Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-04-26
A TRUE COPY
AN ACT TO OINCORPORATE THE
TOWN OF GOLD HILL.

set forth In this section OF this Act, shall be q
body polite and corporate, by the name and
style OF e The Town OF Gold Hill, and BY that
name they and their successors shall DC known
be sued in all Courts. The boundaries OF said
| incorporate town shall be as follows: On the
| north by the southern hne OF Virginia City, IN
the county OF Storey; on the east Dy the oound
| arg line between the coantics OF Storey and Ly'
| on on the south bv the boundary line between
the counties OF Storey and Lyon, and on the
west by the boundary line between the counties
| OF Storey and Washoc.
Sec. :. The said town corporate Is hcreoy uiNf
ded into TWO wards, as ioilows: au tnst posup1u i1
OF said town lying north OF nottnelIy Vi Wy
center OF Crown Point street. SO lar as sMalu M
street Is opened, ana also lying noftn oi nne
commencing at the center oI tue sue VI tne
quartz mill known as the bowers M Mli, anu ,, ea
shuihs auS Mtst 70 'ns ,,nT ,U vi n,enc;n,, y;
anu anu aIso Gi.S noi," ~, W om,n ~ Msin sts.s,
the intersection OF the center OF nam slree!
anu Crown roint STREE! any A ~ ~, uas
shon i,t,,, ~ te ,Sa ~, Ws,J and ali thst
snai eonslu'e '.,n ,s .uS sor,Sarly oS tho ,Ine
Pot1on gtu. Ioutni ,t w. - ~, Z q, J,sc,, h,i
ns,m otN,.',I,,,n ~ ,hc SacnrS W,rd
e"si S TrsS .1.s,,.., ao ,1o,,s.S ~ sa,d to,vn
hail h. o. v,..,e, in Rosrd or Trustees 20 CON.
~, - a., ,nan,h.rs ,,ho Sh.l IN. sc,nsl real.
,,cn,y or and nwners os rial estate in said town.
anJ WIN .halI bc chosen three from amonc the
rasid,nts nr the First Ward and two from
,mnnc, tho rcsidents of the Second Ward In
= aIsi,i,n -, sojS Rr.rd oS rrnstres there shalI
@ w sau ,.,aS h ,ha nsI;Ssd yo,ors M
~ ,1 q Ia, TreaSu''s ''e'''u " 'Ns ~
S"tu ~ ~" H. s.,a 1rr,s,... and Tr.a.,rer .b,l,
Ill 1T. nn,.as t,r ,,re ysar snS nntiI their
"ncc.sso.s a.. eiectca and ous Iaed exeent ma
sa.'.SrsS,.. a, III. A., nroviSsd
o =, - % -. - - h h ~ iS,h, ~, ,h,, oe,cs
., - w ,oiss h.. hc nnai,aoS
oi..,ns ~ ,no S,.,s of Nsvaaa nor nrle.s be
sbsn n.Y. hae, an sc,u,I resiJent of said town
ss - - r,o,,S. ra,, nv. sdin, tho eccfion
g. - ", n...nn shaii h. snti,ie,I I'm vote n,
,ny sicc,inn fnr sSid Trustecs or Treasurer. mn.
G snau 'Ss S ,,,.i;acJ ,,r,a, ~ this S;n,e
1 III, n,, ,o,,,I ,Sije,J ,,,,hin the connty
aiu M 'tIi ' "a; .', ~ at ,,i,I;, ,h, ,o,v4
'. S.yS' iIh -. 80. nan,h" nnn,t nreccSipc
VI Ho1u na ios ny. IVY ~ ont;,is5
suCh eiectIou anu ~ P.. soli su1' " sth ~
TO vote, except within inc Matu III which hc
resides, anu mas resided ior th'rf uays neAt Pte
ccdlnS such election,
Sec. Z. The annual eiectiou 'oI aFusscIs anu ~
treasurer shail DC heiu oh tue nfs' Enohu'S Vi
Nay III each yeaI. Ian. ,,h,c, ro,,, or.
Sec. $. All provisions OF law, Which now aIo W
or hereafter may Dc IN iorce, regnlatl: cieetaous
aud providing Tor the Registration Vi e,eSloIs
50 lar a. the same may DS conSlsten. win sne
provisions OF this Act shall Apply 20 the eiecl,oi
Of officers herein provided Tor. The bOaru ol
Trustees shall, for two weeks prior TO each all
nual election, publish notice IN newspaper
published in Storey county, to the effect that
such election will take place In said town: Tor
| the election Of three Trustees In the tlrst Mara
and two Trustees IN tue Secona waru, anu M
Treasurer, naming the DAY on whicn such @ @v,cc-
tlOa will be held, and designating the poiils
places, and the names OF three Inspectors Ol
Election for each ward soon as the votes arc
counted and Tailed In each Ward. the lnspec-
tors and Clerks shall make out statement,
-hOwin. the number of votes cast In each Ward
for the Offices OF Trustee and Of Treasurer, and
fol each person seyerally, which statement shall
be certified under oath or affirmation by at least
two OF said Inspectors and two Clerks, and they
.haIl rans,, ,he same. together with the polling
ami rally lists and tickets duly scaled up In =
n,rLs,,a 10 hc delivered 10 the Board OF Tr,ls-
frcs or The Clerk thereof within two days after
such election, Within three days amer the re-
ceipt of the same the Board OF Trustees .rhall
proceed to examine and ascertain from such
.tatement and tally lists, what persons received
the rrratest number OF votes for the Offices Of
Trustees and OF Treasurer, and certificate OF
election shall be forthwith issued by the Clerk,
under the direction and supervision OF the
BoarI, 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 or
his successor shall safely keep the packages OF
tickets, together with the tally lists, and al
other papers relating TO such election for forty
DAYS from and after the day OF election, when,
N no notice OF contest In such election shalt
have been served on him, he may Destroy the
same ANY qualified elect0r in said town shal
have the right TO contest the election OF any per-
~ dcrIar,.i elected "A Trustee or Treasurer, Us
nroyidea In this scction ofths Act, and such con-
t.st shall be conducted in the manner required
by the laws that now arc or hereafter may be
enacted by the Legislature for contcsting county
or precinct elections.
Sec. .. The Trustees and Treasurer 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 hyc
days after due notice OF their electon. anu IN
case any Trustee or Treasurer shal % 'hii AZ 70 Sa,
iiy within saiu time, ms onec shai pe ueSia'ee w
vacant; provided, that IN case lhe PcLson ~
elected bc absent nom inc county NJ TUG tiiie
Of his election, he shau pe aioMcu tmen.y
| dsys in which 10 return anu enlcf upon 'he
duties OF MS sou ounce ., rrrs..os 40 elected
Sec. ~. The Board OF trustees 80 e!ecleu
shall, at their lrst meeting or as soon there'
| after as may be, select one OF theil humoer Us
Pre- sidcnt, who shall preside at their meetings,
| and perform such other duties "a said Board
| may prescribe; PROVIDED tnat u shan oe ME
| duty 10 make out, on the third Monday IN Aprl
| OF each wear, and cause to be published, either
| In a newspape. published In Storey county, or
by posting in not less than five public and con-
| .picuous places In said town, inll ana correct
statement OF the financial condition oil the town,
showing the total Indebtedness thereof.
| Sec. II. Whenever vacancy sna.i oeeur ~ ~
| the Office OF Treasurer, the BOARD OF ir9stees ~
| shall i'll such vacancy; anu PROVIDED lut'
| thcr. that when n vacancy shaiI OCCUR u,
| the o:1cc or Trustee. the remainder OF saia
i Board OF Trustees, or majority tnereoi' snal
AZ the next regular meeting held after ,ho sald
vacancy shall have occurred, aPp9int sone PCT
son to hl! the vacancy provided, Una, the per
son so appointed must DC sISioiS 20 tnc onreo; ~
under the requirements vi See'i'i' o. . ""N VI
TINS ACT, NJ, p.,-, o,T,r.,oos sha,I have dis.
| sec. IL. lne poalu iu, VI a Ti.rr an stto,.
cretionary power 70 appolns 49, .; sainrx -,
ney anu MarsnA. ~ suen IN poo.J nav 40
contingent y snch o,Sny
iermne Inc b9aru may also e ~, ~
assistance or IaoorSes US ulaS W, oa tJ
time, required ior tne s us ", ,5 rans,r ~
OF taxes OF ncenses' ol 'v va. ,os,,,' rs,r,,ar,r
streets: water-worNs: VI ,r oiet .Vw crnrovpS In
| ANY OF tne aIoEySaH VIns.t. ~ " ~. PajS T',rs
this section proSiGe9 lor may w =, e;' s.u - ..
| tees removed or discharSeu, OF lhc otnee W H.,
stion abolished, a. clrvuliistanees, ahu a, ~.
| sense OF economy may require; ptoNlueo, 'na'
| the salary OF the Marshal snaii NOT exceed, IN
Guiding compensation Tor assessing and cohect-
| Ing town taxes and licenses, the sum Oh TWO
| thou- and dollars per annnm.
/ Sec. H. The BoarI OF !iusiees snSn M.a 1osa
regular meetings on tne n'st anu tu.,u .uoioaS
In each month, ana sugn otnef Inec'inSs o. W
adjournment or resolution tney my ae.erlhine,
but the Presileat OF tne o9ara snaii naSe w poMet
| 10 call special meetings whenever, III MS Juu.
| nent, II may be necessary.
Sec. H. \ majority OF inc bo2ru OF lrustees