Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-04-27
a TRUE COPY
AN ACT To INCORPORATES The
TOWN OF GOLD HILL.

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The Psops Of tie State Of Nerddd, represented IN
Senate dai Assenbly, do enact Gs yolio.cs:
Section I. 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 the name and
styIe OF " The Town OF Gold Hin" and by that
name they and their successors shall DC known
in law, have perpetual succession, and sue ana
be sued In al Courts. The boundaries ol sald
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 tho bound
AIRY line between the counties OF Storey and Ly-
on: on the south by the boundary line between
the counties OF Storey and Lyon, ana on the
west by the boundary line between the counties
Of Storey and WashOc. :,
Sec >, The saId town corporate ishereby diyi-
ded into two Wards, as follows: All that portion
OF said town lying north or northeriy OF the
center Of Crown Point street, so Tar az said
street is opened, and also lying north OF line
commencing NJ the center Of the site OF the
quartz mill known as the Bowers MIL, and ex-
tsnling due west to the line OF Washoe county,
and also lying north Of u line commencing at
the Intersection OF the center OF Main street
and Crown Point street, and extending Que cast
therefrom to the boundary line Of Lyon county,
portion lying south or southerly OF the line,
heretofore in this section OF this Act desert eed
shall con titute the Second Ward. .-..r
Sec. 3, The corporate powers of said town
shall be vested in a Board OF Trustees, 10 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 shali
be a Treasurer elected by the qualified voters OF
-aid Town. ....-
Sec 4. The said Trustees and Treasurer shall
hold their offices for one year, and until their
successors are elected and quai1cd, except as
hereinafter In this Act provided;
Sec. ). No person shall be eligible to the once
OF Trustee or Treasurer unless he be q qualihod
elector Of the State Of Nevada, nor unless he
shall have been an actual resident OF raid town
for six months next preceding the election.
Sec. .. No person shall be entitled to vote at
any election for said Trustees or Treasurer, un-
less he shall be qualified elcc;or OF this state.
aud 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
10 vote, except within the Ward In which he
resides. and has resided for thirty days next pre-
ceding such election.
Sec'T. Tae annual election for Trustees and
Treasurer shall be held on the hrst Monday OF
May in each year.
Sec. s. All provisions OF law, which now are
or hereafter may be in force, regulating elections
10 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 10 each an
naal election, publish notice in newspaper
published In Storey county, to the elect that
such election will take place In said town, for
the election ofthree Trustees in the Ftrst w ard
and two Trustees in the Second Ward, and .
Treasurer, naming the day on which such elec-
tiou will be held, and designating the polling
places, and the names OF three Inspectors OF
Election for each ward. Soon as the votes are
counted and tailed In each Ward, the lpspec-
tors and Clerks shall make out statement,
showing the number Of votes cast In each Ward
for the Offices OF Trustee and OF Treasurer, and
foi each person seyerally, which statement shal
be certified under oath or aiilrmation oy AZ Least
two OF said Inspectors and two Clerks, anu they
shall cause the same, together with the polling
and tally lists and tickets, duly scaled up IN \
package, TO be delivered TO the Board OF Irus-
tecs or the Clerk thereof within two days aiter
such election. Within three days after the re.
ceIpt OF the same, the Board Of Trustees :shall
proceed to examine aud ascertain from euch
statement and tally lists, what perrons rcccifeu
the greatest number OF votes for the oinces OF
Trustees and OF Treasurer, and ccrtlncate OF
election shall be forthwith issued by the Clerk,
under the direction and supervision OF the
Boarl, TO the person or persons having received
the greatest number OF votes Tor each OF SAID
offices The Clerk shall, without unreasonable
persons for whom they are intended, and he or
his successor shall safely keep the packages OF
tickets, together with the tally lists, ana AL
other papers relating to such election for forty
DAYS from and after the day Of election, when;
II no notice of contest In such election snai.
have been served on him, he may destroy the
same Any qualified eector In said town shau
have the right to contest the election OF eny per
son declared elected Trustee OF treasurer, US
provided in this section ofthis Act, and suen con,
tt,t mn n
by the laws that now are or hereafter may DO
enacted by the Legislature for rcontestingc county
or precinct elections.
Scc o, The Trustees and Treasurer chosen at
any election, held under this Act shall taEe inc
o.dcial oath provided by law, and enter upon
the discharge Of their official duties within hyc
DAYS after due notice OF their election, ana In
case any Trustee or Treasurer shall fail to quail.
in within said time. his office shall be declared
vacant; provided, that in case the person 80
elected be absent from the county at the time
of his election, he shall be allowed twenty
days in which TO return and enter upon the
duties of his office. ,.,
Seq. 10, The Board Of Trustees so elected
shall, at their hrst meeting, or as coon there
alter a. may be, select one OF theii number AS
President, who shall preside at their meetings;
and perform such other duties as SAID board
NAV prescribe; provided, that II shall be his
duty To make ont. on the third Monday IN Aprli
of each rear, and causc to be Published, either
in newspaper published III storey county, OF
by posting In not less than five public and con.
| spIcuous places In said town, Iull and correct
siatement OF the financial condition OF the town,
| showing the total Indebtedness thereof.
| Sec H. Whenever vacancy shall occur In
| the office Of Treasurer, the Board ot trustees
shall dll such vacancy; and provided iur-
| ther. that when a vacancy shall occur IN
the Office OF Trustee, the remainder OF said
/ Board Of Trustees, or majority thereof, shall
Al the next regular meeting held after the said
vacancy shall have occurred, appoint some per-
son to hl the vacancy; provided, that the per
.on 40 appointed must be eligible to the otftcc,
uuder the requirements OF Sections J, D and oi
See IL. The Board of Trustees shall have dis
| cretlonary power to appoint Clerk, an Attor'
ney and a Marshal. at such rates OF salary OF
| contingent compensation "a said Board may dc
/ rermine The Board may also employ such other
| assistance or laborers as may be, from time 10
| time, REQUIRED for the assessment or collection
| OF taxes or licenses, or the care and repair oi
streets. water-works, or other town properly.
this Section provided for, may be by said Trus'
| tees removed or discharged, or the once or po'
sition abolished, as circumstances, and due
sense Of economy may require; provided, tna'
| the salary OF the Marshal shall not exceed, In
| Guiding compensation for assessing and collect
/ ing town taxes and licenses, the sum ot two
thousand dollars per annum. =,
| Sec l3. The Board OF Trustees shall hold
regular meetings on the 6rst and third Mondays
i'm each month, and such other meetings as by
adjournment or resolution they may determine
but the Presideat OF the Board shall have power
TO call special meetings whenever, In his Judg
| nent, IL may be necessary.
| Sec, II. A majority OF the Board OF Trustee;
shall constitute quorum for business, but
less number may adjourn from time to time, ant
may compel the attendance OF absent members
| by percmptory order, or by resolution. impos
ing tinc, no, to exceed $40 for any one meeting
Sec. Is. The Board Of Trustees shall adoP
miles for the government Of their own proceed
ings, and shall he the judges Of the election ant
| Qualification OF their own members, SUBJECT
however, TO the decision OF the District Cour
of the First Judicial District. In cases OF con
tested elections Their meetings shall se pno
lie, except when the Board shall decide that th'
interests of the town require secrecy. Jour
nal of all proceedings OF the Board shall De kcp
by the Clerk. and the ayes and noes snail 0,
taken at the request OF any member, and shai
be entered in the Journal.
Sec. IL. The Board OF Trustees shall nav
power: First-To make bylaws and ordinances
not rcpugnant TO the Constitution and laws
the State of Nevada. Second-To loyy ant
collect taxes on all real aud personal propert,
| within the town, made taxable by the laws o
this State. for State and county purposes, whici
are now In force or may hereafter be enacted
except proceeds OF mines. which shall no
be subject TO taxation, which tax shall not OK
coed one and three-fourths per centum per an
| mum on the assessed value of all property, with