Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-04-08
"A TRUE COPY
AN To INCORPORATES THE
TOWN OF GOLD HILL.

: Q,1r6s md leS1upNn, do elllcf dsJoUous.
Sa.,ion For m. 1urporcs hereinafter men,
.ts"SS ,ha ,nhshitants Of that portion OF Storey
tloneu' ano Within the limits hereinafter
-, scs,h In this section OF this Act, shall be a
hod~ nolitic and corporate, by the name and
styiss Of :. 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 ali Courts: The boundaries OF saia
Incorporate town shall be rs follows: Oh inc
north by the southern line OF virginia Slty, IN
the comfy Of Story on the east by the oouna-
AIRY line between the counties OF storey and Ly-
on; on the south BY the boundary line between
tho counties OF storey ana Lyon, anu on Lne
west by the boundary line between inc eouh'es
OF Storey and washoe. 49,
Sec. 2. The said town corporate IL hereby di1i'
dad into two Wards, as follows: AL that portion
OF aid town lying north or northerly OF the
center OF Crown Point street, so far a. said
street Il opened, aud also lying north OF q line
commencing at the center OF the site 0, the
quartz mill known "a the Bowers MIL, ana eS-
tending due west TO the line OF Nasnoe evuu'y,
and also lying north OF 3 line commencing a.
the intersection Of the center OF Main street
and Crown Point street, and eStendihs que eas'
therefrom to the boundary line OF Lyon C0un'!,
shall constitute tho First Ward; and al thar
portion lying south or southerly OF the hne
heretofore In this section OF this Act described
shall constitute the Second Ward.
Sec. 3. The corporate powers OF said town
shall be vested in n Board OF Trustees, 10 con
sist OF Ave members, who shall De 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 Waru. In
addition to said Board OF Trustees, there snail
be q Treasurer elected BY the qualified voters OF
said Town.
Sec 4. The said Trustees and Treasurer shall
hold their otflces for one year, and until Their
successors are elected and qua incd, excep: Is
/, hereinafter In this Act provided.
Sc. 5. No person shall be eligible 10 the once
of Trnstee or Treasurer unless he bea qualidod
eicc,or IN tho Stale of Nevada, nor unless he
shsi 80. hann an actual resident OF said town
o. ~ mo,,hs p,xt nr,Cedinr the election.
sec. a. 40 per.on shall be entitled to vote at
,nS .i.ction Tor said Trustees or Treasurer, un.
Ie.s he shall be 4 oualidel clccior OF this State.
and will have actually resided within the county
az Storey for ak months, and within the town
OF Gold Hill for three months next preceding
such election I: aud no person shall be entitled
m vote except within the Ward In which he
- and b.s re.ided for thirty DAYS next pre-
LIZ. .,.h aIee,;op
SanT Tree ANIMAL ~eIectiop for Trustees and
rssa hall he held ON The frat Monday Of
~ - ss.h go
ny . All n-avIs,ons of law. which now are
or hereafter NAV b, In force, regulating elections
81 ns,rSa,nr Snr the sre,istratiun OF electors,
40 T,r ~ ,se s.me, may be consistent with the
~rovi.,onS ar this Aet. HAL apply To the election
y pf@onccrsb herein provided FOR. The Board OF
,r-.,.e. .ss,n Sortxo weeks prlor 70 each an
ny ci,r,Snn nnhlish notice I'm a newspaper
nshj,sS.ss In Strrey comfy. TO the effect that
s,,rh .I~ction Will 4 K place In said town, for
Inc ELECTION Of three Trustees in the First Ward
snS 80 T.r.,ss. In mn. second Ward, and a
NJ nsn,S,, the dsv on which spch cleo
~ III =. h.a and scs;,,natin,, the polling
uI..o" all The nsms. of three inspectors OF
GIsc,ian Snr zach ward soon a. the votes are
conn,ed and tailed In each Ward, the Inspec-
~" saS syc-rS shsp MAKE ONT a statement,
tors anu AistAs ~ ya,ss csS, in Zach Ward
~ ~, TO snJ ~ Trrasnrrr and
r J, oaeh n.r.,n .sveraly. which statement shall
h. ccrtin.d under oath or affirmation by at least
TWO Of aid Inspectors and two Clerks. and they
shaIl canse the same. together with the pOllin.
ond ally usts and tickets, duly sealed up In Y
nscksy. 10 h. delivered 10 the Board OF 'rrus-
ie,. orr The CLERK thereof within two days after
s,srh s,ec,,on Within three DAYS afer the re-
csintoT t.e same the Board OF Trustees :-hall
nrne.cl' IN .yamIne and ASCERTAIN frvm such
ps%Srnar, .r5 ,.uv ii.,- what persous received
,-nsr-Ss,ss number OF votes for~the offices Of
~, ana m Trsss,rer. and a certificate Of
elsrtioS shall be forthwith Issued by the Clerk.
uutert tho direction and supervision OF the
Rosr3. 10 The person or persons having received
the c~neate.t number of votes for each OF said
oOiccs, The Clerk shall, without unreasonable
delay. deliver said certificates 10 the person or
nrrsons for whom they are intcuded. and he or
his suecc-sor shall safely keep the packages OF
tickets, together with the tally llsts, and all
other papers relating 10 such election for forty
avs from and After the day OF election, when.
STno notIc. of contest In such election shalt
have been served on him, he may destroy the
sar,. Any nualihed elector In said town shall
s.yr the rieht 10 contest the election OF my per.
.on declared elected u Trustee or Treasurer, rs
proyidedin This section ofthis Act, and suchcon-
test shsII be contacted In the manner required
by the lava that now are or hereafter may DC
s,acted by the Legislature for contestinS county
or pfeciuct elections.
7Sar O The Trustees and Treasurer chosen at
any eiectiop' held under this Act shall take the
onlcL.l oath provided by law, and enter upon
tbe discharve OF their official duties within live
Says nYcr line notice OF their election, and in
case any Trrs,ee or Treasurer shall fail TO quail
m SyirSir Effd time, his office shall be declared
vacant. provided, that In case the person 30
elected be absent from the county NJ the time
OF his election, he shall be allowed twenty
.lava IN which 10 return and enter upon the
Snties OF his office.
Sec. IA. The Board OF Trustees so elected
.haII Al their tlr,t meeting, or ~ soon there
.ft.r IA may he. select one OF theii number as
PRECEDENT, who shall preside at their meetings.
81 ~c,r,,m such Other duties a. said Board
NAV nre.cribe. nroyided, that II shall be his
d,;v ~ male ont on the third Monday in April
~ s.sh vssr ana canse 10 be published, either
T., = ~. nansr nnhlishrd in Storey county, or
y, nns,,n, IL moi Irss than Ave public and con.
oypOoons Slsrcs In said town. a mil and correct
pnm'an, ~ Inc onancIaicondition of the town.
ssns.In, ,hc Total indrhtrdnr,s thereof.
@. wne,cyer N vacancy shall occurin
,S'Sma. ~ ar,casn,cr The Hoard of Trustees
sheu All .nch vscsncy. and proyiied nlr.
,han ,hs, ,.bcn a Vacancy shall occur in
,hs ~. or Trn.,ec the rcmlindcr of said
Ro.ri nTTrn.,ees or n msiority thereof. shall.
a, ~. nav, rcgplar meeting held after the said
$1,000 sh,II have occurred. appoint some per-
son 10 An The vacancy provided. that the per.
son az annoip,.J mnst he ELIGIBLE 10 the office.
no5as prr.an;r,men,s an Sections \ 4 and 4 Of
NJ.
The po,,, NJ Trps,ces shall have dis.
80. - .nn,int n CIcrE an A,inr.
"n5 sSSsshsi a, snrh rotcs of salary ar
nc comncn.ation as said BOARD NAV dc.
n ~, m, pr.rj may aiso emnIoy such other
. isSnsa.s y. NAV hn Srnm iime 10
aSis'"aa....oa e. 3D. s..a.s;,sni nv co,Inr,;on
TINE, requueuI os 'ho shsnono 81 o"nat."
OF taxes o. heeuScs' os y .. anu 1850
Streets. water, MoEhs' touef WV ptoPN'ty'
Any OF the Aloresal1 omSess . Sahp.15er, W
this section proNiGeu Ior, may DC os anu irus-
tees removed or ulscnarGeu, or tnc o.uSe Po-
sition aDohsneu. rs CirCunistanSes, anu y uue
sense OF economy may ,equIIs; ptoSIdeu, 'nat
the salary OF the aarsnaI snaII NOT cASccI, IN
ending compensation LOT assessing anu coHcct
lug town taxes anu hCehses' lne sum vi TWO
thousand dollars per ahham;
Sec. ID. Inc boaIu OF ltu-iecs snah noIu
regular meetings on the nrst ana tntru hiohdays
In each month, aud such other meetings as oy
adjournment or resolution they may determine,
but the Presidcst OF the boaru shau nave power
TO call special meetings whenever, III MS Juus-
ment, u may DC necessary;
Sec.l%. \ majority OF the boaruo i trustees
shall constitute q quorum Tor business, Dut q