Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-05-06
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AN ACT TO INCORPORATES THE
TOWN OF, GOLD HILL.

AN ACT TO INCORPORATES THE
~. TOWN OF, GOLD HILL. -,
Tae People Of as State Of Nsrdda, represented In
Senate and assembly, do enact as Joaolrs:
Section /. 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 DC
ssyIs @ of a !" The Town of Gold I'm, and BY that
name they and their successors shall DC known
In Law, have perpetual succession. and sue and
be sued In all Courts. The boundaries OF said
incorporate town shall be as lollows: On tne
north by the southern line Of Virginia CITY, In
the comfy 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
Sec D The said town corporate Is hereby diyl-
ded into two Wards, IA follows: All that portion
OF saId town lying north or northerly OF the
center OF Crown Point street, so far as sald
street Is opened, and also ylhS north OF my
commencing at the center OF the site OF the
quartz mill known a. the Bowers Mil, and ex-
tending due west to the line OF Washoe county,
and also lying north OF line commencing at
tho intersection OF the center OF Main street
and Crown Point street, and extending due east
shall constitute the First Ward; and all that
portion lying south or southerly Of tho linc,
heretofore In this section Of this Act desert bed
shall constitute the Second Ward.
.hall be vested in a 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 from among the
residents Of the First Ward, and two from
among the residents Of the Second Ward. IN IN
be Treasurer elected by the qualified voters OF
said Town. .r....
Sec /. The said Trustees and Treasurer shall
hold their offices for one year, aud until their
SUCCESSORS are elected and qua.iaed, except as
hereinafter In this Act provided.
Sec 5. No person shall be eligible to the othce
Of Trustee or Treasurer unless he bea quAlinod
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.
any election for said Trustees or Treasurer, un-
less he shall be qualified elcctor OF this state
and will have actually resided within the county
OF Storey for six months, and within thc town
OF Gold Hin 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-
ceding such election.
Sec. Z. The annual election for Trustees ana
Treasurer shall be held on the nrst Mohuay oi
May in each year. .--.-.-
| Sec. s. All provisions OF law, which now are
or hereafter may be in force, regulating elections
and providing for the registration OF electors,
40 far "a the snme may be consistent win the
provisions OF this Act shall apply TO the election
OF officers herein provided for. The Board oi
Trustees shall, for two weeks prior 10 each an
nlal election, publish notice in newspaper
published In Storey county, to the elect that
such election will take place In said town, Tor
the election ofthree Trustees in the First Ward
and two Trustees In the Second Ward, and
Treasurer, naming the day on which such cleo
,iOn will be held, and designating the polling
places, and the names OF three Inspectors OF
Election for each ward. soon as the sotes are
counted and tailed In each Ward, the lnspec-
tors and Clerks shall make out statement,
showing the number OF votes cast In each W ara
for the Offices of Trustee and OF Treasurer, and
10, each person scyerally, which statement shall
be certItfed under oath or affirmation by at least
two OF said Inspectors and two Clerks, and they
shall cause the same, together with the polhns
and tally lists, and tickets, duly scaled up III
package, to be delivered 10 the Board OF Irus-
tees or the Clerk thereof within two days after
such election. Within three days after the re,
ccipt of the same, the Board OF Trustees .shail
proceed TO examine aud ascertain from such
statement and tally lists, what persoas received
the greatest number OF votes Tor the oihces OF
Trustees and OF Treasurer, and certificate OF
election shall DO forthwith issued by the Clerk,
under the direction and supervision OF the
Board TO the person or persons having received
the greatest number OF votes Tor each OF said
offices. The Clerk shall. without unreasonaoie
persons for whom they are intended, and ne or
his successor shall safely keep the packages OF
tickets, together with the tally lists, and all
other papers relating to such election Tor lorty
days from and aftcr the day oil election, wnen
II no notice OF contest In such election sna,
have been served on him, he may destroy the
same. Any qualified elector In said town shan
have the right to contest the election OF any per
.on declared elected Trustee or Treasurer, as
provided in this section ofthis Act and suen con;
test shall be conducted In the manner rcqulrsu
by the laws that now arc or hereafter may pc
enacted by the Legislature for contestin. county
Sec. D. The Trustees and Treasurer chosen at
auy election, held under this Act shall take the
official oath provided by Law, and entst upon
days amer due notice Of their election, and IN
case any Trustee or Treasurer shall iail TO qual,
Inv within said timc his Office shall be declared
vacant; provided, that In case the person SO
elected be absent nom the county ut the time
| OF his election, he shall be allowed twenty
days In which to return and enter upon the
Sec, 10. The Board of Trustees so elected
shall, at their arst meeting, or as so0n there-
| after as may be. select one OF then number as
President, who shall preside at their meetings;
and perform such other duties "a said Board
NAV prescribe; provided, that II shall be his
duiy 10 make out, on the third Monday In April
| Of each year. and cause TO be published. either
| In q newspaper published In storey county, OF
by porting In not less than five public and con.
-picuous places In said town, a full and correct
statement OF the financial condition OF the town,
| showing the total Indebtedness thereof.
| Sec ii. Whenever vacancy shall occur III
| the Office OF Treasurer, the Board OF Trustees
| shall III such vacancy; and provided iur
| ,her. that when Vacancy shall occur In
| the Office OF Trustee. the remainder OF saia
/ Board of Trustees. or a majority thereof, snail
Al the next regular meeting held after the said
vacancy shall have occurred, appoint some per
son to ill the vacancy; ,proylqea, una. tne per
under the requirements OF Sections 8, and OF
See. IL. The Board Of Trustees shall have dis
cretlonary power to appoint Clerk, an Attor-
ney and q Marshal. at such rates OF salary Or
| contingent compensation a. said Board may de-
| termine, The Board may also employ such other
s,istance or laborers rs may be, from time 10
time, REQUIRED for tho assessment or couection
| of taxes or licenses, or the care ana repair OF
streets, water-works, or other town properly.
ANY OF the Aforesaid officers or employees, In
| this Section provided for, may be by said Trus-
| tees removed or discharged, or the once or po-
| aitiou abolished a. circumstances, and due
sense of economy may require; PROVIDED, tnat
| the salary OF the Marshal shall not exceed, In
| Guiding compensation for assessing and'collect-
ing town taxes and licenses, the sum OF two
1 thousand dollars per annum.
4 Sec l3. The Board OF Trustees shall hold
| regular meetings on the nrst and third Mondays
i In 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-
ment, Il may DO necessary.
Sec. IL. A majority OF the Board OF Trustees
i shall constitute q quorum for business, bat q
less number may adjourn from time to time, and
| NAV compel the attendance ofabsent members,
by peremptory order, or by resolution, impos'
1 Inc ane. not 10 exceed $40 for any one meeting
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