Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-05-04
A TRUE COPY
AN ACT To INCORPORATES THE
TOWN OF GOLD HILL.


set forth in this section OF this Act, shall be q
body polite and corporate, by the name anu
style OF THE Town OF Gold Hill, and by that
name they and their successors shall DC known
In law, have perpetual succession, ana sue an9 !,
be sued in an Courts. The boundaries OF SAID
incorporate town shall be as follows: On the
north by the southern line OF Virginia City, In
the comfy Of Storey; on the east oy the bound
ary line bctwecn the counties or 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. = Tue said town corporate IS hereby diri-
ded into two Wards, n follows: All that portion
OF said town lying north or northeriy oi the
center OF Crown Point street, 80 lar as SAID
street is opened, aud also lying nortn OF line
commencing at the center OF the site OF the
quartz mill known as the Bowers Mill, and ex-
tending due west TO the line OF Washoe county,
and also living north OF 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 descri bed
shall constitute the Second Ward
Sec. ). 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 a Treasurer elected BY the qualified voters OF
said Town. =.
hold their Offices for one year, and until their
successors are elected and qua.ihed, except as
hereinafter in this Act provided.
Sec. ). No person shall be eligible TO the once
Of Trustee or Treasurer unless he be a qualihod
- Of mil
shall have been an actual resident OF said town
for six months next preceding the election.
Sec. 6. No person shall be entitled TO vote at
any election for said Trustees or Treasurer, un'
less he shall be qualified e!ector OF this S'ate,
and will have actually resided within the county
oI Storey for elk months, and within the town
Of Gold Hill for three months next preceding
such election; and no person shall be entitled
10 vote, except within the Ward In which he
resides and has resided for thirty days next pre-
cedinS such election. .-.-
Sec I. The annual election for Trustees and
Treasurer shall be held on the first Monday OF
May In each year.
Sec. s. All provisions Of law, which now are
or hereafter may be in force, regulating elections
and providing for the registration ci electors,
so far Us the same may be consistent win the
provisions OF this Act, shall apply To the election
OF officers herein provided for. The Board OF
Trustees shall, for two weeks prior to each an
nual election, publish notice In newspaper
published in Storey county, TO the elect that
such election Will take place in said town. Tor
the election of three Trustees m the Fret Ward
and tWo Trustees In the Second Ward, and
Treasurer, naming the day on which such cleo
ton will be held, and designating the polling
places, and the names OF three Inspectors OF
Election for each ward. coon as the votes are
counted and tailed In each Ward, the lnspec-
tors and Clerks shall make ont statement,
showin. the number OF votes cast IN each Ward
- ata nd nf raa
fol each person seyerally, which statement shall
be certified nader oath or Affirmation by at least
two OF said Inspectors and two Clerks, and they
shall cause the same, together with the poiiins
and tally lists, and tickets, duly scaled up In =
package, to be delivered to the Board OF Trns-
ices or the Clerk thereof within two days after
such election. Within three days after the re.
cc.pt OF tue same, the Board OF Trustees .shall
proceed to examine and ascertain from SUCH
statement and tally lists, what persons received
the greatest number OF votes for the onices OF
Trustees aud OF Treasurer, and certificate OF
election shall be forthwith issued by the Clerk,
under the direction and supervision OF the
BoaSi, to the person or persons having received
the 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 are intended, and he OF
nis 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 after the day OF election, when;
n no notice OF contest In such election shalt
nave oceh NIaI N oInn,o In S.j5 ,oyyn aholl
have the right TO contest the election OF any per-
son declared elected a Trustee or Treasurer, as
proyided in this section Ofthis Act, and suca con:
tcst shall be conducted In the manner required
oy tne Jaws tnas I,,nrc tnr contestin, county
enaeseJ oy sn0 no.,Sans
OF m. Trns,ces and Treasurer chosen at
SeSi .,,an .; haiJ nn5cr this Act nhall take the
any electlop' neIu unSes .Is , Az ard enter unan
oucial oath piS,rIe ,rsIs oSoisr 3n,js. within dye
the uisehaESe VI S tuGu % ,Sa,s aiac,,on and In
Gays aIter uus ~ sISraasnrcr shnIi faii 10 ouai
case my .i5 ,i,,. his oii,ce shall be declared
NY within sa,J ,ha, In cssc the nerson 10
vacant Saeat' pnh.an, s-om tho comfy at the time
e.e,tve S ~ yos,;nn hs shall be allowed twenty
las !, which 10 return and enter upon the
Sas 1.', - hisotrcc
So ia The Board OF Trustees so elected
.hon a, ,bnir fr.t meeting, or as soon there.
S.'.s" r,a,, he select one of thci, number as
ntet n,S,', a. - shsIl nrrside nj their meetings
~, '.,-n, S,ch othrr duties a. said Board
a,ay pnrescribe. provided, that IL shall be his
i,,;y n make out on the third Monday in April
~ Zach year and cause to be published, either
in a new,paper published in Storey county, or
", ~ ,,,ini, IL no, Iess than Ave pu6lic and con.
s,p',ars S,accs In said town n ii,ll and correct
ipa,ar,s,, "T m. financial condition of the town.
ssN,yin,, The total indebtcdness thereof.
Snc II Whenever a vacancy shall occur In
Tho osirc of Trcasurer. the Board OF Trustees
hall All ,nrh vacancy. and provided fur.
,hrr that when Vacancy shall occur In
the office of Trustee, the remainder of said
po,rJ nrTrns,ees or a minority thereof, shall,
=, ~, -, r.,ular mrntinC, held after the said
,,c,.cy sboll have occurred. appoint some per.
'"',H an d. vacancy provided. that the pcr.
III W. W., annn,,aJ nnst hc .lriblo 10 the Office
III ~ ~ prn,rSr.nants n, Sertlons and OF
III. sc,
-. l.. The Board of Trustees shall have dis
crrt,onary power to appoint a Clerk, an Attor-
ncy and Marshal. al such rates OF salary or
co!,in'.,n, comnensation as sald Board may dc.
,e,,nin,. The Bnanl NAV also employ such other
~, i.,ancs or laborers as NAV be, ifom time to
,in,s ,,,ad for the assessment or collection
~ y, nr Iiccn.cs ar the care and repair Of
s,rssts water. .yorks' or other town property.
suee.s: Wa.e Nav asNssaia ac,cars o. cmnSoves In
M! M! ,,t oi t1 ovidaH for NAV be by saii Trus.
- ss,nyo AZ SSschar,,ed or The Office or no.
sS,,on .hnI,Shc1 "a circnmstances. and A due
scrsc ~ ccnmonv NAV reunirc. provided. that
cindI ~, c,,n,cnsa,jon for asse,.ipc and collect
I'M. irrn iaxcs and licenses. the sum of two
thousand dollars pcr annum.
Sec. ~, The Board of Trustees shall hold
REGULAR meetings on the first and third Mondays
In each month, and such other meetings as by
adjournment or resolution they may determine,
brt the Presideat OF the Board shall have power
10 cali special meetings whenever, In his judg.
r,.nt 4, NAV he neee.sary -.
S,s - 4 1sinr;,y os ,hs Roard NJ rrp.,ees
hall consfitntcs a onornm for business. bnt A
ia.s rnrnhcr NAV adionrn from time M time and
10 M ..,Si ,ho' '.,,onJanca of .hscnt merhors
uia! eoa,P.t .n' -. o. he rssoIntion ;mnns,
peIeuip,v,g ~, ), orceaJ ann, any one meetSn,,
inS n",; =. "TS The RoarJ Sf Trustees shall adoSt