Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-04-14
"A TRUE COPY
AN ACT To INCORPORATES The
TOWN OF GOLD HILL.
The People Of tie sat Of NscadG, aggregated rdSo,s. "

The Pe0pls of tie Stdtt W Netdad, L.II.e
.S,aIhc and 4SSnHy, do .adet GsJo9OfS:
Sa.,Son ! For the purposes hereinafter men,
,I,,r.d ma inhabitants OF that portion OF ototey
connty e.braced within the limits hereinafter
.ct forth in thi. section OF this ACT, shal oea
body polite and corporate, 0y INC nano y, az,
anvil. or - The Town OF Gold hil, anu py tnat
mime thoy and their successors shall DC KNOWN
In law. hsyc perpetual succession. ana sue ana
be sued in all Courts. The boundaries oL saiu
incorporate town shall be as follows: IN inc
north by the southern hue OF Nirsn.ia SI ~, a
the county Of Storey; on the east oy the oYunu-
ary line between the counties OF storey anu Ly-
on. ON the south BY the boundary line between
the counties OF Storey and Lyon, ana on thc
west by the boundary line between tho eountes
OF Storey and Washoe.
ded into two Wards, rs follows: All thst portion
OF said town lying north or northeriy OF tne
center OF Crown Point street, so Tar as saiu
stree, Is opened, and also lying north OF a inc
commencing at the center oil tne srSe y 0d ~
quartz mill known ~ the Bowers Mill, anu eS-
tsnding due west to the line OF Washoc county,
and also living north OF a line commencing at
the intersection OF the center OF MAIN r'reet
and Crown Point street, and extending que east
thercfrom 10 the boundary line OF Lyon county,
shall constitute the First Ward; and all 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 saiu TOWN.
shall De NtAteU III u DOlIu vi lAuSNSNcs ~ ~
sIst OF five members, who shall be actual resi-
dents OF and owners of real estate In said town,
aud 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 snail
be 9 Treasurer elected by the qualified voters OF
said Town. -,
Sec 4. The said Trustees and Treasurer shall
hold their Offices for one year, and until their
successors are elected and qua lied, excep, as
hereinafter In this Act provided;
Sec. 5. No person shall be eligible 10 the 0mce
OF Trustee or Treasurer unlcss he bea qnallhou
elector Of the State Of Nevada, nor unless ne
shall have been an actual resident OF raid town
for Elk months next pre- edlng the election.
Sec. d. NJ person shall be entitled To vote ~
any election for said Trustees or Treasurer, un.
Iess he shall be = qualified elcctor OF this State.
and will have actually resided within the county
OF Storey for ak months, and within the town
OF Gold Hill for three months next preceding
such election ; and no person shall Dc entitleu
10 vote, except within the Ward IN which he
resides, and mas resided for thirty days next pre-
ceding such election. g,
Sec. I. The annual election for Trustees and
Treasurer shall be held on the first Monday Oh
May In each year.
Sec. s. All proyisions OF law, which now arc
or hereafter may BIZ In force, regulating elections
and prbYidins for the registtation OF electors,
so FAR as the same may be consistent win ,ne
provisions u this Act, shall apply TO the eieetion
n DI OmCOIH 0NIClu. "a
Truasos shah, for two weeks prior TO each an
nual, election, publish notice In . newspaper
published In Storey county, 10 tue erect tnat
such election will take place In said town: Tor
the election OF three Trustees In the tirst Ward
and two Trustees In the Second Ward, ana u
Treasurer, naming the day on which such c.ec-
ton will be held, and designating the poiIihg
places, and the names OF three inspectors oi
Election for each ward soon ~ the votes are
counted and tailed Ia each Ward, the lnspee'
- - #.kan vnaka nnf n fnfHmRnI
shuwin. the number OF votes cast In each Ward
for tn. OF Trustee and of Treasurer, and
(i each perton seyerally, which statement shail
be certified under oath or Affirmation by al LEAST
two OF said Inspectors and W clerks anu Incy
shall csnsa the same, together with the polling
and tally lists, and tickets, duly sealed up In =
psrkaye, TO be delivered IN the Board OF TruS-
iec4 ar the Clerk thereof within two days after
such election. Within three days aitor the ~,
eeIps Of the same, the Board OF Trustees shall
procsed TO examine aud ascertain frvm st,ch
sutspont and tally lists, what persons received
the greatest number OF votes for the othces OF
Trpsrooa and OF Treasurer, and q certificate OF
election sh1n DO forthwith Issued oy the CLERK,
under the direction and supervision OF the
Board, to the person or persons having received
tha greatest number of votes for each OF said
offices. The Clerk shall, without UNREASONABLE
delay, deliver said certificates To the person or
perSons for whom they arr intended, ana no or
his .ucccssor shall safely keep the packages of
lCAOg kokGN1SA VIVA ksN h@sJ
other papers relating 10 such election Tor forty
dsys from and aflcr the day OF election. when.
N no notice OF coutest In such election shall
have bean served On him, he may destroy tue
same, ANY qualified elector In said town shall
hnye the richt 10 contest the election OF any per
son declared elected q Trustee or Tressurer, as
provided in this section ofthis Act,an sucn con.
test shall be conducted In the manner required
by the law that now arc or hereafter may be
oaartsd by rho Legislature forconlcstinS county
or precinct elections.
Nee. D, The Trustees aud Treasurer chosen at
any election, held under this Act shall take the
orteial oath provided by law, aud enter upon
the discharge OF their official duties within ave
dsysGftcr due notice Of their election, and In
ease any Trustee. or Treasurer shall fail TO qual.
ify within said time, his Office hall be declared
vacant: provided. that In care the person 80
eieoied be absent from the county ~ The time
OF his election, he shall be allowed twenty
day. In which to return and enter upon the
duties Of hisolicc, ,
sec 10. The Board OF Trustees 80 elected
shall. at their irst meeting, or aS room there
after a. may be, select one OF ;hcii number as
President, who shall preside at their mcelinSs,
anil perfOrm such other duties ~ said BOsrd
.may prescribe; provided, that II shall be his
duty To make out, on the third Monday In April
OF each year, and cause 20 be published, either
In o newspaper published in storey county, or
by posting In not less than i've public and con-
s~plcuous places In said town. q iull and correct
statement Of the financial condition Of the town,
showing ths .o.i ~a.sncx sben o..r- In
oeo.ai. TsrUssor H. Raj Of rrnstc.s
ny aI oh Sscsncy. and nrovi,iej Sur.
,ha. ,h,, ,vh.m a vacancy hail occur in
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SO 4. The BOARD of Trustees shall have dis
c,et,opnrv mower 10 aopoInt a Clerk, an Attor-
nov and n Marshal. nj such ratcr OF salary or
c,E,Inr,n, compensation A. said Board NAV dc.
,.,mIns The Rnard may also employ such other
.s.Istanc,, or Iaborer, n may be, nom time 20
,,n. rconir,.d for The aasessment or collection
~ ,ares mr. iicenscs or the care and repair of
s,,ss,s wa,.rworss or Other Town pn5pcrty.
ANY OF Inc Aforesaid officers or employees, In
mi. Section provided for. NAV be by laid Trus-
te,s removed or discharged, or the Office or pO-
sition abolished, a. circumstance, and a due
sense of economy may require: provided. that
the salary Of the Marshal shall not exceed, in
c,nIiny comneusItion for assessing and collect
inc tnxn tsxes and Licences. the sum of two
thoD,and dollars per annum,
Sec, Is. The board OF Trustees shall hold
REGULAR meetings on the trst and third Mondays
in each month, and such other meetings a. by
adjournment or resolution they may determine,
but the PTesideat o! the Board shall have power
20 call suecial me, tinys whenever, In his judg.
men, n NAV be necessary.
Scc ~ A m,Inr;ty M The BOARD of Trustees
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