Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-03-06
AN ACT TO INCORPORATE TAE
TOWN OF BOLD HILL.
The PeoRs Of he SLATE Of Nsrddd, Tsprsaentd IN
,Snnk and dKsemNu. do enact as LOlOMS:

<ioned. the inhabitants OF that portion OF Storey
county embraced within the limits hereinafter
set forth in this section OF this Act, shall be a
body polite and corporate, By the name and
name they and their successors shall be known
In law, have perpetual. succession, and sue and
be sued In all Courts. The boundaries OF said
incorporate town shall be as follows: On the
north by the southern line OF Virginia City, In
the county Of Storey on the east by the bound
airy line between the counties OF Storey aud 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 Wash0e.
Sec. 2. The said town corporate Is hereby d.
ylded into Wards, as follows: All that portion
Of said town lying north or northerly OF the
center OF. Crown Point street, so far a. said
street IL opened, and also lying north Of a line
commencing at the center OF the site OF the
quartz mill known as the Bowers Mill, and eS-
tending due wet to the line OF Washoe county,
and also lying north or a line commencing ~
the Intersection Of the center OF Main street
and Crown Point street, and extending due cast
thcreirom to the boundary line OF Lyon county,
shall constitute the First Ward; and all that
potion lying south or sOuthcrly CT the line
heretofore In this section OF this Act described,
shall constitute the Second Ward.
Sec. ). The corporate powers OF said town
shall be vested In a Board Of Trustees. to. con.
sist OF Ave 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.
Sec 1. The said Trustees shall hold their ONCE
for one year, and until their successors are elect.
cd and qualified, except as hereinafter In this
Act provided.
Sec. S. No person shall be eligible to the Office
OF Trustee unless he boa qualified elector OF the
State OF Nevada, nor unless he shall have been
an actual resident Of said town for six months
next preceding the election.
Sec, 4, No porson shall DO entitled 10 vote at
any election for said Trustees, unless he shall
be q 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 be entitled to vote, except
within the Ward In which he resides, and has
resided for thirty days next preceding such cleo
tlOn' -,
be held on the first Monday Of May In each year.
Sec. 8. All provisions or law, which now are
O. hereafter may be In force, regulating elections
and providing for the registration OF electors,
80 far rs may be consistent with the provisions
OF this Act. shall apply to the election Of officcrs
herein provided for. The Board Of Trustees
shall, for two weeks prior to each annual cleo:
ton. publish notice In a newspaper published
In Storey county, to the effect that such election
will take place In said own for the election OF
three Trustees In the First Ward and two Trus-
tees Ia the Second Wyrd, naming the day on
Ing the polling places, and the names OF three
Inspectors OF Election for each ward. coon rs
the votes are counted and Tailed In each Ward,
the Inspectors and Clerks shall make out q
statement. showing the number OF votes cast IL
each Ward for the office OF Trustee, and foi each
person scverally, which statement shall be Ger.
tiGed under oath or affirmation by at least two
OF said Inspectors and .wo Clerks, and they shall
cause the same, together with tho polling and
tally lists, and tickets, duly scaled up In a pack
age, to be delivered to the Board Of Trustees or
Clerks thereof within two days after such cleo
ton. Within three days after the receipt OF the
same, the Board OF Trustees shall proceed to
examine and ascertain fn1m such statement and
tally lists, what persOn has received the great
est number OF votes for the office OF Trustees.
and o certificate Of election shall be forthwith
issued by the Clerk. under tho direction and ~.
peryision Of the BodrI, to the person or persons
having received the greatest number OF votes
for each Of said Offices. Tho Clerk shall. with
out unreasonable delay, deliver said certificates
to the person or persons for whom they are In.
tended, and he or his successor shall safely keep
the packages OF tickets, together with the tally
lists, and all other papers relating to sich cleo
ton for forty days from and after the day OF
election, when, II no notice Of contest In such
election shalt have been scrved on him, he may
destroy the same. Any qualified clector In said
town shall have the rlghtto contest the election
Of any person declared electeda Trustee, aspro-
yidcd' In this section Of this Act, and such con.
teri shall be conducted In tie manner required
BY the laws that now arc or hereafter may be
enacted by tho Legislature for contrasting county
or precinct elections.
Sec. 0. Tho Trustees 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 dive days after due
notice OF their election. and In case any Trustee
shall fall to qualify within said time, his office
shall be declared vacant: provided, that In case
the person no elected shall be absent nom the
county at the time OF his election, he shall be
twenty days In which TO return md
enter upon the duties Of his Office.
Sec. 10. The Board Of Trustees 30 elected
shall, at their first meeting, or as soon there.
after "a may be, select one OF theii number as
President, who shall preside at their meetings,
and perform such other duties as said Board
may prescribe.
Sec. IL. whenover Q vacancy shall occur In
the office OF Trustee, tho remainder OF said
Board Of Trustees, or q msJority thereof. shall,
at the next regular meeting held after the said
vacancy shall have occurred, appoint some per
son to al the vacancy ; provided, that the per
son so appointed must be eligible to the office,
under the requirements OF Sections 3, B and 0 OF
this Act
Sec. Il. The Board Of Trustees shall appoint
: Treasurer Thoy shall have discretionary
o." = W dppOlib y WILL ul <hhbOlHSy ehA HuoA
thal. at such rates OF salary or contingent com
as said Board may determine. The
Board may also employ such other assistance or
laborersa ms may be, from time 70 time, required
for the assessment or collection OF taxes or IL
censes, or the care and repair OF streets, water
works, or other town property. ANY OF the
Aforesaid officers or employees, In this Section
for, may be by said Trustees removed
Or discharged, or the office or position, except
The Treasurer. abolished. as circumstances, and
duo sense OF ECONOMY may require.
Sec. Is. Tho Board OF Trustees shall hold
regular meetings on tho first and third Mondays
n each month, and such other meetings as BY
or resolution they may determine,
but the Presideat OF the Board shall have power
:, call spocial meetings whenever, In his judg-
.,snt, 10 may be necessary,
Sec. II. A majority Of the Board OF Trustees
,hall constitute o quorum for business, but q
ess number may adjourn from Nmc TO time, and
nay compel the attendance Of absent members,
BY pcremptory order, or by rec luton. impos-
nne, not 10 exceed $40 for any one meeting.
Sec. Is. The Board OF Trustees shall adopt
ulss for the government OF their own proceed.
ngs, and shall be the judges Of the election and
Of their members. subject,
however, to the decision OF the District Court
" the First judicial District, In cases OF cen
csted elections. Their meetings shall be pub.
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