Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-05-02
A TRUE COPY
AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE
TOWN OF GOLD HILL.


county embraced within the limits hereinafter
set forth In this section OF this Act, shall DC q
body polite and corporate, BY the name ana
style OF " The Town OF Gold Hi, and py thst
name they and their successors shall DC Known
in law, have perpetual succession. and sue ana
be sued In all Courts. The boundaries OF said
incorporate town shall be as follows: On the
north by the southern line OF virginia Clty, IN
the county OF Storey; on the east oy the oouna-
ary line between the counties OF storey ana 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 Washoc.
Sec. J, The said town corporate Is hereby divi-
ded into two Wards, rs follows: AL that portion
Of said town lying north or northerly Oh tne
center of Crown Point street, 80 lar as said
street Is opened, and also lying north OF line
commencing at the center OF the site OF the
quartz mill known as the Bowers Mill, and ex-
tending due west to the line OF Washoe county,
and also lying north OF line commencing ~
the intersection Of the ceuter OF Main street
and Crown Point street, and extending due east
,herefrom to the boundary line OF Lyon county,
shall constitute the First Ward; and all that
portion lying south or southerly or the line,
heretofore in this section OF this Act deseri oed
shall constitute the Second Ward.
SEC. 3. The-corporate powers of said town
shall be vested In Board OF Trustees, to con-
sist OF i've members, who shall be actual resi-
dents OF and owners Of real estate In said town,
and who shall be chosen three rom 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 a Treasurer elected by the qualified voters of
said Town.
Sec I. The said Trustees and Treasurer shall
hold their Offices for one year, and until their
SUCCESSORS are elected and Quained, except as
hereinafter In this Act provided.
See 5. No person shall be eligible to the office
OF Trustee or Treasurer unless he be qualinod
clector Of the State OF Nevada, nor unless he
shall have been an actual resident OF said town
for six months next pre- eding the election. =,
Sec. q. No person shall be entitled TO vote at
any election for said Trustees or Treasurer, un'
less he shall bc qualified ecctor OF this State,
and will have actually resided within the county
Of Storey for six months, and within the town
Of Gold Hill for three months next preceuintS,
such election; and no person shalt Dc entitieu
10 vote, except within the Ward In which he
resides, and has resided for thirty days next pre-
Seer. The annual election for Trustees and
Treasurer shall DO held on the first Monday oi
May in each year.
or hereafter may be In force, regulating elections
aud providing for the registration of electors,
so far as the same may be consistent win the
provisions OF this Act, shall apply to the election
OF officers herein provided for. The boaru OF
Trustees shall, for two weeks prior 10 each IN
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published In Storey county, to the elect that
-uch election will take place In said town. Tor
the election of three Trustees In the First ard
and two Trustees In the Second Ward, and q
Treasurer naming the day on which such elcc-
ton will be held, and designating the polling
places, and the names OF three inspectors ol
| Election for each ward. soon rs the votes are
counted and tailed In each Ward, the lnspec-
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
Coi each person scverally, which statement shall
be certified under oath or Affirmation oy al least
two OF said Inspectors and two Clerks, anu tney
shall cause the same, together with the poliinS
and tally lists, and tickets, duly -ealed up In
package. 10 be delivered TO the Board OF Trus-
iecs or the Clerk thereof within two days after
such election. Within three days after the re.
cc!pt OF the same, the Boaru OF trustees ssnaii
Droceed TO examine and ascertain frvm such
statement and tally lists, what persons received
the greatest number OF votes for the offices OF
Trustees and of Treasurer, and certincate OF
election shall be forthwith issued by the Clerk,
under the direction and supervision OF the
Board, to the person or persons having reeelve9
the greatest number OF votes Tor each OF SAID
offices. The Clerk shall, without unreasonable
DELAY. deliver said certificates to the person or
persons for whom they are intended, ana nc OF
his successor shall safely keep the packages OF
tickets, together with the tally lists, ana an
other papers relating TO such election Tor forty
days from and after the day OF election, when;
n no notice OF contest In such election shalt
have been served on him, he may destroy inc inc
-ame. Any qualified elcctor in said town shali
have the right TO contest the election OF any per-
-on declared elected Trustee or Treasurer, as
provided In this section orthis Acts such con,
test shall be conducted In the manner required
hy the laws that now arc or herealter may Dc
enacted by tho Legislature for rcontcsting county
Sec o The Trustees and Treasurer chosen at
any election, held under this Act shall take the
offIcial oath provided by law, and enter upon
,he discharge OF their official duties within nye
days after due notice OF their election: ana ~
case any Trustee or Treasurer shall iail 10 qual.
in within said time, his Office shall be declared
yacsnt; provided. tina, In case the person 50
elected be absent from the county Ut the time
/ OF his election, he shall be allowed twenty
| DAYS In which TO return and enter upon inc
l duties Of his Office. .,,.,o,
shall, at their first meeting, or as soon there,
| ,frer as NAV be, select one OF theil number as
| President, who shall preside at their meetings,
| and perform such other duties as said board
| may prescribe; provided, that shaii oe MI
Of each year, and cause to be published, either
1 In a newspaper published In Storey county, oi
| by posting In not less than i've public and con.
/ solcuous places In said town, full and correct
statement of the financial condition OF the town
i showing the total Indebtedness thereof.
| Sec. ii, Whenever vacancy shall occur In
the Office OF Treasurer, the Board OF Trustee:
i shall al such vacancy; ana PROVIDED tut
/ ther, that when vacancy shall occur ~
i the Office OF Trustee, the remainder OF saiT
| Board of Trustees, or majority thercoi, shail
AZ the next regular meeting held after the SAID
i vacancy shall have occurred, appoint some per
| .on to illl the vacancy provided, that the per
son so appointed must be eligible TO the once
under the requirements oI Sections 3, 8 and o o
this Act. n,
crctIonary power to appoint Clerk, an Attor
Il uey and Marshal. 1t such rates OF salary o
| contingent compensation a. said Board may DC
/ termine. The Board may also employ sucn Otnel
assistance or laborers rs may be, nom time te
/ time. REQUIRED for the assessment or couecnoi
/ of taxes or licenses, or the care and repair o.
| streets. water.works, or other town properly
| ANY of the. Aforesaid officers or employees, II
| this Section provided for, may be by said Irus
tees removed or discharged, or the ONCE or po
| sition abolished, as circumstances, ana a Iut
| sense of economy may require; provided, ina
/ the salary Of the Marshal shall not exceed, Ill
Guiding compensation for assessing and collect
ing town taxes and licenses, the sum OF two
thousand dollars per annum.
Sec. i3. The Board Of Trustees shall holC
regular meetings on the first and third Monday
in each month, and such other meetings rs b,
adjournment or resolution they may determine
but the Presidcat OF the Board shall have powc
to call special meetings whenever, In his judg
/ L., u
Sec. Il. A majority Of the Board OF Trustee
shall constitute quorum for business, but
less number may adjourn from time to time, ant
NAV compel the attendance ofabsent members
by percmptory order, or by resolution, impos
in- finc, not TO exceed $40 for any ono meeting
Sec. Is. The Board OF Trustees shall adop
/ rulcs for the government OF their own proceed
inrs. and shall be the judges OF the election an
Qualification OF their own members, subject
however, 10 the decision OF the District Cour
| of the First Judicial District. In cases OF cor
tested elections. Their meetings snail De pul
lie. except when the Board shall decide that IN
interests Of the town require secrecy. a 1oui
nal of all proceedings OF the Board SHAH DC Eep
by the Clerk. and the ayes and noes shall Q
taken at the request OF any member, anu sna
be entered in the Journal.
Sec. 10. The Board Of Trustees shall nav
power: First-To make bylaws and ordinance
no, rcpupnant to the Constitution and laws
the State OF Nevada. Second-To levy an
collect taxes on all real and personal propert
within the town, made taxable BY tho laws :
this State, for State and county purposes, whic
are now In force or may hereafter DC enaetee
except proceeds OF mines, which shall nc
be subject 10 taxation, which tax shall not eA
eeed one and three-fourths per centum per al
mum on the assessed value Of all property, with
not TO exceed ten per ccntum on the amount q
such tax additional thereto, as penalty on
! delinquent taxes provided, that they shall hay
further power, when In their opinion II may b(
come necessary and expedient, to levy an add
tional tax, not to exceed 1--WE cents on each an
tinuous maintenance OF the public schools c
said town, said tax to be collected at the sam
time and In the same manner ~ other taxes
. | this Act provided for. Third-to Law ont or cS