Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-04-25
A TRUE COPY
AN ACT To INCORPORATES THE
TOWN OF GOLD HILL.
Tas People Of he State Of Nsrada, reprsssatei in

Tae People Of he State Of Nsrada, reprssented In
Senate and assembly, DO enact as Jollous.
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 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 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 ths 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. 3 The said town corporate Is hereby diri-
ded into two 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 Is opened, and also lying north OF 4 line
commencing at the center OF the site OF the
quartz mill known "a the Bowers Mill, and ex-
tending due west to the line OF Washoe county,
aud also lying north Of a line commencing at
the intersection Of the cc1tcr OF Main street
and Crown Point street, and extending due east
therefrom to the boundary line OF Lyon county,
shall constitute the First Ward; and MI that
portion lying south or southerly OF the line,
heretofore In this section OF this Act desert bed
shall consulate the Second Ward.
Sec. ), The corporate powers OF said town
shall be vested Ia Board OF Trustees, to 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 nom 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 shall
be q Treasurer elected BY the qualified voters OF
said Town.
Sec 4. The said Trustees and Treasurer shall
hold their Offices for one year, and until their
Successors are elected and qua ined, except as
hereinafter In this Act provided.
Sec. 8. No person shall be eligible to the office
OF Trustee or Treasurer unless he be 4 qualiaOd
elector Of the State OF Nevada, nor unless he
shall have been an actual resident OF said town
for riS months next pre-, eding the election.
Sec. 8. No person shall be entitled to vote at
any election 10. said Trustees or Treasurer, un-
less he shall be qualified elccror Of this State.
aud will have actually resided within the county
vi Storey Tor six months, and within tho town
Uf 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-
cedinS such election.
Sec. I. The 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 MAJ be In force, regulating elections
and providing for the registration Of electors,
so far a. the SANE may be consistent with the
provisions OF this Act shall apply to the election
OF officers herein provided ios. 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 place In said town. Tor
the election of three Trustees In the Eirst Ward
and two Trustees in the Second Ward. and
Treasurer, naming the day on which such eiee-
tion will be held, and designating tho polling
places, and the names OF three Inspectors OF
Election for each ward Soon a. the votes arc
counted and tailed In each Ward, the lnspec-
tors and Clerks shall make out a statement,
showing the number Of votes cast in each Ward
for the offices Of Trustee and Of Treasurer, and
TO, each person scycrally, which statement shall
be certified under oa:h or affirmation by at least
two OF said Inspectors and two Clerks, and they
shall cause the same, together with the poinn.
and tally lists, and tickets, duly sealed up in
ices or the Clerk thereof within two days after
such election Within three days after the re-
ceipt OF tnc same, the Board OF Trustees sshail
proceed to examine and ascertain frum such
statement and tally lists, what persons recevcd
the greatest number OF votes for the offices OF
Trustees and of Treasurer, and certihcate OF
election shall be forthwith issued by the Clerk,
under the direction and supervision OF the
Boarl, 20 the person or persons having received
the greatest number OF votes Tor each OF saiu
offices The Clerk shall. without unreasonable
delay, deliver said certificates to the person or
persons for whom they are intended, anu nc or
his successor shall safely keep the packages OF
tickets, together with the tally lists, and all
other papers relating TO such election Tor ioity
d.y. from aud after the day Of election, when;
II no notice OF contest In such election shalt
have been served on him. he may destroy the
same. Any qualified clector in said town shall
hay. the right to contest the election OF any per-
Son declared elected u Trustee or Treasurer, US
provided in this section ofthis Act, and such con:
test shall be conducted in the manner required
nv The. laws that now are or hereafter may DC
enacted by the Legislature for contestins county
or precinct elections.
sny election, held under this Act shall take the
ofiIcial oath provided by law, and enter upon
the discharge OF their official duties WITHIN hyc
days after due notice o; their election, anu IN
case any Trustee or Treasurer shall iail 70 quai,
iGy within said time, his oiice shall be declared
wSrsnt. provided, that In case the person rs
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 office. ,,,,
.hal. AZ their first meeting, or as soon there
after as may be- select ono OF theii number Us
President, who shall preside at their meetings,
and perform such other duties as said Board
NAV prescribe; provided, that II shall be ms
duty To make out, on the third Monday In Aprn
OF each year, and cause to be published, either
In newspaper published in storey county, or
by hosting In not less than nye public and con-
.1icuons places In said town, Iull and correct
statement OF the financial condition OF the town,
showing the total indebtedness thereof.
Sec. II, Whenever 4 vacancy shall occur In
the Office OF Treasurer, the Board OF Trustees
,hall al such vacancy; and PROVIDED iur'
ther, that when Il vacancy shali occur IN
the Office OF Trustcc, the remainder OF said
Board of Trustees, or majority thereoi, snail;
at the next regular meeting held after the said
vacancy shall have occurred, appoint some per-
son to ill tho vacancy provided, that the per-
son 80 appointed must be eligible TO the once.
undcr the requirements oi Sections ), ana D oi
this Act. ~,
Soc. I., The Board OF Trustees shall have dis
cretionary power to appoint Clerk, an Attor-
ney and Marshal. at such rates OF salary or
contingent compensation a. said Board may de-
Iermine The Board may also employ such other
as,is,ance or laborcrs as may he, fron time 10
t;me. rrouired for the assessment or collection
of taxes or licenses, or the care and repair OF
streets watcr-worSS, or other town property.
ANY OF the aforesaid oftccrs or cmpioyes, IN
this Section provided for, may be by SAID lrus-
tees removed or discharged, or the Office or po-
s.;ion abolished, u circumstances, ana quo
sense of economy may require; provided, that
the salary OF the Marshal shall not exceed, in-
clulinr compensation for assessing and collect
ing town taxes and licenses, the SUN OF TWO
thousand dol!ars per annum.
Sec. IS, The Board OF Trustees shall hold
recular meetings on the drst and third Mondays
In each month, and such other meetings as by
adjournment or resolution they may determine,
bnt the Pre-idcat OF the Board shall have power
10 call special meetings whenever, In his judg-
ment, IL may be necessary.
Sec IL, 4 majority OF the Board OF Trustees
shall constitute quorum for business, but
lsrs number may adjourn from time to time, and
NAV compel the attendance OF absent members,
by percmptory order, or by resolution. impos.
Ia. fne not to exceed $40 for any one meeting.
Sec. is. The Board OF Trustees shall adopt
r,,les for the government OF their own proceed
inrs. and shall be the judges OF the election and
onalidcation OF their own members. subject.
however, to the decision OF the District Court
OF the First Judicial District, In cases OF con-
| tested elections. Their meetings shall be pub.
| lie except when the Board shall decide that tho
| interests OF the town require secrecy. A Jour
nal OF all proceedings OF the Board shall be kept
| by the Clerk and the ayes and noes shall be
| taken at the rcquest OF any member, and shall
i be entered In the Journal.
! Sec. 10. The Board OF Trustees shall have
power: First-To make bylaws and ordinances
not repusnant TO the Constitution and laws OF
| IN, State OF Nevada Second-To levy and
collect taxes on all real and personal property
within the town, made taxable by the laws OF
| this State, for State and county purposes, which
are now in force or may hereafter be enacted,
except proceeds OF mines. which shall not
| be subject to taxation, which tax shall not eS-
| coed one and three.fourths per centum per an.
| np,p on the alsessed yaluc of all DroDerty with