Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-05-01
GOLD HILL. NEVADA: MONDAY EVENING MAY i, 1871

for the benefit of said town, and he alone shall
i disburse tne same on proper warrants or orders
OF the Board OF Trustees. he shall keep an
accurate and full account OF all receipts and
disbursements, and furnish the Board full
statement or the same whenever required, and
his books shnll be kept posted and subject to
the examination OF any member OF the Board
All warrants and orders drawn On the Treasurer
shall specifically show on their face for what
service or indebtedness they arc drawn, and on
what ftind, and shall be paid iu, the regular
order OF registration on the ffcasdrcr's books
| The Treasurer shall perform Buch other duties
as may be prescribed BY ordinance or resolution
Of the Board. Y.rh
suitable provision from time to time for the
assessment and collection Of taxes and licenses,
and ali other revenue due or to become due TO
| said "Town OF Geld Hi" and the person or
persons charged with the collection OF such rev.
enuc shall pay all moneys by him or than col.
iected, after deducting the percentage allowed
by ordinance or resolution forcollection. atleast
once In each week to the Treasurer. The timo
and manner of assessing and collecting shall be
such as the Board OF Trustees may by ordinance
p'ssS sec. sS. The Clerk shall keep tho corporate
| seal, books and papers b, longing TO the town,
| and ale all papers belonging TO the town in his
office, under appropriate htads. attend all meet.
| ings OF the Board Of Trustees, and keep an
accurate journal OF their proceedings, including
\ q record OF all ordinances, bylaws or resolu.
tions passed or adopted BY them, which journal
shall. after approval at each meeting, be signed
/ by the President OF tho Board. He shall also
countcrsign and aftiI the corporate seal to all
bonds or warrants issued In pursuance Of tho
ordinances or resolutions OF tho Board. and he
shall number and countefslgn all licenses, which
licences shall nc printed, showing on :hcir face
| the class Of license, with marginal stubs at
taehed, and stitched together iL books, each
book containing m equal number and OF one
class only. lie shall be the custodian Of the
blank licenses, and shal deliver from time 10
| time such number thereof, Il the person author
| lied 10 collect icense as the Board may direct,
| charging him Herewith at their face or repre-
sentative value, and giving him credit at the
same rate for so many thereof only as he may
return at time Of settlement Of his account.
The Clerk shall also keep an accurate account Of
oil bonds issued and all warrants and orders
drawn on the Treasurer, In such manner that
| the Board can ;. any time readily ascertain the
| actual outstanding indebtedness; and perform
such other duties as may be required BY tho
Board
Sec. %. Upon tho passage Of ordinances, or OF
any resolution apprUpriating money, nbolishing
licenses, or increasing or reducing the rates OF
licenses, the yeas and nays shal be called and
entered In the Journal
Sec. 80. The style Of all ordinances shall he
"The Board Of Trustees Gold Hill do Ordain.''
All ordinances shall be published Tor one week
In newspaper published in Storey county, prior
to going into effect.
name Of . The Town OF Gold Hill " in any Court
OF competent Jurisdiction, and actions for the
violation Of any ordinance OF the said town may
be brought before any Justice OF the Peace hay:
ing jurisdiction within the corporate limits OF
said town, and fines imposed by such Justice
may be recovered by execution against the prop.
crty OF the defendant, or the payment thereof
may be enforced by imprisonment In the town
jail at the rate Of one day for each two dollars
OF such fine and costs, or said Justice mny, In
his discretion, adjudge and enter up In his dock
ct an order that such offender shall work on the
streets or public works at the rate OF one day
for each two dollars OF such fine and costs, until
the samc be 40 exhausted or otherwise satisfied;
provided, however, that appeals may be taken
IRON tho Judgment OF such Justiee for the yio.
lation OF ordinances, to the Court OF the First
Judicial District. In the manner provided by
law for appeals from Justice's Courts In Grim.
lnal actions; and provided further, that In the
trial OF ofenses for the violation OF town or.
dinances, no change Of venue to any Justices
Court beyond the limit Of said town corporate
shall be granted.
Sec 81 Any Justice OF the Pes.e within the
corporate limits Of raid town. shall be entitled
10 such fees In the trial Of cases arising out Of
violations Of ordinances passed by the Board OF
Trustees as said Board may by ordinance deter
mine. It shall be the duty Of such Justice to
report to the Board at their 1rst regular meet
Ing In january, April, July and October OF each
year, which report shall show In detail tho num-
Der Of cases tried, the names Of the defendants,
the amount OF fines imposed, the sum Of money
received In payment OF such fine, the amount
paid out for fees In the case and TO whom paid.
and the balance remaining on hand. which bal
ance he shall pay over at the closo OF each quar-
ter year TO the Treasurer, taking mis- receipt
therefor. which receipt shall accompany his re.
port to tho Board OF Trustees. and his docket OF
such cases shall always be-opcn to the examina-
III ION nf aatI rd mr. n Committee thereof
Sec. 33. The Attorney for the town, whenever
one may be appointed, rhall receive or be enti-
tied to receive such fees, either contingent or
fixed, as the. Board may determine; provided,
In the prosecution OF suits In Justices Court for
the collection OF delinquent taxes.ihe Attorneys
fees shall not exceed the rum OF seven dollars
and ffty cents In each case. ..-..... ........
Sec ~. II any officer Of said town shall re.
move his residence thcrefrom, or absent himself
for more than thirty days without ieave from
the Board OF Trustees. his Office shall be dc,
clarcd vacant, and the vacancy shall be filled ns
In this Act provided.
Gold Hill shall remain In onlce until their sue
ccssors shall be elected or appointed and quail:
fed as provided and required In this Act and
nothing In this Act contained shall be construed
a. repeating, or in any manner affecting the
force or validity OF any ordinance or resolution
now In force nor as affecting the validity Of any
debt, liability or contract now existing. All
debts or liabilities contracted or incurred,
either By the present Board or any former Board
OF Trustees, for which tho faith and credit OF
the town has been pleged, or bonds or warrants
or other written evidences OF indebtedness have
been issued are hereby by this Act lcgalized and
made valid liabilities against said town. %
Sec 80. All property, whethcrreal or person.
al acquired In the name OF and for the bencht
OF said town, by virtue OF any former Act OF the
Legislature, or BY any Act or ordinance OF any
Board of Trustees, shall be the property OF the
corporate body created by this Act, and known
as The Town OF Gold Hill" All streets, alleys
and plated In an official mnp Of said town,
drawn by George Hunt, c. E., In the year 1883,
or In the official map OF said town drawn by
John Ostrom. c. f., In the year 1864. are hereby
declared to be open and pubic streets, and ex.
cusively under tho control and jurisdiction Of
the Board OF Trustees. y. -. =.
Sec. 81. An Act entitled IAN Act to incorpo-
rate the town OF Gold HILL" approved Dccem::
Der II. 1862; IN Act entitled IAN Act to amend
an Act entitled an Act to incorporate the town
OF Gold Hill approved December 18th" ap-
proved February IL, 1864; an Act entitled An
Act to incorporate the town Of Gold Hill ap-
proved MarchT, 1885," IAN Act entitled an
Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to incorpo.
rate the town Of Gold Hill. approved March Z,
| 1865" approved February q, 1866; also an Act
entitled An Act to provide for the payment Si
outstanding Indebtedness Of the town OF Gold
Hill, Storey county" approved March 2, 1865;
an Act entitled IAN Act TO provide for the out:
standing Indebtedness OF the town Of Gold Hill,
approved March 8, 1866; an Act entitled " An
Act to incorporate the town OF Gold Hill, ," ap.
proved February 25. 1859; and each and every
preceding Act relating to the incorporation OF
the town OF Gold Hill, arc hereby repealed.
Sec. 50. This Act shall 90 into effect on the
flrst day Of May, A. D. 1871. s.. .41 = ..HH
/ tr,,a App March 1871