election for each ward. coon ~
the votos arc counted and Tailed In each Ward,
the inspectors and Clerks shall make ont a
statement, showing the number OF votes cast In
each Ward for the Office OF Trustee, and fol each
person sevcrally, which statement shall be GER
tilted under oath or affirmation by at least two
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cause the same, together with the polling and
tally lists, and tickets, duly sealed mp In q pack
age, to be delivered the Board OF Trustees or
Clerks thereof within " days aitet such cleo
ton. Within three days after tho receipt Of the
same, the Board Of Trustees shall proceed to
examine and ascertain frum such statement and
tally lists, what person has received the great
est number OF votes for the office Of Trustees,
and a certificate OF election shall be forthwith
issued BY the Clerk, under the direction and su.
pervision OF the Board, TO the pcrson or persons
having received the greatest lumber Of votes
for each OF said Offices, Tho Clerk shall, with
out unreasonable delay, deliver said certificates
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 papcr relating TO such cleo
ton for forty days from and aftcr the day OF
election, when, II no notice Of contest 10 such
election shall have been served on him, he ma,
destroy the same. Any qualified elcctor In said
Town SHALL nave tuC ElkuL " COulCbtL uC ClcCllOu
Of any pcrton declared elected a Trustee, as pro-
yided in this section OF this Act, and such con:
test shall be conducted In the manner required
by the Laws that now arc or hereafter may be
enacted blythe Legislature for contesting county
or precinct e.0ctipns.
Sec. o, The Trustcos chosen at any election,
held under this Act shall take the official oath
provided by law, and enter upon the discharge
Of their Official duties within i've days amer due
notice Of their election. and In case any Trustee
shall fail to qualify within said time, his ofice
shah be declared vacant; provided, that In case
the person 80 elected shall DO absent from the
county at the time OF his election, he shall be
allowed twenty days In which 10 return and
enter upon the duties OF his office.
Sec. 10. The Board Of Trustees so elected
shall, at their first meeting, or as coon there
after as may be, select one OF theii number as
President, who shall preside at their meetings,
and perform such other duties as said Board
may prescribe.
Sec. IL. Whenever a vacancy shall occur In
the office Of. Trustee. the remainder OF said
Board OF Trustees, or Q majority thereof, shall,
at the next regular meeting held after the said
vacancy shall have occurred, appoint some per
son to all the vacancy provided, that the per.
son so appointed must be eligible to tho office,
under the requirements OF Sections 8, 5 and 0 OF
Ne, IS. The Board of Trustees shall appoint
aTreasurer. They shall have discretionary
power to appoint q Clerk, an Attorney and Mar.
sha. At such rates of salary or contingent com.
pensation as said Board may determine. The
Board may also employ such other assistance or
hborers as may be, from time TO time, required
for the assessment or collection Of taxes ord.
censes, or the care and repair Of streets, water.
works, or other town property. Any OF the
Aforesaid oticars or employees, In this Section
provided for, may be BY sald Trustees removed
or discharged, or The Office or position, except
the Treasurer. abolished, as circumstances, and
o due sense OF economy may require.
Soc. Is. Tho Board Of Trustees shall hold
regular meetings on the first and third Mondays
in each month, and such other meetings o. by
adjournment or resolution thoy may determine,
but the Presideat Of the Board shall have power
to call special meetings whenever, In his judg.
ment, Il may be necessary.
Sec. II. A majority Of the Board OF Trustees
shall constitute q quorum for business, but 9
lcss number may adjourn nom time to time, and
may compel the attendance OF absent members,
BY pcremptory order, or by resolution. impos.
ing nno, not to exceed $40 for any one meeting.
Sec. is The Board OF Trustees shal adopt
rules for the government Of their own proceed
ings, and shall be the judges OF the ELECTION and
OF their own members. subject,
to the decision OF the District Court
the First Judicial District, In cases OF con- |
tested elections. Their meetings shall be pub
lie, except when the Board shall decide that the