Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-03-17
AN ACT TO INCORPORATES THE
- Town OF GOLD HILL.

AN
Town OF GOLD Hi.
TA- H,onx of TIE State of NsrddG, rsprssenfed tn
Ssnas and As<nGly, do enact as o1oses:
,sscdon 1, For the purPSss hsrs sm Hssi msn,
toned, the tnhabitznts OF that pornon OF S.o,ey
ronnty embraced within the limits hereinafter
al Soy,s m this section OF this Act, shall be .
. polite and corporate, BY the name and
styT ofI. The Town Of Gold Hin" and BY that
name they and their successors shall Dc known
In law, have perpetual succession. and sSe ana
incorporats town shall be a. follows: On the
porth6y the southern fine OF Virginia City, In
the county OF Storey; on the eat BY the 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, and on the
west By the boundary line between the counties
Of storey and Wash0e.
Sec. g. The said town corporate In hereby d.
yided Into Wards, as follows: AL that portion
Of said town lying north or northeriy OF inc
center Of Crown Point street 80 ial ss M Haa
commencing ct the Center OF the site OF the
quartz min Known a. the Bowers NH, and ex-
tsnding due west to the line OF Wasnoe county,
and Also lying north Of q line commencing al
the intersection Of the center OF Main ttreet
and Crown Point street, and extending due east
thereffom to the boundary line OF Lyon county,
shall constitute the First Ward; and al that
portion lying south or southerly CT the line
heretofore In this section Of this Act described,
shall constitute the Second Ward.
Sec. Q. The corporate powers OF said town
shall be vested In o Board Of Trustees, TO con-
sIst Of Ave members, who shan Do actual resi-
dents or 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 ofthe Second Ward.
Sec 4. The said Trustees shall hold their othee
for one year, and until their Successors are elect.
ed and qualified, except ~ hereinafter In this
Act provided.
Sec. s. No person shall be eligible TO the once
OF Trustee unless he DO Qualihod 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. 8. No person shall DO entitled 70 vote ~
any election for said Trustees, unless he shAll
be . qualified elcctor OF this State. and viii have
actually resided within the county OF storey for
six months. and within tho town OF Gold Hill
for three months next preceding such election;
andn no person shall DO entitled to vote, except
Within the Ward in which he resides. and has
resided for thirty days extpreceding such cleo
Sec. 7. The annual election for Trustees shall
be held on the first Monday OF May In each year.
See. 8. An provisions OF law, which now are
or hereafter may be In force. regalsuny elections
and providing for the registration Of electors,
so Gar rs may be consistent with the provisions
OF this Act, shall apply to the election OF officers
herein provided for. The Board o! Trustees
shall, for two weeks prior to each annual cleo.
ton. paoli.h notice IN . nsTspspsr published C,1eG
VIII take place IN aid towp. for the election OF
three Trustea In the RiSt Ward and two Trus.
tees 10 the Second Wyrd. naming the day on
which sneh election viii DO held, and designat'
Ing ths 2oIlsE2 s TeS and ssr an. ,sS n Hsss q so sar Sc
thcyofess ~ deqnted and tallied IN each Ward,
the Inspectors and Clerks shall make out q
statement, showing the number OF votes cast In
each Ward for the otiee Of Trustee, and foi each
person sevsrslly, which statement shall be Ger.
fincd under oath or Affirmation by at least two
OF said Inspectors and two lsrks, and they shall
canse the same, together With tho polling and
tally lists, and tickets duly sealed up In a pack
age, to he delivered TO tAs Board OF Trustees or
Clerks thereof sltan two dye aftes such eiee.
same, the Board or Trustees shall proceed to
examine and ascertain fvm such statement and
tally lists, what person has received the great
eat number OF woes brthe office Of Trustees,
and a certificate OF election shall DO forthwith
issued by the Clerk, under the direction and ~.
peryhlen Of the Board, to tho person or persons
having .rccei:cd the greatest number OF votes
for eachsof said ofices. The. Clerk shall, with
ont unreasonable delay, deliver said certificates
TO tsss 2 srscs os Persons Tor whom they are IN,
the ps1tsgts OF tieSets, together with tho tally
Nsts, aadSl other papers relating 10 srch cleo
ton fo~rcfortydsys from and amer the day OF
election. when, I'm notice Of contest In such
election shalt have been served on him, he may
destroy tue sAnas. Any qualified elector In said
town shall have tho right 10 contest the election
OF any person declared elected . Trustee. as pro-
vided m this secttou1 or thts Act, and such con-
test shall bo conducted In the manner required
enactedb y thu Lesilature for contestinc county
or precinct elections. G'
Sec. .. The Trpstess chosen at any election.
held nples this Act shall take the official oath
or thcff oMciaid duties Within fvc lays after due
nofSre ~ thnIy ~elnctfon andin casc any Trustee
.hsIi fsJI n, onaIifv xirhin saId time his o0lce
sh,if IA J@crlsrrJ vacant provided that In case
m. rersom' 20 ees,cd shallbe absent nom The
co.t,ty n ~, time or his election. bo shah be
sIlo,y,sd twrnty days I'm which 10 return and
entcr nnon mo dutiss oi his office
Sse m Ih.s poard an Tr,.ieea N elected
shSiI AZ Their drst meeting. or a. soon there.
Alter a. NAV he. select one OF thei, Number as
Prc.idsptS VINO Sshsil prside Al Their msctinrs.
and perform such Other dnties rs said board
may prescribe.
Sec. n. Whenever a vacancy shall occurin
the sfice OF Trustee. the rc;naindcr of said
BosrdofTrustees, or a majority thereof, shall.
AZ the NEXT reyuLar meeting held after the said
vacancy shall have occurred, appoint soIne per.
son to i'm tho vacancy provided. that inc Der.
son 40 appoluted must DO eligible to the olice.
under the requirements OF Sections 8, ) and 6 OF
This Act.
Soc. Il The Board OF Trustees shan appoint
aTreasurer. They shall have discretionary
power TO appolnt n Clerk. an Attorney and Mar.
anal. NJ such rates OF salary or contingent com.
pepsatIon as said Board may determine. The
Board may also employ such other assistance or
laborers rs may be, from time to time, required
for the assessment or collection OF taxes or II.
ceuses. or the care and repair Of streets, water
works, or other town property. ANY OF the
akoresaid o6icsrs or employees. IN this Section
provided for, may be by said Trustees removed
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