Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-05-01
4 "A TRUE COPY
AN ACT TO INCORPORATES the
TOWN OF GOLD HILL.
77e RsoRs q Ms State Of Mtrada, rspr.ented u

Section l. For the purposes hereinafter men
toned, the inhabitants OF that portion OF Storey
| county embraced within the limits hereinafter
set forth In this section OF this Act, shall be .
| body polite and corporate, By tho name and
style OF '.The Town OF Gold HUI" and BY that
name they and their successors shall be known
| In law, have perpetual succession, and sue ano
/ be sued In all Courts. The boundaries OF said
| INCORPORATE town rhall be as follows: On the
north by the southern line OF Virginia City, In
the county OF Storey; on the east by the bound
| ary line between the counties OF 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. ,. TIE said town corporate IL hereby diyl.
ded into two Wards, A. follows: All that portion
| OF said town lying north or northerly OF the
| center OF Crown Point street, 50 far as said
street Is opened, aad also lying north OF line
commencing at the center or the site OF the
quartz mill known a. the Bowers Mill, and ex.
| tending due west to the line Of Washoe county,
| and also lying north OF line commencing at
| the intersection OF the center OF Main street
and Crown Point street, and extending due east
thercfrom 70 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 detcri bed
shall constitute the Second Ward.
Sec. 3. The corporate powers OF said town
shall be vested In Board Of Trustees, to con
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 10 said Board OF Trustees, there shall
be Treasurer elected by the qualified voters ol
-aid Town.
Sec I. The said Trustees and Treasurer shall
hold their offices for one year, and until their
successors are elected and Qua ined, except NJ
nerelnafter in this Act provided;
Sc. 5. No person shall be eligible to the office
OF Trustee or Treasurer unless he be qualidod
shall have been An actual resident Of said town
| for six months next pre- .eding the election.
| Sec. d. No person shall be entitled 10 vote at
any election for said Trustees or Treasurer, nn-
lers he shall be qualified electos OF THIS state.
and will have actually resided within the county
| OF Storey Tor six months, and within the town
| OF Gold Hill for three months next preceding
| such election; and no person shall be entitled
| to vote, except within the Ward In which he
resides, and has resided for thirty days next pre-
ceding such election.
Sec.I ,rne 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
aud providing for the registration OF electors,
30 far as the same 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 TO each an
nual election, publish notice In newspaper
published in Storey county, to the elect that
such election will take placo In said town, for
the election OF three Trustees in the First W ard
and two Trustees in the Second Ward, and o
Treasurer, naming the day on which such cleo
tion will be held, and designating the polling
sysc,ion "S fa, ssch ward soon as The votes are
counted and Tailed In each Ward, the luspec-
tors and Clerks shall make out statement,
~, S,,ce. or Trnstee and of Treasnrer. and
~, aac, .r.on ssvcraIIy which cement shan
hn AZ. ,nder oath ar aeirmstion by Al least
80, -, Ia Jnsncctnrs and two CLERKS and they
sh,I, ,."se ,he SANG together with the polIin:
Ia al, I,s,S and iictsts dpIy sealed IN in :
aa.Ls1.. ,n hs delivered 10 the Roari OF Trus-
ts..s ar ,bc CIer,S thereof within two days after
snch cI.c,ion Within three days af.er the re-
ceip, of Inc same. the Board OF Trustees shall
proceed TO examine and ascertain from such
,sa $3.50, nnmhcr Of yo,es fnr the otiices of
nne nv 80 a,'j ~ Ta,srrcr anil ccrti1ca,e of
,a.sS.s -, ,or,s,v,,h issneI hy the CIerk
,'sSaS ,hn d,,cc,;on and -snncryisfon of the
Rasri ta The nerson or pe,sons having received
iSc S.,estcst .V hnmber of votes for each of said
ntsicss, The Clerk shall, without unreasonable
Jsiav deliver said certificates to the person or
ner.ons for whom they are intended, and he or
his succe4sor shall safely keep the packages OF
iIck.ts together with the tally ists,, and all
other papers relating 10 sucn eiecton TOT Iorty
DAYS from and aftcr the day OF election, Wnen,
IN no notice OF contest In such election shalt
have been served on him, he may destroy the
same. Any qualified clector In said town shau
have the right to eontest tne eieeu1n .. nny per,
son declared eieee ,,a nS,SSs AZ, and such con.
PROVIDED IN 'nls ~, ,he r,snnsr rronIrad
test snail oe @ 49,, a.. ~ hcrssfter NAV he
enacted by the Legislature Tor fcontestinge county
or precinct elections. .,...,, =,
See; s;,an .; h.iJ nnSer This Aet shall take the
al al ,ai as,S ,snxidsi hy law and enter upon
ON Jan poS thar oticiai duties within ave
T.. .S.r n. noiic,. of their election, and In
csss sny Trnstce or Treasurer shall fall TO quail
SS s,i,S,n .sid time his ONCE shall be declared
.s.,n,. nroviird that In case the person 20
,ia.,aI ~ sh..nt nom the couuty ut the time
SS ~ a,sc,ion no shall be allowed twenty
" u. u'I T., nh;ch ,o re,nrn and enter upon the
Jayyi,I Jays u of III. Office - = - =
90, n The BOARD OF Trustees so elected
hail NJ their tlrst meeting, or as soon there
after as may be, select one OF theii number rs
pre.iIeIt. who shall preside at their meetings,
and perform such other duties as said Board
80, rnrcsrrihe. nroyiled. that IL shall be his
1,;s, ~ n,sLc ont on the third Monday In April
uS.! S ~ 80 and cause 10 he nnblished either
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spieuous Piasn NJ Tnsnc,sI cnn5,ion of Tho town
statement VI , .nv ts.,N,, ~ ,ha,anI
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